, 1869-12-07

EStxr srATEAPPoRrloSMEaT.
fully agzee with those, whether Dem
is OF Republicans, who believe that
irg Of partisan character should en-
into a constitution to he proposed by
zpprr.chug convention for the people
li,uols. Tne Republican party can well
I'd, SO long as its principles and practice
souri. 10 rely on its ability to SECURE a
>'nty of any vote fairly takan, whether
he people Ut in tha Legislature: and it
the true interest Of the State, and Of
Republican principles, that any other
y shall have the same fair chance
coue into power Il their
/ ciples command the assent of the
urity Of the people. TricSery md
viii iajure any party that atsenptsit
the organization Of the convention, it
::lv due TO the political sentiment Of
State. and to its Large Republican ma
y. ,h4t the presiding Officer should be
.pab.,c.n. Any other course than this
ii he 80 wide q departure from manifest
,,c aud common usage as almost
,,ally to Gefeat the work Of the conven-
After the convention has organized,
,.y I'LL the questions which will come
~. it vi! bo wholly uon-partisan- Tbs
.rsse os the salaries of the Judges and
. eufii :ers ; the possible extension Of the
nc, ~ ,ncs, ,.cislstion relative to game,
!. f.nr.s ,,cerse Laws. the poor, DC. to
=, ..r,,.r,so,s of countits: ITO more
o,.,I ,r,.ac,;,,n of cities in the exercise
-, ,f ee,f-,ovcrnment- frea
;,,,,-a,on,a br the State Lepisla-
,,a ,1ontion If constitutional and
49,, ,.e,>,-as aoa;rs. corr,ntiou both
49, ,.o,,s .nd in N. J,ec;siatnre ths
,,s,t,,, - tb. rris,nre of snec,nl le,is-
~ t,,r ". 1,.,,sf. ri nr;ra,s md psr-
~ ;...-as,* tbo nn,v,,,;nc for all incor-
-,,;,,. ,r,.7 ccner., laws. the question
e,ne. 1,.,.ar s,,., la alcr.ed ,r nnnoint-
,,,s ,,ss1. vberc1,r The whole n=oplo
H.. rost fulle and fairly represapted in
i,,.,.t;on. the nreyention of the crca-
% .,.,,t hx st,,e, counties. or cities.
~ ,7;scs,nnts and without
simultaneous Increase Of the
- AZ .r,nnt sufficient
,,ar H., DOL, u;tbjn a sneci;cd psriod :
u,;f;rp,;,n and siu,n1;ic,t;oo of the
:,t;c, ,r,,,,o 81, fbo con1ts Of the s,ate
!, dc roancti,n of all our laws. political,
i, md criminal to code. etc,-ase oil
49,, ir .vh;,b naither democrats m,
.,'n1,,,rs,s csn have anv pa1tv interest
,.,,:.v. .bat heto,a Tho convention nd
n,,s ,,,a ryf,aenth Amendment will hav,
.fo,-o, tta ,,,sar IN rota on all adul
.,o,sd c;t;zens in the State and as The,
,aedx have Al, other rights, tho distinc.
re nsoro question which has heretotor,
'r;dad the two n,rties can have No legii
,,to n,.cf- in their deliberations. Should
- amendment. by suy chance, renal,
.r,,;fa3 the convention would doubles
NAV in submitting TO the people, separate
.,,,.. ,o,f.rr;r, the r;cht of suffrao,
,,Tho1a ~sna;ns therefore only the oues
!. -, ~ 49, fomat;on of Legislative d;st,ic.
- Ns:.I 49, 49,, ha o,u ,,,tv division
a. o.1a.,ct ~ nart,eg in ce,rvmanderiu
s,.,o,r !, mr. own and o.he
,,..,azI,. ,,a.r ~. stana;nc d,sc,,ca an
i-...a1 - ~ e.n.,,,;n, 1,1o,t ~ tbe;r c,nst
f,,;an., C,nvapt;ons !. is exceedino,
71e.a.,. ~. .h;s ;r;t,+;no orest5on ah,
: ,.a,st r,,o,,r ort NJ ,ha Convention n
s,,,.an, !, astsrs tho con1ent;on vii, /
'. a, t"on, on n-sanh1,.a NJ const;t,
Ah -, - ..,;,;.,, !;
: t'eA'''' - -...;h,1;t. ~ :,
: - 49, ...r'.nt;,n -os,,,;,,
:, ,e''oeiA'o0S - 10 - 49, Ssasa
ny sreN eooo'
20 the State proportlonate to the Q
',,,o,tanity it coufers, after the membe
If either party have begun to "gerryma
Ter" the districts They viii be VOL
, hsu pas.isans, fos many Of the memb'
ss1ll hnve forgotten even the interests
heir party in their desire to carve out q
.:rictA for themselves II the convrnti
a'xoull preserve its dslibcrahve calmness,
puhlc spirit, its Legislative pride, Its des
10 render the State service which
.leavc its enduring impress for good
.half century to come, it must reso
1run the start not to bring this frebrs
into its councils. The most obvious me;
of avoiding il is the best. Let the coar
;tiun provide that tho districts shall be
'por:ioned by the f1st Legislature wh
yshall assemble after the taking Of the cen
of 1870. and that the proposed increase
the runber Of members shall not take
feet until then. In advance Of the publ
7 zion II the CENSUS tho convention
. nave ro a..a upon which to /
IN ef''nso'e o. tne .-aseut population