New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-03
ruC DEEECTITE CENSTS.


THE DEFECTITE CENSIS.
Tho obvious anxiety of DHmoclatic organs
. ,,,Lo :, ,nncor that the ccnSll> has been
tn,uJ,lou,iy ,loctorcd' for political purposes
onos f., :, ,bnch any fr'r expression Of opinion
=, poruI,,ic,rs on the subject. For there Is
NOT n single fragment OF eVIu"hc" 'h'' Wv
co,,sus WA, Intentionally made drt"c'Ivc' ann
that charge naturally causes rc'F'i'h o' '''''
ing. II is we'll known thar defccS aN E"a'
have hcen found in SOrlc Rrpnhhrah o'l"s u
states rs in any Of Democratic leaning. III
territorial omission Of part o. III" p'p''''''"n III
:, rty or state would have been mp"NN'''e
,yi,htut such obstruction to cnnn"iaiVrS a
would have disclosed the purpose. W m" many
If th.,o were Republicans, all wore ANXIOUS ID
secure larger remuneration hy getting It's m'nN
r.mo. - unSsihlc. and fcw M"r' 50 Jealous IN
uo,tisanship thar they could hav" been "xptr'
I'd to conceal instructions hostile I" 'hc'r III
,oro.,s and sire ~ make them indignant.
ANON, all IN" complaints OF inacc'lacy there
has not been heard thus far single assertion
,h,t instruction, 10 fai>ify thr count were gwen.
With not 4 solitary cnumcrator pretending tha'
.ucb instructions or hints wcrn given. that paI'
&c ,ho cl,rco mist lr dismissed rs foolish.
Vat ,bcrc i, strong and general h"li't that
tho ccnsu> has been inaccurate, and that us
r,suts canuct 10 accepted with confidence.
This is not because Of the complaints OF lh'eI-
,.tnd cities. for il is well enough known that
rho naked truth must have been a Sof' "I>'P.
pointnr.t - many. where local pr'H" MS r''''"
false explorations. Nor II II mann! '''''.
IF ,hc incomplctnno>> Of The count III a >!N"1e
,od,,nc. house ward in Ncw-York. Many rra-
..,. cam bc ylvrn for inac,Hlr1ry there whi"h
jo rn. andy with equal force 10 other paris
mi. ,,ir nor t. other cities. The main fact
,.h;,I, im,y,.,."> ~" public mind !, tHa' me
,.,,o IF iu,rca>n from I>~D 10 $500 impii'S Il
L,. j., ,h, cycc>. of l,iths over deaths
r:L :. contrary TO MI other evidence ~ yet
oht1in'd.
vb. ,ri.i.l rcrort shows tha l"t"H'n !rv
I $3.50. AID July !. $50. Il" f>> '"1H
,.i.5: irnii,rIn'> arrived ~ ihi' '"'.'''H.
T. i, aIo cor,nin that lie l".i"::.hi'"n across
,b. C.n:AAn Ioldcr rct lN'.". i III ''''' AZ
rrorls for H." lat h," h>cal years. ma pee"
:, number Over lun GOO II >iil"." v'i' 'a'''
,i,r, 49,. IL" d,.uand 10Y such Tabor III y wv
I,.,,,i ~. -tr.cs on ~" 'auadlnn t'f''f
L,. lac :, lI.rl tan eyer. and that IN" m'S'a'
,.r +, tins county rs steamships lan:!"S ~
,......J, L,. lccu heavy, An allowance Of
! ,n,, ,oo C,r ;i,r.,,. ~ ,mmiGIaton across n"
,,,d I'm ,;,,. y.ir. !. clia,u!, win
,,,,,. In, H." = ,,r,n.,l; officially gwen
,.,,, tho ,ot,l ,,.i..r.,. a. population i'll
,,lr ,,,,i"l1 Of which = -" $50
., }, ,r,Ycj c.r ir,rncra..or ~ above"
I",vior cnlv aoi.d>7 for increase "f p"Il'!a-
,, ,r,.,, all other sources. This j. l"~> than
Il pcr cent ,oally. whereas III" increase ~
| ,,,,y u,.,,.,,. Il ,Idr wa- moe tl!1n . per
,.o, yearly. c,r!u,iyr g! IninI.i"', n. II Inc
..,l al.o,,,r,.. L.. raa, far i",>r, during III"
| .,..,, :. ,I.r,,,nt cyi!cnc, that tho DEATH
| No, ,,.,i.,,..!. lrt la, III fac; tc"n
! ,..r d-,,,i.. The ,l-i than ~ pr'Ni)l;~ i '"u'>.
! r,, ,nr,i,.,uu of ~" roop,. HIS hc"r more
! ,....,. ,ho, =, an, folm,r tune. and thor"