The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-28
THE SOUTH CONGRESS-.

| THE SOUTH IN CoNdRlss.
Let us SEQ how much national control IL
now in the hands Of the South, scant IN il IL
III numbers and interest. Upward Of thirty
| members sit in the House OF Representatives.
| and In the electoral colleges, by reason OF
counting tho whole colorod population as citi-
zens, with full political rights, equal in all
things with tho whites. This il u double
wrong and double robbery, to just tho extent
| to which the freedmen arc hindered or de-
frauded OF their vote and their voice. Zap
plause. To what extent this il true, the cleo
ton returns too clearly show. This repre-
sentati0n, based on stilled rights, is plain
| violation OF tho Constitution and Of common
honesty; but there ii il, and there il votes and
speaks In the nations councils.
Tho sixteen lately slave states (including
Delaware, Maryland Kentucky and Missouri,
which did not secede), have thirty-two Sena-
| tors. Thirty-nne il majority OF tho Sen
ate; 70 that tho South needs only seven Sena-
tors from tho other States TO make { major
ity OF all. She will never fail to get them il
seven Northern Democrats are there. There
are twelve there now.
In the House OF Representatives. there arc
293 members. maj ority is 1i7. The south
has LOG members, lacking only Al OF major
| ity If all.
The electoral college consists OF 500; a ma
jority IL 1856. The South has 1873, lacking only
| IL Of Il majority. Consider the sway these
members have. In tho Senate there are TWEEN
| ty-eight committees, and committees not only
prepare but virtually control legislation in both
houses, and this must be 70 more and more
M the houses and the business grow larger.
or these twen.y-eight committees tho South
Inns tho chairmanshlp OF seventeen and the
control Of all. The Southern chairmanships
are of important committees. Delaware, with
100000 people, about M many IN the city Of
| Cleveland, Ohio, or single rural county III
NJ. h.. 10.
mittees OF privileges and elections and Of
iinance-both very important committees.
The great State of Now York, with five million
people, and her enormous interests and tax
paying, has for her Democratic Senator the
craftsmanship Of tho 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, a committee whose business
was finished years ago. Virginia has the
chairmanship OF the committee on pensions
georgia Of commerce, Texas of post-ofiices
aud post-roads, MlssOuriof claims, North Caro-
lima of railroads, and 80 on.
l have said the South has control of all the
working committees. This is true in this
way, On every committee there il q ma jority
OF Democrats. and Of these a majority III 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. All
the committees are 10 constituted that the
majority IL Democratic, and OF the majority
ilore than half il southern.
During the two years while this absolute
power III both houses has been 10 lodged, the
existence OF til" 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
hat hnxT t,,tr La.r. L..
"pressed," some that have been "pressed"
have run against such obstinate opposition AZ
to secure present postponement or some modi-
tication. But whenever the hour strikes that
the veto power il in Democratic hands-put
there by southern votes-whateyer the ''sold"
caucus decres will be written.
TIE SOUTH AND THE PROPERTY INTERESTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
That caucus will be controlled by those who
represent less than one-seyenlh OF the leople
of the Uai.n. 'pplause.l l 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.
lS79-Cusoms duties, 5lS7, O,0iS. DOL
lected at Southern por 4, 81, l45, sos. This is
! l-2 per cent, or une-siXtiIth part.
1S79-InternGl revenue, SllG, SiS, 221. Paid
by twelve Southern States. $50, 49,, 3Gi. This
ID II per cent, or ne-sixth part.
since tie war, Ohio alone has paid more in
ternai revenns than all the late Confederate
States united. SO Lns Illinois. New York
alone has paid nearly twice as much. II CHS.
toms duties were added, the comparison would
DO more striking STILL
COMMERCE.
Our domestic commerce exceeds our foreign
commerce twtnty-foid. Railways move 80
mar MI ~ II In 1870 fr.iu
carried this traffic. or Theses ears, the late
Confederate s II es employed 3l,24s. This is
7.l25 per cent, or One-fOurteen h part.
In 1879 the tonnage OF vessels engaged in
internal Traffic was 2,G7S OCT tons. The late
Confederate States employed 2i2, 54s tons.
This ID 8 per cent, or one eleventh part.
In 1879 to June 80, 1850, our exports were
$685., GS3, 595 TIE South exported slsS, Co.,
az. Thu. is % IL per cent, or % hs part.
or ihi-, ~ per cent. was cotton, and the New
York Cotton Exchange reports that very little
o! it was moved by Southern capital. All that
came North wa handl, by Northern capital
That exported directly was moved mostly by
Northern and foreign capital.
In 1879 90 June 3 1882 our imports were
1867 953, 3O2 The South I'M orted sl5,9
39i. Tins IL Is per cent, or li3i part
Exports snd imports together were IL ,503,-
$50 s97 Tho share Of the South was s2Oi,-
56i, lOs. Thlsi- - 3.5 per cent, or 18th.
In 1879 (O,tober g. bank loans were $685.
SOB 097, Loans Of Southern banks, $40, $780,
0O7 rhi'i 5 per cent, or 1-l9 il.
In 1879 (Ostob r 81 s ate and National bank
circulation was 1914 lOs 223 S1u,hern banks
S23, AIS, i26. This j. 7 / 2 per ceat, or l-l3th.
In 1873 (SiX months ending Nay 81, LATEST
return y Gepo-its in rawlings banks were
1878 1887. In South ri banks, s2,527, i23.
Ihir IL 40 las or per cont, or l-25Oth part.
In 1879 CO OF railroads in the United States
wn ~ harr rail
roads 500, 274,979. This is Is l-3 per cent,
or 18th.
The latest returns show weight OF mails
carried Oh railways was 1870, l5S pounds.
On southern roads, 81 39i, S53 pounds. This is
II Is per cent, or 6lh part.
In 1870 our manufactures were -, 232, 325,-
4i2 southern portion was S27, ,637.
Tnis il 6 IL per cent, or 1-l6th part.
IL 1870 production OF our mines was 1882
sos 99i of southern mines, Il, 1852. This
is 3 l 4 per cent, or l-3lst part.
F,om June 80. 1870, to June 30, 1880, the
number of immigrants who came to the United
States was 9 Sl2,l77. or these 2,G62 came to
Southern Atlantic ports, and 47,239 to ports
OF the Gulf Of Mexico, making for the whole
South 40,9Ol. This is l77-l00 per cent, or
l-G0th.
The latest report of the Commissioner Of
l. iucation states the total income for the pub
lie schools of the country at $50, 97S, l0l. The
South paid for pubic schools 1886, Y. This
il o liz per cent. or 1-l0th part. This item
in presented here because ii belongs to the in
duslrial interests.
Look ng into this mirror OF the conntry's
business We REQ impartially and exactly re-
Elected the respective proportions and features
Of the two sect ons. by analysis and average
wo see tn It production, industry, commerce,
capital and revenue, are found l-lith i'll one
section Of the country, and l3-llths i'll the
other No, ton.
THE SOUTH NOT TAINTED WITH HER POVERTY.