Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-03-21

has less than three.6fths Of the ratio. is dc.
tached from any other in like condition,
then il shall have representative, irrespec-
tive of the amount of population. BY the
census Of 1914, the white population Of the
State was a little over 100000, which di-
vided by 100, gives the ratio Of represen-
tation 4,4O0. Now take the counties Au.
drain and Clay, and let us see what near
approximation there is to equality. The
population Of the first county is 1890.
which is less than the ratio by 2.llO. The
county of Clay has a population of 7,O76,
more than three times the population of
Audrain--yet under the new Constitution
each would be entitled to but one represen-
tative. The population of Audrain (2,290)
is not only made equal to 4.4OO in Clay, but
fraction in the latter county Of 1925.
which is nearly equal to the entire popula.
ton of Audrain, is entirely thrown off
and disregarded. If the county Of Audrain
gets q representative, which it is entitled
to under the new Constitution, then Clay
county ought to have three--yet it would
be entitled to but one. Will our friendly
contemporary insist that this is an approxi-
nation and near one too, to equal repre-
sentation? By the same calculation ST.
Louis ought to have nineteen representa-
tives, because it lacks but 354 of having
nineteen times the population of Audrain;
and yet we are told that the new constitu.
ton gives near approximation to equality.
Shall it be said that this is an extreme case?
Suppose for the sake of argument that it is
so-what principle is il in our form of
Government, which recognises such ex.
tremes! But if We knew the exact popu.
lation of some of the new counties, we
could show still greater inequality; but let
us now come to the three fifth provision
and see how that works. By the same
census above referred to, the county then
called Niangua, had population Of 1868;
at the same time the county of Boone had
a population of ll,026, more than four
times the population of the former-yet
Niangua would be entitled TO one, and
Boone TO two representatives., under the
constitution. According to republican
principles, if Niangua had one representa-.
+ tive, Boone should be entitled to four, and
St. Louis to sixteen representatives. Will
the Republican contend that this is near
approach to equal representation!
We might 90 on and present many such
statements, showing that the whole plan OF
representation, as provided for in the new
constitution, is rotten to the core, core and
all. But we are asked If we shall fall back
upon the old Constitution, when by it equal
representation is almost annihilated. To
this we reply, that the constitution now in
existence recognized no such destructive
principle as we are required to vote for in
adopting the new one. Its evils are the
result of accident which human foresight
could not guard against: large majority
of the people of the State demanded tina,
r those evils should be removed by the con.
, vention; it was not done. The people
asked bread and the Convention gave them
, a stone. The people are now called upon
| ton, and further, to sanction by their votes
this most unjust. unequal plan of represen
, tuition. And what do we say to this! Why
we call upon our fellow citizens to stand
, up like men, and spurn from them this
attempted wrong. Let the same over.
whelming majority of twenty thousand
, with their united voices, demand justice in
regard TO this thing and if the weaker
party 60 not TO the wall, then experience
goes for nothing We have no love for the
present constitution, SO far as representa-.
ton is concerned, but we greatly prefer
most of its other provisions to those Of the
new. The provision Of the old constitu.
ton as to representation cannot stand; and
should the new one be rejected, the neces.
; sary amendments must and will be made.
The voice Of the people is the law which
will prevail; and he who disregards it, will
find it to be weight which no human
power or ingenuity can successfully oppose.
This is the course we advise. If the PEG.
} pie are not sovereign in republic, then we
! are wrong; if they are, we feel that we
are right. We think that we have shown
, most satisfactorily, that there is no such
8 thing as near approximation in the new
: constitution to equal representation; and
/ we know of no other grounds on which
l., the Republican supports il; if we did, we
would most cheerfully, as we think we could
: successfully show that there is as little rea.
T son for their defence, as there is in the idea
| that the new Constitution makes near ap.
r proach to equality in representation.
f The Republican is half right about our
e view of small and large minorities; we
!. never stop to inquire the size of ruling
= minority; for whether ten or ten thousand
s it is anti.republican and tyrannical: and lei
r the day be far from us, when we shall be
e called upon to compromise our republican
: principles, for tyranny in any form.
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