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the m"., rapid increase Of population.
10 enable you to make your own cal
COALITIONS. permit me TO furnish you
With the following data,
In the district w eat Of the Ailegha
ny, the white population in 1920 vas
but 3S.SS4; aud in 1899 il waa 49,
3s4 I! In 1890 the Valley had So. go
and in 1899. 1873. 1872. The third dis
trict between the Ridge and tide, had
IN 1890. 1924 and in 1899. 1877
222. And the district on tide had in
1890. 1879; and in 1899, l65, 5s3.
In 50 years the whole East has increns-
ed its white population only 4S.S22.
while that Of the whole West has in.
creased I9t,029 Of which increase.
there belongs To The country West Of
the Allegheny I52, $50!
BY these data you will be able 10
calculate the enormous sacrifices To
which we are called 10 submit by Cor.
don's plan Of present superintendent,
followed up by the measures Of Mr..
Cooke and Mr.. Madison. According
TO that Of Mr.. Cooke, no possible change
ia population will ever entitie the West
to more than 46 Delegates in house Of
i34 nor TO more than IS Senat in
Senate OF 80 members. West Of the
Allegheny. though our increase here
after should equal the past. We are
never to have more than 81 DELEGATES.
BY Mr.. Madison's provision, there ne
yer will DO q new nppor,ionpept
throughout the state. For th;. proy;.
sion there is neither excuse nor prece-
dent. The new constitu ton contains
no provision, for future ameadment.-
In such provisions the requirement OF
large majority is not unusual. Tbi.
provision only relates to a new appor-
li'onment OF representation UNDER a
constitution. Why should this require
the concurrence Of two thirds Of both
branches The Journal of the 10Th
December will furnish the answer
The vote on our last proposition WA.
AZ to 4S; and of course I2 Eastern
gentlemen agreed with the West. This
showed the danger that mere MAORI
ties OF each branch might, in the wear
ls4l do perfect and equal Justice "a
all the state. For should 10 lust and
liberal men from the East unite their
votes to those Of the So Western mem.
oers, we would have q majority in the
House OF Delegates and should four
Eastern Senators do the same, that
wou'a give US majority in the Senate.
The danger that the preponderancc OF
our Eastern aristocracy might be re.
duoed, and the East and West placed
on footing of just equality, was toe
apparent tn escape attention aud &C.
cordingly Mr.. Madjson's proposition
was adopted TO avert that danger.
History furnishes US with no instance
IN which the members Of an oliearcby
or aristocracy parted with power. IN
Tess under the influence Of force or
Tear and the efforts Of those composing
the Eastern aristocracy of this State,
IN the Assembly Of 1928, and in the
late Convention, abundantly prove that
we have nothing TO hope from a vote OF
Two thirds of both Houses. But this
Is not all. Two thirds of both Houses.
under preteDce Of making a new an.
port'onment. have IL in their mower 10
increase the House Of Delegates to $50.
aud the Senate to Sc members. and
totCouotn tne IN In 81 L
from so exercising this power as to give
to the East the additional I 8 Delepates
and Senators and this they will
surely do, IL they should find their
present majorities too weak to enable
them to control the government as
they please.
nave thus given a faithful view Of
our proposed degradation, present and
future. Every days information serves
out to increase my anxiety to sec the
new Constitution rejected. Every day
informs me that our adyersaries cons;.
der ats adoption as the execution of
solemn compact to secure their mower
ami our submissioB-as a political com.
pact for the slavery Of us and our chill.
dTen. | have the modification 10 hear
every day the declaration, that but for
our divisions on the 18th Of Deer. our
rule OF future spPortionmepts wouId
have prevailed--ihe East would have
yielded, and all would have been we'll
ana should we be weak enough IN sr'
cepi the proposed plan Of government.
tne IvTH OF DECEMBER will be an an.
nlversary Of JOY aud triumph Cor che
FAST, out one Of sorrow and bumiIia.
ton Tor the West.
P. DODDRIDGE.
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