The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-10

jointly 1, Ill less than Brown and Bartholo-
NEW, have two representatives.
So again with Delaware: With 631 less
votes than Bartholomew, 2,647 less than
Brown and Bartholomew, has one reresenta-
tive alone, and one jointly with Jay.
Wells, democratic county, has 1874
votes, being 43I more than Warren, 367
more than Vermill:on, 176 more than
Lawrence, 54S more than Monroe, and S2l
more than Steuben. or an average of S71
more than either of said counties leach of
which has representative, has no rep-esen-
tative.
The republican legislature OF 1873 did not
entirely divest her of responsibility, but
generously linked her representative for
tunes with her old democratic neighbor,
Adams county, with her 2,777 voters, max
ing an aggregate of G, SCI votes and allowed
them jointly a representative. This is
2,221 more than the ratio required, and is
within 1913 votes of Warren county's total
vote Yet Warren feasts at the republican
board and is awarded representative.
One can readily perceive thatas Brown and
Bartholomew with their aggregate vote of
,335 have only one representative jointly,
while Warren with 1850 has one representa-
! tive alone, that one man in Warren county
is equal TO five in Bartholomew or Brown, so
far as political power in the assembly is con-
cerned. And a similar result is reached by
noting the vote of Vermillion, Lawrence,
Monroe and Steuben; as the average differ
| ence between these five republican counties,
each with her separate representative, and
/ the democratic counties Of Brown and Bar
tholomew, with their one joint, is about as
/ two is to seven.
3 So it appears that our republican lawyers
/ imagined that two republicans were as good
as seven democrats, excepting, however, in
cases of taxes and draft.
These are few illustrations of the wrongs
so far as the house is concerned.
The senatorial representation is worse than
that of the house, if that were possible. For
instance, take Clark county, with 1851, and
Floyd, with 4, 1852 voters, making aggre-
gate of 1865, or 1 ,SS3 more than a senator
ial ratio, having one joint senator, while
Jefferson, with 5,967, or 2,713 less than the
requisite ratio, and only 2SG more votes than
Clark and 1886 less than Floyd and Clark,
has one senator.
Adams and Wells, with only joint MEM
Der to represent their aggregate, 6,561 IN the
house, are allowed a senator in connection
with Allen, ID district of Is, 1856.
franklin, with l,5SS, and Dearborn, with
5,54s (both democratic), with an aggregate of
1916, or /, 1856 more than the ratio, has a
senator, while Elkhart republican,. with q
vote of I, 1l2, or ,456 less than the ratio and
/ 1924 less than Franklin and Dearborn, has
one senator.
Posev, with 4, III, and Gibson with 1862
voters Ga democratic district) with an sggre-
gate of 500, has one senator, while Lake,
with 3,1S7, and Porter, with 3, 729, an aggre-
gate of {, 9l6, or !, 764 less than the ratio, has
a senator
johnson, with 1885, and Shelby, with
1868 voters "a democratic district), with a
total vote of 1915, being ,495 more than
the ratio, has a joint senator, while Parke,
with 4,52S, and Vermillion, with $3.50 "a
republican district) whose aggregate is Zig,
or 5l3 less than the equisite number, have
joint senator
SO we have this result: The five demo.
cratic senatorial districts with a total vote of
1867 have fourand one-third senators, while
the five republican districts With a total
vote of 81, OF or L, 10 less than the demo.
cratic districts have five senators.
To take the total vote of each party will
clearly and satisfactorily show what should
be the actual honest representation. Con-
ceding representative to the independents,
who in no county had a sufficient vote to
elect representative, and we have the fol-
lowing result of legislative representation:
The democracy, on a ratio of 1910 votes for
a representative and $3.50 for senator,
having polled 2l3,2l9, votes should have 81
representatives and 27 senators. The repub-
licans having polled 2OS,OSO votes should
have 46 representatives and - senators. The
independents having polled 1919 votes
should have representatives and l senator.
Markings total of 434,9 900 votes, 100 repre-
sentatives and so senators.
Considering the independent vote as hav'
ing been absorbed by the other parties, we
have this result:
Senators. Reps
! democratic = o.
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