Daily Republican., 1880-12-29
ejoanty Division.

Coaaty division.
To escape tie question Of having to
show their hands upon representation
according to population, the Democrats
have again raised the question Of
County division, throwing Wilmington,
Fsandywins and Christians into on.
toluty and the other huhdrsds net
amed into another county. This, the
Democrats cay would give New
castle Coanty tsenty members in the
Legislaturs, whore she now has tut
ten. Thatis true, bu. where Wou!d II
place the new County composed Of tht
three upper hun dreds Wilmington
has 3 population now Of 1880 which
Brandywlns and Chrisiiana would To-
crease to so, 900. This would leave only
about rs, 900 population for the lower
County, only 300 more than halt as
many as the upper Con nsy. In this
case in 1890 the inequality between
the two Counties wonld be 80 great
thS. there woui Id be the same
complaint tina. We now have Of unequal
repres sntation. Ii would be prepos-
terous 10 talk OF division Of the Coun.
ty BY the lines proposed as IL Weald only
lead 70 in sxtr!cabls confusion without
bringing the relief sought for. We
hope no one will be caught mapping
and give his asssa: .o..a divisioM Of the
County before giving the question in
telligent and mature consideration. To
the Democrats in the lower part OF the
County the proposition to divide ap-
pears very foreibly and iavorably. The
new Courthouse has just been built,
which including extras, will cost over
$l6o, 900. As the nav Court houGe 10
located in Wilmington, NO doubt the
Democrats o! the lower County expect
BY q division Of the County TO escape
pa ing their part Of the taxes for build
ing the new Courthouse. Another
favorable view OF the saso 10 them is
that the lower County woAld By it,
tie bulIdosiug and fraud in the assess
meuu 10 tsIsGGbly cure to go Demo
cratic.
Fhs whole makes vary niCs LITTLE
sChSms il carried out. Thsy would GU
Iooss from their obligations to pay
thcir share iOf bsili.ng the new o5ngt
house, they wouli have the cid court
house and Jail at Newcastle withoat
cOsting auythiD!-37sn compelling tie
upper county to build a new jail for
itself, and then with only IS, 600 pspa
latlon they wOeld have alrnsst dozbls
the rsprsssE alton Of :hs upper county
sR1 0ne-foRTtl more than either Kent
or 6Esssx.
fhh is q mise little scheme indeed,
bat We dsubt II it will work. The
Democratic Legislators frsM Ksn. Gnc !
Sussex would hardly be willing 10 give
population Of 5000 az many repr!-
ssntatiVss In the Legislature aS they
have with q population respectively Of
30 600 and $4,000. Under these cir
% instances it 10 idle TO talk about o
division Of tbs county, There 10 70
need Of a di7is!on anyhow, The county |
Is not too large. There arc two doysn
osuptles in Pennsylvanls each
larger than Newcastle county, and
shsrs is no talk about dividing them
Chester, Lancaster and York ali in Q
'ow on the Southern border are al.
much larger than Newcastle. Ian
astsr county has = population equal
o our whole State aud Ys. Tiers is no
ak Of dividing il. We say again, let
Newcastle County remain as It ia. It
3 agrand old county, standing together
rom the time that William Penn laid
d Its boundaries. II would be an act
Z sssrilegs TO divide II now. She wants
aore representation, but she does rot
rant to attain Il By breaking herself
nto fragments. The only equitable
Ian 10 attain that objeM is by district
representation extending to al! parts Of
he State, based on population to be aG :
leSr equal ss possible without iDj ustios
0 any s,oticp. This Is what the '
ounty needs and the people need and
his is rhat We hope the Rspsblicans
D the Legislature will ask for, nothingi;
nOre, ro.hins ltss.
CAnbrtG6s's Celebration.