The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-12-19
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Leading Republican papers through.
out the country have set up fearful
howl about unequal or unfair repre-
sontasion in The electoral college, AID
they take Is basis d on which to
predicate this complaint the fact that
not as large popular vote was cast In
the south In proportion to its electoral
vote as was cast Ia the north. But our
Republican friends should search the
statutes Of the United States and fnd
upon what the representation in the
electoral college Is based. Il will there
be seen that such representation il net
based upon the votes cast ct any given
election, but upon the number of inhab-
ilanls Of each state as shown By the
census returns. Now, IL thera Il any
inequality in the electoral college In
favor of the south, II 10 one for which
the Republican party is responsible.
By tho power Of that party the right Of
suffrage was conferred upon the eolored
man, which according 10 Blaine adds
forty eight electors to the south which
they would not have had without negro
suffrage, Then the Republicans had
contiol OF, and managed, the taxing OF
the census upon which the representa-
ton Ia the electoral college was based.
Finally they controlled the senate that
PISSED the law undsr which the south
was given The number Of electors which
Il now has, and said Law was approved
by Republican president. Hence, II
win be seen that The Republican party
crested and formulated every essential
element that made up the present ap-
portionment 10 the electoral college.
But We are now told that By intimida-
ton and murder, this Is BIaine's charge
in bis Augusta speech, j negro Rspubli-
cans were prevented from voting In the
south. This charge il made BY nearly
every Republican paper In the country.
There are tsw such papers that care
moro for thsir reputation for truth and
vsracity, and hence win not make
thsss malicious statements. Negro
suffrage was established by Republicans
in the fall belief that the colored voters
would, without exception, vote the Rs
publican ticket. This they continued
to do until they found that the Rspab-
licaa party prOfesssd great friends hip
for them in order to secure their votea
aad then they began TO desert lhsn,
and the claim nov set up 6y Blaine and
others that all negroes desire TO vote
the Republican ticket il without truth.
In the late election in most Of the states
Of the south it was a forsgons conclu-
sion that the democrats would win aud
hence republicans made no contest.
This resulted in light vote.
What is significant about the matter
Is that democrats suffered more in the
south from this apathy than did the
republicans. The following facts viii
illustrate our statement:
HancOcks majority forr years ago in
Georgia was 1854. Cleyslands Is 46,
6ol. HancOck's majority ia Kentuckey
was 43,559. CIsyslands is35, 1854.
Hancoek's majority in Maryland was
1871. Cls,eland's Is H. ,233. Ham
cocks majority in Louisiana. was %,
SIC. Cleveland's is 16,109. Han
ceck's majority in Missouri was 55, ,043.
olsveland's l. 33,059. HancOck's ma
jo-ity in Virginia was 1896. Clsve-
lands is 6,l41.
In fact the democratic majority Of
four years agoin the southern states was
reduced this year except in Arkansas,
Dsleware, North CaroIina and Texas.
But the matter may be put in the
aggregate form as follows:
Clevelands plurality in the sixteen
states in which sIavsry formerly existed
Is 49l 500, while Hanconek's plurality
four years ago was 627.ols. Hence
Blaines gain in The popu.a. vote in the
south was 1922.
As . complste refutation Of the
charge that the democratic party IL
sectional one We have onIy 70 call attsn-
ton to the fact that the democrats
pollsd l,713,213 votes in the old slave
States and 3,I96,132 in the northern
states. There are nearly twice as many
democratic voters in the north as in the
south.
Garfield had about 100000 plurality
over Hancock in the north while Bl aine
has but about 100000.
All this shows the utter foolishnsss
Of charging the democratic party with
being sectional so far as the great pop.
ular political sentiment of the country
10 concerned.