The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-06
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The Democrats OF the Ohio Leglala-
ture orc long will apporllon the State
into congressional diatTicta, and from
tho present indications II is quite prob
able that they viii measure the dis
trIcts with the same tape that was used
by Republicans four years ago,
The present apportIonment bill was
passed May ~, 1884, By II tho Repub'
licana took IL Congressman and they
gave the Democrats but 5, This was
an unjust measure when II ia Temem'
bered that since 1867 the Democrats
polled nearly ~ per cent, OF the vote,
aud at tho last Presidential election
nearly ~ per cont, According TO pop
ulatiOn the Democrats would have
about the aame percentage, and II tho
Yankee theory, so radically advocated
IA the Western Reserve, 10 correct, that
the rich and brainy people are Repub'
Ilcans and the poor aud homely fellows
Are Democrats, II II safe 10 say that
fully one half Of the inhabltants Of
Ohio are OF Democratic procllyltlea'
This being the case the Democrats
should be entitled 10 equal represents
ton In Congress, and the Congressional
delegation should stand 10 Democrats
and II Republicans
The Republicans have never felt dis
posed 10 give the Democratic more than
8 COngIessmen. All the apportlon'
ment bills passed under the census OF
1870 gave them but 8, and II the Demo
cratic counties were not punched TO-
gother as they are Ia the Northwest
an effort would have been made TO do
crease that number, The Poker Leg
lslature of 1881 had cut them down TO
4 districts, but they spread the majori'
ties too thin In the Republican dis
trlcta 10 stand the shocks OF q political
cyclone which followed q year later,
The Republicans were completely rout'
cd that year, for they elected but sof
the Fl congressman
The plan which Squire Relgncr, OF
Canton, has laid before the Democratic
caucua is probably the moat potent that
has yet been presented. The districts
are composed OF compact and contigu'
oua territory aud are 10 nearly equal In
population as practicable, The 10th
district composed Of Franklin, Dele
ware aud Knox Ia the smallest. lts
population according TO tie census OF
1880 was iilOl0, The 18th, composed
Of Stark, Wayne, Summit and Holmes,
10 the largest containing u population
Of lGsGO5. The ratio for congress
man as fixed by the d7th Congress rs
1891. Under the present apportion
the 18th district, which is composed OF
Ashland, RIchland, Huron aud Lorain,
10 the smallest and contains but l27,SSi
inhabitants, while the largest district Is
The 10th, which contains the counties OF
Licking, Muskingum, Coehocton, Tus'
,arawas and Holmes, and has a popu'
alton Of l778l5, The 10th district
without Homes county had q popula'
lion Of 1900, or over 5000 more than
he ratio, but Holmes county with its
,, 200 Democratic majority had to be
,rowded into the 10th district, which
was already oyerwhelmly Democratici
because 10 attach II TO the Ashland dis
.rIct where II rightly belonged, TO even
hat district up In population, would
have made II reliably Democratic.
The districts prepared by Esq
ReIpner have been framed with view
% having the bill meet with as little
opposition as possible, Every county
which Is represented by q Democrat Is
put into Democratic district, while
he counties which are located In Re-
publican districts do not contain a
Jingle Democratic member either SEN
ltor or Representative, Here Is where
ESQ. Reigner shows great HneSse and
From the best information at hand,
.he Democrats of Stark county either
want TO be placed In q safe Republican
IistrIct or In a safe Democratic district.
They do not banker after one Of those
,lose districts. A close district means
i Doodle canvass, and tho voters OF this
district should be protected from the
IIsprace and debauohery OF campaign
similar to the one in which Mckinley
defeated the gallant Gen, Wiley OF
Wayne, when, II 10 said, the Republi'
,ans spent some $4,000 In bribing
voters. Mckinley 10 the attorney IN
OF the Protected lords, and
hey will spend $4,000, II necessary to
seep him where he can do them the
most good, aud the common people The
most harm.
We say therefore to our Democrats
n the Ohio General Assembly, make
ID your districts withou. regard to Ma
or Mckinley, or any other person,
'lther Republican or Democrat, But In
10 event place US In q district where we
hall become the prey Of the boodlers
.od the Protected lords Of the robber
ariI.
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