A little further, let every mayor of a town have his official vote, and the Presidents of the Royal Society and Royal Academy, and perhaps two or three other chiefs of science and art; and so forth.
Thus, then, we might get, by way of counterpoise to the voting power of a bare and overwhelming proletariat, the worthier and far sweeter voices of those who have virtues and excellences of various kinds to recommend them,--so that if the lowest constituent counts for one, the highest may add up to six or eight.

And thus, while no one of the mob is denied his one vote, those who rise above the crowd receive the more than one they have earned by good-doing or position, and plump them all accordingly to the worthiest candidate.
The method of ascertaining and ensuring such votes might be this.

Let each man who has more than his single suffrage apply for the paper specially prepared to indicate the additional votes.

They might be much as thus:-- _Surplus Claims--One Vote each._ For the Victoria Cross Signature of Claimant.
For the Albert Medal ditto.
For faithful domestic service in one family twenty-five years ditto.
For field-work on the same farm thirty years ditto.
As a famous self-taught naturalist ditto.
As owner in fee of 50 acres ditto.
As possessed of L1000 in Government funds ditto.
As publicly selected for honour by the Queen ditto.
As mayor of such a city ditto.
As President of the Royal Society ditto.
As President of the Royal Academy ditto.
&c.

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