Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1885 — The Maievoience of the Gcrryinander. [ARTICLE]

The Maievoience of the Gcrryinander.

High licence is not only d restriction of evil but it is a beneficial measure to the consumer, and both the sellers and consumers know this so well that wheu the measure becomes a la ,v the brewers will be compelled to cease opposition. High license once enacted always takes Care of itself, it has done so in Illinois, in Missouri, and in Nebraska, and all that the Wisconsin and Minnesota legislators have to do is to go ahead and pass it. They will make a grave political, social and moral mistake if, through cowardly fears, they fail to do it. They will fail to pass a measure which will regulate the evils of temperance, diminish the volume of crime, and increase t he public revenue, thereby diminishing the burden of taxation with satisfaction to the sellers, the drinkers, and the general public. Chicago Tribune. The action of the state legislature; in regard to this and the ad--joiuiiig senatorial district composed of Pulaski, White and Carrttll counties, furnishes conclusive evidence of the injustice of the democratic majority in apportioning the state. The original bill placed Benton, Jasper, Newton and Pulaski iu one senatorial district, and Carroll and White in another. This was a fairly equitable arrangement. By it the first iiamed district would have had a voting population of about 9800; and the other district a Voting popiilatioii of about 8200, or a difference between the two of about 1000 voters. During the progress of the bill, it was seen that Car»"oH and White would make a douhfcfuidistnct, while the heavy democratic majority of Pulaski, would count for nothing when at- j tsiclied to the Republican counties i of Benton, Jasper and Newton, and the bill was tliferefqie so amended a 6 to attach Pulaski to Carpoll and White. By this arrangement this senatorial district how has a noting population of aboUt 6400, while the district composed bf Carroll, Pulaski, and White has a voting population of about 10500, or a difference between the two bf 4100. To recapitulate: The districts as originally proposed, were as pearly equal in voting population as they could lie. conveniently made, the difference letween them being cut greater than 1600 voters; but after the change was made, for political advantage, the difference between the districts is more than 4100 voters. This change, we repeat was made for purely partizan pur}K>ses'. What comment is needed for such obvious rascality.

' »ip»ra.ao yrdette. In the recent congressional apportlonment by onr legislature, Benton ' 'ounty, with a Calkins majority 6t SCO. was taken from the loth district, which reckoning from the Nov., 18*>i election, reduces the district Republican majority, npon basis of the vote fox t .overnor from 717 to 445, and 6pon Kasis of the vote for Congressman from to 107. In the election of I&S2 the v comities now comprising t ie 10th district gave 878 Democratic roajority Ur secretary of state, whereby it is made to appear that we are left in a dangerously doubtful districts, The 'malevolence of the Democratic purport becomes more clear, however, *<u consideration of the fact that Benten county, having been hi\ home from in'am y ro mi a hood and until his jreni .vai to Logauejawt, is politically a Stronghold of our preSou t Congressman. Hon. U . 1). Owen. \Vp say. let every nepabl.can in oaeti of the nine remain lug counties renumber abd at ihe •opejr rime resent the act as one of injustWe. In beb*.lf of IWtcir bfiftlMfrevUy ite\ share. 7. *-7