Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-30

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The Delawarean IL 90 we'll pleased
With our present state Constitution that
Il wanls NO changes made, and it is
thsFsfore opposed TO Senator Martin .
Ill providing FOX Constitutional State
Oonvsntion being called, and even II
ny chAngo were needed, IL thinks the
IegisAAtars u the proper body to make
uAoO. We have never given our contem-
poEaxy credit for being offensively pro-
nEeesive, but when 1t thinks that . con-
stitution that subserved every purpose
Afty-three years ago Is plenty good
enough, end subserves every needed
purpose now, it, intense conservatism
and old Sogyishness Ii perfectly as
1ounding. To insinuate tina, there are
not men Of the present generation
Of - great breadth Of mind, of ~
great intellect, - patriotic - were
our fathers Of 1882, 10 barren oompli.
Msut to intelligence Of the present day.
We ara not surprised that the present
constitution suits the Delawarean, and
we can forgive It II intense selfshness Is
. forgivAble ofEense.
When the present Constitution was
made, the three counties of the State
we're nearly equal in population, and
she representation from each county
Wa the sauna Now the population Of
New Castle County is 10000 greater
than both the other counties combined,
and still the representation Is the same.
While in Kent County, where the Della
warean IL published and flourishes, the
representation in the Legislature is
ATS Of the population to every Repre-
sentative, while in New Castle County
q IL IL, 143 to each Representative. In
the Senate the disproportion Is the
same in . comparative sense, q Senator
In Kent repre- senring II 900 ofa popula-
ton, while in New Castle County .
Senator represents q, 900 Of q popula-
ton. Yet in the face Of this glazing
dishonest disproportion, the acknowl-
eiged organ OF Democracy in the State,
wants the Constitution let alone.
It 10 good enough, no doubt, fol. Kent
County and even for Sussex, bNdt is i,
good enough for New Castae? What
have the people of New Castle County
to say about 1t? But when we Object
to this inequality and say We will moi
stand 1t, we are asked in the Language
of Tweed, What are you going to dc
about 1t ?'' We are told that we mus
abide by the Constitution, and we are
reminded that the Constitution cannot
Tbe amended without the consent of the
= representatives from Kent and Sussex
Counties. This is cold comfort for the
people of New Castle County, and it
yet remains to be seen how long they
viii submit to such indignities. How.
ever, there are those in the Legislature
from the lower counties who believe the
constitution should be amended. In
that number is DIR. Hugh Martin, q
Senator from Sussex, who has intro
duced bill providing for State Con
stitutional Convention.
This We believe to be the right plar
to pursue, but with the Delawarean and
its editor, who is q member of the Leg
islature, against 1t, its passage is ex
txemely doubtful. We await to SO
what Is to become Of it, out assuming
its defeat, the people of New Castl
County may well ask, what next
They certainly cannot be accused O
acting hastily If they take the matter il
their own hands, and make the mos
they can out of the privileges that ar
still left In the Constitution. As the
people Of Kent and Sussex hold tena
ciously to unequal representation, t
the injury of New CASTLE County, tn
peo Pile of the latter county cannot b
blamed II they appropriate to them
sci YES what Ia left under the Constitu
tion. The people Of New Castle Count
can combine and elect the Governor G
the State and the Congressman.
Kent and Sussex are determined not I
give New Castle County the rights sh
is entitled to, the latter will have
look out for herself, and take what 81
can get But we will wait awhi
longer yet, to see what becomes of D.
Martins bill.