Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-13
STILL. ANOTHER OUTRAGE PRO
POSED

POSED.
This Cong,ess with Usurper REED at
rhs head of it will be written down IS the
most corrupt and thoroughly IN e2ubh-
can IN our history.
Not Sail led with overriding the estab-
I.shed preeejeat5 Of a century, with rsping
the Constitution aud with rObbiug the
people Of seventeen Congressional districts
ofth.ir night OF representation, this infa-
NOUS Corgress, which dare not appeal TO
the people o. any issue they have rais,d,
propose 60 80 fix things that the people
will have no voice 10 the next election
90 DO this they have b;oacbed scheme
,.hich has been never before heard Of IN
republican govsrumant and which, as
centrslizing scheme, is a. dAmnable a. the
proposed federal control Of 9 ections in the
Southern States. l. will Obiiierate State
ioes 20 far a. Congressional elections are
concerned and al ow the States no choice
a. 10 bow and IN what manner they shall
elect their oxr representatives..
Tnis infamous plot to gag the minority
OF ,be American people Is, in brief, to
give the n tio1ai Congress the power to
.,rrymander ate Congressional districts
sad power 20 annul tie redisiricsing done
by State Legislatures.
Itn,eds no graphic pen 10 tell what
would he the res ult Of placing such power
IN the hands Of such a Congress as this.
Il would simply mean an end to pop
ular government.
The rsvoluionists propose to begin on
OHIO, where il nov takes 1921 Demo
cratic votes to elect a representative and
only % COS Republican votes TO elect
X publican 10 Congress The plot is to
pr,vsnt the Democratic Legislature redis-
tric.ipg the State to correct this anomaly.
The correspondent Of the Independent
Republican Pittsburg Dipaieh thus peaks
OF tle scheme;
The statesmen OF The Republican, party who
have been gerrymandering states for partisan
purposes ior many years have suddenly expert
cnced change OF heart. and have started in at
both ends of She Capitol TO put stop 70 this
wicked practice. esielday Col C. 2 WickhSm'
of Ohio sprung surprise on the House by IN
Producing a bul which provides that the dis
tric,s nom which the members CT the Fiity
second Congress shall be elected shall o. the
same in territory and boundaries As those from
which the members OF the Fiay inst House were
elecei aud o. iay senator Hoar, OF Mssiaeho'
ssis dragr la D.u into the senate OF similar
import. but reaching the, desired goal by a dii-
Crent route.
The uoar Din provides that IN al states OF the
Union representative, 90 Congress shau DC
elected iu aud lr the districts now prosei oed
by law until ihe appoTtlonmeut OF Representa-
lives shsil Doe made by Cougre sccording TO the
census to De taken in lSs0 any law Of such states
TO the contrary Notwithstanding. The sudden
attack OF vn,ue which prompted these two bills
a. ms. the unIis h,eous and uoholy gerryman-
der ,yi, induced by the openly avowed intention
% the Ohio Democrats 70 shake mp The di'Iriel'
iu the Buckeye State and retire probably NAN
score OF solc Republican statesmen 90 private
life
Bv clever fghuug lhc Republicans OF thai
state. although now IN the minority, a. e'i-
dcnced iu the late election whoa Foraker went
down VITA such disastrous defeat al the present
line control l6 cut Of the 2l Representatives. A.
the districts are SO present constituted requires
-sl5t Democratic vote 20 cd ct Representa-
live while 2s oOS votes suffice for a Republican,
difference Of So 2iS votes. Now, however. when
OBJ. democrats haze overcome their opponents
tthe polls and are prepared change this. 1t is
,-opo,ed hist the federal govern nent shall step
.nto the limits OF the sovereign State 81 Oh O
ana stay the hand Of the DenocFailc Lesisls-
cure.
Judge SENEY, of Oslo, Ona Of the Oldest
ccnstitutiosal lawyers in Congress, thus
speaks Of tie uacOnstitutiOsalitJ Of the
proposed outrage
.'Ihe bin B, an assertion Of power on thepaV
OF Congress TO district the state for Congressional
purposes for DC is plain that II Congress can pre-
vent redistricung t necessarily follows that they
can red strict, 1.-THE matter is within control OF
C5ngress neither the people Of the states nor
their representation in the Legislatures have
any voice in the matter.
aud q that power is lodged In Congress it is