Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-11

or partisan gerrymander before 1t
jumps into the political phase of the
matter.
But, speaking of partisan gerryman-
ders, look at the indecent haste Presi-
dent HARRISON recommends the pres
ent condemned and repudlated Con-
gress to make in national reappOrtion-
ment on the basis of PoRTEI'S iraudu-
lent census; and furthermore, look at
the partisan character and injustice Of
that census. Says the New York World:
No one believes that the population Of
the old New England and Middle states
increased nearly % per cent, while that OF
the Southern Atlantic division, including
West Virginia, North Carolina aud
Georgia, increased only little more than
Is per cent. Those who are familiar with
the wonderful growth Of the Southern
States within the last decade cannot give
credence to such statistics, especially In
view OF the fact that in the decade from
1870 70 1850 the percentage OF increase OF
the first group Of States was lL5 and
that Of the Southern group was St9 III
was in the second decade, from ls>O 70
1890, that the industrial movement IN the
South and its attendant immigration re
ceived their impetus from the Atlanta Cot
ton Exposition.
No sensible man will believe, FOR in
stance, that Republican Nebraska has in
creased her population 1880 per cent
aud wonderfully growing and developing
Democratic Alabama only 1915 per cent.
No man of common sense will accept
these figures as even half way accurate;
yet il is upon the basis Of such a census
that the Republican leaders propose TO
make a national apportionment. And
Mr.. HARRISON is particularly anxious
that it be done by the present Repub-
lican Congress. In pursuance OF this
plan bills have been prepared 70 gerry
mander the nation which are simply In
famous outrages on the American people,
even though we made the violent as
sumption that the Eleventh Census is
correct. They are the Frank bill and
the Dunning bill, one provides for 354
and the other for $3.50 members of the
House. Otherwise there is little differ
ence between them. The World ana
lyzes them at length and shows up their
Ubiquitous partisan characteraS follows:
After dividing the population of the
States by 10000 there were refnain0ers
over. and 70 certain Of these remainders
additional congressman were given until
the requisite number, 80, was made up.
II was in this distribution Of these addi-
tiOnal Representatives that the partisan
unfairness was manifested. Texas, Tor eN-
ample had u members apportioned 10 II,
and there were then 2.22O people unrepre-
sented No additional member was given
for these people. Texas is Democratic
State Illinois received an additional mem
Der for 3, $50 people, Minnesota one for
4OOl1. Nebraska one for -, 193; West Nir-
ginia had u remainder over Of 40, rs DeO-
Die. for which no additional Representa-
| tive was given. Contrast this with the
case Of Minnesota. and the iniquity Of the
Dunneu measure and, by consequence, Of
I the Frank Bill viii DC apparent. Peunsyl-
vania. with a remainder Of 2o,514, was 10
have an additional member. But the fol-
/ lowing Democratic States, each with a larg-
/ er remainder, We're TO have none: Florida,
81. 436: Georgia. -, 366; Louisiana, 81, IS 4;
I Texas, -, 22O; Virginia, 2S,9ls; West Nir-
GINA, 20, As.
This is the manner in which this re-
pudiatcd Congress proposes TO cheat the
people.