New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-28

aea.v Womb b allowed In presenting the case and the
evidence to support II Is the enumeration o. sne
population by the National Census would probably %
announced In . few days.
Instead Of accepting this invitation and forwardine
or apparently even preparing any evidence b may
have deemed convincing that the United st*ees eeoas
was Inadequate. he turned from the superinsendens
whom the isw charges, ~ has been pointed ont VIVA
the immediate control Of The census. and demanos
the intervention Of the Secretary upon merely ms
former assertions. alleging that the Unltoo os~'s
Census Bureau supervised ne census ana INA. ~ /"
informed that Mr.. Olcott made full ana oo's'e0 30
pors To the Census Bureau nom day TO daS ana CON
cludns The Census Burean took ofaosaa cosnissnso
Of enumeration. and II should act upon 'he IN
formation alreaAy In It's possession"
The demand Is that tho Secretary shall decide that
Mr.. Olcott dM supervise the muncipA census "a'
he al report daily, fully and In dess 70 Me oonsas
Buresn: that It thereby has information ALREADY IN
ts uc..easion sufBcient 10 show recount necessary
and that without more ado the Secretary shoud order
tho superintendent to proceed. This claim rests upon
very weak support, Tn Wow OF the I'M
portanoe Of the subject matter asked to DO
investigated tho provisions OF tho statute requlr'
inc the Superintendent to keep control OF the census
N .sv event the strong deniais aud objections to the
N.yor,s statements, and the ease with which the
Mayor might have presented his case when requested
Why resort to . strained construction OF tho Oloott
letter and ignore his absence OF two days at least and
ais course Of conduct sftcrward alike inconsistent
with constant supervision and at the same time
v4tAhoM the best evidence already in the hands OF
the Applicant
WEAK APPLICATION OF THE MAYOR
ina Census Bureau has not such information IS will
enable II to act integently, and no such Information
is ayen TO the Secretary. The statement made by the
Mayor on information Is found to DO incorrect Mr.
Olcott did make full and detailed reports to tne
Census Bureau from day to day. This clerk wrotc
letters to the Superintendent and stated the to'aA
numbers that were announced the Mayors Office ana
mads comments the methods There being pursneSSa:
These announcements Of numbers were PuGiic o,ntt
newspaper reporters were present and mr. In oic snH
these appeared in the New York city papers the next
morning before Mr. Olcotts letters, probsoiy' ~ere
:Dpsssssa
weak IN both his assumptions . Iee snpese the
u. clerk SsS vas so5 ss,' pa eo
nation on which the Secretary can order rsIu%er T.
s The b MSs Ss: sna the
sas ct in what wGSs 30 not Intend
THE CENSUS MUST BE HAD IN JUNE THE LAW
But 1t may not be inappropriate to look some~aa'
further into the case 1t stands. since 1t Is nsu
the Secretary shall decide. Any other hearing havnS
been refused by the Mayor, 1t may DC JUST 10 "'i "
dispose of the presented The apphca.. 'e.m. .
think that, merely because on census tahe" ', ~,
New-York authorities from september ~ " u'. 49,,
Ii IL appears greater result has been iouho t'''
was found by the United States Census taken IN sum,
therefore the June was unquestionsOy
eent d ana made It is to be observed that the law
required the census 70 be taken ~ s'GM onSsT in june
d ~ III The country before the first day Of July iast
This was DONE and so well dong ina. oss1 fer taking
tnc census is 10 be changed they wouo no DOUBT now
ever prefer to participate in any s law Cannot be
Siscssedt exists and officers must enforce 1t ana a.,
obey It. 1T cannot be perverted 10 nv Of the people
az any one Whole country and cannot be shsngsG cer In
spirit Is legitimate esst t BY In United States Census
4 correct must be met by something more tnan tb s
seron s mnnicDss n NseWyorS City
in fhc fall OF the wear than that taken III tmS es ~
summer does the former is so evioen'S "'o"e ."
Is not }ss police census soc
nSSn sG s sRpeeSee ia like win show great
ssS1s Ell Sa %aH Of the city
those soT ss and mot then erated Also is mat
ter OF common ina, many ssoaes 0 Oh June
pc OF ne sy Tor vacation or abroad or in the
surrounding 1G Ssm sses rsS
@ ss "a sy 6e'se sa'f sn.s
IN MANN ,9e tho1ssnd em.st eli Of whom DO not imm 1
y many Ss0 TDs who tie sssf Y ess
"a s,Sn them nsl
Cen sas. .s Tns o a se aa'Fa These
ss merely Suggestions drawn from common OBJ .ssnoa
snl sxynse show that many g tae.s S ana on
= s sssSs.' e. 81 a.:sss sSsr than faulty United
S's's' wTERE THE prRpl:N OF PROOF LIES
rn anrarcnt tAAt one whose Anty IL ID 30 hold an
sven ba,ance n which are TO be Justly weighed the IN
tesss az the whole country cannot proceea uhoe SUI.
circumstances upon mere presumption. and IL Is oh
merest presumption that the present demand oaS0'
upon whlio the best evidence is withheld.
Thu burden Of showing that these other facts are IN
sfcisnt TO account for tho difference Is upon oe mu
niclpalty The presumption Is in favor o. the oniea
states Census surely where those ore to decide unoer
whose direction it hss besn taken IT, taken ~hs en-
the the United states Hn offers from an snSme n .Se
made some one ss e ~ ri. 't fact
wenown fscts Sng obvious to account i9r TINS nn
difference the aaess and SsrSsn o. ,pe co11 S
hin 9s .nS ,s ssa census And
necessary element Of as oor 1870 ns census SS were
: ss"ss n I'M: e June . aud
were spnmg~ea.a et , 20 90 ea be- no pre-
ssss az ess 3 ss City ct certain DAY was
s S s Sss. s sos investssOn and
49, uScn hearing leaves it to be concluded tns' me ne
ssonoi sset tho "a s'ns. and is willing to leave Ills
United Census has been taken ns ~ is
ohont IN be announced. The Supervisors N rL
Were selected on the strongest recommenaaus; its
c,,acns and deeply interested in its proges: ana as
tihctton They wese ntelheent educated anu AMI
SSon tSer good opinion for IN the ordinary
Occupations OF LIE. They were paiS gu hc ue not
s."s dome their work we'll They did IT, their proper
rrtarns wore made. and their work aecompnsheI a. a.
1872. Of tie Act OF COnRrCsS ~ ~