The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-07-19

The Monticello Express indignant
II inquiries why the last Legislature,
Ia re-districting the State. combined
the counties Of Jones and Cedar in |
one Senatorial District - that the
Cedar county Senator holding ossr,
Jones l. deprived Of local representa-
tive--and this when eight other ccan-
de- have 4 still smaller population
than Joncs, down 10 its neighher,
Delaware, which has over two thou
sand lesa inhabitants. The Errrcss
h inclined 10 hlane its Anti-Moncp
senator, Lowell and from allsccoants
Ne guess that county viii be much
better represented under the new than
under that particular arrangement.
Hut we presume Il is aware that SEN
asors ffOm the Western Slope, where
two from to six counties were combined
Ia single district. made such = show
Ing Of the inequality Of apper'ion-
ment that change WAS inevitable.
While Jones, Cedar and other Eastern
counties, with a population Of s,eo or
les, had senator each. numbers OF
thee Western Districts had more
than doubled their population since
the last apportionment-forty, my
and even sixty thousands of porusa-
ton, by the census Of 1875. being rep
resented by only single Senator. of
course, the justice Of their demand for
more representation could not be de-
MED. and the only question Was as TO
where the los should fall which was
10 be their gain. Jones and Cedar
werc not the smallest Of the small
countise having Senator each, but
they happened 10 be the only ones con-
tiVucus where one Of the Senatorial
terms would expire this fall. This
latter was the important considera-
siou, - the Western chaps did not
care about gain tina, they could nos
realize on for four yeArs. Then, with the
equity Of their demand Acknowledged
by all. with their great strength de-
termined TO enforce Il sonaesrsere. and
with the interes; of other counties 10
save themselves, il Is easy 70 see how
Jones and Cedar were telescopsed
with Senator between them,
in opposition 70 the best efforts OF SEN
ators Carr and Lowell.
or course this arrangement Is not a
fair one. In $50. by L. :. Census,
Cedar county had a population of H.
Isl, aud every citizen knows IL IL lary-
er to-day than il WAS then. But the
6sate census Of 1875 only gives US IL
s.a, aud this. combined with Jones
l9,lee, gives the District a population
of 81 ,u4S-the largest In the State with
the exception of Dubuque, ls,s4a, and
Scott. $, 7a6; while Appanoose, jeff
erson, Warren, Iowa, Buchanan. Al
lamakee and Delaware, have still a
Senator each with the population, re-
spectively, Of Il. 4a5. i7,is7, ls,5s, L.
40, SIS, 10. les and l6.aso.
Jones and Cedar each lost al the
same time one Representative, but
this Was upon an superintendent basis
ofone for each IA, loo inhabitants, and
the other counties OF like grade must
have Jared the same. The Senatorial
basis of appor,ionment, however, was
one Senator for each 40 900 or fraction
thereof greater than a half-so tina,
Cedar and Jones have evidently been
victimixexi. And rs 1t will I've yet more
difficult to right the wrong than il
was to prevent il. the outlook for get
ting our own again lie not very bright,
But one thing We do hope-and tina,
Is that the next census takers OF this
county will take especial pains to
count what inhabitants We have, and
thus ensure Us fair showing.