Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-11-03
There are Issues

| It is common to hear and read that
"there are no important issues involved
in the election this fall" This statement
is circulated by the Democrats, in hopes
of creating an apathy among Republi-
cans, which is always Democratic adj
vantage, and is Of course false, as are
NEST assertions by that party.
lnstead'ol no issues, there are pend-
ing on the approaching election more
momentous questions than upon any
election for many years, and the results
that must follow will be of as great polit-
I'ical Importance as those attending the
election of President Legislatures
elected next Tuesday will be called up
on to re -district their several States into
Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly
Districts, based upon the late census,
and the party having the majority will
be able to so manage this redistrcting
as to secure themselves power for the
next decade. The Legislature of Wis
consin will haze this duty to perform for
our State, and should it happen as it
possibly may) that the Democrats elect
a majority Of the Assemblymen and
State Senators, they will surely arrange
the new districts so as to Increase their
representation in Congress, and insure
the Legislative power Of the State to
themselves for the next ten years. This
might be very easily done and yet m;.-
.jority Of the voters Of the State be Re-
publicans. For Instance, in the First
Congressional District of this State,
where now Republican is usually
elected, change could easily be made,
securing Democratic representative,
by cutting off Walworth county with her
| ,2oO Republican majority. Or, in Iowa
county, the towns could be so districted
as to give the same result on member of
Assembly, and not withstanding the Res
publican majority in the county, the ma
jority of her representation in the Legis
latare would be Democratic.
But the redistricting of tho State is
not the only matter of importance in
volved in the approaching election. The
State Senators elected this fall, to hold
for two years, will decide in 1872 who
shall be our representative in the United
States Senate, in place Of Hon Y. O..
Howe, whose term Of Office expires in
that year. The Republicans have now
but bare majority in the State Senate,
and should they fail to elect two or three
of.their nominees at this election that
branti of the State Legislature will sure
/ ly pass into the hands Of the Democrats,
and the vote of that body will be in IA
vor of a Democrat for L. $, Senator, and
his election be strongly probable.
These two mattcrs--the redistricting
Of the State, and the election Of United
States Senator--are involved in the cleo
ton to take place next Tuesday Yet
people are lulled into Indifference by the
false cry that there is no important issue
that there is nothing of consequence at
stake. This is nothing but repetition
OF an old Democratic dodge to keep Re-
pubIieans away from the polls They
1 are aware that full vote Is q Republi
can victory, and their only hope is in a
light vote. Republicans Of Iowa county
be not deceived. The greatest conse>
quences are depending on the elec-
ton this fall, and the result will be felt
! for ten years to come. Every Republi
can of Wisconsin should feel that the
! interests of ais country, Of his State and
his party, will De advanced or damaged
/ by this election Let no man neglect
his duty and all will be we'll