Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-10-07

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III numbers and interest. Upward OF thirty
ment ers st in the House Of RaIrese. tatioes
and ii the electoral colleges by reason OF
counting the whole coIoIed population as Cit
zans, with full political rights, equal in ali
things with the whites. This is q double
Wroi and double robbery, to just the exta.t
to which the freedman are hILdered or de-
frauded Of their vote and their voice, Zap
plause.J 10 what extent this is tue, the cleo
tIcn returns too clearly show. This repre-
senta.lon, based On stifed rights, is a plain
violation OF the Constitution and Of common
holesty; Gus there 1t Il, and there it votes and
speaks In the nations COUNCILS.
The sixteen lately slave states GncIuding
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri,
which cid not secede), have thirty-tYo Sena-
tors. IhHty-nlne Is q majority Of the Sen
ate; so that the South nee is only seven S5ua-
tors from the other States to make maj gr-
lty OF all. She Will never fail to get them if
seven Northern Democrats are there. There
are twelve there now.
In the House Of Representatives there are
293 members. i maj Jrity is lat. The South
has JOG members. lacking only Il Of major
ity of all
The electoral college consists of 500; a ma
Jorlty Is lo5. The South has 13S, lacking only
AZ OF majority. Consider the sway these
members have. In the Senate there are TWEEN
ty-elght committees, and committees not only
prepare but virtually control legislation in 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 Craftsmanship Of seventeen and the
control of all. The Southern chairmanships
are OF important committees. Delaware, with
14O, COO people, about as many as the city OF
Cleveland, Ohio, or s. single rural county III
New York, h9 the chairmanships Of the coz
mittees Of clvleges and elections and of
hnance-bot1 very important committees.
The great State Of New York, with five million
people, and her enormous interests and tax
paying, has 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 crest State
Of Pennsylvania has the Craftsmanship of re-
vision OF laws, committee whose business
was finished years ago. Virginia has the
Craftsmanship OF the committee on pensions,
Georg a Of commerce. Texas of post-offices
and post-roads, Missouri Of claims, North Caro-
lima of railroads. and SO on.
l have said the South has control of al the
working committees. This is true III this
way. On every committee there is q MAJ Ority
OF Democrats, and of these a ms jOrity II al
cases consists Of Southern Senators.
The same conditions prevail in the House.
There are forty-two committees. TIE chair
men of twenty-five are from the South. All
the committees are 30 constituted that the
majority is Democratic, and CT the ma jCrity
more than half is Southern.
During the two years 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
pres sed," some that have been ''pressed -
have run against such obstinate opposition as
to secure present postponement or some modi-
fcaGen. But whenever the hour strikes that
the veto power is in Democratic hands-put
there by southern votes-WhateYer the ''solid'
caucus decres viii be written.
THE SOUTH AND THE PROPERTY INTERESTS CT
THE COUNTRY.
That caucus will be controlled by those who
represent less than one-seventh OF the people
of the Unien. [ pplause I have said also
that they represent not more than one-iour-
tenth of the producing, commercial, indus
trial, tax paying and property interests of the
country. Let me prove this by the official fg-
ures OF the bureau of statistics.
REVENUE.
1879-Customs duties, 1857, $50, O48. Col
lected al Southern porLs, 81, 145, sos. This is
IL per cent, or one-sixtieth part.
I879-Internal revenue, SIG, 848 221. Paid
by twelve Southern States, 800, 1872 364. This
is II per cent, or ne-sixth part.
Since the war, Ohio alone has paid more in
ternaI revenue than al the late Confederate
SGaL6S United 80 mas ILLINOIS, New LOIk
alone has paid nearly twice as much. IL Gus
toms duties were added, the comparison would
be more striking still.
COMMERCE.
Our domestic commerce exceeds our foreign
commerce twenty-fod. Railways move 80
per cent Of it. In 1879, 423, 013 freight cars
carried this traffic. or these cars the late
Confederate S.ares employ ed 81, 248. This is
1875 per cent, or one-fourteen.h part.
In 1879 the tonnage of vessels engaged in
internal traffic was 2,67S.067 tons. The late
Confederate States employed 242, 548 tons.
This is per cent, or one eleventh part.
In 1879 (to June 80, 1880, our exports we're
1886. 633, 595, Tee South exported $108 $685.
TIT. This is % IL per cent, or 2-91hs part.
OF THE, "a per cent. was cotton, and the New
York Cotton Exchange reports that very little
OF it was moved by Southern capital. Al that
came North was handled by Northern capital.
That exported directly was moved mostly by
Northern and foreign capital.
In 1879 (to June 8 ! 1882 our imports were
1861, 953, 302. The South Im2orted $I5,934-
391. This is 1-3 per cent, or 1-43l part.
Exports and imports together were 81 $685.,
586, S97. The share Of the South wss 52l4,
564, 108. This is 10 So per cent, or 18th.
O3,O97. Loans of Southern banks, $40, $780,,
0O7. This Is per cent, or liz b.
In 1879 October % State and National bank
circulation was 1914, 108 223. Southern banks
1913, ATS, 425. This Is Z per cent, or 1-l3th.
In 1873 (six months ending May 81, latest
return-.) deposits in savings banks were
1878 49,, 817. In Southern banks. So, 527, 423.
This is 4-10ths or per Cent, Or 1-250th part.
In 1879 cost Of railroads in the United States
was So l66 331 921. Cost Of Southern rail
roads. 1856, 274, $40. This i5 - 1-3 per cent,
or 18th.
The latest returns show weight Of mails
carried en- railways was 81, $40, 158 pounds.
On southern roads, "a 1874, 853 pounds This is
II is per cent, or 1 9Th part.
In 1870 our manufactures were 81, 232, 325.-
442. Southern portion was $277, 72J,637
This is 6 1-2 per cent, or 1-16th part
In 1870 production OF our mines was $152,
$685. 994; of southern mines, ST. 996, O52 This
is ia per cent, or List part.
From June 80, 1870, to June 80, 1887, the
number Of immigrants who came to the United
States was 2, 812,I77 OF these 1862 came to
Southern Atlantic ports, and II, 239 to ports
Of the Gulf Of Mexico, making fer the whole
South 49,90l. This is 177-100 Per cent, or
1-60th.
The latest report of the Commissioner. Of
Education states the total income for the pub
lie schools Of the country at $86, 978, I01. The
South paid for public schools $780, Z. This
is 9 1-12 per cent, or 1-10th part. This item
is presented here because it belongs to the in
dustrial interests.
Looking into this mirror Of the country
business we see impartiaIly and exactly re-
OF the two sections. By analysis and average
we see that production, industry, commerce,
capital and revenue, are found 1-14th in one
section o. the country, and 13-14ths ID the
other section.
r5E sOTrTH NOT TAINTED WITH HER POYERTY