Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-16
TILDEN'S SUPPORTERS.
The Hind of People that Gave Him his Gre at
Majority in New York City-A Startling
Array OF Figures.
From the N. Y. Times.

NJ al ority In New York City-A stsrthna
Array OF Figures.
From the n Y Times.
1t is a fact to be carefully noted
by al! intelligent persons that II Gov.
Tilden had been elected President on
Tues day, be would have been placed
in that exalted Office By the votes OF
some ten Assembly Districts in this
city, where lives a population the
m ost needy and the most ignorant OF
any on this continent. His total
majority of say 10000 in this state
was given him by the First, Second
Fourth, Sixth, Eleventh., and Seven
teen'h Wards of this city. In the
First, Second ard Third districts, in.
cluding the vilest haunte of the me-
tropolis, his ma ority over Hayes ex-
ceeded over 10000; 10 the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth, it was about 5000,
and so on through such crowded
quar- ers IS Mickei elgiiie, the Seven
teenth ward and Others like them
until over $4,000 was run up in this
city. When q more INTEL gent and
prosperous quarter is taken, like the
Ninth, for instance, Tilden stands
only 4 1893 to 1920 for Hayes and
in the Eleventh, Hayes has 4, $40 TO
1892 for his opponent, this district
being inhabited by our most intelli-
gent citizens.
If our readers will refer to the
last census, they will see how these
strong Democratic wards stard in
most ordinary school requirements.
The Second Ward that vigorous
outpost Of the Democratic party, and
Tweed's citadel-has 1862 inhabit.
ants who cannot read or write the
Fourth Ward, another center of De.
mocracy, has 1882 illiterat' 8 the
Sixth, the Five Points region, whit b
may be considered the stronghold Of
the Democrats, has 1862, and the
Seventh, similar quarter, 1862
who can neither read or write. The
Seventeenth Ward contains 2, 105 OF
these intelligent residents, and the
rwentisth, which has Just pole so
large q vote for Mr.. Tilden, has s.
695 of this valuable material for De-
mocracy. On the other hand, the
smallest number of "illterates" are
found in the Ninth Ward, which has
always been the Republican ward.
Tho 10000 persons in New York
wh) can Mother read nor write are
residents mainly of these ward which
gave Mr.. Tilden New York state
and nearly conferred on him the Pres
ldency. More than this, these dis.
tricts contain more criminal and dis
reputable persons who can read and
write than any similar region in
America they have more liquor
shops. gambling SALOONS, and resorts
of CRIME than any equal space o.
ground in the world.
Throughout these wards where
our poorest people live it will by
found al most uniformly that the Re
pubicans are the most decent anC
Industrious of these classes, though
undoubLly many honest working.
men have been beguiled by Demo
cratic fallaeies tenn porariIy to the
other party. Mr.. Ti!den's majority
then, in NV YORK, was given by
its most ignorant constituency. The
illiterAte ami NJ pst destitute classes
of the cities uaited with the ex-rebel,
of the South and nearly made hin
President. 1t is a combination We
rec ommend to those highly respect
abl, citizens ef New York who sup
ported Mr.. Trlien for their consider
alton. Is it union of elements
either safe or desirable for The
country? A party whose FONDA
ton strength is in ignorance on one
side, and treason and classification
on the other, i, not one which pat
riots ought to desire to prevail.
We have sufficiently admitted the
shortcomings of the Republican
party. We are re.dy TO accept the
closeness OF tho vote, as 70 a certain
extent, vote of "want of conf
dence" in some Of our leaders. But
would such a party az gave Mr., Til
den this city do better ? Is it desir'
able for the interests of property and
order to keep up this union between
the ignorance of the North and the
disaffection of the South ?