Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-23


The increased representation bill was
brought before the House yesterday and
rushed through to the tune of nineteen
vO,es to one, and it now goes to the Sen
ate for its concurrence. OF the twenty
one members OF the House, only Mr..
Rates, the Speaker, had the requisite
i.0litical manhood to condemn it and
vote against it. He made speech,
one of the most sensible he ever
made, against it; he showed how that
instead of relieving the people from the
tyranny of despicablc political slavery
it only riveted the chains tighter |,
was "A bill which had but slight sha-
,iow of justice, and had not the SEM
hlanee Of justice on principle. But Mr..
Rates arguments were useless. 1t was
q fOrgone conclusion that it was to pass,
he Democratic politicians had it fixed
and the fiat had gone forth to the peo-
ne of New Castle County, that they
must either accept four members aidi-
iional and one more Senator, or take
iess rs might be- dictated by the swamp
and sandhill Legislators from the lower
counties Mr.. Bates in this trying
emergency surveyed the field, looked
Al integrity and principle on one side,
his party and bigoted craftsmanship on
he other, took the chances and threw
his influence, his character, his talent
IN the side of principle. |, is conceded
that the bill will not have more than
one vote against it in the Senate, when
II will then 90 before the people. yet
lEsmpered and tied from them and if
II receives threc-tourth vote of each
h!anch Of the next Legislature it will
become part of the Constitution Of the
State. fit gets through all right vii
mington will b" granted the boon Of
e1ectng tour Representatives anri two
senators at tn" election in 1856, no
sooner. After III" present tamtnhinent
becomes part of the Constitution, " hat
Tils the people hav" gained" Viii
mington will have gained three Krpre-
~Itatives and one Senator She al
ready has one Representative. and one
senator. The Comfy outside of VIII
mington will gain one Representative.
and Kent and SUSSEX rountir, will
have gained one senator each. As the
people were promised fair and euuita-
bic representation by the Democratic
party, i'll State Convention assembled,
and by Democratic speakers during the
campaign, let us see what by this bill
is called fair and equitable. WHINING
ton with $1,000 population will have
from the start ioNr Representatives aud
Two Senators. The representative ratio
10 each representative" will y" T., 800
and to each Senator 2j,ms'. y" pruyi-
sion whatever is made. for an increased
representation II" mat'rrif the rity IN
= few years doubles its pupuIatiou
In the county outside Of Wilmington
With population Of G.j,wo, there will
he seven representatives and two S..IIa
tors, the representative ratio will be
300 to each member, and the senate
.ial ratio $500. Compared with VIII
abingdon it take, two and Il half voter,
:" Offset one in the County in the vote
:or representatives, and in the vote for
Senators il takes 5000 more vote, 10
elect two SENATORS III the CITY, than it
takes to elect the same number in the
'Hunty. In other word, there will be-
l3.Mo iisfranrhi>rd citizen, in the rlty
pn the vote for r"Dr,,s natives, and SuON
irr Senators.
In Kent County Tn" population j.
i",SIl, there will Ip seven rppreSr,;t1-
lives and four Senator's The representa-
Nv" rati" will br +,'!+j per member and
til" Senatorial ratio, S,2lS Kent is
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