What Loco-Focei.m considers Honest.
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1t viii be recolIected that the Legislature Oh
Pennsylvania last summer held an Extra Session
! for the purpose of Dis,ricting the State tor the
choice Of Members of Congress. That Les1sia-


ure (two to one Loco-F Foco) made a very toerable
Apportionx1ent, giving the Wings Ten asalnst tour
teen of the Districts on usual poll. This bill
Gov Porter refused to sign, after the Legislature
had adjourned, so that the Session 10 nothing.
| Now Loce-Focoism, having secured new aEd
| iirmer grasp of power. is about District the
State for State Senators and Representatives as
| we'll as Members OF Congress, and the Harrisburg
Keystone, Gov. Portars official organ, speaks of
the matter as follows:


fThe Democracy of Pennsy lvana is strong that it
stands in possible need OF ressr 10 the disgraceu!
process GrrynGndering is ospery and dscendancy
are dependent upon no such contingency. The Re
publican party desires Justice and fair dealing and beyond
that 1t will never consent 10 90 or the OF any
purpose whatever Upon fair and rational assumption
the Whlg party will be entitled To abo1, FOUR OF the
Congressional Districts in Pennsylvania and OF these the
Republican members will manifest disposition 10 deprive
the ascendancy Of the Democratic party in the State SEN
and House Representatives for the next seven years
reasonable will feel disposed TO question This pre-
caution is eineny with the true and lasting IN.
of the State having been long since unansw era5y
demonstrated iha, lne Wings as party are totally au.
whenever and FOR AS LONG A PERIOD as they pos
sbly But in arriving at this end, dishonest or
fraudulent means will be resored Nor is this necessary,
We have abundance Of material 10 construct strong
efficient Apporonment, without any departure from
the plain and palpabe precepts OF honesty Whilst there
fore, the Democratic party al the next session VIII take
good of its interests for tho present and the future It
will 10 nothing tha, could call blush to the cheek
OF the most fastidous."


Can this be beaten7 The party that carried
the State the highest vote polled is enti-
,led IN Iour or sixth o the tUenfy.four Mem
bers of Congress- and as to the Legislature, why
the party that has the power should District so as
to secure their power as firmly and for as long a
period az possible In other words, they should
take all they can, and render it impossible that the
Wings should ever regain their sway, however
strong the majority of the People who may desire
it! And this deliberate conspiracy to stife the
voice of the Peope-to bind them TO the car OF a
party, however strong their repugnance-is called
what do you think, reader Democracy to be
sure A queer name for it, is Mt it