The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-11-03
NUMBER 81.

ask you to bear in mind that No ono oo,,,d
be enrolled unless he was a citizen kI;e,,a
were not included. He must also he -'U-,D q we
ter there, If he was of the right aoe. The
enrolment Of this class was of those r.
tween ~ and 80 years of age. together
with those between S5 and As who we've
not married. You see, then, that all of
those enrolled were voters except the
small class who were between the ages of
~ and Il. But this enrolment did not
include all who were voters. Those who
We're exempt from duty for physical or
other reasons, or those above the age of
70, who were married, were not in the en-
roIment. The number of voters in New
York enrolled should be less than one.
half the number of those who had a RIGHT
10 vote at our elections. l find that fba
number enrolled in the county of Oneids
Is less than one-half of the voters here
and, so faT as we have been able to cyan,
Inc the statistics, the same rule holds GOOD
elsewhere. The number of voters enrolled
IN the city of New York lacked only siY
OF iZS,OOO. If we add the voters not en-
rolled, we will find that this enrolment
SHOWS that six years ago there were 256-
OOO voters within the limits of that citv.
This was the showing of the
REPUBLICAN AUTHORITIES.
They protested it had been fairly and
carefully made. The Republican speak
SI gTs ana journals upheld them in this
Ihey insisted that the great growth of
Inat CITY and the character of its popula-
tloa tnlly accounted for the apparent in
Jusuce. Now, as all those enrolled were
voters, excepting those between the ages
OF ~ and II, and as there was an eo1aI
NUMBER OF YoteIs not enrolled, the Repub-
means, IN fact, insisted that they had pro-
we'd that there were 250,OOO voters in that
city. But the largest vote ever o;veN
there was 10000, which these men NOW
say was excessive, forgetting their own
violent assertions that six years 400 tbs
voters outnumbered this by 100000. viii
not these destroying angels STAY their
hands. awhile when they find that bv
sweeping out the population of New York
they are convlcting themselves of eross
ana cruel frauds in the past VIII not
THAT LEPRoUs JOURNAL.
which BY, its statistics is depopulatiup
whole districts in the CITY more sw;ftiS
than pesulence and famine have ever done
pause moment in its unhealthy coTfrSs
and tell US how it could find so many n1sr,
nj lor military duty where there are so
few voters and citizens? After undergo.
ing the toulest reproaches, we succeeded
during the war in getting an adjustment
OF quotas; They were put upon the basis
OF population of less numbers than the
republicans claimed then and more than
they admit now. All agree that N. York
has increased since 1864. How does il
happen then, that at that time it was so
crowded with voters who were liable to do
military duty, while now there are so few
VINO have right to the elective franchise3
nave always supposed that the man who
was MT to light the battles of his country
are now told that the city is yery popu.
lous for the purpose of fighting buf verv
thlnly settled for the purpose Of voting
SAID at the outset that we should know
the temper of men who ask us to mako
them our representatives in the councils
OF The State or nation. We have seen
how the official statements and public
speeches put forth by the Republicans in
1909 and IN 1870 overthrow and DESTROY
each other. Let me now call your atten.
1on 10 the spirit and tone with which
Lhese statements are made. We have been
denounced as traitors from 1854 down to
TINS time because we lhen objected to their
omclal enumeration as unjust and exces-
slve. Good men were taugh ght to look upon
Us with dlstrust and hatred.
MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL
were persuaded to put forth false state
ments, mingled in with the sacred truths
OF religion, and to upraid rs because we
sought to. shield portion of cur people
from cruelty and wrong. I do not cam
PLAIN OF things said or done In the excite
ment and bitterness growing ont of a con-
dltlon okelyl war. But invoke fair-min-
ded Republicans, whether elerVymsn. or
laymens to think well before fkev suffer
those who have misled them IN The past
to mislead them again. Thsy came before
you, IN effect, saying ell that we told Won
about the quotas of the city of New York
was untrue. Nevertheless these state
ments served Us a good turn. We then
asked you to denOunce every man, as a
traitor who did not hold six years AGO
that the population Of New York WAS
much more than a million. We now ask
you, after the city has had six years Of
growth, to deuounce that man as a friend
OF fraud who holds that It's population is
equal to million! / ask all fair-minded
citizens If things are safe and well in that
country where official statements and Of
hclal actions are not grossly at war with
each other, but also at war with everY
principle of justice, humanity and patriot
ism. .-.-,. .-.. ~ ~--e..