Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-21
The Popular Vote.


Some Of our Republican contemporaries
manifest sensitlveness which Is not discre-
ditsble to them when they set up the claim
that although CLEVELAND received larger
popular vote than HARRISON, yet the dlf'
ference in favor OF the former was more
than couBterbalsnced by the alleged sup-
pressed vote IN certain southern States.
one OF those papers claims that whilst
CLEVELAND received 95.9l0 more votes than
HARRISON, counting what IT styles "the ma
chine.msde votes Of The Gull states and
South Carollns," be Is still 10 minority on
the whole vote Of &c., 5l, not counting
against him the votes that are set down as
scattering.
There Il n skeleton In their house and our
Republican contemporaries try TO conceal II
in The closet Of Suppressed votes" But
Truth cares nothing for darkness. Hereyes
can penetrate the thckest gloom. She Is
not afraid Of The Hight, but neither Is she
afraid Of the shadows Of night.
"Men may como aud men may
But she goes on forever"
"Tbe eternal years Of God are hers" says
BRYANT. Therefore Jet not the Republicans
try TO deceive themselves IA regard to the re-
laiion which the Acknowledgement OF the
negroes bore TO the result Of the recent
elections for President and Vice-President
Of the United states. To the facts.
In 1850 there were in this country, ac-
cordlng 20 the census OF that year, l,4S7, 3H
solorcd men Of voting sge-ssy, IN round
numbers q million and a ball Q,5OO,oOe).
In eight years that number increased by 20
Ter cent, or 100000 votes. SO that in No
yember, 1883. there were 100000 negro
votes 10 the United States. Suppose, now,
we conccde that OF the popular vote HARu-
F0N received, "a claimed by the paper alluded
to above. 2gG2Jl more votes than CLEyE-
LAND received. What Is thst small number
a contrasted with the immense negro vote
Nothing. CLEVELAND certainly received at
least million more white votes than HARm.
soNreceiycdl What answer can be made to
this uuimpcachsble facti
But the facts do not show merely that
CLEVELAND received q large majority OF the
white votes. but that the States OF Indiana
and New York were carried for HARRISON
by negro votes. IIARRsON's majority IN
New York State was about 1900. The ne
gro vote ~ that State Is about $4,000. HAR-
BIsoS's majority in Indiana was about 1000.
The negro vote IN Indiana is about $4,000.
Is there any explanation Of the facts VIC
have cited which wonld relieve the Rcpuhl.
cans from the charge Of having AfrIcsnized
The United states in the sense that they have
by onirRnchIsing the negroes intrusted them
with the balance Of power rs between The
two great white parties? There is no such
explanation unless it be affirmed that large
number Of the negroes voted the Demo
cratic ticket. But this affirmation would II
true contradict all the falschoOds as to the
suppression Of the negro vote. IL the ne.
Rroes vote the Democratic ticket, it follows
that Democrats do not suppress their votes.
n the negroes all vote the Republican ticket
HARRISON was elected by negro votes and
CLEVELAND received million majority OF the
white votes. Take either horn Of the d.
lemma.
II Mr.. HARRISON shall turn ont to be Just
man and a good President, and not mere
sectlonalIst aud malignant partisan, he will
never be roproached with the fact that the
white voters repudated him at the ballot
box. But his supporters cannot conceal the
true condition OF things from the world by
claiming that negro votes were oppressed In
the South.