The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-15
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
FRIDAY, rEpRUARy 10. 1890
TIE CENSUS AND THE "SOLiD
SOUTH"

TIE CENSUS AND THE "SOLiD
SOUTH."
1nlSl0, IN the middle Of President Harrl sons
term, now census OF the Republic will be taken
The now npporuonmcnt for Representatives can
not be made. however In time Ia affect the clcc
toml vote Of iS11, which will necessarily take
place on the present basis. with the MT un.m.
porinnt exception Of nccrcuons from the new
States That l. % say the total electoral vote now
Is CO., To this will be added by 1892 sixteen votes
equal to the Senators ani Representative from tho
new States Thus the total electoral vote ln iNa
viii bc ~. OF course Presidential candidate to
win must get 2JJ electoral votes
The solid south win cast II has done. $50
votes. and n they are all Democratic this win
leave diy.ihrc for the Democratic candidate b.
gct IN tho North Nna New York AMI Sow Jer.o,
only oist fory-hvc votes aud Il 4 evident that IN
1se the stale old calculation which has 90 often
lei the Democrats uto tho mirc-that the solid
south, with New York and New jersey, suffice 90
carry the election iof thcm-wlll break down.
Now York. New jcrscy aud Connecticut, oven.
would not be- enough. aud Connecticut A. TOO close
aslair Cor the democrats. handicapped With their
Ola Man Of the Mountain, The solid south. tn
safely count ON.
II u true they might carry Montana ana Norih
Dak0u, but oven this Il ihcy should lose Connect.
lieut., would not De- cnoigh-i would leave them
two votes short iui this O. Hlil MOT the whole
case. n Mr. lluuis1ns administration b. ns pleas.
Inc o. southern men hs with c0nmun si1n anI
moderation aud thc assistance ut % pfntrcilt, tirIh
policy aud liberal appropriation. Il NAV easily &c.
the Republicans uuy four yciu hence carr Wet
Virginia. Virginia mud Tennessee They are raiu
INK Ia OH these Slate, as well ns On ncinwur.
Maryland ami Arkansas They would hr,ik Into
the nlid south in that ease in way disastrous tu
bc'rnr'alic hnpca-or nj Toast 10 those purIllnl
Democratic calculations which count on the solid
South as their maiusAy. Nrslnia West Vlrslun
and Tcnnctscc have together thirty electoral yoi,s
Arkansas has scycn mog Delaware ana Maryland
have eleven
Democratic plans inr lsll should take thosr facts
and Possibilities into nrconm. Ihei plini o. The
ncccsity of making ihcif canvass n AMI Tor thr
North. rather than On and Zoe tho south. oven lu
1872 nnl much moU in ltd. Cor which % is uIsp
-mcce-slfy 90 plan. For IN isps the now nppHrilln.
mont will bc in iutre. ana tnc new rrnsus will
have given b. tbe Northern riaI's "a much rrftrf
proportion Of uu total oicri1lil vote than thp,
now have. Between 1870 and Isl Mr northern
State gained twenty electoral VOTES. Che Southern
hiiDeu. fur thc p'f.ni between i,.l aud IsnIt q.
the general belief That ibo northern STATES will
gain over the South be- o. considerably rrltaf rtl
portion.
Mot thoughuul Democrats ln hc Nufth .as that
uc snlli south hU.unUs constantly heavy burden
iof huIr party in bar hs tho ychu, ru ty. b,rsu e
hs,cns o. Northern VOTERS constantly Ir.s "a
cusahlC phenomenon. No have ub doubt TINT IrII
tation 90 iho ur,.t predominant, of southern inrr
un The Democratic sI1r Ui tuurrtss aud ID tit
mniniunlncc ora s'..i FmH.rtUs south hal r.,
much o. io with Che iHiTlt uf Nr Cleveland af fl.
iarin. perhaps MON. ,cHlI1J DO Isu curious hri
that ihr hfif iI.HH IUu u.d nut uoiLrn Coo uaffr
IN The manufacturing State. ituHs iu ttu Hru
cuituml Wesi chat t.r pcmofris iUii. ur dl u.i
gain as they Bad MASON 90 hoir irlm the U.l,
sprrni ~ Hun rgiurm fCuumgnt HmuIr Coo hrm
err. hlt Wls was nn doubt due il tiH other nft
that in tho Wet 1nl Northwest thr traditions OBJ
tho var lIugrr nIl am mufr ltfiy uau loo fH.
Past. anil thc fpi'i nr'Iu.mUr south rIU.. m.#.
onens' AmlnF ihr hfmrr ui Iowa MHur.uia.
kansl, Nchusn. iiIinbI, NirhIflu aud WISDOM
I'm dislike oi southern uuc be- iU.l.uf which
oycfuomu their hostility o. hirl auI luiuri.l,
tauna
II amy ono shluld ay that thls was uur,is,uabIr
We ohuf no fuply CkUrHi to y iifi tlr lnUli .euHy
~ Congr'v under Precedent Cleveland Uhru tHs
tlousc was controlled In nlmnst c,vty COMMITTEE. bf
southcru men. certainly did u1t iu.p.r rsr,ci int
southefu ability. They mlol. but thoy aar,m.
pli,hci llttlc of NOTHING usrful IhrI were hlru.
ioss 90 b. tnrc. bui ODE an li no.su.us a..msI q,
have soncifom thorn completely
To- hrmnrfas who sfuiy thr fuiHr1 in Che H.ir
at ihr past o. musi thrr.iur, Wp nH.siH boz u.fIn
thni % isn pfmU ueurHty o. choir fuur..s boz fsI.
anil thp iuln th,ra'tHf io 'rhri' tho sII.I ..HfH
lhg whlwish y,g1 fu0c,,s @, 49, Harrison IH b..
cnufis 20 hrnk thIs sIIlily Thg Will welcome
ot ulri ought to. oven detection Ir.H II..f -.,If
crn r.nlanN and viii ro shape th..r llI.tIp. as Cd,
socnc thrm aifuurrf i'1tuuid Boo Northern static.
~ UtfiainIy uu' rHIi ..Fu uf tb. ulHfarr,
tFoV That in thU tir yiuJiIun DO ,sff..i but .f..
northern sniraN.u irfeT TufIutl. tnI.utf..
power hns drpuIici irim ih, south 90 BE- te NDriH
which VIII iu.c iur halfa olutUy io come .Na
Iori H1uh
ltwou.d be difficult to cram NOM ror
into the same space as q, contained Ia The
above.
l. ihs Ikruh asurcs 10 readers that ihp
total electoral vote will Boz increased iu
ls2 TO az, that consequently Ii will tax,
200 votes 20 elect Presidential candidate.
and therefore the Democrats with the iiU
solid votes Of tho South and the vote. of
Connecticut, New York ant New Irr.c,
will be just two votes short OF the required
number Hence, concludes 7Ls Hrli
the Northern Democrats should abandon
the solid South. That Is. ihc tail should
cut loose from the dog
?. Ihc H,rdd ncXi proceeds 10 make M
Alphabetical case as TO what the Demo
crais may be able % do In Montana and
North Dakota, counting. perhaps. Z
electoral votes, and the Republican, In
West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee. Mary,
land aud Delaware, making total II 4,
votes, which It takes from the SoliJ
South. oGseiting this with the possible
votes for the Democrats from Monian,
and North Dakota, the Republicans woul,
he stronger by II votes With no chanc,