The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-06
Reapporti0nment.

forth what purports to be sn injustice in
tho reapportionment bill introduced by
Delegate Singiser providing for reap
portionment on the basis OF the vote
east for Delegate at the last election, the
substance Of which is that thousands Of
illegal votes were cast along the Oregon
Short Line, and these voters are now
gone-left the Territory, and that re-
apportionment based ON the vote last
fall would give Alturas, Bear Lake and
Oneida counties a greater representation
IN the Legislature than they are entitled
TO, and goes on to say that there is no
necessity for this bill--that the Legisla-
ture can reapportion. Now, there would
be injustice in this, particularly to Altu-
ras, as the population of this county has
greatly increased since the reapportion-
ment according to which she is entitled
to but half Councilman-a joint Coun-
Gilman with this county, aud but one
member Of the Lower House-so she has
not, according to the reapportionment,
based on the population Of 1880, the
number of Legislators she is now justly
entitled to, and should it be left with the
coming Legislature to reapportion, Al
turas would have to elect next fall on the
basis of population as shown by the cen-
sus Of 1880. The Democrat seems to
think that a reapportionment based on
population would be nearer the correct
thing. We don't agree-fayor the num-
agree with the Democrat in that accord-
| ing to the vote east for Delegate last fall
| Alturas, and probably the other two
counties mentioned, would be given
more power in the Legislature, in all
! probability than their voting popula-
4 tion entitled them to. The Democrat
| claims that over two thousand Illegal
votes were cast last fall by railroad hands.
proof. If they been cast for Ainslie,
i doubtless the Democrat would have seen
/ no illegalities. Tie Boise City bng-bear
has bobbed up again, and the Democrat
looks into futurity and sees the capital
spreading its piuions preparatory to a
soar, but isn't quite positive whether it
will alight at Caldwell, Haley, or where
not, and will wing its flight from the
beautiful little city OF Boise as soon al
Singiser Shoes it, or rather gives the
Legislature the power to do the shooing
through the workings of his reappor-
tionment bill. Verify the 0. S. L. and
and Delegate singiser causes great
gloomy clouds Of unnecessary, dire for.
boding, to settle down and envelope {
good many of the Boiseites, shutting of
the bright sunshine of prospective pros
perity. The Democrat says the Nortl
and the East viii vote solidly for the re
inoval Of the capital, and when they do
under the workings Of the reapportion-
ment bill, away she goes-all they wan
is a majority in the Legislature. IF they
are SO terribly afraid the capital will bt
removed they would do wisely to stane
in with Mr.. Gingiser on the scheme o
annexation Of the northern counties t
Washington. We have kind of an I'm
dercurrent idea that al this talk abon
the removal of the capital is not founded
on any real fears. Some are vet sore be
cause Mr. Singisef so completely Wipet
out G. Ainsiie, ESQ. and they cant hnsl
their harpings, and in the absense 0
anything else fall back ON removal 0
capital. We are of the opinion that i
Will be q long time before the capita
will be removed, whether the reappor
tionment bill passes or not.-W World.