The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-03-21
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THE WHlGhAPPROPRIATION
IN the followin extract from ihe addres IS Of tho
DsmoSratc meabors -of.,ho laso Leg gisla ture we
give some OF the most prominent Of the inequa-
ties and partizan tend cncos Of tho anti-Constiiu-
iional whig appropriation; faa
We pointed out and denounced the
gross injustice ofthe bill.in all its features,
and provisions. We showed that for polite
al effect in this bill They had utterly dsregar-
ded the broad principle of equal representa-
ton; the fundamental basis of a republican
government. One or two exampeswill illus
Il'qte ourTeaning,i Montgomery and PEBBLE,
| with J. L,566 voters, have ona Senator, and
three Representatives, while Co)umbiana and
Mahonipg wiIhg 10 40 voters, had only one
Senator and two Representatives. There
lis only 722 voters difference, whilo,eit takes
1888 voters TO ,entitle tog Representative.
Why this extraordinary dsparty?aoThe po-
ltical reason, is obvious, Columbiana and Ma
honing are strongly democratic, while Mon
gomery and Preble, 10 which is given this
Representative for only 722 voters are whig!
! Again Lucas and Henry with l372syo
have one Representative, while, Wood, San
dusky and Ottawa; with 5l26 voters. have on
ly one Representatives makinga difference
in, these two Legislative districts of 1898 yo.
ters. We sought 10 cqualizes these two dis
Etricis by giving one Representative to Hen
ry, Lucas and Ottawa, with 4342 voters aud
one to Wood and Sapdpsky, with 45l2 voters,
b aying even fan amendment had prevailed,
the Wood and, Sandusky district, with ITO
more voters than the other, Forswhat polti-.
Nschlreason,, was this. most equitable, amend.
ment refused? five equalzed othe district
by deduclng Ottawa from the Sandusky and
Wood district, and attached il 10 thes Lucas
and Henry district, both wouldbe democrat
Iic ;but if they refused the amendments as they
did, and left the two districts with disparity Of
1898 voters, The Lucas and Henry district
would be whig.I.b 3I6,ad isdI t1sod bus
,,Again;, Pickaway and Ross with yl0,24S
voters, has one Senator and two Represents.
ivesi 10 be elected in common, while Belmont
and Monroe, with l0, ,924 votes, has one Sen
aior and three Representatives,; Monroe, with
1924 votes, has one Senatorapd three Rep
resentatiyes; ); Monroe eleeting one, Repesen.
tatve, and Belmont, two seperately.-rWhat
political reason induced them TO annex. Pick.
hway and Ross, and to separate Belmont and
Monroe? slf Pickaway was separated from
Ross she bmight elect a democrat; therefore
she must be annexed If Belmont was an
Enexed 10, Monroe, she would electdemocrats;
therefore,,s must be, seperated,y yud liiW
Again: We demonstrated by facts and fig
ufes that underlbis bill, the, wings might be
ina minority of ninoteGn thousand in the
Stale, and YET have both branches ofthe Leg
islature.i And as under this bill they would
have the majority at the end Of fourryea,s
and thus have The disiricting again, the ma
iority of the people of Ohio could continually
govern and make laws for, the majority, than
giving death blow TO one of the fundam ent.
al principles upon which our governmcn is
founded; the principle that the majority shall
govern. I'll, n 4 l,nr .hi-c9 ~ eio,i
We also demonstrated by The election re-
turns of The last fall, that The democracy had
a popular majority Of 1868 votes intbe State;
apd consequently, if political reasons were to
be, regarded, they were entitled 70 al least an
equal representation in each branch Of the
Legislature. .aei ~ ha,aos f,jd bnu5, ann
55y Notwithstanding all this,l the bill! was SO
framed as to give the wings eighteen majori-
ty in The House, and six in the Senate, We
soillusira.ed by figures, that inasmuch as, it
required 0776 votes for one Senator, they
should. in order TO cntiilc lbcmr to Of six major
'ity il, The Senate. upon on eyery principle of6on.
testy, have majority Of Sc, 656 votes votes in the
Stale: and as Il sreanuired 4sSS votes 10 aeacl,
Represcniatlye, ihey should, in order 10 en-
tile them 10 eighteen maJoutya IN the House,
have maJorlty 81 79,oS5 upon the popular
vote in tbe Sate,Iodlig .eo7ls a3it nj. genaii
The demo cratic members of the Joint Sc
ect committee on the subject iofthe quadren-
9ial apportionment q, the Staite, lni order to
demonstrate the political, disparity Of The