Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-26
More Figures.

since writing or article beaded GLOW
Figures May be Misused," we have come
across. IN the Springfield (Mass.) Rcpubii-
eau. an article which mentions some other
points than those noticed in that article.
The Republicans figures show that it takes
fewer yotos.to elect an elector IN alasSa-
chu.eits than in Virginia. We quote fur
thcr:
1.-THE Constitution Of Massachusetts by
the reading and writing clause alone would
cut OF from the right OF suffrage ,6 per
cent. OF the colored vote u the former rebel
states and l5s per cent. OF the white vote.
III we proceed upon the usual Republican
assumption that the Republican vote IN the
South is black vote. then the returns OF
the vote east for Mr.. Elaine in Alabama In
dieatc that twice as many colored men voted
there in The recent election as could have
voted in the same election had they lived
in Massachusetts.
1T appears that every black man in Ar
kansas must have voted, aud several thou
sand over, in order TO account Tor Dlaines
vote, while in Massachusetts Qply about
o,.o fourth Of the colored men Of Arkansas
would haye been accepted and registered.
Even in Mississippi the Republicans
east more votes than the c)lOred men Of
that state would be entitled 10 cast in Mas
slchuscttS.
"ln Tennessee. We have not the official
vote. hut give the figures OF the Nashville
iigeTicaa. which says the Democrats Will
have only II 900 majority in 300 votes
east. The Republican vote exceeds by 49,
700 the entire number OF COorcd men over
twcnty-one in the State.
At the same census oi 1880 Ma,sachil-
sotts was shown To have a population 81
men over iwcniy-onc numbering over 50O,-
0QO Yet mt the recent presidential cleo
ton only 29a. 900 votes were east in the en-
tire State or less than 90 per cent. of what
would be called for by universal suffrage
/ Now we would not imply that the other 40
! per cent are cut OIL from voting bv the
! Constitution or by law. but we do say that
! the same reasons which eNplIin their ab-
s,ncc from the polls 10 our own people
| here at home, operate with equal force in
| other States, We are bound, and Mr..
! lioar is bound. Ia make the same allow
/ anceS for other States that hc would make
I for Massachusetts,. What are those allow
! anccsy II Is not difficult upon calm re-
icctiou 10 STE what they arc-namely, that
| the indifferent. the ignorant. the absent.
| the alien, the sick, the panper, the criml-
/ nal, and the insane will not or ought not
/ To vote. All these classes exist here and
everywhere. our alien population is large,
and includes many intelligent men too in
! different to take on the duties OF citizen
ship. ON the other hand It the south, in-
! difference IN both races is fully accounted
for by prevailing Ignorance.
alt Is time, therefore, to get of Mr..
RllInc's high pitch OF screaming about the
South and to look al facts a. they arc.'
The Repabiean'S argument Is unan-
swerablc Let Mr.. BLAINE turn his bate
rirs upon Massachusetts,. or Rhode Island,
or Pennsylvania. where, owing to various
prerequisites TO voting, not hall as many
negroes, II these had been In the States
named. could have voted as did vote in
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas,
Sc.