Evening journal., 1890-09-22
EoRce RlLL ARITHMETIC.


Considered as partisan MEASURE the
Force bill is not to be feared, or even
regretted, by the Democratic party. II
will be a bad measure for the country, OF
course, and it Is shameful that great
political party will advocate it no matter
II it is deemed necessary to preserve It's
existence.
little examination will show that IT
will hurt the Republican not the Demo-
cratic party.
In the states other than South Caro-
Lima, Georgia. Florida. Alabama, Mlssis
sippl, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas,
the Republican party is sure Of at least
155 members of the house. Now II by a
fair vote and free count" they can get
fifteen members from those eight states
there will be 40 members on the roll. In
the present House of Representatives
there are sixteen Republican members
from the states of Maryland, Virgins,
North Carolina, Kentucky. Tennessee and
Missouri and one from the city OF New
Orleans. Without the aid of these mem
bers, Carli sic, instead OF Reed would have
been elected speaker A change Of FIVE
districts in those six states and in the
city of New Orleans is likely to give the
Democrats the next House. That this
change is likely, indeed, almost certain, is
evident by the speeches and sentiments
Of those Southern Republicans in Con-
gress, Coleman, Frank and Ewart. They
are supposed TO know what sort Of legis
lation will increase the Republican
suffrage az the South and return them
to their seats. They declared that the
Force bill would be harmful IN all re
spects and would destroy Republican
chances in their states. They opposed
the bill
Kentucky, after campaign on the
Force bill, rolled up majority Of 81. 600
in 1890 against 2s, 900 majority in 1888
for the Democrats In Louisville. the
largest city, the white Republicans took
no intert st in the canvass and the Re-
publican vote Of II, GOO in 1888 dwindled
TO less than 4 900 in 1890. The Republi-
can conventions in Tennessee and North
Carolina refused to endorse the Force
bill, and the most prominent, dignifed
and abe Republican Of Virginia, ex.
Governor Cameron, has publically aban.
doned the party because OF the advocacy
of that and similar measures.
Many Of the bsst papers in the North
condemn the bill as unnecessary, unfair
and wrong
Senator Quay regards it as bad poll
tics.
That Is mild statement Of the politi- |
cal situation in regard to the Force bill
Well, suppose the Republicans shall be
able to force what they call "a fair vote
and free count" ia the black districts
Of the South and thus obtain from five
to fifteen Republican members, how will |
they stand2
IL is difficult TO make an accurate com
putation, but this statement IS sufficient
to show that the Republicans will lose
about three Representatives for every
one gained BY fraud and force. /: shows
that they are almost certain 10 lose
seventeen members from the six states
and not gain the full number that the
Reed Davenport Lodge political schemers
expect. It Is sufficient to show that TIE
whole gang Of Force bin demsgocues
does not include single Rrithmetician
that too much learning from renegade
negro preachers ana carpet bag politi- |
clans from the South has turned their
heads.