The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-03-07
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| The sslsin Statesman Induiges In soms
very severe though Just, criticisms Of the
democratic legislature u Ohio, for such /
bill Iately introduced 10 dIstrie. the state
for congressional purposes, which wonld
give the democrats sixteen or seventceen
members and the republicans but four OF
five, The Statesman is In error a. TO It's
figures. Under itis bill the democrats
would elect fourteen and The republicans
seven. At the last election the democrats
carried that state by it,ooo majority, and
taking that as basi, the democrats could
claim but eleven members and the repub-
licans ten, clearly showing that the demo.
Gratis arc aiming 10 gather In more con-
gressmen from that state than they are en-.
entitied.o. Butis the Sfafesmaa diind man
or Is he, Ike Jug handle, all on one side /
Has Il ever dawned upon his mental vision
that his own party In okio Is fai more
guilty OF stealing congressman than are
the democratic Has he duly or Otherwise
considered the notorious gerrymandeT
that now exists In that state, and which
was so arranged by the republicans as to
give them sixteen and the democratic but
ave congfessmcni For the propose
democratic gerrymander the .Sfafssmas
swells TO the dignity OF righteous lndIgna-
tlon, but on the subject of Its own part,'s
''siealIng" II is silent as night. The Sfsfss
man Is only half as indignat as Il sh.,uld be.
Could II lay aside Its party bias, Il would
be heaping anathcmas upon the heads OF
Its party leaders ali over the country. Let
Us investigate. At the last presidential c.
cction the dem ocraiic vote In Connecticut
was 74.sso and the republican vote was
74.sS4, and yet that state 10 40 gerrynander-
ed Tor members Of the legislature and con.
gressnan that the republicans have both
United States Senators and three out OF
four congressman. The democratic vote In
Iowa ia 1888 was i6o.ss7 and the republi-
can vote aiI,sos but the republicans have
both senators and ten oat of eleyen con-
gressmen. This is not all. In kansas the
democrats cast Ios,o4s votes but have no
representative. while the republicans have
seven members for their Iss.9o4. In Maine
the democrats cast s6.4si votes but have
no representative. while the republicans cast
73.754 and have four. In Minnesota the
democrats cast io4.5ss votes but have no
representative, while the republicans cast
f4s,4oa and have Eve. In Nebraska the
democrats cast so.sss votes but have no
representative, while the republicans cast
Ios.4ss and have three. In New Hamp.
shire the democrats cast 3.5ss vote but
have no representative, while the republI-
cans east as. 7s4 and have two. In Rhode
Island the democrats cast 1880 votes but
have no representative. while the repubii-
cana cast 2f,o6s and have two. In the six.
teen states OF California, Connecticut, lille
nois. Iowa. Massachusetts, Michigan, New
YorA. Ohio, PeansylyaEia, Wisconsin,
Kansas, Maine. Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampslre snd Rhode Island which were
dlstflcted by republicans. the democrats
cast 5Iii,Iso votes and the republicans b.
5,y,49s, yet the democrats are allowed on.
y forty four representatives In the popular
branch OF congress, while the republicans
lake i5s. The republicans cass "A excess
Of 4i6. go votes In total Of 6.63s.67s. Or
about 6X per cent. ye, they take more
Ihan three times as man, representatives.,
an excess OF over sss per cent. In those
states enc democratic member represents
an average constituency OF es,s77 voters,
~hlie one republican represents only a6,-
rag.
II the representation were In proportion
10 the vote the democrats would have
rightv.four Of the I7o Representatives from
those states ard the republicans nlnet.
Eve. As II Is. the republican usurpers
seated by fraudulent gerrymanisring, are
rio,ins In revolution and bowling that the
shall ruiel Here again 10 Il
demonstrated tina. the republican party 10
the party OF false pretenses.