Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-06
THE soIrTH IN coNaRrss

now IN the hands of the South, scant as it is
IN numbers and interest. Upward of thirty
members sit in the House of Represen tatioes
and IN the electoral colleges, by reason of
counting the whole colored population as citi-
zens, with full political rights, equal in all
things with the whites. This is double
wrong and double robbery, to just the extent
TO which the freedmen are hindered or de-
frauded OF their vote and their voice. Zap
pause. 10 What extent this is true the cleo
ton returns too clearly show. This repre-
sentatlon, based on stifed rights, is plain
violation OF the Constitution and Of common
honesty; but there it is, and there it votes and
speaks IN the nations councils.
The sixteen lately slave states (including
Delaware, Maryland Kentucky and Missouri,
which did not secede), have thirty-two Sena-
tors. Ihirty-nine is majority Of the Sen
ate; so that the South needs only seven Sena-
tors from the other States to make q ms jor-
lfy 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. maj ority is lat. The South
has LUG members. lacking only Al Of major
ity Of all.
The electoral college consists of 500; ma
Jorlty Is lo5. The South has 1873, lacking only
AZ OF majority. Consider the sway these
members have. In the Senate there are twen-
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.
or these twenty-eight committees the South
mas the guardianship OF seventeen and the
control OF all. The Southern chairmanships
are OF Important committees. Delaware, with
l4O, OOO people, about as many as the city of
Cleveland, Ohio, q single rural county in
New York, has the chairmanships Of the COM
| mlttees OF privileges and elections and of
fnance-both 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 great State
of Pennsylvania has the chairmanship of re-
vision of laws, committee whose business
was finished years ago. Virginia has the
chairmanehip Of the committee on pensions,
Georgia 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 all the
working committees. This is true in this
way. On every committee there is majority
OF Democrats, and of these majority in all
cases consists Of Southern Senators.
The same conditions prevail IN the House.
There are forty-two committees. The chair
men OF twenty-five are from the South. ALI
the committees are 80 constituted that the
majority is Democratic, and of the majority
more than nall Is southern.
During the two years while this absolute
power IN both houses has been 30 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
| "pres5ed," some that have been "pressed :"
have run against such obstinate opposition as
to secure present postponement or some modi-
ticatien. But whenever the hour strikes that
the veto power is III Democratic hands-put
there by southern votes-whatever the ''soIid"
caucus decres will be written.
THE SOUTH AND THE PROPERTY INIT RESTS CT
THE COUNTRY.
That caucus will be controlled by those who
represent less than one-seventh Of the people
of the Unipn. 'pplause.] I have said also
that they represent not more than one-four-
teenth of the producing, commercial, indus
trial, tax-paying and property interests Of the
country. Let me prove this by the official fig
ures of the bureau of statistics.
REVENUE.
1S79-Customs duties, $137, 250,048. Col
Iected at Southern ports, SO, 145, sos. This is
1-2 per cent, or one-sixtieth part.
1879-Internal revenue, $116, 848, 221. Paid
by twelve Southern States, $40, 332, 1854. This
is II per cent, or one-sixth part.
Since the war, Ohio alone has paid more in
ternal revenue than all the late Confederate
States united. So has Illinois. New York
alone has paid nearly twice as much. II GUS
toms duties were added, the comparison would
be more striking STILL
COMMERCE.
Our domestic commerce exceeds our foreign
commerce twenty-fold. Railways move 80
per cent. of it. In 1879, 423 O13 freight cars
carried this traffic. or these cars, the late
Confederate Staes employed 81, 248. This is
7125 per cent, or one-fourteenJh part.
In 1879 the tonnage Of vessels engaged in
internal traffic was 2,679067 tons. The late
Confederate States employed 242, 548 tons.
This ls per cent, OR once eleventh part.
In 1879 to June 80, 1880, our exports were
1886. $685. sos. The South exported $188 $780,
OF this, "a per cent. was cotton, and the New
York Cotton Exchange reports that very little
OF it was moved by Southern capital. All that
came North was handled by Northern capital.
That exported directly was moved mostly by
Northern and foreign capital.
In 1879 (to June 81, 1880,) our imports were
1867, 953, 3O2. The South lmoorted $15 934,-
391. This is 1-3 per cent, or 1-43d part.
Exports and imports together were 81, $685.
556, 1877, The share of the South was S204,-
564, 108. This is ID 35 per cent, or 18th.
In 1879 October 81 bank loans were $685.
SOB, 097. Loans OF Southern banks, $46, $780,
007. This is per cent, Or 1-195h.
In 1879 October 3D. State and National bank
circulation was 1914, 108, 223 Southern banks
1923, Ats, 426. This is 7 1 per cent, or 1-13th.
In 1873 (slX months ending May 81, latest
returns.) deposits in savings banks were
1878, 1887. In Southern banks, So, 527, 423
This is 4-10ths Of per cent, or 1-25Oth part.
In 1879 cost of railroads in the United States
was 81 I66 331 921. Cost of Southern rail
roads. 1856, 274, 979. This is 10 1-3 per cent,
or 1-7th
The latest returns show weight of mails
carried Oh railways was 81, 37O,158 pounds
On southern roads, "a 1874, 853 pounds. This is
II 1-8 per cent, OF 9Th part.
In 1870 our manufactures were $4, 232, $685.
442. Southern portion was $277, 100, 637.
This is IL per cent, or 1-16th part.
In 1870 production of our mines was 1882,
500, 1874 ; of southern Mines So, 996, 052. This
is IA per cent, or 1-3lst part.
From June 80. 1870, to June 80, 1880, the
number of immigrants who came to the United
States was 2,81217 OF these 1852 came to
Southern Atlantic ports, and 1929 to ports
of the Gulf of Mexico, making for the whole
South 49,901. This is 177-100 per cent, or
! 1-G0th.
The latest report of the Commissioner of
Education states the total income for the pub
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