Daily Republican., 1881-03-18
How 90 Secure eur kixnt..

pie Of New Castle County are of on
mind in veSard to the question Of in
creased representation, and the onl.
question that remains Is, how can it b
procured without resort to revolution
By this we do not mean forcibls revo
luton in the near future, nor unde
any contingency until all other mean
known to legislation and the Constitu
tion Of the State, have failed. Their
are times in the history Of governments
when revolution is justifable. 1t cam,
when the colonies rebelled agsipst
Great Britain for the imposition of tax
alton without representation, an impo'
siticn no less grievous than that which
now sfliicts more than half the people
of Delaware. Still we do not believe
the time has come in our State for re-
sistance to this imposition, but il ther
ID not more Of liberal spirit shown
than has been shown in late legisla-
ton at Dover the time will come just
IS sure as the sun still continues 10
rise in tae east and set in the west, and
that within the lifetime of many who
are now voters. There are however
constitutional methods for proceeding
to Q change in the Constitution of tAe
State which have not yet been resofted
to and which should b. tried before
anything beyond what q strict con-
struction of the Constitution would war
rant. One of these modes the LegislA
turs has just defeated. One of the
organs Of the Bourbon wing Of tn.
Democratic party intimstes that this
was not true test of the temper and
feeling Of the Legislature. This how
ever is but.A mere subtsrfuge argu~ "a
msut. II House Of Representatives
that would voluntarily With the feel
ing of animosity displayed by some of
the members deliberately vote down a
simple declarativs resolution that rep
resentation should bs equal aud i'm
partial, what could be expected If a
bill were introduced looking to the di
rect amendmen. to the Constitution
providing for district representation
and as near impartial as possible :
So far ss the present Legislature is
soncerned the question as osen iuilS
tested and the verdict is tnat WIS gross
ineq ality shall continue.
There remains still other methods
which may be brought to bear upon
this question which would be we'll to
try. The Constitution places it in
the power OF the people themselves at
any general election to vote upon the
question Of calling Stats convention
to amend the Constitution and if a ma-
jority of the votes cast in favor of a
conven tion exceed q majority cast at
the last preceding State election, the
Legislature shall call q State conven-
tion, but unhappily and unfortunate
" for State reform it provides that
ia convention SO called shall be COM
pesed of representatives from the re-
spsctiye counties in number and manner
as representatives to the Legislature
ars slsctsd. This plan Of cou,se would
bring 60 d. fferent result than if the
amending of the Constitution were left
to the Legislature itself. Still this is
\ plan which it might be proper to ex-
haust be fore trying another.
There is another method proposed by
leading members Of all parties in New
Castle county, and not provided for in
the Constitution, which if carried out
would probably be more effective IN
forcing favorable action than any othel
method proposed by the Constitution
That method is this. Let partisan pol
itics be thrown aside until New
Castle countysattains her rights. Lei
all the citizens of the county Of al
political shades combine together OF
New Castle candidates for Governo
aud Congressman. Let no osndidat
for either OF the Offices named he Sc
isoted from the lower counties unit
New Castle county is accorded the in
creased representation to which she.i
entitled. New Castle has l0,50O NOR
population and. two thousand mol
wtsrs than both the other coul
.iss combined. With union Of votel
asv Castle can elect Governor and
Coperessman by herself II there
more needed to make 3 union
the two parties in New Castle count
the Governor could be given first to u
Republicans and the Congressman
the Democrats, or the latter to the X
publicans and the Governor to Il
Demoo, ats. This carried out fs
times would bring the question
representation to a'focus very qu'cS
the Lesislatues. II any thing ELSA