The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1889-01-11
A Tale of Per 0entages.

In the twenty two so.called northern
states the vote for president stood in
1884: For James G. Blaine, 1851, sos;
for Grover Cleveland, 3,194,324. In
1888 the result was: For Ben njamin
Harrison, 4,0S4, ,049; for Grover Cleve-
land, 3,629,05l. 1t appears,therefore,
that President Cleveland received more
votes in the northern states on the 9Th
Of November last than were cast in the
same states for Mr.. Blaine four years
ago. The democratic vote in the
northern states vas increased 1873 per
cent. over what it was four years ago
and the vote for Harrison shows an in-
crease on the vote for Blaine Of 1873
per cent. This would indicate re-
publican net increase of one.half per
cent.
The middle States of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Ohio did not con-
tribute to this net republican increase.
In New Jersey the democratic increas ,
was 1875 per cent. and the republican
increase II per cent. net democratic
increase LIS per cent. In Pennsylvania
the democratic increase was 1876 per
cent. and the republican increase 3
little over l per cent. net democratic
increase 2.5 per cent. In Ohio the
democratic increase was sos per cent.
and the republican increase 3.9 per
cent. net democratic increase 4.6 per
cent
The election returns of the New Eng
land states show some singular per
centages of loss and gam by the two
parties. In Maine aud Vermont, where
the democrats made no effort to poll
their vote, there is small republican
increase and slight democratic de-
crease on the vote of 1884. In Con
necticut, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island both parties increased their vote.
In Connecticut the democratic increase
was lis per cent. and the republican
increase 1872 per cent; republican net
increase IL per cent. In New Hamp-
shire the democratic increase was 1l.9
per cent. and the republican increase 8
per cent. net democratic increase 8 9
per cent. In Rhode Island the demo.
cratic increase was Ais per cent. and
the republican increase Is 4; net dem
octatic increase 26.1 per cent. These
figures are instructive. In the states
IN which manufacturing is the chief
employment of the people the demo
cratic net increase is the greatest
This is also notably the case in states
in which comparatively little money
was spent by either party. 1t is quite
certain that there was less effort to buy
votes in Rhode Island, Ohio and Penn
sylvana than in any of the other north
ern states. The net per ceutage o.
democratic increase in these three states
is therefore the more significant. lr
New York and Indiana the republican,
had net increase, the percentage
being as follows In New York, dem
ocraic percentage, Ia, republican, Is. 7
in Indiana, democratic percentage, &C
republican. 1912. These figures tell tn
tale of republican corruption. Th
"check" voters in New York did prett,
well, but the Indiana ''ioaters in block
of FIVE double discounted them.
The republicans increased their vot
legitimately in some of the wester
states. But the democratic increase i
some Of those states is also remarkable
In Minnesota the democratic increas
is 1922 per cent. the republican il
crease 229 per cent. In Nebraska th
democratic increase is sos per cent.
the republican 40 per cent. In Cal
!, fornia the democratic increase AZ pc
cent, republican increase 22 per cen
In Illinois the democratic increase
ia per cent, republican 9,5 per cen
The effect of the tariff question
plainly visible in the great agriculture
= states of Illinois, Minnesota and N,
= brasks. Dakota will naturally be a
= fected in the same way and that il
+ choate state may turn the tables on II
l. republicans in 1892 as Colorado did o
: the democrats IN 1876. Meanwhi
the study of thepe centage of increa:
of the vote OF the two parties stint
y 1884 is com mended to the wise men
u both political camps.-Patriot,