Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-09-24

inhabitants. and the very recent De
eisiOn Of this court upon that very pro-
position Here we md another pIt
pable, if not purpcsed. violation u thu
constitution. The rule Of equality o.
population rs well as II contiguity and
compactness Of territory are here eve
IDENTITY set aside and ignored for IN.
sole purpose as it would seem TO secure
inequality Of population and non-cou-
pacness Of territory. At least such are
the results.
To secure all this inequality and non
conpactness. a little district. the second.
composed Of eight townships compris-
ing the east tier Of the county and three
in the tier west. IS made a district 4
contains but 11.ST4 population. being
1894 less than the unit While another
district. the third, adjoining the second
is composed Of sixteen townships along
in the northern and western part Of the
county and containing population Oh
-, us being >. 30 above the unit and
exceeding the second 10y 7.244 Then
the fourth is made 10 consist Of six Of
Of counties together with two ia the
tier next adjoining to the north It is
thirty-siN miles long from east % west
and for a distance of twenty-four mills
is but six miles wide. and for the H.
manning twelve is the width Of two
townships twelve miles, and contains
but 12.2S4 population, below the un
1854 1t is truly the panhandle dis
trict
Let Us compare these districts a little
more closely The third contains 10
AIS inhabitants, whereas the one adj
joining it on the east contains but IL.
S74- and the one adjoining it on the
south but 122S4 thus making the y0t-
ing and representative power Of az
elector In the eastern district nearly
double that Of one clector in the THRU.
So TOO. an elector in the southern or
fourth district has nearly double the
power Of one in the third The same
is true Of the first district, composed OF
the city Of Madison and three adiOia-
ing towns, 1t contains 442S more in
habitantS than this eastern district,
approaching a half more, and the vot-
mg and representative power Of its
electors are cOIrcspondmgly diminished
as its compared with the second The
same holds true with the comparison
between it and the panhandle district
ON the south
This court win search in vain TO find,
and the learned counselor win labor in
vain 10 show a particle Of excuse for
this shameless treatment Of the people
Of this great county. VIII the gentle
men say that the inhabitants Of the
eight townships in the eastern part of
the county comprising the second dis
trict should have double the voting and
representative power possessed by the
sturdy ye0mdury ia the sixteen town
ships i'm the northern and western part
OF the countyf Examine it, Just run
The southern and eastern boundary line
of this great district, commencing att
the southwest corner Of the town of
Blue Mounds, thence due east to the
southwest corner Of the town Of Fitch
burg, thence north TO the southwest
corner Of WcstpOrt; thence eastward 10
the southwest corner of sun Prairie.
and thence due north to the county
line What excuse, what liberation.
.an Doe given TO an act thar accOrds 10
The 10000 people living north ami west
of that line only onc-hllf the priyi-
.cges and powers Of those living east
trT a...ttI .F g.. T.,.f.F .-. . .r.--
north ard west Of that line are the
great and popIlous towns OF Middleton
and Mdzomanie, Of Blue Mounds and
Cross Plains. and yet their powers and
privileges are diminished and trans
lerred to the towns Of Albion, Christi
ana Deertield, Medina, York, Bristol,
Sun Prairie and Cottage Grove
VIII some one explain why an inhab- .
liant of Dunkirk or Stoughton should
have more political powers and rights
than an inhabitant Of Middleton or
ross Plains: If equality of popula-
lion WIS considered mt all i'm this cary
inc mp of Dane county. why is it that
either the town of Pleasant Springs or
Dunkirk. or indeed both of them, were
not put into the second district. thus
increasing it's population TO somewhere /
near the unit of representation. and /
securing somewhere near equality of
population among the districts? If
Pleasant Springs We're added the dis
irict would contain only 1875. shu
greatly below the unit If Dmkirk
with the city of Stoughton were added
instead of Pleasant Springs. il would
then contain only 1880, still less than
the unit and if Pleasant Springs should ,
also he added, 10 would contain but
lT,2j5, above the unit only 3S3 Why
WIS not one or the other of these towns .
included i'm that district: What petty
purposes kept them out: Is it possible
That there is amy one I'm either Of those
towns OF that city whose political ann
hiriuu is such, and whose influence I'm
affairs of state So potential that such
@ shamalessly unfair apporiioumeut of
his own county must be made 50 as to
place him in senate district whose
political complexion is such as 90 secure
him % seat in the scnateg Il am not
informed There is quv such f,..rs..,r, 81,