Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-29
MONDAY NOV EN- Der go. 1856


A few days ago when we referred TO
the fact that South Carolina, with
seven Congressman to elect, only polled
81. SO3 votes, an average OF only 5,5i3
votes for each Congressman, we thought
We were down ut hard bottom facts so
far rs stamping out the opposition vote
10 the Democrats Of the South was con.
oerned, bat we had not then heard
from Georgia which seems to take the
cake In Intimidation.
Georgia, like Virginia, has ten Con-
gressmen, but unlike Virginia returned
. solid Democratic delegation, the
whole vote cast for the ten Congress.
men being only 1857, while In Vir.
glniA 225, 1902 votes were cast for the
same number. The average vote In
Georgia for Congressman WAS 2.757,
while In Virginia 1t was 22,530. The
lowest vote cast for Congressman In
Georgia was In the Third district
where only 1,722 votes were polled,
and the highest vote was In the
Seventh district where 5,043 votes
were polled. We have made the COM
psrison with Virginia because that
State, like Georgia, belonged TO the
solid S1uth, but since the late election
belongs to 1t no more. But even in
Virginia Q small vote was pollsd com.
pared with any of the Northern States.
The basis Of representation was upon
the population OF the States in 1880,
which was one represen tative for every
Ia, 900 OF population. TIE ratio of
voters is about one vote 10 every four
and half persons, which makes about
81. 900 votes In each Congressional dis
trict. Even Virginia then falls short
OF her full vote more than II 900 In
each district, making some allowances
for q moderate increase In population.
1t stands to reason that the missing
vo in general sense is the in.imi-
dated voc, and the latter is, or would
be, Republican vote. In the face OF
this, what is to DO thought OF the vote
OF Georgia? Instead Of polling "a, 900
20 es as she should do In each district,
IN whole poll Of the State--ten districts
lis only q SIT, nearly 1000 short OF
the vote for one district. The vote OF
Georgia Is shown In more striking and
contemplate oolors when compared
with the vote cast In almost any of the
Northern and Western States. In
Nebraska one district cast 90 iU9 votes
aud the three districts In the State cast
m average OF Al. 1872 votes. In Mime
sofa the five districts averaged 43, lOl
votes. or course In these States there
has been r rapid increase in popula-
ton, which accounts In q measure for
the large vote cast. In Illinois, Indi-
ana and Michigan the average vote was
90, 900. In Ohio 1t was 80. 900. In
Pennsylvania, Nav Jersey, New york
and the New England States the aver.
age vote for each Congressman was
greater than tbs whole vote OF Georgia
Cor ten C3ngressmen. II in Virginia
tlns Republicans have large maj GRITTY
OF the Congressional vote with only
% 800 votes cas-. q. -. en-. 1. lot 1t Is
asonable to suppose that the Rspub-
can majority would have been much
i Tger upon the full vote OF the State.
The same hypothesis will hold good In
gard to Georgia The Republican
" In Georgia would be larger than it
Is In Virginia Il the intimidated Re.
paollcAns were permitted to vote-in-
d Bed 1t is doubtful If a Democrat could
b3 elected to Congress from any district
In The STATE upon full and fair vote
AID fair connt. The Republican vote
has been so thoroughly ppressed in
Stu.a Carolina, Georgia and all the
GLl' States that even Democrats do not
take the trouble to % to the election,
and they know full we'll that even II
the Republicans should make q rally
An1 outvote the Democrats, they have
trusty election officers who will be sure
TO make the count come out all riRh..
This, though, is the manner In which
the Democrats elect psj orlty of Con-
gross and President. There Is no
honesty whatever In it-Indeed 1t is
not Ing but Colossal fraud. How
long have the people to put up with
Sucl iarces?