Show J A PROPOSED REDISTRICTING One of The Heralds local oca contempo contemporaries contemporaries contemporaries is urging a redistricting of the city in order that the voting strength may be more evenly distributed among the wards We Ve are told that It is un unfair unfaIr unfair fair to allow a ward having votes no more representation In the council than a ward having only votes On the face of it this does seem un unfair unfair unfair fair but we are inclined to view with I suspicion any redistricting of the city that thit might be attempted by an Amer American American Amerlean ican lean council It would be comparatively comparatively comparatively easy to switch enough votes vot s from the Fifth to make the Fourth solidly American and enough opposition might be taken from the First to make that ward also safely for the dominant nt political party part RedistrIcting or gerrymandering is always a dangerous proposition for the outs It is a favorite practice with the ins If It the changes suggested by our contemporary had been made pi prior to the last election Mr Harris the American nominee for the council manic long term would have been elected and Mr 11 Hall nominee of the Democrats and Republicans would have ha been defeated The Americans would therefore have elected eight o otheir ot of their nominees instead o ot of only five The Herald of ot course understands that Its Us contemporary which happens to be the organ of the American party part Is utterly and entirely disinter disinterested disinterested disinterested ested in Ip Its Il redistricting movement I It Itc certainly c had no idea of at manipulating the municipal ward boundaries so as to tomake tomake tomake make American control of the coun council cli cil secure for tor all time There was no o politics whatever in the suggestion We e merely point out the tha Interesting facts to which reference has been made be because beCAuse because cause they the are facts and not with any Idea of criticising our contemporary o or accusing it of attempting to secure un undue undue undue due political advantage Far be it from us to suggest trickery of ot any sort whatever Our contemporary ary was actuated by pure patriotism by the sincerely disinterested and the markedly fair methods that distin distinguished it during tho the lat laP campaign At the same time we venture to sug suggest sest gest est that our whole system of at govern goern nent is based upon unfair represents lion Little Rhode Island for example has bas as many members of the United States senate as the great state of New NewYork Nework York fork ork Nevada has as many man as Ohio Wyoming has as many man as Illinois This Thi ThiIs Is an evil that should be corrected a atha at atthe atthe the tha earliest possible opportunity Meanwhile we shall refuse to grieve over the tha present Salt BaIt Lake apportion apportionment ment nent It is only a matter satter of time and anda a very short time too when nhen our anti antiquated method of city government will wll willbe be ibe done away with Instead a rational plan such EUCh as the Galveston Galeston or some rome rome lining hing along that line Une will be substituted J And wo say this with full tull I that Harry arry Joseph oseph is opposed 1 to it |