Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-12-21

eicci Republican. The difference IN
the whole vote pollcd at these four
congressional elections has been but
about 81 900 votes, or less than the
rate is for two congressman, and yet
sixty.four Republicans have been sent
to Congress for these terms, whilst but
thirgone Democrats have occupied
tho place, and Of these Cessna is after
one.
Tho Senatorial and Representative
ppcitionment made in 1861, was still
NOR unjust in its details, and has
proved so in practice.
The county of Montgomery had al
ways enjoyed separate senatorial
representation until the passage of
that bill, when she was attached to
Chester and Delaware, in order that
their Republican majority should con
troll her and give another senator to
the Republicans.
Lancaster, with 25,3GS taxables,
was given two senators, whilst West
moreland, Fayette and Greene, with
p, ,496 taxables, were allowed but one;
the former were Radical, the latter
Democratic, A number of other in;
stances Of gross injustice arc in the
bill, and the result has justified the
hopes of its trainers, namely, the
Perpctuation Of their majority in the
Senate.
! proceed TO show from the actual
results in electing members Of the
Houfe during the past five years how
infamous the disiranchiscment OF our
people has been;
The apportionmcnt bill Of 1864 as
sumcd to fix 600 taxables as the
quota for one Representative in the
house, and in 1866 Geary had 307, ,294
votes, and sixty Republican members
were elected, having each upon the
general basis 4,956 votes, Clymer
had 100000 votes, and thirty-eight
Democrats were elected, each having
upon this basis Z ,633 votes thus re.
qniring 2,617 more votes to elect a
Democrat than to elect Republican.
The Republican majority in the
State was HIS; less than the mum.
Der necessary for thrco members, yet
their majority was twenty four.
In Philadelphia, the operation is
still worse, for in that year, Geary had
there 81, 205 votes, which elected 10
Republican members Of the house, with
4,l70 votes each whilst Clymer had
4S,Sl7 votes, which elected but 5 Dem
ocrats with 0,763 votes each, rcquir
ing more than twice as many Demo.
Gratis as Republicans TO elect a member
of the House.
In 1867, Jadgo Sharswood carried
the State by o22 majority, yet the
Legislature stood 81 Republicans to
40 Democrats; giving them s major
i;y, when under fair bill it would
have been ours by as many. In Phil
adclphia, the Democrats elected the
sheriff aud all of The row officers and
Judge Sharswool had 52,075 votes,
which gave the Democrats bat Z mem
hers, whilst Judge Williams had but
30, ,5S7 votes, which gave the Republi-
cans / members, thus requiring y
430 votes to elect Democrat, whilst
4 sos votes elected a Republican.
In 1865 llartranft had33l ,4l6 votes,
aud the republicans had 62 members,
each having 5,3l5 votes. Boyle had
32l ,739 woes, an | the Demo rats
had but 50 members, each having s..
466 votes, difference Of 8, ,02l in favor
of Republcanism. The whole major.
ity was 9,677, for which they obtained
p members In Philadelphia the
Democrats elected their mayor and
district attorney, and Boyle carried
the city by l75 majority, yet the Dem
ocrats got but members OF the house,
whilst the Republicans had 13.-
Boyles vote was 60S0S; 5 members
l2,l6l votes each; llartranits vote
was G0,633 l3 members 1864 votes
each, n discrimination of nearly 270
per cent against the Democrats OF
Philadelphia.
In 1869 Gcary had 290,552 votes
aud his party had 90 members Of the
house, with 4,S42 votes each. Packer
had 2S5,956 votes and the Democrats
had 80 members, with 7,l4S votes
each. For an aggregate. majority OF
1886 they obtained 20 members Of
tho house, 10 Philadelphia Geary
had 81 ,202 votes and l3 Republicans
were elected with 8,93s votes Pack
er had 46,S02 votes and 5 Democrats
were elected, with 1850 votes each,
anoiher.discrimination OF over 230 per
cent.
In 1870, taking the Congressional
vote as The basis, aud giving the Re.
publcans the independent vote in The
Allegheny district, and treating the
vote in the second district as 9,5ii
Democrat and Hoo Republican, We
find a total Republican vote Of 2G0,
PA, for which they have 50 members
with 4,S25 votes each, and the Demo
\ Gratis, with 265,o3i votes, have Al
members with 5,sO7 votes each. Foi
a majority of3,4l0 on the whole vote
they have 10 members Of the house.
ln Philadelphia the Republicans hav,
again Is members, with about 3,70l
votes zach, and the Democrats hav,
but 5membcrs, with about 5000 votes
each.
Tho aggregate difference in tn,
whole vote polled during these fv,
years is but about $1,000. but by IL
skilfal manipulation the Republican,
have secured the control Of the llousl
during the whole period, and manage,
to elect cighly-six members more thai
the Democrats.
II is not strange that such rcsul
should follow when we contrast th
districts formed by the iuiquitous bill
Of lS64 Examine some Of It's promi
nont features;
Cumberland, Domooratio, with 10
230 taxablcs, has one member
Tioga and Potter, Republican, wit
ll,lS7 taxablcs, have two members
Monfuomcrv Dpmorrnfip. with Is