The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-02
weakness and the excellence OF humanity
than OLIVER =. morton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

RcappOrtiohmeht'
While referring to the subject OF redis-
trictng the State the Iticd Wrdh admits
that in an honest and iuir rcdpportionmcnt
of senate and Assembly districts, New York
and Kings are entitled 20 ten Senators, in
stead of seven as now. and forty Assembly
men, instead of thirty rs now" But after
freely conccdng 40 much, the U,rdM goes
ON To argue that II a Republican Lcgisla-
turc Is elected this fall, it certainly will not
undertake t. deprive these counties of the
full representation TO which they are CON
additionally entitled" 1t scouts the idea
that Republican Legislature could be
guilty of such rank injustice.
TO talk in this way requires profound
ignorance Of facts or an uncommon hardi-
hood of check The census OF 1873 WIS COM
plctcd in ample time for rcdpportionng the
state at the Legislative session of 1916. "a
required 10y the Constitution. The Legs-
laturc of that year contained large Re-
publican majority in both Houses. They
took complete control of this subject at the
start. ana held it to the hour of final adj
juurnmcut II was in the power of the He
puhlicans at any moment To report and pass
bill that would provide Tor what the
HcrdM calls IAN honest and fair rcdppOr-
tionmcnt Of Senate and Assembly districts
But. so far from doing this they delayed
aud oetpnncd and echcincd and consrircd.
till at length, near the close of the session.
they got the matter into prcjrrangcd dead
lock between the two Houses. and tncn ran
away from Albany, leaving it under pile Of
unfinished business.
During the vacation there was an out
break of honest indignation in various por-
tions of the State at the trickcry OF the Re-
uuhiicans. their contempt Tor the Constitu-
tiuu, and their unjust treatment Of the
people OF New York and Kings. This.
however, did not prevent them from
securing majority In the Assembly of
1911. As the Senate held over they again
controlled both Houses. They ntrustcd
the management OF this matter to three
tricky and disrcputablc politicians, namely.
WILLIAM Il. WuoplN of the Senate. and
ThoMAs G.ALNuBD and JonN I. HoGEBooM
of the Assembly. They rcsorted to the dis
lunest lodges Of the previous Legislature.
With ample power to pass fair bill, or
! indeed any sort Of bill whenever they
| pleased, the Republicans. following the lead
Of MooDlN. ALVoKD, and huui BOOM. delay
ed all action whato,cro ON the subject till late
! in the session. and then. IN pursuance of the
original conspiracy into which the mana
gers had entered. a dcGdluck between the
two Houses was again Effected, and the re-
apportionmcnt vi Senate and Assembly dis
tricts wa- once moro defeated.
After two such exhibitions II Republican
trcachery on IL" V,l,L subject. it certainly
tec"'".ts good deal of audacity To ask any
! body to expect Republican Legislature to
make IAN honest and fair redpportionmcnt
Of senate and Assembly districts" The
reason for this il obvious The number of
Senators and Asscmblymcn cannot be in
creased. Under the Constitution there can
be thrty-two Of the former and 90 hundred
and twenty-eight of the latter, and no more.
Therefore to give to New York and Kings
even the three additional senators and the
ten additional Assemblymen which 81
strong Republican journal as the ttico
U.rdM admits they are entitled 10, makes il
necessary to reduce 10 that extent the pres
cnt representation in other portions of TIA,
State which have an undue number Of Scna
tors and Assemblymcn.
Now, it So happens that those portions
which have this unduc number of Senator
and Asscmblymcn, and which, under a fail
reipportiOnment, would have to SURRENDER
them TO Democratic New York and Kings
are the stronghold- of the Republican part,
in tho rural counties. Hence the defeat @
rcapportionmrut in the last two Republican
Legislatures. Hence the crHlulity OF thoe'
vino hope Tor an honest rcipportiunn"nt b,
the next Legislature. if il should be- -trongi.
Republican in both branches.