The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-01-23

~, and sometimes puD,l l!sirici,; and one
county, Hamilton. is constituted a peIma-
neat pIvSal district. With eight Representa-
/ lives tor tech OF the GTst four representa- 4
/ i've terms, and seven for the ff b.
While ,hus defective in principle, the sys /
ten fails TO commeHd itself by its pract cal F
operation.
Lei The argest plural district, Hamilton
ccnuty, be compared. for Example, with
Morrow county, single district. liamil- /,
ton county has eight Representatives, while |
Morrow county has but one. Each elector
in Hamilton, therefore, votes for aud is rep
res, nted by eight dele gates. Each eleetor in
Morrow votes for aud is represented by but
. une. Each eleco Or in Hamilton county may
appeal, as constituent. TO eight different
members OF The House OF Representatives,
while each etctur in Morrow county can
appeal to one only. The clector in Hamil
ton is thus preferred in political considera-
lion. TO the elector in Morrow. The inc
quality is aggravated by the rejection that
the maj atty by Shich lie eight Rrpresen
taiyes from Hamilton are elected mav be
less than that which elects the single Rep.
rcsen,at.ve from Morrow.
, Let the same plural district be compared
t also, with number Of singe districts. hay
. ing lie same aggregate representation in
, The more numerous branch of the Geutral
! Assembly. Hamilton county occupies the
5 Southwestern part o( the STATE Fifteen
5 counties, in the Northwestern part OF ;he
= State, constitute tigEt single districts. The
. Representa- t.vcs ot these districts, separate.
/ ~ elected AMI separately responsible, are
often Jiyded; while the REPRESENTATIVES
.om Hamil on county, elected :orether
end comparatively irresponsible, act to2eth
II er and IN conccit.
d While thtrclure in the choice Of Senator
:. Of The United States, and upon many other
t questions, U4miItcn county, with her undi
# yiGed reErts Htation, will have, practically,
| tight votes, the Green northwestern coun
.. ties, their representatives. being equally di,
viGed, may have practically, none
IS For the s.ke Of pers rspicui,y, limit this
}. comparison TO lhc arrangement of the rep
al resentalve Districts. Your own ,ehscinus
/ will extend it to the arrangement Of Dis
b uicis tot The choce of Senators.
1t 1t hardly needs 10 be remarked that the
D. existing system. while thus urju>t to the
ly counties arranged in singI Ie districts, is pre-
a, judicial to the interests OF the more popu-
ous counties themselves. l's necessary
) lendeny is to excite j aI"uses in portions o
d the Eta.e ags!ast other portions, which mu-1
n. prove hurlful. Ii fails, also, 10 secure, in
:. the plural districts, satisfactory repreSrn
r tation Of The various in'lests ard senti
Il. mentS u Tie people. In the conuty o
5. Hamilton, fol- example, the political mi
no,iNy, however considerable and re>pecta-
i abe, can have no adequate representation
u, Townships and Wards, with populations
e. which, with system OF single districts,
Of would rnl,Ir them to separate Representa-
d ives, are liable to have thcir particular III
Ii. tclests and views overlooked and disrgar
to ded under the pressure OF political eXi5en
ic cies. Constituents cannot we'll know theiI
{ representatives, and representatives, are 40
OF solved, in great measure, from them indi
ID dIyldua responsibilities tc htlr cohstl!ut Mt
" The demands of the people, under such cir
ry cumsta.ccS. will necessarily De subordinate
al 10 the demands OF political organizations
ID and The public good must often J ield TO par
Il ty n, ccs.u,cS.
n That system Of single districts vii
W urove az absolute remedy for all these 20
Ilica evils, no one, perhaps, will venture /
es plcdict. am fully pursudded however
he hat it would secure more perfect popular
ch representation than we have at present. a i
- therefore recommend that an amendmen
Id TO the Constitution providing such a sy yslen
d be submitted othe people Tor their aGor
cir ton or rel ction.
y. While the true principles of popular gov
by ernmenl thus require the most complete an
a perfect represent tton OF the people whlc
,st is atLainabe, they require also, and no lef
imperativeIy. frequent meetings Of The rep
20 lesentatve Legislature, for thorough super
Of vision OF administrative &C ION, for tie pron
ue remedy OF evils, anu for the due plosisio
iil OF nect ssary mea and mea, ures for gla
Try ding NE public interest aid promoting III
nd public welfare.
re The exis ing Constitution authorizes on
l( biennial ;slors, except in cases, when ii
its Governor, upon ex.raordinary OCCASION
on. may deem himself warranted in special
ete conyening the Legislature.
the Under this provision the whole admin
est traive power Of the State is left for ~
ON. years in he hands of the Executive and Jl
ere dlcial department. without legislative che,
the or hmi anon Th,ro can be no lmpeact
SO ment o. removal, during tlal pei, d, Of al
the State tftictr for any cause, however u
Nv gent. The constitutional responsibility
Il