TY - GEN T1 - To the independent electors of the city of New-York.There was a time when a majority of the citizens of New-York were so opposed to lawyers as members of the legislature, that a single gentleman of that profession ... could not obtain a majority of suffrages ... But the times are changed ... DA - 1788] CY - [New York : AU - Jay, John, AU - Many Federalists. AU - Many Federalists. AU - Jay, John, PB - s.n, PP - [New York : PY - 1788] N1 - Signed: Many Federalists; followed by the names of John Jay and eight others, in two columns. Dated: New-York, April 28, 1788. However, in a reply by "One and all," dated 29th April, 1788, the author attempts to prove "that no Federalist had any hand in the paper .." (Evans 21500). N1 - Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. ID - 681846 KW - Elections KW - Lawyers KW - Lawyers in politics. TI - To the independent electors of the city of New-York.There was a time when a majority of the citizens of New-York were so opposed to lawyers as members of the legislature, that a single gentleman of that profession ... could not obtain a majority of suffrages ... But the times are changed ... LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://find.gale.com/ecco/infomark.do?contentSet=ECCOArticles&docType=ECCOArticles&bookId=1392101300&type=getFullCitation&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=usi UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://find.gale.com/ecco/infomark.do?contentSet=ECCOArticles&docType=ECCOArticles&bookId=1392101300&type=getFullCitation&tabID=T001&prodId=ECCO&docLevel=TEXT_GRAPHICS&version=1.0&source=library&userGroupName=usi ER -