Daily Republican., 1882-09-23
rruOr.Uoe aud Democracy.

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If according to the theory laid down
In the ratification speech Of George Il.
Bates, Esq, at the Democratic meeting
last week, the Democrats are better
educated and more enlightened than
Republicans, and that when negroes
become intelligent, they become ID mo-
Gratis, we would like to ask that gentle
man why it is that strong Democratic
States show the greatest number OF IL
literate persons If Mr.. Bates Is col
rect then the United States census of
1880 is wrong. For the sake of COM
parisop, lot us look little at the per-
centage of illiteracy in the States and
the percentage of the Democratic vote
in the same States making "reading"
the bases of calculation.
The greatest percentage of those who
cannot read is 80 80 in South Carolina
where the population is 995,5H, and
there was Democratic majority of o..
OS9 in 1882 The population OF Ala
bama is 1862 ,5O5, the percentage OF ig-
norance, 29,33, Democratic majority
35 635, Arkansas population, $685.
D .rcentage of ignorance, 1909, Demo
cratic majority, IS. 800. Delaware
population, l46,6OS. percentage of ignor-
auce II, "a, Democratic majority, 1O35.
Florida population, 269, 493, percentage
of ign ORANGE, 26,06, Democratic majori.
ty, 4 29O. Georgia population, 1,542,-
1870, percentage Of ignorance, 1896,
Dem cratic majority, 1880. Ken
lucky population, l ,64S, ,79O, percentage
Of ignorance, 1856, Democratic majori-
ty 1880. Louisiana population 939,
S4G, percenta6e of ignorance, 31,63,
Democratic majority, 22,938. Mary
land population, 934, ,943, percentage of
ignorance, II, 81, Democratic majority
Is. 13l. Mississippi population, ILL.,
597, percentage Of ignorance, 27,S9,
majority, 40,S96. North
Carolina population l,399,75O, percen-
taGe of ignorance, &c: 80, Dem ocratic T,
58S. Tennessee population, l,542, ,359,
percentage of ignorance, 10 OF, Demo-
cratic majority, 81, 1,621. Texas popula-
ton, 1871, ,749, percentage of ignorance,
1910, Democratic majority, 93,6O0,
Virginia populat' on, 1872, 500, percen.
tage of ignorance, 1888, Democratic
majority, 1850. So much for the
Democratic States, now let us run over
in the same manner few e the Re
publican States and see what becomes
Of Bates argument.
Iowa, population, l, ,624, ll6; per cent.
age of ignorance, 1.73; Republican ma
jority, 7S,O59, Illinois, population, g.
O77, S71: per centage Of ignorance, 3.15;I
majority, 40,397. Indiana,
population, 1885, ,3O1; per centage Of ig-
3.54; Republican majority, G.,
942. Kansas, population, 996, ,096; per.
,entage of ignorance, 56; Republican
majority, Co. 1868. Massachusetts, popu
alton, 1888, ,OS5; per centage of igno-
'anco, 4.24; Republican majority, 49,.
rs; Michigan, population, 1886, ,937;1
,er centage of ignorance, 2.S8; RepublI.
,an majority, 53,9S9. Minnesota, popu.
alton, ,78O, 70S; per centage Of ignorance,
'.6 ; Republican majority, 4C,638. Ne.
oraska, population, ASP, ,4O2; per oentage
If ignorance, 1.73; Republican majority
96, 456. Ohio, population, 3,198,O62; |
Der cent"ge of ignorance, 2.71; Republi-
IAN majority, "a ,277. New York, pop
llation, $685. ,871 per centage of igno-
ance, 3.28; Republican majority, 21,-
80. Pennsylvania, population, 4.2S3,
'9l; per centage of ignorance, 8 81; Re-
publican majority, 1926. Vermont,
,332, 286; per certage OF igno-
ance, 3.91; Republican majority, 26,-
'09. But we need proceed no farther
With these comparisons. OF course Mr..
Bates was utterly reckless in the asser-
ions he made, or he willfully tried to
nlslead the people.