The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

/ body OF kentucklanS.
That the people may see the Justice Of
our condemnation of the present gerry
mander of the State. we will submit the
apportionment of the State into Congress
sonal districts as made by the act of the
| General Assembly of March II, 1885, un-
der which each district should have, ac-
cordng to the census of 1890. an average
population of 1886 as nearly as may
be, as follows:
First District.
Ballard, Caldwell, Galloway, Carlisle,
Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman,
Livingston, Lyon, Marshall. McCracken
and Trigg, having 170,500 inhabitants, or
an excess of 1884.
Second District.
Christian, Daviess. Hancock, Hender-
son, Hopkins, Mclean, Union and Web
ster. having 174,SO5 Inhabitants. or an
excess of $3.50.
Third District.
Allen. Butler Barren, Edmonson, Lo-
gan. Metcalf, Muhlenburg. Simpson, Todd
and Warren, having 1871 Inhabitants.
or a deficit of 1885.
Fourth District
Breckenridge, Bulltt, Grayzon, Green,
Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion, Meade
Nelson, Ohio. Taylor and Washington.
with 192,064 inhabitants, or an excess Of
%, O9S.
Fifth District.
Jefferson, with ISIS, ,59S inhabitants, or
an excess of 1882.
Sixth District
Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin,
Grant Kenton, Pendleton and Trmble.
with 100, 649 inhabitants, or a deficit Of
s,317.
Seventh District.
Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin. Henry,
Oldham, owen, Scott and Woodford, with
141,4 inhabitants. or a deficit Of 27,5O5.
Eighth District.
Anderson, Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine
Lincoln, Madison, Mercer. Rockcastle.
Shelby and Spencer with 1850 inhab-
itants, or deficit Of 94.456.
Ninth District.
Bath, Bracken Boyd, Carter, Fleming,
Greenup. Harrison. Lawrence. Lewis.
Mason. Nicholas Robertson and Rowan,
with 176177 inhabitants. or an excess of
7,211.
Tenth District.
Breathitt, Clark. Elliott. Estill. Floyd,
johnson, Knott, Lee, Martin, Magofin,
Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike,
Powell and Wolfe. with 149.O6s inhabit-
ants, or a deficit of 49, SOS.
Eleventh District.
Adair. Bell Casey. Clay. clinton, Cum
berland Harlan, Knox, Lecher, Leslie,
Laurel. Monroe. Owsley. Perry, Pulaski.
Russell. Wayne, Whitley and Jackson.
with 213,2S2 inhabitants, or an excess Of
44316.
The Eleventh district had in 1890 II, ,S21
more inhabitants than the Seventh dis
trict and 7S,772 more than the Eighth
district.
According TO the census Of 1900 the
Congressional districts should have an
average population OF 1850 The table
given below shows that the discrimina-
tion is even greater according to the 1900
census than that Of 1890:
First district population POI see, or an
excess Of GIGS.
Second district. population 2O3,336, or
an excess of S.23S.
Third district. population 179,51S, or a
deficit Of 1850.
Fourth district. population 21O,S14. or
an excess OF 1926
Fifth district. population 2325i9, or an
excess Of 3I451
Sixth district. population 179, ,430 or a
deficit Of 1865.
Seventh district population 151,473, or
| a deficit Of AZ. .625.
Eighth district. population 143.1O9 or
deficit Of 51.9S9.
Ninth district, population 2OO,O6i, or a
deficit Of 4 966.
Tenth district population 1S1169, or
deficit of 1929
Eleventh district, population 257,5S2 or
an excess Of 62,4S4
The Eleventh district had I'm 1900 106,-
100 more inhabitants than the Seventh
district. and 11i.473 more than the Eighth
district; the Seventh and Eighth COM
bined having only 37364 more than the
Eleventh.
In discussing the subject Of apportion-
ment for congressional purposes and the
duty Of the State Legislature TO maxi
same according to the number Of inhabit-
ants as nearly as may be, Webster. In
his famous report, which was adopted by
Congress, said: THE Constitution must
be understood not as enjoining an abso-
lutte relative equality, because that would
be demanding an impossibility. but as
requiring the Legislature to make IN ap-
portionment Of Representatives. among
the several counties according to their
respective number of inhabitants as
nearly as may be That which can not
be done perfectly must be done in a man
ner as near perfection as can be. If ex-
actness can not. from the nature of
things. be attained, then the nearest
practicable approach TO eXactness ought
to be made The Legislature is not alb
solved from all rule merely because the
| rule Of perfect justice can not be applied.
IN Sucn a case approximation becomes
rule; it takes the place Of the other rule,
which would be preferable. but which Is
found inapplicable. and becomes itself an
obligation of binding force. The nearest
approximation to exact truth, or exact
right, when that exact truth or exact
right can not be reached, prevails. as in
other cases, not as a matter of discretion,
but as an Ineligible and definite rule,
dictated by Justice and conforming to the
common sense of mankind a rule Of no
less binding force in cases TO which it is
applicable and no more to be departed.
from than any other rule"
Taxation without representation is tyr
amy. II was for representation that our
forefathers fought in the Revolution. The
right they secured for us has been taken
away by the Kentucky Legislature. I'm
der the infamous system now IN OPP
| Grafton i'm some districts the representa-
| tion which should properly be given to
one citizen Is divided between two To
| that extent each is disfranchised. 1t is
only question Of degree. The right to
disfranchse a citizen altogether is as
/ yraat az the right 70 half disfranChise