New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-22
:. JCHOU THE GODS WOULD DESIhOl.


:" WHOu THE COPS WOULD DESTROY
The Democrats now propose an apportionment
of senate districts, the character OF when Is
sufficiently indicated by the statement OF " Inc
New York Herald" that " the first nineteen as
tricts will return at least seventeen Democrats
=. SIRE rs fate. giving a probable total
for the next Senate of nineteen Democrats ana
only thirteen Republicans" In the present Sen
ate the Democrats had to steal three seats IN
order to GET a bare majority. No full vote mas
been cast in the State since 1888, for last No.
vcmbcr 115. 600 Republicans were missing ana
~ 600 Democrats who had voted two years be-
fore. At the last full vote in 1888 the Repub-
Icans had = small plurality for President, about
Nor cent of the whole vote The proposed
porrvmandcr is intended to give 636, 600 Demo
Gratis who voted for Cleveland power to elect
with certainty nineteen Senators, While the
ESQ. 900 Republicans who voted Tor HARRISON
could at tho utmost elect, 1t Is calculated Only
thirteen Senators.
II is evident that discussion of this and other
partisan measures will be suppressed in the
LEGISLATURE as all examination Of the Enumela-
ton bill has been suppressed by the arbitrary
most convincing character, appeals to the far
ness or deccncy of Democrats will have no
weight in the Senate or House. If the bill Will
pcrpctuac stolen power, 50 much the better
for the State stealers it will be passed, and
signed by Governor who has just reward'n
one of the perpetrators OF fraud with hlgh
judicial Office But discussion before the people
cannot be suppressed. The voters outside the
great cities will be informed how much power
the measure takes from them. In due time thdy
will render a verdict.
When the Democratic party snatchcd leglS-
latiyc majority in Ohio by fraud they set to work
NJ once 70 perpctuate their stolen power long
session was crowded with partisan measures OF
which one of the chief was new apportion-
mcnt This WAS infamous that Democrats
openly boosted il would give their party, though
"A minority in the state power to elect with GER
,linty fifteen out Of twcnty-onc Congressman.
An appeal 70 the people followed. The vote
,rcllcrs were buried under hostile and indignant
maioriti,S. Two years ago they elected nineteen
Senators against seventeen, and sixty Repfe-
,cnta,ivcs against fifty four. In November last
the people elected ten Democrats and twenty
one Republican senators. and thirty-hyc Demo
cratic and S,ycnty-two Republican Representa-
riyc,. with the Governor and more than two
thirds majority in each house, the Republicans
VIII presently wipe of from the statute books
all the laws contriycd and passed for the pur-
pose Of dcpriying the People Of their nghtful
power
The Democrats Of this state have gone so far
tina, not even this warning will restrain them.
At the head Of Affairs they have placed a set OF
men - thoroughly unScIupulCuS, ~ lost 10 de-
crncy. 80 accustomed to succeed by fraud, tha;
they care nothing about public opinion. Their
fate II sealed whom the gods would de
str.y they frs make mad" \ knavlSh gerry
mlndcr giving undue power 10 two great cities,
and taking power away from the rest Of the
state. will aid greatly - Arouse voters to sense
# the wrong done by The stealing of The Scnate
ll>t ycIr II has never been an easy matter
for this city and Brooklyn to meet the enormous
popular mllorticS which the counties above the
Harlem River have sent down. If the rl~catle>
# 1891 and the proposed g"rrymandcr raise that
hostile majority in the county far above 100
OOO and bury the Democratic party in this
stare ~ it hrs just been buried in Ohio. no one
need, hc surprised
Measures which deprive the country people
# their accustomed share of political power are
never received with favor. They drive out Of
one party and into another a few votes it may
be- in every precinct. but enough to make an
INN n>e difference in the aggregate. They dis
gust other citizens who do not care 10 change
their party. but will express their disgust by
staying at home who make an important differ
cncc in majorlticS in many counties. The rural
districts have "A natural dread of the oonccn-
tlaed influence of great and corrupt cities and
of the enormous aggregation Of wealth there.
More than two-thirdS of the votes in this State
are cast outside York and Kings County.
When another election comes the rural districts
will show by their votes how they like to have
the cniIc control Of the state transferred to
Tammany Hall.