The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-10-17
TnE GREAT FRAUD.
The New York Worid has the following
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on the great census fraud. !
Astounding as the people OF New York |
must I've at the revelations of the police re-
enumeration In that city, the people of the
republic at large must be prepared for
greater shock
II they will look over the country the
honest men Of all parties will discover that
there Is a method IN the errors that have
been proven 10 exist In the census reports
and the Investigations set on foot by the
World more than month ago confirm the
most startling suspicious. A web OF en-
tangllng evidence has already cnmeshed .
congressman from Brooklyn, brace of
political managers In that city and half u
dozen clerks In various departments of the
census office. Clews leading TO very
much higher game are In the VofiFSpos'
session, but Il Is deemed wise aud proper to
rut the people of the country on their
guard without further delay, that an otli
elal Investigation may be proteeuied at
once. The evidence so far addGeed ap-
pears TO show;
First-That there is deliberate purpose
on the part of the leaders Of the dominant
party to retain the congressional majority
now In It's grasp.
Second-That to secure this end, gang
of unscrupulouS rnen, With or without the
sanction OF the leaders Of their party, have
| rnnnived nj s,uanlral tc.,.th.r "a arlrnud
many of the states OF this Union out of
their legitimate congressional representa-
ton.
Third-That secret Office WAS fitted UP
in Washington at 400 ID street, y. W.,
where a manager OF the trusted clerks was
detailed TO alter the true census returns by
scaling down the totals or increasing the
same, that the growth of the democratic
states should not be honestly reported.
Fourth That an order was given by AT
official In the Census Office, with or with
out the eonniyanee OF the men In high az
thority In the government, TO scale dowg
the population Of New York City 10000
Tifth-That the order was given an ot'i
cial In the Census Office with or wiIhou
the knowledge and approval of the hIgl
authorities In this gove'nmenD TO redue
the true census OF New York state thfe
, hundred thousand souls.
Slxth-That the state Of New Hampshire
which has lost pcpulation,wa 70 be scale,
up so that It's present quote OF congress
ional representation should nc, be changeS
Seven,h-That Illinois, Iowa, Wlseon
sin, Maine and Minnesota were 10 be ''ver
literally counted" and that the blunde'
at Minneapolis and ST Paul arose from
stupid mislnterp=etaiion of Instructions.
Eighih-That the Southern States wer
to be jumped upon" States which Lay
shown the greatest growth were 10 sufi'
: TO the extent Of - 10 10 per cent
Ninth-That this infamous job has, to
large extent. been carried ou,, and tina, whe
the researches Of the World frightened III
conspirators they moved the secret ottic
: from 400 ID street, Washington, TO CaIhe
= dral street, Baltimore, near the monumcn
y where far the past six weeks the dastardl
y work has been In progress.
Tcnih-That enough evidence exists |
dIGcrediI the whole census, Independent {
y the exposures In New York City.
c The wsyH has In Us possession III
o names Of the men who have been acily
= In this work and of nearly all the clerk
5 who were detailed 70 engage in this mon
c strous undertaking. Early 10 June las,
a was apparently decided TO undertake ,hl
dangerous and, up = tnIS unp., ..-.- ..-r
q in "practical politics" \ certain Mr. Nor
c ton organized the work. The second .s;or
? OF three loorcd house on ID street Caof
1 was rented at $40 per month and carload
5 OF mate -ial from the census Office were re
B moved thereto. Twelve clerks who coul
be relied upon 10 ho!d their tongues wer
engaged in July and put TO work. Tn
p duties of these men were continuous
} They ,oiIed day and night. The ,al'y card
r of certain states we're brought - the /
5 street house at night, retained fcS day
and then returned to the ccnsus Office.
. TIE landady Of the house, Mr-. Duling
/ a ma,ronly and comely woman Ci thirty
FIVE, grew curious TO know wha, wosk wa
being prosecuted In her apartments. Sh'
asked Stephen w Morton, an aPpolnIee Il
, the Census Office from Winfield, Kansas
what he knew about the matter, but gaine
no information. She likewise importance
, census clerks Sarvis, Church, Wilson ans
Octayius, who were employed on the work
for information. She did not get any.
Shortly after this Incident a grea, mas
{ OF census material was burn=d In the secon'
story front room of the ID street house
: A man giving the name of Nelson iher
, appeared upon the scene. His authority
with the clerks was respected by all. lie
was chiefly instrumental In the final re
moval Of the Office to Baltimore, he taking
T up his abode at the Carrollton hotel. Iii
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