The suffrage of an elector ought not to be asked, or to be given as a personal favour.

It is as much for the interest of constituents to choose well, as it can be for the interest of a candidate to be chosen.

To request an honest man to vote according to his conscience is superfluous.

To request him to vote against his conscience is an insult.

The practice of canvassing is quite reasonable under a system in which men are sent to Parliament to serve themselves.
It is the height of absurdity under a system under which men are sent to Parliament to serve the public.