Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-04
SENATOR BUTLER.

conversation few days ago concerning
the recent debate on the Blaine resolu-
ton, remarked -
| would like to call the Heraid's at
tentlon to the inaccuracy of the state
ment as to the unjust increase and pre-
dominance OF political power of the
south II has been affirmed that thirty
five of these representatives were as
signed to the southern states by reason
ui the eoioreG pupu!ation.' under the
late constitutional amendments. But
three iiithS OF the ''colored population
ut the southern states" have been rep
resented in this government almost
from its foundation. Whether that rep
reseutation was right or wrong, fair
or Unfair, just or unjust to the other
sections OF the union, we need not now
consider. 1t is an important fact IN
this discussion, which has been adroit-
| ly kept out OF view in the effort to create
s'solid north" s.a...a.
! o. The census Of 1870 places the color
ed population IN the south at 4, ,4S5 AS;
three -tilths OF that number would De
2,69l,2S which were entitled to repre-.
sentatiun under the old constitution; SO
that 1,794, 1913 would be the increase
made by the enfranchisemento of the ne
! grues under the late amendments to tho
constitution.
This number, reduced by the then ap-
portionnIent. would give US only thirteen
! representatives,, as representing the IN!
creased political power OF the South.
instead of thirty-txe, considerable Whit
thing down oil the published statement.
In the Year 1860 the late slaveholding
states contributed to the electoral col
rca..a 4 II 4,
states had 13S members. Deduct two Tor
the senator's from West Virginia, and you
i have 1856, l6 more than In 1860. But If
YOU turn to the state OF Missouri alone.
you lind.that the whitepopulation increas-
ed in the decade between 1860 and 1870.
53S. 1913, while the colored population
decreased 432. This increase OF the
white population will account Tor the diff
ference OF three in my former estimate,
and shows the increase by reason OF the
entranchisement of the colored popula-
lun to be IL instead OF So.
Furthermore, the gentlemen who wish
Ior new sectional agitation, profess to
be astonished at the great change in the
party vote III South Carolina. But north
ern men ought to remember that in our
state the republican administration was
overthrown in 1876; the democrats had
, been in power for eighteen months, and
! in that time they had made vitality i'm.
: Eortant reforms, OF which single ex-
ample will give you an idea. The total
leg giSlatIve expenses under the corrupt,
wastetul republican administration. were
I in 1870 /, in round numbers, 1922. 200;
) in 1912, S1,533, 900; in 1928, $685..
900; in 1884. S922, 900; and in 1877,
under democratic administration, they
l were at once reduced to S84,096. MOI
Z only this. but the people. relieved ol
> robbery and taxation. were satisfied
. white as we'll as black. The negroes
. are secure in all their rights. They have
. :, returned TO industry from the unceasins
u political excitement, and are comfortable
A letter which show you from the
: superintendent OF instruction shows tia
the attendance of colored children a
:, the public schools III the state has in.
u creased under the democratic admins
tration nearly thirteen thousand ovel
the attendance under the republican
K administration. Nor was this all. rht
republicans had no state ticket in thu
/. :, field; they were dlsorganized; the col
:, >, ored men, who must be allowed By
!. northern men to have some sense, sau
!, !, the great improvement in local admins
II tration; and beside this they were dis
satisfied with the republican Candidate!
Z tor some peculiar reason. For In
stance. in the case of Rainey, running
tor corgress-he is a man of color, who
is disliked by his people, because. q
y they say, he really lives in Connection
IL and keeps his family there, away from
h association with the people whom b,
II eynpcts tn vote for him.
:, CHANGE IN NORTHERN STATES.
!, All these causes combined are surely
r. sufficient to accout for political chang
n which Is after all, no greater than ha
happened in many northern states, no.
more sudden, as these instances whicl
!" will give you will show: In 1877:
le Massachusetts gave a republican ma
;" joritv OF 74,274, but two years after
Il Il democratic majority of 1922 chang
"a of S1.SO6 votes. Ohio went republical
81 in 1872 by 81 531, and democratic il
VI 1874 by l7.202-a change of 54,73
y votes. New York went republican il
Is 1872 by 80 ,45l, and democratic in 1877
" '- by 50.317 IA change OF 1O5.768 votes
le Pennsylvania gave in 1872 197, ,74S re
- publican majority, and two years alte
10 4,679 democratic--a change of 142 AZ
1t votes. Indiana went republican IN 1877
;, by % 5O7. and democratic in 1874 b.
u l7.252-a change of &c., And We
~ in not one of these states had the voter
St title OF the reasons tor the grea
'e change IN opinion which notoriousl,
III exist in South Carolina.