Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-28
AEoTHER ARGUMENT IN HRHALP OF Just
REPRESENTATION rom orr pEDpLE.

REPRESENTATION FOR OUR PEOPLE.
Editor # State Journal The ap-
preaching POLITICAL campaign in this
State shuul a bee welcomed and embraced
by all CORD cilzns es ptt-emin,utly the
upvurtuuit y ioi their most Strenuous
Ell ITS 10 accom- plish the many highly
import ptt r,l,Ims which both their CIV ID
aud POLITICAL welfare urgently demand.
The cid issues between the Republican
bud Democratic PARTIES are dead and
gone. lluGc are 10 great questions now
Huitating the national mind of such a
character Ms to extend purity rivalry into
{ he domain Of Safe politics. There is
hsomtcly nothing TO prevent the con
c,niratiou Of TIE popular energy for the
purpose of oil,c tiig State reforms. a
G OF stiutiun faulty and ill.adapied to the
present cri dition of Affairs in this State 4;
partial, M just aud oppressive taxation /;
and, 10 short, IA mass al legislation which
is an insult TO the enlightenment and
! civilization Of the nineteenth century,
must impress every Vellregulattd mind
with deep sense Of the eesirability of a
sp,,ty change far tie better. But, over
shaioriug all other inWrfections in the
pr,-,i' 81 tcm Of poycnm,ni in th.s
3 ste OFF dvWtr Cite 10y it, inmtnsiiy
NN'fN .N|aitIf'. 90 ~ NfAN AAANs ~ "a ENhhH
uiqUity vh.ch steadily grows more plnr.
ing Ms time mol s on, sud which Is total 8
GutHgtui~iic to al correct conceptions
of "A i'puh lean ioim of govern.
ment. The civil and political condition
oi the citizens of New Castle county
to-day is r,pruaeh 10 our common
country and To the present age. II is a
subject entitled to, and well worthy OF
the careful and impartial consideration
Of oil who breathe the spirit Of true
Democracy. What, then, is The grievance
with witch the citizens Of New Castle ar,
most sorcy burGened What is the mosl
prolific source Of present and future harm
. To them According to the census o
1870, the population Of The several cnun
ties was at that time AZ follows. New
Castle, G3,5lh; K,nl, 20 sOi; Sussex
3l.6u6. The population Of New Castl,
county not On continues TO increase
: rapidly ll density from year to year alb
solutely hut 10 also each succct ding yea
% embraces an illrtnspd percentage Of tn
= total pol ulatlou OF the State. Yet IN
law denies to that county representation
In the Legislature TO any greater txten
, than that accorded 10 each Of the lowe
\ counties. Thus the cltizrn OF New Cast
J.. county is restricted ny law To to the pos
E session of less than half Of the poltica
IT. power welded ty the citizen Of eitht
y Kent or Sussex counties.
~ The Fundamental principle Of pur
Vt Democracy and X, pubicanism alike,
- the equality Of all men both POLITICAL
i, aud c,y,lly before the law. just as fit
as there is a departure in practice frot
that principle, Just 50 far the govern
mcut bases the character of pure Demo,
racy or Reuhlicsmsm. such Il dcpa
, ture can be JUSTIFIED only by reason
~ the peculiar and distinctive condition
" the persons or class of persons immedi
, aiely Affected thereby, and upon yer
cOgent considerations of public polio
. The existence and preservation Of civ
~ equality subject TO this exception onlt
a. among all the citizens is an essential col
dltion To the continued well-heing
e. society under Republican form Of 70
n ernmeut. THIS conclusion Is so apparel
W. AS TO require neither argument nor ilui
d., tration to demonstrate that 1t is bast
v' upon universal principles OF Justice al
/; the moot solid grounds of public pole
VI Any professtdly Republican form Of 20
~ eminent which denies such equality
the tizen Is false 10 the purpose Of
NO creation, to the Ieopie who created
~ and Is government Of might, rather thi
a5.| VI llEhhs 4 NAf ~ AANlN ut AANll AAuhlll
what security s there for maintenance
ne or, If civil equality does not exist, VIII
W guarantee is there for It's Httainmti
~, against the attacks Of faction and Fl
-" tishntss, unltss political equality
i ' welded TO il ; How can the eud be
~, ALLEGED without the possession of I
'p means : Aud how can political equal
." exist without an equality Of represent
~. ton Can II be any thing more than
10" empty name 1t il an insufficient ans v
fer the people Of one section of a ST.
to say To those Of another, "Wf deny y
,-,, political equally with us we prefer
~ have the controlling voiVe in the Ia
a., making lower, but, in our legislation
~ will protect your Interests ,qGa Is W
81 our own and save you from every Ia
a. that Is not common TO rs all sucl
H. statement proceeds from might, aud
la from right and is characterized by citl
' or stupidity or IL Justice, Tor most probably
a both. There can be- no escape from /
- horns of the dilemma. II, with co
representation over the whole State,
representatives from one section are !
numerous than those from the remain
yis. portion Of the State, surely the latter
/ of endowed with only the fret faint ri
i'm merings Of reason, can understand q
nr the interests which they represent, e.
.ed. if they be distinct and aniagouistic
wa those represented by the former, can
nd. fostered and furthered by the legislat
usi. majority "hleh theY possess II the
80 resentalives in the L. gisature from
he two sections are numerically equal Il
ave manifest that even # there be uppos
interests they have equal power, q
other things being equal, can equt
project the interests which they resp
.eg- lively represent. If the representati
her from one section are numerically supe
/ be to those from another, the minority sho
} of recognize the fact that they are such,
ing yield to the action Of the majority. Oh
} 10 wis, another fundamental principle
for true democracy, which declares that
and majority are entitled TO govern, 10 Z
lree verted, and selfshpess substituted in
placa Of lnnllca. Thu fnranolnn Z