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Show It is a significant comment on the outrageous political theft which Cov-enier Cov-enier IIii.i. lias perpetrated in New York that it is taken for granted by newspapers of all shades of opinion, and advised by the new governor in his message, that the theft will ho followed by a gerrymander which will make tho New York legislature safely democratic. demo-cratic. It is true that the constitution of the state stands in the way, as it provides that the state, 'shall beredis-trioted beredis-trioted only after an enumeration of the inhabitants, whieUlt also declares must lake place at t 'jf- end of every ten years, beginning in. is-:,. With that same disregard dis-regard of the constitution which has chai-:iet.eii0( ,is political life from the begiutiing, Governor Wu.l refused to allow a census to be taken in 15, be-Qfcuse be-Qfcuse the secretary of state, who has charge of the work, was at that time a republican. A bill precisely similar to the one signed by Governor "Codes and all of the other governors was passed, but Uii.i. vetoed it. There is no warrant for taking the census at this time, but there Is no doubt that it will be done, and the democratic judges iu the euBrt of appeals, who stood by Twkbd, can be depended upon to support sup-port llti.i.s thievery and diregard of the law. |