The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.

(1) The effigy of a candidate establishes a personal link between him and the voters; the candidate does not only offer a programme for judgement, he suggests a physical climate, a set of daily choices expressed in a morphology, a way of dressing, a posture.

(2) Some candidates for Parliament adorn their electoral prospectus with a portrait; this presupposes that photography has a power to convert which must be analysed.

(3) Inasmuch as photography is an ellipse of language and a condensation of an ‘ineffable’ social whole, it constitutes an anti-intellectual weapon and tends to spirit away ‘politics’ (that is to say a body of problems and solutions) to the advantage of a ‘manner of being’, a
socio-moral status.

(4) Photography tends to restore the paternalistic nature of elections, whose elitist essence has been disrupted by proportional representation and the rule of parties (The Right seems to use it more than the Left).

The correct sequencing of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph is 2143.

Step-by-Step Explanation:

1. Finding the Opening Sentence:
Sentence (2) introduces the main topic of the paragraph: candidates for Parliament using a portrait (photography) in their electoral prospectus, and the premise that photography has a "power to convert" which needs to be analyzed. This functions as an excellent introductory statement. In contrast, Sentence (1) starts directly with "The effigy of a candidate...", which elaborates on the portrait/image mentioned in (2). Sentence (3) starts with "Inasmuch as photography is...", which builds on the analysis of photography. Sentence (4) goes deeper into the political implications of photography. Thus, Sentence (2) is the logical starting point.

2. Establishing the Link between (2) and (1):
Sentence (2) mentions that candidates adorn their electoral prospectus with a "portrait". Sentence (1) begins with "The effigy of a candidate...", which directly refers to this portrait or image ("effigy"). Sentence (1) explains what this effigy/portrait achieves: it establishes a personal, physical link between the candidate and the voters, going beyond a mere political programme. Therefore, Sentence (1) must immediately follow Sentence (2), forming the pair 2-1.

3. Placing Sentence (4):
Sentence (1) details how the candidate's morphology, posture, and way of dressing project a personal image. Sentence (4) expands on the systemic effect of this personal link, stating that photography "tends to restore the paternalistic nature of elections", countering modern democratic mechanisms like proportional representation. This directly connects the personal, physical image projection of (1) to the broader, paternalistic relationship between the candidate and voters. Thus, Sentence (4) follows Sentence (1) naturally, leading to the sequence 2-1-4.

4. Concluding with Sentence (3):
Sentence (3) provides a final, high-level theoretical synthesis. It explains how photography achieves the effects described in the previous sentences: by acting as an "ellipse of language" and "condensation of an 'ineffable' social whole," it serves as an "anti-intellectual weapon" that shifts the focus from "politics" (problems and solutions) to a "manner of being" or "socio-moral status". This wraps up the entire discussion on how the visual portrait bypasses intellectual policy debate. Hence, Sentence (3) is the perfect concluding sentence.

Conclusion:
Combining these steps gives us the logical sequence: 2 → 1 → 4 → 3.