The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-12-05
The Popular Vote Oftae UAlted
States A Radical View Osi..

Hon. Henry Is. Stanton, OF New York
an ultra Radical and advocate of negro suf-
frage, in late address, in Philadelphia,
thus do 3,ot, the fragile tenure of power
possessed by his party Ho says;
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN TIE UNION.
1.-THE recent elections show that in the
free States the Republicans were backed
by population Of about eleven millions,
while the Democrats were sustained by
population about nine millions. This gave
the Republicans majority of two millions
of the people in the free States. Ia the
slave States, excluli ling ths negroes. AMI
Judging by their latest elections, the Demo
Gratis represent population of about six and
a half millions while the Republicans are
sustained by only million and half =
This gave the Democrats majority of Fl sc
millions of people in the slave States. Thus,
North and South, the Democrats repre-
sented fifteen and a half millions Of the pop
ulaton, and the Republicans twelve and a
half millions, giving the fprmar majority
Of three millions 'fhe Republican voter,
in the free States amount to about two mil
lions, while the Democratic voters number
one million six hundred thousand, thus
cred thousand. In the slave States the
thousand, and the Republican two hundred
thousand, thus giving Democratic major,
ity of nine hundred thousand. Thus
North an Soath the Democrats had two
million seven hundred thousand voters. and
the Republicans two million two hundred
| THOUSAND, giving the former a majority of
halt million. According to these figures
it appears that the Democracy had (inclu-
ding Southern negroes) a majority over the
Republicans in the whole nation of three
millions ofpeople, and five hundred thou
sand voters: and that nearly all the avail
able political strength Of the Republicans
was in the North, while that Of the Demo
!crats was diffused in about equal proper.
tions over both North and South, Now, bt
affirmed, that no such sectional party conM
long n,atatttta Itself against such az anita.
| gontst.. p Ga!L~e' tit 'ai .I #
''He insisted that the party was shut ur
to this policy, for it had little else but ne
| groes ont of which to construct large par
ty in the Soulh, and it could not long cxis,
without such party He insisted, also,
that unless the parfS 4cceeded in soon en-
franchislng the negroes, or in good faith
/ promptly Incorporating that measure Int
its creed as q condition OF reconstruction
there was almost a certainty that at 1coul0
be beaten IN the meet Presidential election
even though no votes were counted beside,
those Of the twanty-six States3now repre-
sented in Congress. Those Stgtes give twt
hundred and forty-six electoral votes, o
which one hundred and twenty four are ;
majority. Of these, the Democrats were
sure of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and
Tennessee, casting thirty-three votes, ant
leaving deficit Of ninety one. The large
States OF New York, Pennsylvania and La
diana, and the smaller States of Connect
cut, New Jersey, Nevada and Oregon Civ
just ninety-one. At the last elections thes
seven States Ca less than so, 0O0 votes, o
one in eighty would carry them over to tn,
Democrats, and elect their President. So
refusal Of less than so, 900 Republicans /,
vote the tickets would accomplish the sam,
result. Fifty tbeusand Why,::so 8 on a
| the. Republican party gave it to be clearl.
i understood that it had ignored negro sut
frage. and turned its back upon this. grea
reform, twice $4,000 Republican voters il
those seven States would ignore that party
and turn theiI backs, upon it, while in a
the North the number would be at least
quarter of million. g.g BID Aa
That is their position if they igwore negr
suffrage. On the contrary, If they favor
they will b. defe.tel by a still larger ma
iority! Defeat is on either hand. . a