The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-29


The apportonmcntb bill introduced by Sem
ntor HARRIS is not fair toward New York city.
Tho Constitution expressly says that the Sinte
shall bc divided into districts that shall contain
M nearly ms may Doe the same number Of inhnhi-
tan's The population Of the state wns. under
the last census. $4,000. The number Of As
sembly districts IL 1913. II is therefore plain
that there should hc one representative to every
34.lij persons. Tho same census gave the city
Of New York 900 800 souls. ana New lork's rep
rcsentation should therefore be- twen,y-six
mcmbcrs-indecd she might with justice de-
mund twenty-scvon. But Senator HARRIs's bill
gives the city only twcn.y-thrcc members. TN
der the existing unfair apuortlonment she has
twenty-onc only. The HAEHIs bill is taircr To-
ward Kings County. increasing the representa-
tion from nine 10 twelve members yet Kings is
entitled to thirteen. Columbia County. that hns
Just a tribe moro than enough population for
one. is to have two members SO is Cauaraugus.
with a population Of 5000; Niagara. with
i7.0oo; O;srco. with 10000 Washington. with
46.O00. Wayne. with 5000. while 81 Lawrence
lns three representatives for 5000 persons.
Thus the hill grants undue representation TO Re-
publican counties. and denies 10 the Democratic
counties tho representation TO which they are
honestly entitled.
II is plain that Senator HARMS and his coll
leagues are actuated moro hy party policy than
by desire 20 follow the instructions OF the Com
stitution. The present niquitous apporiiou-
men, has enabled the Republican party 10 elect
Republican Legislature in elections at which
the Democratic STATE ticket has triumpheA do.
cisivey To surrender 1t is 20 surrender II
partisan advantage; and so the new apportion-
mcut is planned as nearly like the existing one
n n"ruhl!can leaders dare make ID.
This hill will not do. Now York Is entitled to
twontyyS members and Hinge to. thirteen. To
give them q less number il 10 rob them ~ their
rights. The honest members % the Legislature
should vote against Mr.. HARHIs's proposal
Mr.. JouN +. TALMAGE, 10 whom the Rev.
T. DE WITT TALMAGr sent those remarkable
kilograms at the time o. tic olort 10 I'M the
debt Of the brooklyn Tabernacle requests us
10 reprint letter addressed by him TO the
Broot',rl Eagle. Tho ei~t 81 this letter is that
the Rev. Mr.. TALMAGs did not sufficiently in
form himself rs TO tho actual condition Of the
Tabcrnac.e's finances; that the trustees were
kept in utter ignorance Of his plans until the
sunday on which lie made his appeal from the
platform for contributions; that the subs'rip-
ti0ns 81 the trustees Wcro conditioned. AZ the
Eev. Mr TALNAGE'S instance. on the raising %
all the money needed; that they were ready 10
| make ;hom good and so stated IN their letter Of
resignation II tho condition hal been complied
wth but that the whole debit has not been
lifted. and that tho subscription list was pad
dcd with irresponsible and fictitious names and
amounts"
This is n serious charge; by tho side Of IT, Mr..
| TALllAGE's complaint Of Pastor TALMAGE's in
reference in the matter Of Organist MoRGAN 3
salary becomes trivial. Here is nm ex-trustcc
accusing his ex-pastor Of seeking to obtain
money upon iaso prctcnces. That is not n
charge 10 bo lightly made. or to be lightly treated
| after II has been made.