National Republican., 1880-09-18

men Of the north, not the men who were for the
union aud tnc constitution, but tho men Of the
south who were against tho union and tho cOnsi-
tuition, men whore policy and purposes are still
hurtful to the country, are bound aud prodesined
to control democratic administration aud dem.
ocratlG congress In The senate and In tho house
the south has an overwhelming majority of the
democratic members, aud most of them are men
who led IN the rebellion. Every party measure In
congress is settled IN party caucus by party ma
Jority; thus tho southern members hold absolute
sway. In possession OF the law-mnking power. of
the purse and OF tho power to confirm or reject
treaties and appointments the south is also to FUR
nish all the votes to elect the democratic candl-
dates; save only the forty.seven votes which must
be rallied, or counted, or certified, or produced
from the northern states, particularly not excepting
Oregon. Should the election be close there Is no
knowing but the two democratic houses may find
ground on which TO throw out part or all Of any
states electors. With much unemployed leisure
on their hands, with the danger which the elect.
oral commission Of 1877 alone Ovcrpnsscd, for that
time, staring the country in the fucc, these
democratic houses have adopted no measure TO
insure order and right, IN asccrtaining the
result of the presidential election. Should contro-
ycrsy arise, and the election be thrown into the
house, there the vote being taken by states, the
south would cast nearly all the democratic votes
and IN the senate the vote for vice president would
come nom tho same source. In every event ofdcmo-
cratic success, the southern end Of the democratic
party must be TO the northern end as tho iocomo-
tive is to the tender, rs the horse IL TO the cart
This Is os plain US any truth In grayltatIon or
arithmetic.
THE SOUTH CONTROLS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Perhaps this point will seem to you TO challenge
some attention. For the population of southern
states we must go b0ck TO the census of 1870 That
count of the people was made by cnumcrators not
selected ny southern senators and members OF the
ors. II was made by the regular marshals and
their deputies, md tho compensation was so ad-
jused rs to induce thorough visitation and, at the
same time to guard against exaggeraton Of num-
bcrs. No lmputatlon of fraud was ever cast upon
inc work. such thing as plot to fabricate u
monSuous increase of population In one sec.
tiOn, in order to battle the course of ma.
ture and the logic of events in another
"a, plot to change tho balance of power
and population in order TO aggrandizc one
section BY establishing false basis of representa-.
ton and opporonment, thus robbing other Sec
lions oi thelr snare IN governing the country, In
leVyng taxes, and appropriating money, had not
at that time occurred to the conservative foes of
radicalism. That particular spoke in the wheel Of
dovitry had not turned up to the shifty patriot of
that day, Now such schemes seem 10 wax apacc.
We read of producing false heirs to thrones and cs
totes, but to multiply false heirs without any one
70 personate them on scale so grand rs seems now
in process, would Lupofy the ingenuity ofa French
novelist, or anybody else, except thorOugh.gong
non non iputllsan SonserVaiiVe dl,GpIe oi the demo-
cratic persuasion, wanting nothing for himself, but
| ready to do and suffer for white mans govern
ment with reform and "a change"
The suggestion now is that the census takers of
1870 under. counted their ncighbors. Paid By the
head and by the mile, not by the day it Is now al
legged they robbed themselves; they neither trRv-
were "carpgt-bnggers' too, many Of them, in the
SOUTH their states were republican; they had
their ambitions and motives for increased political
numbers ana power; there was not tho remotcst
danger of amy direct tax; and yet with nothing to
gain and everything TO lose, they wrongcd and
swindcd themselves for the sake Ofbelng dishonest
This all may be. II Is the only way of accounting
for tho awkward wonders Of the census now pro-
sIessng II cannot be called Ingenious, because il is
plainly The only possible explanation, and IL limps
badly. EcuMGniCal councils may sit on these re.
cent fabulous census revelations, but men will still
wonder. how I3 per cent was added TO the
population oI state IN ten years, during which She
received exactly lj7 foreign immgrants-a fact es-
tublishgd w!thOu; the aid of any census Such an
increase OF population anywhere would Crop ont
| in unnumbered directions. Production constimp.
tlGn, buildings, TILED acreage railway traffic,
| postal returns, immigration, would tell tlic story
| OF such growth. whether these tcll-NlG tests,
| which cannot bo smothered, sustain or dcmolish
the proposed count in the southern states will in
cidentally appcaTiurthcr oil, ifyour patenceshall
endure.
was speaking Of the population of the eleven
states, now twelve by the division of Virginia,
which 20 cdcd from the union, and now constitute
the chief power OF the democratic party. In 1870
1t was White, 7tGT2l3; black i,l10222; total II :.
2i6,i35. The total was - per cent, or 10 of the
population of the United states. The whites were
| l,b Of ting whole population OF the country-the
| bucks l.y. The democratic majority IN all these
twelve states represents about 6OyOOyO people or
10 per cent otour whole people. II to this number
be added all the people OF these states, Of whatever
color thcn they represent not more than per cent
Interests OF the calntry; the other states OF The
| union representing 03 per cent.
THE SOUTH IN CONGRESS
| Let us see how much national control Is now In
| the hands of the SOUTH scant as 1t Is In numbers
and interest, Upward OF thirty members sit In the
| house Representatives and in the electoral col.
| lcges, by reason of counting the whole culorcd
population as citizens with full political rights,
| equal in all things with the whites. This Is u
| double wrong and double robbery, to just the cX.
| tent TO which the freedmen are hindered or de-
| fraudCd OF their vote and their voice TO what cN.
tent this IS true, the election returns too clearly
| show This representation, based on stined rights
is plain violation of the constitution and of com.
mon honesty; but there 1t s and there it votes and
| speaks in the nations councils.
| Tie sixteen lately slaves states Qncluding Della
| ware Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, which did
| not secedc) have thirly-twU senator's Thirty.nine
Is majority Of the senate; so that the south needs
| only seven senators from the other states TO make
majority of al. She will never fail 10 get thom II
| seven northern democrats are there. There are
| twelve there now.
In the house Of representatives there arc 203
| members majority IN H. The south has l0O
members lacking only Al of majority ofnll
The electoral college consists OF 360; maorlty Is
lSo. The south has ljs, lacking only A of major
| ity. Consider the sway these numbers have. In
| the senate there are twenty-cght committees, and
committees not only prepare but virtually control
| legislation in both houses and this must be SO moro
| and more us the houses and the business grow
| larger Oftheso twcnty.egh committees the south
has tho eharmanships OF seventeen and the control
| ofall. The southern chUirmanships are of import
| ant committees. Delaware. with 10000 people,
about as many as the city of Cleveland,
Ohio, or single rural county in New
| York, has the chnirmanships Of the com.
mittcts of privileges and elections and of finance
| both very important committees. The great
| state of New York, with i've millions of people,
and her enormous interests and taNpayng; has for
| her democratic senator the Craftsmanship OF the
committee on patents. West Virginia has the chair
| manship OF the committee on appropriations, which
| holds tho purse strings OF the country The great
| state of Pennsylvania has the Craftsmanship Of re-
| vision OF laws committee whose business was
| finished years ago Virginia has tho chairman
ship Of the committee on pensions, Georgia of COM
mCice, Texas OF pOslOffices and post.rOads, Mis-
| souri, claims, North Carolina OF railroads and SO
| on.
| have said the south has control of all the work
| ing committees. This s true in this way: on
| every committee there Is majority Of democrats
aud Of these majority in all cases consists of
southern senators.
The same conditions prevail In the house. There
| are fory-iwo committees. The chairmen of
| twenty two are from the south. All the commit
tees are 50 constituted that the majority Is demo-
cratic and VI the majority more than half is south.
| ern,
| 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 prcsi-
dental canvass have suggested urgent reasons for
| going SLOW" Many expected bills have not been
| introduced, many thRt have been introduced have
| not been pressed" some that have been pressed"
| have run against such obstinate opposition ms to
| secure present postponement or some modification.
But whenever the hour strikes that the veto power
| rs In democratic hands-put there by southern
votes-whatoyer the solid " caucus decroos will
be written.
Senator Conkling then proceeded to show
| that the caucus of the democrats will be con-
| troled by those who represent less that one
seventh Of the people of the union, and not
more than one'iourtecnth Of tho producing