The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-12-17

pidn lot tnc ihnltdtlon OF chicago. BY
the limitation plan to vote of the p,
On December 9 the members of /
adjourn until September o. Following
Chicago i'll both branches OF the Legis
menced an editorial campaign in oppos
statement relative to these newspaper
Anti-Saloon League:
1t is our opinion that the rabid and
fanatical way in which the Chicago
daily newspapers are cditorially and
in their news head lines treating this
question does not make for clarity of
understanding nor for continuance
OF cordial relations between Chicago
and down state.
Anger and heat are good indications
OF faulty position.
Limitation Has Not Hurt Chicago
Chicago has never yet controlled
the state of Illinois, it has always
been under the limitations imposed
upon it by the state Legislature, but
no one has pointed out where it has
suffered because OF such limitation.
There is no disposition on the part OF
the state to harass East ST. Louis, or
Rockford, or Rock Island or any
other city simply because it has the
power to do SO. Chicago has grown
up and prospered under these lini-
tations.
There probably are very few faifi.
lilies in Illinois who have no relatives
or friends in Chicago. There is every
evidence to believe that down state is
proud of Chicago and wants to help
her every good interest. There are
elements i'll Chicago which are in evi-
dence i'll the legislative delegation
Cook county sends to Springfield,
which do not represent Chcago's real
interest or stand for it's genuine
progress, which down state does not
trust and there are great many citi-
zens of Chicago who do not them
selves trust these interests.
Tribune Admits Danger of DONNA
ton
What is it that down state asks?
First Limitation of Cook county
in the Senate to third. Chicago
newspapers and delegates accept this
limitation. The Chicago Tribune
voices the general sentiment when it
says:
at 0imitation of the Senate) is in
theory inequitable, but we believe the
people of Chicago will recognize the
fact that great city is easily organ
lied and that it might dominate in a
fashion not good for the entire state"
The Chicago Tribune has given
away the whole case OF the opposi-
ton to limitation in making that ad-
mission. However, the admission is
an admission of fact which everyone
knows.
Each County Should be Represented
Second. The apportionment for
the House of Representatives which
the down state asks is parallel to the
apportionment of the National House
OF Representatives the apportionment
of representatives in the House shall
be according to population, but each
/ In1
sentative as county regardless OF
population and an additional repre-
sentative for each additional fifty
thousand population or major frac-
tion thereof above the first fifty thou
sand Under this provision a county
with seventy-fve thousand and one
population would be apportioned two
, representatives. Cook county would
have sixty-two out OF a total of ia.
This is twelve more than the number
of Chicago aldermen. The legisla-
tive districts in Chicago will be
county delegates are not satisfied with
this arguing that some counties be-
cause they are small are not entitled
to any representation as counties but
must be satisfied with getting their
representation in conjunction with
some other county in order that Cook
county may have all that is coming
to it on the basis of population.
i They want the state laid out into l53
districts each containing the same