Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-27
THE GOVERNORS SCHEME OF EQUAL REP
RESENTATI0N.

Governor Cochran is supposed TO have recon-
mendsd TO his Democratic followers plan grant
ing equal representation to this county. sup
pose we examine this matter, and see what his
Recommendations amount to.
In the first place, he does n@ recommend
equal representation in the Sensse. Any in
crease for this county he desires shall be con-
hned to the House. Hereafter. heretofcre.
Eve thousand people may choose Senator. IN
Kent and Sussex. but ten thousand people are
necessary to do so. in New Castle
In the second place he does not urge repre-
sentation according to population. even in the
House. He gently suggests Z" s fair and reasons
BILE increase, only, Whist would be fair would
be equality, and why not say so As for what
may be reasonable" who shall decide : Diff
ferent judges would have different notions on
thst. What we especially point ont is the M
Pile fset that the Governor proposes NOT equal
lied representation, but simply an " increase
for this county. That may mean one more
member.
Especial pains is taken to urge that the peo-
pie of Wilmington should not have equal voice
in the Legislature with other citizens and tax
payers of the State. They are sn '' urbsn pop
is great gulf. Well. as Artemus Wand said,
let ths; pass. 1t is restriction number three.
1t therefore sppears that the Governor does
not propose to give the people of Northern Del
aware an increased voice, even much less an
equal voice, in the Senate he does not propose
to give them an equal voice in the House and
he expressly prescribes that no equality be Civ
en- the citizens OF Wilmington.
What won ierful scheme of equal represen-
tston
And how does the Governor propose to get
this infnitesimal reform Not by act of the
General Assembly, which is the easy, quick and
Constitutional method but by that most diff
cult and almost impossible process, the amend
ment Of the Constitution By two successive Leg.
islstures
It may justly and truly he said that this prop
osition throws the whole scheme into discredit
and almost brings into doubt the sincerity of the
Governors desire to accomplish even the smal
measure Of reform which he has been willing
20 suggest For such Constitutional amend
uent cannot have effect until the elections o.
ISIS ST the earliest, nor would the relief be res
lined to Tie people. until the Legislature met
N 1872. THIS i suppaslns thst TWO Lesisls-
.1res, this one unanimously Democratic. tone
nae-nter excepted, sai the next surely Demo
c-Ant N the Sens;e, .Six Senators q that par!
hol3ns over, ". be wl-line 70 aoaoeie tie Re
:9In-A sE?posiilo1 which few are rsbGs
eao-st * aceepi Tne a-nepialsa: VII .llise
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= iAs Senate &ai fourteen i lie EeGse, A.
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Senate Aai ss-sts = II me House. Three mem
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