Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-07-09

1N SIGNING the bill for the admission oi
Idaho President Harrison has made him.
self party to one OF the greatest political
steals that has ever been known in the
United States. With Wyoming it makes
two new rottcn-boroughs, the population
Of both not being large enough to legally
admit one state. The reason that they
are in is OF course to bolster - he G. O.
p. which is now on its last legs and needs
nourishing
Together the new states will send six
representatives to congress, four senator's
and two congressman. 1t is needless to
say that all of these will bc republican.
II there had been any doubt Idaho would
not have been admitted, nor would Wv.
omiug.
The logic OF the scheme is Obvious. II
the republican party loses the house, as
the leaders fear unless Reeds election law
works as is intended. it will still have the
senate by reason of the admission of the
new states, so that even il the democrats
win the house and the presidency they
will not he able to repeal republican par
tisan legislation for the next ten years,
at least.
Figures do not lie. In 1SSs the first
congressional district of New York east
nearly $4,000 more votes than the two
new states cast together. The second
district cast 5000 more, the third l6,.
900 more, the fourth about 1000 more,
And so il goes. Even in the rural districts
Of New York the votes in II congressional
district were about equal to the aggrc.
gate vote Of the two new states. And
yet the 100000 people represented by
Mr.. Covert, oi the first district OF New
York, have one member of Congress,
while the 10000 people OF Wyoming
aud Idaho will have four senators aud
two representatives.
In the year lSSS the state of Ohio east
775,72i votes for president. Wyoming
cast 1910 for delegate in congress, and
Idaho 16,O13. Ohio's 775,72l voter,
will have two senator's. The 3i,O2;
voters OF the two new states will hav,
four senators. The state of Rhode Island
the smallest in the old union, cast ncarl,
Ia, 900 more votes than the two new
states put together, and has about twic,
the population.
So Idaho and Wyoming with popula
tons ridiculously small when comparct
| To the older states are to have more rep
rcscntatycs in proportion than any q
those. But they will do the part tha
is intended of them.
That is the reason u republican con
grcss aud president have admitted to tin
sistcrhood two states that will have I
| power in the senate Of u state with fit,
times the population oi both aud will
thirty-iour times the representation u
either. The whole is one infamous steal
II cannot bc censurcd too harshly, II !
lust about what one would expect of
republican congress and president.
IN pursuance Of n call for n county con
vent Ion made through the chairman q
the democratic committee of the count
Tor the purpose oI selecting delegates I,
represent this county in the judicial con
ycntion To be held at Charleston on til
oath inst. aud at Raleigh on the Goth q
August prox., u convention of the Ash,
vile township is hereby called to meet n
the court house on Saturday the l2t
inst. at ~ o'clock M, To- which all II,
democrats of the township are requisite
aud urged to attend to select delegate
to represent this township IN said COT
ycntion, which is To meet at Ashcvillc u
the 10Th day OF the present month.
BY the committee.
Tuos. A. JoNEs, Chairman.
July 0, 1890