New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22

\EU- 1OEh warn HiHi'' i<'''-'
Ncv-Yorl. represented by Il Democratic Wv
ornor Mayor. Council and congressman ha>
n,dc itself ridiculous. Was there ever @r'i
civ in more Illuminating position thah W."
Ynrl, orcuDjcs. in consequence OF the iunhhS
and L,,coinc the threats and the vltupcra'ioh'
ot those who have disgraccd the city by pre-
.onl;,c IN ronrcscnt il in the matter OF appor-
comment Those pcople started out with the
absurd notion that they could make J"Su'c -
forty states wait upon the private axe GiIn","s
of 4 few ambitious leaders oil lacnoh III '"'e
Stato. Nayor Grant was to he sustained an"
clarified Governor Hill was 10 be doomed lof
the Presidency. and Tammany Han ana Us
orators were To- split the ears OF the bcm"'id'!'
M, , nurcIv fictitious and manufactured Issue.
TO this end if was contriVcd not to question the
Ini,od states census until il was almost too late,
aud then to make Il count IN such shape
that the MAYOR has never cared I" sun
mit the books to investigation. Next came
the performances of the Mayor ana governor
NJ The Census Office and Interior Department.
all too obviously calculated 10 manufacture Il
controversy without exhibiting any evidence Oh
which the United states officials couId ACT
After the issue had just been fabricated, inc
noise made by TammanH orators ana hcWSp"
nerS WAS something tremendous. Iho\ were
going to have mo apporionment un'H J'>,I'c
had been done 10 the Empire state. ana on 'hf'
marniGccnt line Of policy undertook to STIR up
all the partisan puGnacity of Democrats III CON
cre>S
Il was the stupidc,l plan ever lnVcn'cd'
Men Of sense might have known that Demo
Gratis could not afford to atlIcn; Texas, Akan-
.as and \cw-Jcl>c,. Nebraska. Minnesota and
other states by refusing the apporionm"ni 20
which they had IA constitutional right. In place
If evidence. Democrats offered nothing hll I'M
,,udoncc. All the world was summoned to be-
iicvc that Tammany politician mnNt nc'eN,
sarjlv tell the truth and know ali about IT, and
that each and every Federal official must be a
rascal or Il numHkulI
The Democratic members OF Congress were
not in the hum0r 10 sacrifice everything I" 'oF-
cInor HIS ii tie game OF thimhlc-rlg. About
forty Of them refused 10 make any opposition u"
the apportionment proposed by Eopuh.icanN' h"t
voted for il directly, notwithstanding the N"-
alteration of all the instruments oi Iamman\.
1t is not surprising that among them were many
Of the shicWdcSt ana abcst Dcm' Gratis III the
House. who were able 10 sec that Newly or< hd>
no real cause Of complaint. They cm'ld see
also. that any injustice done. ii satisfactorily
shown. could hc recihcd by any Succeeding
Congress- 10 that there was not even the shadow
Of excuse for the fuss which was made pro
fe>>cdly on behalf of New York. but really for
the grinding of surdry political axes.
Another laundering notion was INDUCED 10y
certain Democrats. namely. that the next PIc'l-
dental electors would have 10 be chosen on the
basis OF the present appointments Bnt the
Constitution and laws entirely dispose OF that
idea. The Constitution says that Re number 81
electors shall be equal I" the whole number 81
senators and Representatives 70 which the N'ac
shall be entitled in the Congress- and in l~32
the States will be entitled 10 and will proceed "a
elect member. according to the new apporiIon-
mcnt Lest there should lee controversy. the
/ laws explic,ly provide devised Statutes para
! graph 1922 that '';hc number Of electors shall
/ be equal 10 the number of senators and Ecprc-
| scntatiVcS TO which the states are hy law en-
tilted at the time the President and Vice PrcSi-
/ dent to be chosen come into Office and The
! President TO be chosen in 1892 will come into
Office when the toms Of the next congressman
10 hc chosen under the new apportiDnment. viii
begin. The same statute further provides
whenever no app0rtiOnmcnt Of Representative
! has been made after any enumeration. al the
time of choosing electors. the numbers shall h'
| according to the then existing appOrtiOnmcnt,
thus expressly excluding the case. such a. The
ono of 1892. when a ncW arpori0nmcnt vii
have been made.