Daily Republican., 1884-01-21
Why Make q Change.

Whti 1uo haii VI tHe tily CouhCh 10 W
be elected from the wards: also for
President of the City Council, elected
by the voters of the whole city, who is
ex-officio member ofthat body, making
a tie between the parties an impossi-
bility. The present City Council stands,
including the President, thirteen Re-
publicans and ten Democrats, giving
the Republicans a good, working
majority. In this majority is included
two Republicans, elected from two
Democratic wards, the Second and the
Third, either of which gives about
hundred Democratic majority on a full
vote, and no divisions in the party.
There are five tolerably sure Repub-
lican wards in this city, and six as
equally sure Democratic wards. Adj
hitting that the Republicans carry
their five wards they will elect ten
members of the Council, and admitting
that the Democrats carry their six
wards they will elect twelve members
of the City Council. This gives the
Democrats two majority, and even ad-
hitting that the Republicans will elect
the President of the City Council, the
Democrats would still have majority
Of one, and as eight beat seven in the
electoral commission of 1876, 50 twelve
Democrats in the City Council will
always beat eleven Republicans in
1884, should such state of affairs oc-
cur.
This is exactly the way matters will
stand, judged from the present stand
point. 1t makes the matter no better
by charging shameful gerrymandering
of the wards upon the Democrats, and
by the Democrats, to bring about this
result, though such charge could be
maintained, and the truth of it is pat
ent to all who wish to look at the truth
in a proper light. The Democratic
wards are all below Sixth street, and
the Republican wards all above it,
The Republican district has, by seve-
raj thousand, the larger population, pays
several thousand dollars more taxes,
polls nearly thousand more votes, has
az large an area as the Southern dis
trict. and vet is divided into only five
Wards, and is represented by only ten
Republican cOunCilmen, while the sec
ton that pays the least taxes, has the
least population. and polls the smallest
vote, is divided into six wards and is
represented nv twelve Democratic conn
ciimen. This i. exactly the truth in a
nut shell. and tells the whole story nf
the WRONGS and iniuuitips fine RDnuhli-
cans have suffered in the citv GOVERN
ment. without reference to sin Greater
wrongs in the County and State hv ax-
IRENE partisan LEGISLATION
But thourh This is a natter of con-
plant, if cannot he helned and the Moo
pie must make the hest If if One thiry
must be looked in the face NV the pa.
publicans and that tbinr il M sacrat
when we say that thew must carry y
Democratic ward at the lima .lartion
if they would retain control of tba City
Council AT the 4lection In 1880 ,ho,,
carried two Democratic wards nv snch
capahle and uonul,r c,ndid,tac -, ~
Eastburn in tha SECOND M Iohn
son in the Third These r.rt1omon
have proven themselves avcoiIomt ,,,,ar
dams of the ritv,s intaro.t. orJ +haro
is no GOOD reason ,rhv thov shnn11 ,,.
hotl, he returrod +o fla ,it,, Co,,,,;1 T.,
even increased noior;,ioy
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for Republicaus to fiji tha IncaI oainos
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management Of the citv rnvernrnort .
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