New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-11
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, JUNE H. lSo-l" ~

,o v-hor IN tho first comfortable state OF
cleanliness following the deep draught Oh N"s
nar.l-stolen power In 1891 "Ihe Argus 'no"e
the Gerrymander a pretty creature Win ooA'
oros iewelled scales. FURNISHED claws anu
musical purr singing of offices, 1at spoiis anu
nroftoble contracts Then the vision chahse".
The Gcrrymandcr became an awrui peas' y.
orc,ng uicn which turned to reno anu
stronclc those who had pettcd II ana Sought ~
hrook II 10 harness to draw the Democratic car
THO, "1he Argus awoke in a trcmble from inc
nightmare TO find itself lying much bruised III
tho ,olitcoI gutter. No wonder the Thought OF
= cerrvmonder cluses a cold sweat. No wonder
that oven the suggestion OF an apportonment
Nc orothor raises that awful vision or creeping
,h,nys that smile but to devour The slght OF
,pothcr drinking whiskey works the same way
in some cases. and the Gcrrymander Deliriun. as
vo have said. Is entirely capable OF scientlhc
classification rs variation, due to different
kinds Of stimulant, from troubles already wei
understood bv thc medical profession. The awful
visions are the most decided symptom OF the
I,.o,se but there are other manifestations OF
mental dcceneracy such as impaired power Oh
memory and inability to distinguish fact from
dction or SO distinguishing to understand mat
any moral quality attaches to truth ana la'Se
hood No other theory OF the disease VIII 'N
plaIn the willingness Of 1.-THE Argus 10 call NJ
tentlou to the Democratic theft or the STATE
Senate I'm 1So1 the fraudulent enumeration taken
under its orders. and the outrageous appor''on
mont which was not content with the 'heq"'h-
Ties Of the census but carved out dis'ric'S IT,
CARELESS Of their population solely Win Il we"
I, polItcal ma oritles. The people gave inc
Democracy n terrible whipping for that inquiry
a whining which nothing but decayihg pr'"
tissue would lead THE Argus" to forget or allow
/, unnecessarily 10 recall 10 others rs IL does ny
r,morking concerning the coming Assembly as
,ri,t opporrionmcnt: "I.eglslation by theved
"moiority Is the Republican programme In all us
"details"
Then there Is the mania for mixing fact ana
fancy II IL u pcrfcctly wcllknown fact that
,h, constitution with absolute impartlallty Ill
yldcs the STATE into Senate districts Of CON
,.ul,n, and contiguous territory and containing
~ nearly ms possible the same number OF IN
h,hlianis II Is equally we'll known mat 'h'
Constitution provides for the division of these
Senate districts Into Assembly districts ny r"'S
which make unequal representation abSol"''''
Impn>slhlr They cannot vary by m ci'c''"h "'S
trlc, or a town from mathematical 'puahy Ter
"rh, Argus" in wild excitement. between us
irrational screams over the writings OF me
yisioncd G,rrymandcr. cries ont that III" h'p"p'
leans In making the Constitution c"mini'tcd Il
crime against equal representation, ana mar inc
Hoar,ls ~ Supervisors are going To do the I'M
po.sIblr and make unequal division ~ the As
srmhy districts
TN. cause for these antics X plain. 9TH"
Argus" under I'm and Flower became frantic
with power I'm ihls irresponsible mo"d II HOOK
n,r, in all their election stealing and unequal APP
pnrilnnmcni Ii> suffering, from this dcbauch
have mad. II sick unto death. II sees snakes
.y,rvwhcrr II thinks everybody els" Is pan
,iuc =, steal an election ar divide nm Assembly
district unfairly. So II habblcs on. now chatter
ING with fear. now breathing out indlscriminafe
threats and ,lcnuncaion. II il a sad case. We
ar. sorry for The Argus We mention lis
trouble not 10 heap blame upon II. bnf TO 'ilrl-
lat. IN. character ~ dlscas" which IN 'hS
,,rtlcular form We believe * not described III
! m. medical books.