Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-20
SHALL SACRAMENTO LOSE A SENATOR p
LEoIsLATIEG FOR PARTY.


Under the new system set up Tor this
people, by this people, an effort ia made to
make all parts Of this great State, exhibit
ing more varying conditions than any
other, conform to rigid rules of uniformity.
It has been and always will be failure in
this respect. The provisions of Article ".
Of the Constitution, concerning apportlOn.
mens, proceed upon the same unwise lice.
Under it, which demands that equality as
to population, shall conform to the
arbitrary geographical boundaries OF
counties. the Assembly found an ex-
cuse yesterday in its vote for depriying
Sacramento county of one Senator. If the
bill becomes law.we viii have three As
semblymen and single Senator, and thus
over ten thousand people in Sacramento
county be debarred of representation. It
will be remembered it was prophesied this
would result in the event of the Democ-
racy becoming dominant in the Legislature.
It would be better, assuming that there is
no help for us, that the decree has gone
forth, as we forecast it weeks ago, for US
to have a representation equally divided
two Assemblymen and two Senators. Our
delegation resisted the efforts made to re.
duce the Assembly delegation to two, in
the hope, of course, of retaining also the
two Senators to which we are justly en-
titled, for to preserve the districts as
nearly equal in population as may be, " is
not done WHEN Sacramento, with nearly
1000 people, is given but one Senator,
while Santa Clara, with but 30, $50,
is given two Senators by the bill.
Let it be remembered by the good people
of Sacramento county that it was punished
for having been Republican county, ga
dyed.in-the-wool Republican county" as
the son of D. S. Terry, the would-be boss
of the Democratic party, put it. Let them
remember that the same voice denounced
Sacramento county because here are lo'
Gated the works Of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, employing some 1000
Woodworking, well.to.do citizens, and is
therefore, as the son Of Terry terms it, "a
railroad stronghold" Let it be remem-
bered that it was as openly as falsely an.
nounced in the floor Of the House that
Sacramento county is on the down grade.
These gentlemen are we'll aware that this
is the only county where the tide of in
dustry and prosperity is never checked
a county that has steadily improved,
increased in population, wealth, and in
all the elements that go to make
up prosperous, intelligent and contented
people. When MIR. Atwell stated that
Sacramento wanted everything within its
grasp, he revealed the sickly purpose of
the majority to cover its tracks with Sian
der. Sacramento has never received a
dollar from the State. She has given it
lands and money freely, and in return has
asked for nothing. If the fostering of a
State institution located here is to be cause
for her punishment, she has the compan-
ionship of every city where State institu-
ton ia located. Tie men who cried out in
the House, "Give the Senator to some
good Democratic county !" made manifest
how poor an appreciation they have of
their duties as legislators as compared to
their preiudices as partisans. But we have
no quarrel with them. They have exer-
cised the power they hold. Sacramentos
prosperity does not depend upon the will
of the Assembly. She is not pensioner
upon the State bounty, and can view these
partisan scrobatic feats without concern.
If it amases legislators to abuse the State
Capital, she can ccusent to their enjoying
the recreation to their full
Sacramento will expect, and we believe
will receive, more just treatment in the
Senate, and her claims to representation be
considered on their merits and not de.
graded to the mean level on which the
Assembly placed them. In the Senate the
people of this county will expect, and we
believe will receive, consideration COM
porting vita the dignity and manhood of
that legislative body.