National Republican., 1880-08-13

~Oficial.
In the above table Georgia is credited with
but 10 per cent. increase This is doubt
less fair ratio, for in every respect Georgia
is the empire state Of the south aud should
show q greater increase than any except
Texas. We have no sort Of doubt but that
Georgia ccnsus.taker5 will show that on tho
homestrGtch they are capable of rs much adj
dition as those of South Carolina. So too will
Tennessee and Alabama refuse TO lag
behind with eleven per cent. and six.
teen per cent increase respectively. The
first returns ns In the case Of South Carolina,
were doubtless inadvertently published by
otlicious and ill.posted enumeratOrs and news.
papers These states will send in TO General
Walker their ratios brought up to figure
long ago decided upon by the political nlanipu.
lators under whose charge the returns have
been manufactured for Virginia, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina. When that Is done
tho ratio for tho sixteen southern states will
be brought up to thirty.six ror cent. increase.
The states of Maryland aud Delaware have
probably been left out of the conspiracy and
Will have to take their chances with the north
in suffering from injustice in n redistribution
Of representatives If this fraudulent census
stands. Their consolation will have TO be
found in their political sympathy with the
section to be benefited.
General Walker is reported to have said
that the figures we have given in regard to
and that ho has no reason to suppose that the
census has anywhere been taken dishonesty
He is reported to say:
have no reason to be dissatisfied with tho
work that has been done us far as Information re-
ceiyed at this Office shows. would not charge an
entire section with conspiracy against the laws and
constitution without knowing that there had been
such conspiracy. IL is possible that In the 81 900
enumeration districts there has been a man here
aud there who has acted dishonesty. The remedy
is however, in our own hands
This kind of AN "oilicinl" denial is Just
what was 10 have been expected and which Is
perfectly proper to be made, 1t is probable
that General Walker does not oven know
Officially" tho population of Washington. Tho
eight processes deemed necessary to secure
exact knowledge in the census bureau
have not yet been gone through with, and
until tho papers como before tho superin-
tendent with tho eight ticks" upon them
he does not know" anything, Noverthc.
less, we know the population of our
city well enough to treat it rs an admitted
fact without waiting until General Walker
announces ii in his report to congress bound
up in ten quarto volumes. Tho newspapers
and people of New York, Philadelphia, Chi.
Cago, st. Louis, Charleston, New Orleans, etc,
knew the Population of their respective cLios
long before General Walker received the re.
turns by mail For all practical purposes
they may safely be treated as if they had
upon them the "oIliGiaW seal Of publication
from the census OllCe, for which thCy may
have to wait month or year, as the case
may bc.
The returns used in our tables have been
carefully collated from tho reports furnished
by the enumciators and supervisors of districts
previous to the results being forward to the
superintendent, aud they are as correct Gs
anything in the census Office.
If General Walker has not seen anything to
lead him TO suspect fraud in the returns from
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina
1t Is because no has Officially" closed his Dyes.
Fortunately for the country there are eyes
which arc not officially closed,
We are glad to noto Tho fact that General
Walker believes there is u power of cor
rcctiOn. He says
IT, when the returns come In and are made up,
there Is the slightest suspicion OF fraud, We Will in
yestigOte promptly and act according to tho result
correction OF any abuses, and wholly within our
own hands.
And again:
If however there is any sign or suspicion OF
fraud prompt aud energetic action VIII be taken
beth to punish those concerned in 1t and to rcCity
the false returns made.
We have every confidence in General Wal
kcr's honesty and have too much respect for
his Intelligence to suppose that the bold
frauds We have pointed out will long remain
without exciting his "oliCial' suspicion When
the time COMES to act We expect him TO act
with yisor.