Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-10

minority had the power of exercising
the treaty-making power, appoint
ing all the judicial, executive and
military officers of the government,
and that too, If need be, in direct op.
position to the opinion or wishes OF
a majority Of the whole people. Now
why was this ? 1t was because this
is not government of the general
people, at all, but Of the States as in
dividual independencies, To prove
this, let us take tho first census OF
1896, whore wo find that the whole
population of tho thirteen States was
100000 people, npportioned as fol
lows,-in round numbers
Massachusetts had 100000; New
York, Sl4, 900; Pennsylvania, 424, 900;
Virginia and Kentucky, 5O3,O0O ;
making total of l,7l0,OOO +; leaving
to the other nine States but 100000.
In the four States named, they had
fifty.six members of the House of
Representatives, while the other nine
had only forty seven. Thus wo see
the minority Of the people had eight
teen votes in the United States Senate,
while the majority had only eight
votes. The minority had the power
10 elect a President and exercise all
the power of the federal administra.
tion.
Take the second census, in 1900
when the federal government consist.
ed of sixteen States and had total
population f4,247,O0O, as follows:
In Massachusetts, New York, Penn.
sylvania and Virginia Cncluding Ken
lucky which was taken from Virginia.,
2,226,000. The other twelve States
had only 2,02l 900, so that the four
States bad only eight votes in the
Senate of the United States, and
eighty.two votes for President, not
withstanding their large majority of
the whole people at that time, while
the minority sent to the Senate TWEEN.
ty-four votes and cast ninety one for
President. The minority, in fact,
controlling every branch of the fed.
eral administration, with power, when
they choose to use IL, to amend the
Constitution. Was the national gov.
ernmcnt the government of majority
of the people then? To us it don't
appear SO.
Look at tho third census, of 1910 /;
now there were seventeen States,
with population of 5,765,O00, of
which the four States named had
2,04S, 900 and the balance had 2,717,.
900. Now, the four States had ma
jority Of 23l 900, equal to half the
population of Massachusetts, at the
foundation Of the federal government,
but they still had only eight Senators,
with one vote piece, and one hun
drcd and one for President, while the
minority-and over quarter of a
million in the minority at that-had
twenty.six votes in the Senate and
one hundred and fourteen for Presi-
dent the minority still ruling in the
national government-this govern.
ment Of popular sovereignties, as the
revolulionists are anxious to have it.
Now take the census Of 1920. In
six of the States, viz Massachusetts,,
New York, Pennsylvania, Maine,
Virginia and Kentucky, we find a
population of 4, 10000. In the eight
teen remaining States but 3,657OOO
Then the six States named had n
popular majority of $4,000, greater
number than any one of the original
States had at the formation OF the
government, but notwithstanding this
excess Of over half million over
their sisters, they could count only
twelve votes in tho United States
Senate and for President but one
hundred and twenty.six, when this
minority of half million had thirty
six votes in the Senate and one hun.
dred and thirty.fve for President.
So we have still apparently no gov
crnment of the whole people.
If the pationalists, or consolidation.
lists, or revolutionists, are not satisfied
with these examples, or surieited with
figures, let them examine the fifth con.
sus, of 1880, and they will find
a popuation of lO,Si6,0O0 and six
States with 5,535,OOO, and eight
teen States with 5,3ll, 900. This
five millions five hundred and thir.
ty.fve thousand with still but
twelve votes in the Senate, and one
hundred and thirty.six for President,
while this seemingly insignificant
minority Of one hundred and twenty.
four thousand has thirty.six votes in
the Senate, three times as many as
the majority, and ono hundred and
fifty-throo votes for President So
that all through, from the beginning
of the federal government down TO the
present time, as can be easily shown,
if il were necessary TO pursue or hunt
up the figures, this miscalled govern.
ment of the whole people, as tho con
solidationists and centralizationists
will have il, has been in the hands OF
. minority. A most ehabby figure,
certainly, TO be shown by q govern.
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