The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-11-16
The Vote of New York Citx.

As an indication of the character OF iii,
Republican and Democratic vote in New
York Guy. we append the following articl'
from the New York Times OF the 10th in
/ slant:
/ 1t is fact to be carefully noted by all in
| telligent persons that il Gov Tilden lia(
been elected President Oh Tuesday, he would
have been placed in that exalted Office by tho
votes OF some ten Assembly Districts in thi;
city, where lives a population the most needy
and the most ignorant of any on this cont
nent. His total majority OF say 80, 900 in tli.
State was given him by the First, Second
Fourth, Sixth, Eleventh and seventcentl
Wards of this city. In the First. Second aud
Third Districts. including the vlest hannts
OF the Metropolis, his majority over Hayes eN-
ceeded 10000; in the Fourth Fifth and Sixth.
it was about 5000, and so on through such
crowded quarters as Mackcrely]le, the Sew
enteeutll Ward, and others like them, until
| over $4,000 was run up in this city. When
a more intelligent and prosperous quarter is
taken, like the Ninth, for instance, Tilden
stands only 1928 to 1920 for Hayes; and in
the Eleventh, Hayes has 1850 to 3, 592 for his
opponent, this district Being inhabited BY our
most intelligent citizens.
IL our readers will refer to the last census,
they VIII see how these strong Democratic
wards stand in the most ordinary school ac-
quirements. The Second Ward-that Wig
orous outpost OF the Democratic party. and
Tweed's citadel-has 1852 inhabitants who
cannot read or write; the Fourth Ward. an
other center OF Democracy has 1882 illit-
crates; the Sixth the Five Poins reoioa.
which may be considered the stronghold of
the Democrats, has 1852, and the Seventh.
a similar quarter, 4,S72 who can neither read
nor write. The Seventeenth Ward contains
2, lO3 OF these intelligent residents. and the
Twentieth. which has just polled so large 81
vote for Mr.. Tillen. has $685. of this valua-
ole material Tor Democracy. On the other
nand, the smallest number of s'lliterates"
are found in the Ninth Ward, which his al
ways been the Republican ward. The sixty
tnouSand persons i'll New York who can nei- |
tnef read nor write are residents mainly of
those wards which gave Mr.. Til,lcn New
York State, and nearly conferred on him the
Presidehcy. More than this. these districts
contain more criminal and disreputable per-
son Who can read and write than any similar
region in America; they have more liouor
shops. gambling saloons, and resorts of crime
than any equal space OF ground in the
world
throughout those wards where our Door
est people live it will be found almost uni
ioihiiy tuat llie hepuOilcanS are the mos t de-
cent and Industrious of these classes. though
undoubtedly many honest working men
have been beguled by Democratic fallaces
temporarily to the other party Mr. Tiden's
majority, them in New York was given by its
most ignorant constituency. The iliterate
ana most destitute classes OF the cities united
with the ex-rebels Of the South and nearly
made him President. 1t is combination
which we recommend to those highly res.
pcctablc citizens of New York who supported |
Mr.. Tilden, for their consideration. is it |
union OF elements either safe or desirable for |
the country? a party whose foundation
strength is in ignorance OH one side and trca-
son and disaflection on the other, is not one |
which patriots ought to desire to prevail
We have sufficiently admitted the short
conlngs of the Republican party. We are |
ready TO accept the closeness of the vote, as
TO certain extent, q vote of ''want of cen
hdence' in some of our leaders. But would |
such party rs gave Mr.. Tilden this city do
better? Is it desirable for the interests of
property and order to keep up this union be-
tween the ignorance of the North and the
dlsatfection of the South?