New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-06
TIE SOUTHERN CENSUS.

SENATOR BLAINE on THE CENSUS FRAUDS IN THE
sOUTH-HOw THE DEMOCRATS HOPE TO WIN THE
ELECTION THTREBY-THE DUTY OF REPUBLi-
CANS.
In speech at Portland recently, Mr. Blaine
said:
The Southern census. now foreshadowed, Is terri
bic the peace, prosperity, and dignity OF the
Republic God forbid that should charge Innocent
with crime. or that should indct whole people
fraud. But the attempt falsy the census OF any
state section for the purpose OF securing greater
Electoral COLLEGES than honest enumerafor would
give is deadly at the existence Of republican
government Certain in the South according to all
lie information can get from the Census Bureau,
have been engaged in concOcting fraudulent returns
whereby much larger population j. enumerated than
actually exists. VINO these guilty men are know not,
hut feel very sure that the crime whatever may be It's
extent, did not ginae with the enumerators OF the
several subordinate districts, and feel equally sure
that an increase-muc III advance OF the actual growth
could occur In he same average ratio In all the
districts OF state and al the States OF section with
out concert and conspiracy.
years from party except jeremiads the ruin
and prostration Of The wnoie country. People were
grants were coming In 10 MI Their places Stagnation
said to be reigning Throughout me sectl'n ana
mourning adversely formed the hard lot other people
But the end Of ten years, the ratio OF increase
in South Carolina Is claimed To be greater than In
with debt and discouraged as we have been told IN
every form aud hndercd in her progress by thousand
dicuties has yet had such steady and rapid growth
or New-York. Kentucky SHOWS "a greater In
crease than Indiana. Tennessee outstrps Wis
consin, the ratio in Alabama is beyond that of
iowa. while Wet VirQuil, witnout Immigration
has kept even pace with tbs tremendous growth OF
MnnesOta-slmuated a that has been by accession
from almost every civilized country on the globe The
growth of the aggregate south has been according 10 the
returned figures OF the census ~ more rapid rate han
the grow OF aggregate North. Certain Southern
States according 10 these fraudulent tables nave grown
in tIe last years thtn IN the preceding forty
wears and In case the reported growth OF the last
decade Outruus the growth OF the previous half cen
tuIy. There Is not man ~ Intelligence In me thirty
eight States that believes these re- urns are genuine aud
Returns from any STATE upon the National census Is q
very grave crime.
Tie trainers OF the Federal Constitution ordained with
apparent wisdom and foresight That all direct taxes
shall be laid proportion TO the census Of the nhab
tsnts Thus intending place check upon the possible
temptation 10 enlarge the representation BY fraudulent
enumeration. II Today Onefith OF the National reyen
ucs say $4,000 0OO raised by direct on, and
every iet anu knew that u would he required 10
pay IL per per head on it. inhabitants the tonden
CIV toward swelled and padded would receive
very palpabe checB. Between the positive desire for
large representation In Congress on the one hand,
and the lndlspOsitiOn 10 increase the d.
rect tax OF the state on tue other. the
trainers Of the Constitution placed in just eQuipose
the two motives that would most powerfully cOnduce
honest and fair enumeration of III Inhabitants OF
each state. But to our abandonment long since
OF direct taxes by the National Government, eQui
p0ise been destroyed and state that CHOOSES
now 10 fraudueutiv enlarge does without
any pcualty whatever. Customs and ex
duties present such ready and efficient modes OF raising
rry enue thai party VIII ever favor return TO TIE
direct tax which fOTefatEers anticipated and de-
sigued the countorbalnce III the splendid machinery
OF government which they Organized
The situation is very grave one. Four and half
millions negroes the South thlrtv-five Repre-
scntatlves IN Congress and thirty five electors
det and ePredent, and yet the negroes themselves
have no choosing either Representative Elec
demonstrate that the vi white the South
even Will honest count IS Immensely GOre iLnhen
tial and potential than the vote OF white IN the
North. the vote of "A Confederate soldier IL i'm
mensely more Influential than the vote Of "A Union
soldier fixing the rate OF pension FOR the widow
and orphan. In Georgia the white man
much political influence three white Penn
sylvanil In Mississippi four Confederate soldiers IN
election offset the OF uiue Union soldiers
III New England. 10 this inequality already existing,
CALLING and uncomfortable in character as II IL the fraud
ulent VIII add sl greater, and SIN deeper,
and stll more uncomfortable The suppression the
negro vote ana the usurpatOn by the white OF the
representation founded 1t is the result Of the
tenntc violence which has prevailed In the South The
airy people to be added to the south is the most
gigantic achievement OF fraud that ever attempted
IN he wOi LII under the forms OF law.
The question now Is, How can we OF the North and
West the great body OF loyal States, and de
strOy this daring attempt 10 undermine the foundations
and the Landmarks OF honest Government The
fret duty hand l. beat the Democratic party. Ii IS
the ally and of that southern power hicn is
profit tLis fraudulent enumeration OF the people
pain proposition usurp the representative ana
electoral rights of four and half millions OF negrOs and
then add to IL The representative and electoral
strength OF 100000 OF fraudulent and fictitious
names Of people are In graveyards
born and the power OF these and half millions
Of people wroDgfuIly seized and added To the Demo-
column the hope Is to defeat the Republican party
The census in It's orderly development Of facts and
truths numbers would beat the Democratic party,
and hence the Democratic party seems TO havo made
lp It's mind to beat the