The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-11
CARTER TALKS ON
REINFORCEMENT
Says Opponents of Bill May Cause
State of Minnesota to Lose
: tt Charter.
SUGGESTS HASTE IN ACTION
Refers to Section Two of the Con-
stitution Of the United
States.

/. Charles Carter, the Hines logger.
has written the following on reappor-
tionment, and the Pioneer has been
given the liberty of publishing his
letter, which is as follows:
"The action of the senate in killing
the Hackney resolution, fixing the
number of senators at SO, has created
considerable discussion, and no little
excitement among the citizens of the
state.
while as yet there has been no
reapportionment bill presented to
either house, the action of the senate.
as aforesaid, is taken by the public
to mean that they are against fair
representation.
Section two of article four of the
Constitution of the United States
reads as follows: "THE UNITED
STATES SHALL GUARANTEE TO
EVERY STATE IN THIS UNION A
REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERN
MENT'' which is a government by
representation, as distinguished
from Monarchy. When the citi-
zens of any state in this Union are
denied representation based on
population, the Constitution OF the
United states has been violated.
"a Republican form Of govern
ment has ceased to exist, and every
senator and representative, who
knowing of such inequality, sits
silently by and raises not his voice
in behalf of his fellow citizens, is
guilty of violating Republican form
of government and the citizens can
only appeal to the Federal Govern
ment for help.
while the writer is no lawyer, he
is of the opinion that if the condition
of affairs now existing in this state,
with reference to the representa-
tives, was called to the attention of
the Executive Of the United States
there would soon issue from Wash
ington a mandate directed to the
Legislature Of the state of Mime
sofa, which would have the effect of
giving the citizens of the state a
just and fair representation in the
affairs of the state; or the Great
State of Minnesota would be asked
to surrender back to the United
States Government it's forfeited
Charter of State.
$50 much for our rights under the
Constitution of the United States
Section two of article four of our
State Constitution is mandatory in
its language, when it says: "THE
REPRESENTATION IN BOTH
HOUSES SHALL BE APPORTION-
ED EQUALLY THROUGHOUT THE
DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE
STATE IN PROPORTION TO THE
POPULATION THEREOF" then 60
ing to section twenty-three Of the
said article, we find the Constitution
has clothed our Legislature with the
authority to enact the laws, to fully
comply with the demand made in the
aforesaid section two, and nothing
can excuse a member of our legisla-
ture from not at once taking quick
and decisive action, and giving the
people of this Great State, that with
our federal constitution guarantees
us viz: A REPUBLICAN FORM OF
GOVERNMENT.
SsThe people Of the Northern part
of this state, and 1 believe the great
er part in the southern part, will not
believe that any senator or repre-
sentative dare stand in the way of
a just and fair reapportionment bill.
"a hundred thousand men have
their ears to- the ground listening in
amazed silence to the sounds of a
coming conflict In the halls Of our
Capitol. When in all honor and
loyalty to q Republican Form of