Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-09

representation, Dssed uVon popuiation
anu 70 nave unose SeP1sseh h.auve'
sieoteu py single uisthcts, to'
ueseioy entirely the Jeanssy or th'
esp.it ou oorps' II may 30 ePeak ,oi the
vounties, the moment you sNot mem
@ geis OF the Legisiature by distrlc's
fou may leave the counties f0s the pur
posos Vi iocai government as hhey nov
s.Anu, II you see mt 10 90 sos put iof
euo purpose OF eiectihg REPRESENTATIVES
whv arc 70 govern tne Wnoio cISs, you
ouent not 70 look 10 the residence OF tne
man IN one county or another, nut 10
Inc iacs thst every man represents ae
nsar As possible an equal mum Dor OF
constituehts. Ehls Is the OASIS OF your
'nsoitut'ohs.
a properly aoJusted system or o1s-
ict representation IL the only ,o1m-
pIo'c ioueuy ioI tue evils under wnscn
.he cluzehs OF lbs county suffer: h
wouiu pe Iust anu Denenciai 10 all tne
poopie oi tne state it would give
equai Vo,ce 10 eqnai men ior the protee.
Ion oi .he,r rishts and noertes' II
ou'u US the recoRhltion ana reanza'
'ion oi our common manhood'
Asl.a..oh OF tne question OF nst re-
presentation ior Ne" Oastle county
nae con'ihueu ior many years. Az iaSt
what 90 we ma What recognition OF
sn1 I'su''ui uenahus OF onr people
" hat security lot tbelr noerty and
equah.y Inc 1rupo constitutional
aneudmehi' now penulhg Deiore the
oonersi assembly IL ls psychoiogi
cai phenomenon that any clhzen or
enir ooupey Snouiu iend MS advocacy 70
eucn measure ~ IL siavish IN us
splI', am WITHOUT slEgie redeeming
leAtuIe. these woIds are stfong, out hot
Ooo stioue' Us an e1@mination OF the
provisiohs OF the measure VIII disclose
'ns.eau OF tnree'it aiio"s iour senators
W EACH county
but now can oh's increase tue iegisia-
i've power vi .ne people OF THIS county.
soto Vi eieht oebatcrs iron heht anu
SUISSE asains' sote VI foeIa,o's rom
New Casele ~ Just ds overwhelming AZ
Vo.e VI siA against three. III oIoer W
eqoaiize one poii,ic power OF the Peo-
PIE vi .he ota e''uere III ust pe reiatiVe
increase Vi representation III ia'or Oh
me c,tizons oI inns county. therefore,
sno Nuea Vi euo aoooihpiishlnent oi TO-
'oIni ny reason oi such an increase IN
no senate as Is proposed Dy tne pend
ing measure IL utterly iiiusive. Ihe
gross meg OF political rlghtS re-
mans uhaiecteo:
| Duo the 1rupo Oonstltationai Ameod
meht propotes an increase OF four
| representatives ior New ''as'ie county,
making ner entire ueieeatlon In the
mouse OF representatives eleven, IN
sCeau OF seven four are 70 Do elected
oy citlzshs fesldlpg In wilmington,
ana the remaining seven Dy citizens re-
sinihe IN the resiuue OF the county.
I "a Il I y a
that. seems AT nrst sight 20 De step In
4hvance' But this also. Is illusiye.
Every act or JOINT resolution OF tue
General Assem- oiy requires at i ast a
majority vote IN each branch of the
Legislature. Therefore, relative in
crease ior one county in only one OF the
two branches cannot possibly enlarge
the attn fmative legislative power of the
Icitlzens OF that county. AL that II
CAN accomplish IL an increase Of the
power OF legls ative Resistance. In 9th
ct words, 1t does not Increase the power
TO advance Legislation it merely in
crehSes the power 10 hinder legislation
The latter power IL very important al
times, but without the former, Id pitt
able crumb 10 he tarown 70 the citi.
zens of this county.
But the Grubb Constitutional Amend
ment, besides its gross and uupardon.
able Injustice and wrong to the citi-
zens OF Wilmin gton, contains two foa
lures wuich are imply disgraceiul. The
rural population OF New Castle County
is abont equal 10 that of Kent and Sus-
sex Yet, while this measure allows
four Senators each TO Kent or Sussex,
il restricts that portion of New Castle
County, not inc uded in tbs city of
Wilmington, to two Senators, providing
also that the citizens residing ir this
city, shall also elect two. Bot with an
equal population, why should not the
rural portion OF New CASTLE elect as
many Senators as Kent or Sussex ?
How is it possible TO discriminate
against the farmers Of New Castle1 1t
is not the case of townsmen against
countrymen. They are all equally
rural, having the same interests, and
equal In population. What justitica
ton can there be for stamping the
farmers of New Castle as the political
| interiors of the farmers of Kent and
Sussex
!, Again : a majority of the Judicia,y of
| Delaw are have by their formal written IL
opiuioLs, in answer to an inquiry pro
posed TO them in Joint resolution of
the General Assembly, passed In 1883.
certified thar under onr Constitution as
! It stands to day the General Assembly,
| by two thirds vote of the mem hers of
each branch, has power to do Justice by
granting political equality TO The citi.
zens of New Castle County, without the
necessity of the adoption of any con.
stitutionai amendment. Yet the Grubb
Constitutional Amendment strikes out
! that power and proposes co so tie the
hands of the Legislature that without