The daily gazette., 1883-02-12
Bait Gdzette
NILMINaToN. MONDAY. ZEE. Ia
me state Press on Representation.

Inc ctAt1 frens ON hSoprcseuthtAOh
with one accord the papers of Kent and
Sussex counties unite on the down State
idea Of representation and express the opln-
ion, with argument which is already worn
threadbare, that the only way to give New
Castle what she Is entitled to is by constitu-
tIonal amendment or by convention. 1t is
looking palmer each day that Wilmington
win have hard uphill road to travel in
securing justice, and the question will, of
course, rest with the lower county members.
Whether they will grant what they are in
fairness bound to grant, or take refuge be-
hind the opinions of minority of the judges,
is an interesting question, and one Of grave
doubt.
We notice with anything but satisfaction
disposition on the part of our Kent and
Sussex contemporaries to misreprepresent
the position Of New Castle, and the popular
sentiment entertained by her people and
expressed by her newspapers. This is par
ticularly the Gaze with the DeldpGred,,,
which paper. however, is very earnest in its
declaration that justice shall be done to the
upper county, although in the way of an
amendment to the constitution. This paper
says in its issue of Saturday:
Gan bills OF the nature of the one pre-
sented BY Mr.. Bates asking or majority OF
the members OF the Assembly are calculated
to do harm and prejudice the claims OF New
Castle county. The urging ofpublic meetings
in the county oil New Castle In order that a
clamor may be raised in the hope of inhu-
encing legislation upon the subject is
L. T,nttI nj NJ.
Castle delegation prepare and present a
sensible and reasonable bill asking for in
creased representation by Constitutional
amendment, and this furore, doubt, disa-
greement and controversy will be set at rest.
Constitutional amendment is the proper
course to be pursued in this matter of in
creased representation and the right way is
alway- the best way"
Now in the first place we see no harm in
Mr.. Bates bill. 1t asked for what New
Castle County is entitled to on strict basis
Of population, and what the Democratic
party of New Castle county was really
pledged to ask for. 1t was not calculated
to harm and prejudice the claim of our
county, but in the very position which many
people have taken on the bill, an evident de-
sire to do injustice to New Castle county be.
comes apparent. We think 1t is not putting
1t too strong to say that many of thes'
men were only too glad tha
order that they could object to the whole
thing. This was cowardly and unfair
When the Delapdrea.. goes on to charge
that the efforts of the GAZETTE and Other
papers to have public meetings held In order
that an expression of sentiment might be
secured, was to get up howl to hulldoze
the Legislature into passing the bill of Mr.
Bates, In its present shape, If you please, II
Il making an assertion which is unwarranted
There is no disposition on the part o.
New Castle county to do anything of the
kind, and there will be none, We feel safe il
saying. The papers have used no expires
sion which would warrant any such con
struction, although we are frank TO say
that such move might not be wholly un
justified at this time. New Castle county
must not be treated in this way, and hel
claims must be given a patient and impartia
hearing.
It Is not our intention now to discuss
further than we have already done, thiI
question of a constitutional amendment, bu
the Delaware Democrat, when it says thai
the passage of Mr.. Bates bill will throttle the
will Of the voters and prevent their senti
ments from being known, talks intemper
ately and foolshly. The Democrat knows
that the sentiment of the people is that New
Castle shall be given justice through the
direct Legislative enactment, which 1t sc
sarcastically calls "short cut" and thai
simple justice in thlssmatter will be merely
In accordance with the pledges made by the
Democratic party of the whole State, il
convention assembled.