Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14


and in the electoral colleges, by reason O,
counting the whole colored population as cti-
Zens, with full political rights. equal IN all
things with the whites. This is a double
wrong and double robbery, to just the extent
to which the freedmen are numbered or de-
frauded OF their vote and their voice. ZAP
plause. To what extent this is true, the cleo
ton returns too clearly show. This repre-
seniation, based OF. stifed rights, is plain
violation of the Constitution and of common
honesty; but there it is, and there i. votes and
speaks 10 the nations councils.
The sixteen Lately slave states Gncluding
Delaware, Maryland. Kentucky and Missouri,
which did not secede), have thirty-two Sena-
tors. Thirty-nine is majority of the Szn-
ate; so that the South needs only seven Sena-
tors from the other States to make ma Or
ity Of all. She viii Lever fail TO get them if
seven Northern Democrats are there. There
are twelve there now.
Ia the House of Representatives there are
293 members. i mai trity is 147. The South
has lO6 members. l. ing only A. OF ma jor-
ity Of all.
The electoral college consists of 369 q ma
jority is 1S5. The South has 1873, lacking only
AZ of majority. Consider the sway these
members have. In the Senate there are TWEEN
ty-eight committees, and committees not only
prepare but virtually control legislation III both
houses, and this must be SO more and more
as the houses and the business grow larger.
of these twenty-eight committees the South
has the Guardianship of seventeen and the
control of all. The Southern chairlnanships
are of Important committees. Delaware, With
10000 people, about many as the city Of
Cleveland, Ohio, or single rural county in
New York, has the chairmsnships OF the com
mlttees of privileges and elections and of
hnance-5oth very important committees.
The great State of New York, with five million
people, and her enormous interests and tax
paying, h5s for her Democratic Senator the
craftsmanship Of the committee on patents
West Virginia has the Craftsmanship of the
committee on appropriations, which holds the
purse strings of the country. The great State
OF Pennsvlvan has the Craftsmanship of re-
vision Of laws, a committee whose business
was finished years ago. Virginia has the
chairmanshlp of the committee ON pensions,
Georgia Of commerce, Texas of post-otfices
and post-roads Missouri Of claims, North Caro-
lima OF railroads, and SO or.
| have said the South has control of all the
working committees. This is true in this
way. on every committee there is majority
OF Democrats. and OF these ma ority III ali
cases consists of Southern Senators.
The same conditions prevail in the House.
There are forty-twO committees. The char
men of twenty-five are from the South. All
the committees SO constituted that the
ma jority is Democratic, and of the ma jority
ZlOre than half is Southern.
During the two yeSrs while this absolute
power in both houses has been so lodged, the
existence of the veto power, and the approach
OF the presidential canvass have suggested
urgent reasons for "going slow Many ex-
pected bills have not been introduced, many
that have been introduced have not been
pressed" some that have been s'pressed "
have run against such obstinate opposition as
to secure present postponement or some modi-
fcation. But whenever the hour strikes that
the veto power is in Democratic hands-put
there by southern votes-.hatever the ''solid"
caucus decres Will be written.
TEE SOUTH AND THE PROPERTY INTERESTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
That caucus VIII be controlled by those who
represent less than one-sevenJh OF the eople
of the Um'n. | pplause.l | have said also
that they represent not more than one-four-
teenth of the producing, commercial, indus
trial, tax-pay1ng and property interests OF the
country. Let me prove this by the official fig
ures of the bureau of statistics.
REvENUE.
16I9-Customs duties, S137 $50, 04S. Col
Iected at Southern por 3, 81, 145 sos. This is
l 1-2 per cent, or one-sixtleth part.
1S79-IGternal revenue, SIG. S48. 221. Paid
by twelve Southern States. $50, $50, 1914 This
IS II per cent, or cne-sixth part.
Since the war; Ohio alone has paid more in
terual revenue than all the late Confederate
States united. So has Illinois. New York
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toms duties were added, the comparison would
be more striking Still.
COMMERCE.
Our domestic commerce exceeds our foreign
commerce twenty-foid Railways move 80
per cent. of it. Ia 1879, AIS, O13 freight care
carried this tratfi3. Or these cars, the late
Confederate Sa es employed 81. 248. This is
LBS per cent, or one-fOurteen,h part.
In 1879 the tonnage of vessels engaged in
internal Traffic was 2,67S OCT tons The late
Confederate States employed 242, 54S tons.
This Is per cent, or one eleventh part.
Ia 1879 to June 80, 1880, our exports were
$685., 6S3, 595 Tee South exported 1888, 629,-
III. THIS is % IL per cent, or 90 as psrt.
Of this, 81 per cent. was cotton, and the New
York Cotton Exchange reports that very little
OF it was moved by Southern capital Al chat
came North wa handled by NoIthern CO pital
That exported directly was moved mostly by
Northern and foreign capital.
L. 1879 Ito June 3 - 1880 our imports were
1907, 953, 302. The South I'M oorted SIS, 934.-
39l. This Is 2 l-3 per cent, or 1-43 part.
Exports md imports together were 81, $685.
$50 S97 The share of the South was 52D4,-
564, 1913. Thisia IS 3-5 per cent, or 18th.
IL 1879 (O5tcbe- g bank loans were $685.
sos, 097 Loans Of Southern banks, SAC, $780,
007 Thia i per cent, or 1-19h d.
In 1879 (O5tobsr g. s ate and National bAnk
circulation was 1914 los 223. Soulherd banks
S23, AIS, 1875. This il 2 per cent, or 1-l3th.
In 1870 Xxx months ending nay 81, latest
return } oepo-its IN sayiDgs banks were
1878 1887 La South m banks. -, 527, 1923
Ihis is 40 hs OF per cont, Or l-250Ih part.
Ia 1879 cost Of railroads in the United States
wa 81 66 33f 921. Cost Of Southern rail
reads $3.50, pa S79. This is 10 1-3 per cent,
Or 18th.
The latest returns show weight of mails
carried on railways was 81, $40, 158 pounds.
o. southern roads, "a 39t, S53 pounds This is
II is per cent. or l 8, u part.
La 1870 our manufactures were a, 232, 1885,
442. Southern portion was S277, 72J, 637.
This is - per cent, or 1-16th part
In 1870 production OF our mines was S152.-
sos, 994 Of southern mines, 81, 900, 052 This
is 4 per cent, or 1-3lst part.
From June 80. 1870, to June 80, 1889, the
number of immigrants who came 70 the United
States was 2.6I2, III. or these 2, CO.. came to
Southern Atlantic ports, and AZ, 239 to ports
of the Gulf of Mexico. making for the whole
South 1901. This is 177-100 per cent, or
1-60th.
The latest report Of the Commissioner Of
E5uca.ion states the total income for the pub
lie schools of the country at $50, 978 101. The
South paid for public schools IS, 536,77. This
is 8 liz per cent. or 1-10th part. This item
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