The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-01-18
pr.Dls1plcTlNo THE STATE.

lay gives lulSiSSti"1
!, regard to the proposed meas.
res for new apportionment OF
,e Congressional districts OF the
tate. a isl OF the Senate and
touse committees to consider thc
latter is also given.
Our correspondent seems to
link that " arren county VIII be
ken from the river district, and
lac.a IA new district along WITH
1inds. Madison, COpiab, etc. we
,ould regret to see this sort oil a
1ange. All OF Warren county s.
,terests are in the river district,
nd it should remain there regard
g of personal ambitions or plos-
.,ctiye candidates. = Vicksburg
lost.
Underlying all the suggestions
IA plans for the formation OF new
I, congressional districts, and as the
ieoed basis Of them all, is the
nmon claim Of a desire to ac-
mnlish the ends of common
,se and right. A due regard
~ the interests of all concerned,
i, read the surface indications
lily, appears to actuate all VINO
4 taken a shot at the subject.
,lom indeed have we witnessed
d exhibition of more beautiful
rit Of utter immolatlon OF sell
n polltlcal interests than this
-nssion has presented. TO thor
,,hly believe in all this altrulsm'
yever. we must swallow the
,.larat,ons Of purpose OF the
hors Of these various schemes,
close our eyes to the plans
IA ,selves. !.
r;ranting all that is claimed OF
hi, .liaiculty of framing the new
Il. lets, when cor sidered toge'ner
man who will bring to the con-
4, ration of the subject an abso-
.y!y unprejudlced mind can fan
/, Impressed with the fact that !
IA formation Of at least one OF
districts it is impossible 70
fence the slightest trouble,
! it be borrowed expressly
10 occasion. The Delta DIS
presents itself ready made to
ands Of the Legislature, its
.a eaphical features the numoe =,
N. population, and, above al
a yerything, its peculiar inter-
nd needs, appealing more
+. July than any argument OF
,es to the common sense ana
:.nlndedness of those charged
ne execution Of this respon4
ask.
wing compactiy together, ma
.ierse.f, in disregard Of the
, 5 and purposes of politicians
n., decreed to them for al
.ostc distinct from these
! rest of the State, and com
ea.4 n, each other, the counties O
s4ar. Coahoma, lssaquena. lie
snitman, Sharkey, Suntiow'
u,,ica and Washington, con
st,tute a district which dehes any
attempt at artificial separation. II
urgipg the formation OF such
district it IS not necessary to AM
madyert upon any other county
of the State. 1t is foreign to GU
nurpose to resort to any "holiel
than thou argument, and ask to-
. divorce from any other county
upop the ground OF political I'M
morality, general cussedness, Q
anything else. Our argument !
that this groupof counties stand
IL such vitalneed ofspecial congress
sionaI legislation, of COMPRESSION
Al representation Of particula
order. that interests OF such gray
itv and magnitude should not b
ieapardized by making itposslhl'
for any combination of conditions
noIitical or otherwise, to deprive
Il Of that upon which so mucl
dept nds.
What these counties want is !
CoroREssMAE FROM BEHIND TIL
4rvKrs; one whose every interes
material, not polihcal-is de
pendent upon them; one to whom
every other consideration is insig'
n;scent by comparison. Their
8 81 one way Of guaranteeing u
zoeb representation, and that !
q ou.sine d INTO . district b
....ssi~ss.--ao that reeatdlsse q
I6e sectional iigh,s Of II future. &c
.ElIs,s 81 tie success of any MAJ
.t.t's.n,,ion q men, lhe A'on
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