The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-04-18
XAe Apportionnaefst Fraud.


Graced the statute books Of Pennsyl-
+ vania. II is most horriG monster Of
/ its kind, violating every sentiment of
; justice and trampling under foot every
principle that ought to undcrIie fair
and equitable. distribution OF political
power in the State. The radical cau-
Gus framed this I'LL on the theory Of
the strorg-hanGed bully, that
''He may take who can,
And he may keep who's able
We have carefully examined the bill
and find that it secures the election of
nineteen Radicals and eight Democrats.
At the last October election Uartranft
had a majority, including the fraudu-
lent vote in Philadelphia, OF 80, ,627, so
that fair and honest pportionment,
and one that would represent the rela-
tive strength Of the two parties in the
State, would entit!e the Radicals to on
" fpurieen districts instead of nineteen.
Hartranft svote was 353, ,38T and Buck
alew's 3IT,7GO. If Hartranft's 5 vote is
divided by 10, it shows that it only re-
quires 1888 Radical votes to elect a
man to Congress, while on the other
hand if we divide the number of votes
received by Buckalew, 3IT,7G0, by 8,
it follows that 80, 120 Democratic vo-
tcrs are required to elect a member.
In other words, it is demonstrated
under this iniquitous bill that one Rad
ical vote is as effective at the polls as
HrO Democratic votes and Il fraction
over VIII any fair minded man of
the Radical party dare defend such an
outrage, which ought TO consign the
men who perpetratcd it to undying in
fanny and disgrace? Philadelphia IS
divided into IRE districts, fO.0' of
which will elect Radical members, ard
the remaining one will return Demo
( crat In that city at the October elec-
tiOn the vote stood as follows: Hart
! ranft G927S Buckalew As, ,S4l-shOw-
ing majority for Hartrantt of 20, 49,.
In view Of these figures, the delegation
from Philadelphia ought to stand three
Radicals to tlCO Democrats. But any
thing like a fair distribution Of politi-
cal power in that city woUld not suit
the corrupt purposes of the Ring"
and therefore the wards are so cut up
and carved and the parts joined to-
gethcr as to produce the monstrous
injustice above stated. Taking Hart
ranlt's vote in the city (6927S) as the
/ basis, it will be seen that it only re-
quires 1919 Radical votes to elect a
Congressman, while the 1851 Demo
Gratis who voted for BUckalew can only
elect one member Thus in philadel-
phia, rs well as in the whole State, one
radical vote more than outweighs t2rO
Democratic votes. This is nothing
less than naked, undisgUised political
robbery, for which there can be no cX-
cusc or paliiation.
Bucks and Montgomery counties
properly make one district. geograph-
icaIly ' and politically But it would
be Democratic district, and to pre-
vent such 4 calamity a large number of
townships are detached from Bucks
county and added to Montgomery in
order TO make Radical district, and
the balance Of poor old dismembered
Bucks is attached to Northampton and
IChigh counties, thus making a dis
trict with 5000 Of Democratic ma
iOrity. Could shameless injustice go
furthcrthan that? The ancient county
Of Bucks. one Of the three original
counties established by William Penn.
Is cmascUlatcd severed into two parts,
one whereof is thrown into the greedy
NAV Of RadicaIiSm and the congress
iOnCl fortunes Of the other are linked
with those OF strong Democratic dis
trict. Politically speaking, old Bucks
may therefore be regarded as having
by this rascaiiy bill been stricken from
the map of Pennsylvania This mex
cuslble outrage and fraud was the
work of Hartraut. himself, in order
that 4 personal and political friend Of
bis IN Montgomery county, named
Bullock, might have his ambition
gratificd 10y being sent to Congress. I
Bucks county, at the instance of Hart |
ranft, is disrupted and Observed to /
crafty the aspirations of one man. To I.
what base Uses has a Governor come /.
when he will thus prostitute his Off /.
cial influence!
Luzerne county, the most populous
county in the State, sharing the fate
Of Bucks, is also dismcmbered, and
hreice Of her townships, Sjr borOughs
and part of the city of Scranton are
attached. 70 the Columbia district,
strongly R3inocratic, while the re
-rrr-.++.-1er OF tie county forms a district
believed t0~be Radicel.
These are some Of the infalnies of
this bin of determinations. There are
others equally glaring, but we will not
enter into a detailed statement Of them
The most singular and unjust feature
of the bill is, that while every Radical
county in the State, with the single
I exception Of Union, will be enabled to
! exercise its legitimate influence i'll the
/ election Of Congressman, the following
/ named Democratic counties will be
( completely shorn OF all political power,
viz: Bucks, Montgomery, Luzerne,
/ Northumberland, Wayne, Lycoming.
! Cambria, Fulton. Juniata. and Clarior-