The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-26
CHICAGO.
THE PROPOSED NEW STATE
OF THAT NAME.
A FEW REMARKS BY THE
CHICAGO TIMES.

from tbs Chicago Times, October I'll
In wvll considered aud evidently sIn-
cere article, the The CAIRO BULLETIN eI-
presses the Willingness Of that portion OF
Illinois known Ne "Egypt' To grant the
petition of the state OF Chicago Tor bill
of enforcement from tbs state Of Illinois
The argument Of The BULLETIN in sup
port Of the application Of the petitioner is
cogent one, 1t Is n Tact patent TO every
one who has given any thought TO the SUBJ
joct, that Cook county is already, ITO all
Intens and purposes political
body, distinct from the other
counties of the state, needing legislation
not in any particular adapted to the grea,
majority OF the other counties" All its
political interests and governmental neces-
sites are peculiar to itself, or, at least,
peculiar to comparatively small region
which probably would comprise no more
than the three counties of Cook Dupage,
and Lake. So manifest and conspicuous
10 this fact that the convention which
framed the present constitution Of Ilh-
nois could not avoid the recognition OF it.
Upon the proposition that the Legislature
should DO wholly deprived Of the most
mischievous power Of special legislation,
there was not dissenting voice
in the convention. But how
70 get along with Coo. county.
with its great population and its peculiar
Interests this was the sole d tiiculty
that seemed to stand in the way OF that
| most desirable constitutional reform.
Much legislation that Cook county would
really need would bs unnecessary in sny
other county, and legislation adapted TO
ell other counties would be entirely un-
suited to Chicago. Therefore, there was.
90 to speak, a constitution for tho state of
| Chicago injected into the belly of the con.
stitution OF tho state of Illinois, and the
Cook county delegation in the general AS
sembly is body practically separate and
| distinct in fact, IL not in name, the Leg
islsture Of the state Of Cock. Tho fact
| patent to every one, shows an incipient
stage in the process of that political differ
entstion which must, and will, sooner or
later, result in the political severance of
the state of Chicago from the state of H.
linois.
The Times canno. agree to THs BUL.
IErIS's opinion that the state of Chicago
should comprise the entire northern half Of
the present state Of Illinois though most
Of the reasons advanced ia favor Of the
division OF tho state upon the fortieth
parallel, or thereabOut, are convincing
ones. The same reasons which now sup
port the proposition TO erect the metropo-
liz and its envrons into an Independent
state would still exist only slightly modi-
isd in degree. The same interests and
governmental needs peculiar to the local
ity OF the metropolis, and not at all re-
allied by any other portion of the state,
would render the two virtually distinct
from each other, In fact, the small area
proposed for the state of Chicago g ono of
the chief recommendation Of the
|. project Not only our experience
but the experience Of all countries
in which the experiment Of free popular
government has been tried proves that.
conditions being the same, the smallest
: stotes are the best, most economically, and
most honestly governed. From all the
experience gained by the human race in
, the struggles for and trials Of popular
| government II may DO laid down As a
; proposition amounting to an axiom this
small states aud large representative as
! semblies are the two conditions most ca
: sential TO . realization Of the best result,
, OF free institutions. Many OF the rea
sons why, In the nature OF things, this no
only is, but must be 40, will suggest them
selves upon little reflection.
Tho inhabitants of the state of Chics
20 will certainly acknow ledge an oblpa
ton Of everlasting gratitude to the psopl,
Of Egypt" IL the latter shall aid then
In this Applicstjop for n pnli,ie.l A;-~--