Daily Republican., 1880-12-09
Delaware Dlsfr@ncn,ssn,c N.

An Lnb LegistGtUEb ebcu cOuuNJ n"''ha
ten members, New Castle has one rn-m
Der to every 1920 population, while
Kant and Sussex have one member to
every 1859 popui AtiOu. VieT!Dg the
question on the equality Of repres9lta'
tion. allowing every $3.50 OF our popu'
l2tion to bs entitled to one representa-
tive on the same basis Of the two lower
counties, only 33 $50 Of the population
OF New Castle has auy representation
in the Legislature, and consequently
there are A ,21l that have no rspresen
tation whatever, or in plain tctms tlere
are that number who are totally DIS
franchised. Those of them VINO are
qualified to vote, SO 20 the polls ana go
through the motion OF voting, but their
votes are wasted. They IN facI Lave
nobody . vo;e tor, because they have
no representation. Their votes only
count for somebody that is somr body
else's representative.
Let ns look at this thug .itilo
farther. II Nav Ca5ils County bai the
same ratio of representation taat Kent
aud Sussex c0moiuei allowing
3,3G9 to be the basis of representation,
she would have thirteen additional
representative with p population o.
Ala to spare. This added to tho ten
that she already has the whole
number of New Castle reprissn stives
would be twenty-three, compared to
twenty for the lower counties. II DsIa.
ware had had equal representation &C.
cordiDg TO population the results Of the
late slection would have been far differ
ent. Instead of there being Demo.
cratic Legislature there would have
been a Republican Legislature elected,
and instead OF Hon. Thomas +. BayaTd
being sent back TO the Senate, some
good Republican would have beeu sent
there in his place.
LIE! Us see for moment in what kiud
Of pIedicament this question OF un-
equal representation places the great
Democratic Senator any how.
De will be re- clsa!ei only because
10,520 mora than half the popu, ti0n of
his own na.ivs county are virtually
disfranchised from having any repre-,
sentation in the Legislature. 44,4Il
persGas in New Castle County disirsD
clisef frem having voice or repr elenta-
tiOn in the Legislature is more than the
whole population Of the city OF vii.
mington where Mr.. BGyard resides. Mr.. !
Bsyard will go back TO the United |
States Senate, only because Delaware
has not Republican form Of govern.
msnt He will 90 back repudisted by
his own County which has Il 30l OF
the population Of the Stste compared
with 1881 of the population OF a.! the
rest Of the State.
Kent and Sussex Counties will
dictate to Nsw Castls County aud send
Mr.. Bayard back to tha Senate in the
face ofthe protest Of l0.J20 more than
half the population Of the State.
In plain terms Mr.. BFyard repudiated
by his own county hes to throw him.
self upon ths indulg nee Of the people
of the lower counties who have E2Ysrt
thought much Of him, and who il
fair expression 0: opinion was had
VculdTspuaisteAi@ even more emPhst
lca!iy skan New Castle has done.
Driven from his own end of the Stale
M, Bayard ia compelled to throw him
self upon the msrcies Of his enemies
in tie lower pav! Of the State. 7
TLls "a pisin ak but it lie navcr'he.
lees :rt3. ip proof Of the truth of what
we say, We wouid r9fer TO tbs "a I'll
citizens Of New Castle County who are
diSfranchised :ron having any vote or
voice in The law making poTrr Of Del.
aware, and who ara now asking for
the fol! rights Of American citiz 'nship.
Delaware has suffered intensely from
unequal representation. 1t is only be
cause OF these wholesale GisfranchiEe-
neuts, that she Is now Sufs ring from
unjust and iniquitous ssEesswerE laws
only destined to cheat citizens out o
their votes. This whole question vii
be q rich nut for the Congressional in.
vestigating committee which will be
appointed in the Houston-Martin con
tested elsction cas-" to crack, and while
that committee is probing down into
the election frands committed under
the sau:tion of law, and exposin; them
to the pnblic, it may also have some-
thing 10 aay for the 44.2ll d,s'ran-
chised citizens Of Delaware.
SUXsSr Cox says be IL willing to try
Garfield TO ser II h. will make good