The sun., 1891-01-08

has made Mr.. CIEvEnAND's enemies were
In his own party. Governor HILLS are tho
Dnsmies Of his party.
Tho First Duty Of tho Lexislsture.
In his message Of Tuesday Governor HILL
again sets forth emphatically but without
exsggeration the inequality OF representa-
tion In the Legislature under the present
apporttonment He reminds the Legislature
that sinco 1675 tho increase Of tho popula-
ZION Of tho State has been moro than 1,SO0.-
pOo even according to tho slovenly enumera-
ton made by the Census Bureau. "In the
cities OF Now York and Brooklyn" says
Governor HILL, "the increase OF popula-
ton Is at least 100000. while most Of tho
other cities OF the State have grown pro-
Yet 5000 people In st. Law
ronoe county are represented In tho
Assembly by three members, while
nearly eighteen times as many In
New York, and ten times as many
In Brooklyn, continue under the present ap-
portionment to be represented by only eight
and four times as many respectively. Under
Q fair apportionment, based on an accurate
enumeration. New York would be entitled to
thirty-three or thirty-four members Of As
sembly, instead Of twenty-four, and Kings
county would have seventeen members, In
stead Of twelve. In the Senate, the section
Of the State below the Harlem River would
be represented by fourteen Senators, instead
Of eleven. It Is fragrant wrong longer to
deny q fair representation to cities which
pay moro than half Of the State taxes
uv hok %bo tn
eQualities existing under the present ap-
portionment would be shown to be even
greater than they now appear to be II an
accurate enumeration of the Inhabitants
were taken. In this town the Federal GEN.
sus takers failed to count almost 100000 Of
the Inhabitants and In other parts Of the
State the returns are either suspected or
known to be incomplete. Suspicion rests. In
fact, upon the whole Federal census Of New
York, and II an enumeration OF the inhabi-
tants were not necessary as basis for
juster sppordonment, 1t would still be nec-
essaxy for the purpose Of correcting the
errors and shortcomings of the Federal,
Or PoRTKB census.
One, indeed, the chief. reason for the fall
ure OF tho United States census was the in
oluding In 1t Of all sorts Of more or less su-
perhuous and impertinent statistical inqui-
ries. The census was overloaded with mis-
osllsneous details. and tho one constitu-
tionA object Of the census. the enumeration
Of the inhabitants for tho purpose Of reap
portionment, was but imperfectly attained.
The failure Of the Federal census on this
ground justihes, II justification were needed,
0ovsrnor Hills continued opposition to
the Republican plan Of clogging and confus-
ing the constitutional purpose Of the State
census with q mass Of statistics. 1T seems
to be now generally conceded" he says,
mo matter how the matter may have been
viewed In previous years. that q collection
Of statistics would be Q useless waste OF
public money and . wholly unnecessary
procedure. Tho people desire and expect at
this time simple enumeration. and that Is
all. They have protested In unmistakable
tssms against the political injustice involved
In. the continuance Of tho present inequita-
bio apportionment OF the Senate and Assem-
bly, districts, and they desire to sec the
wrong speedily righted In the most inex-
pensive and simplest manner permitted by
the Constitution"
VIII the Republicans In the State Senate
follow the bad example OF the Republicans
In recent Legislatures or will they consent
that Justice shall at last be done2 Tho Fed
eral census Is fatally discredited already.
and they need not shrink from permitting
an enumeration Of the Inhabitants OF the
State ON account Of lingering tenderness
for the feelings OF the census officials or
Secretary NOBLE or tho rest OF the Admins
tfation. Az patriotic citizens OF New York