Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-04-11
Outrageous = Suppression of Re-
publican Votes in Various
Southern States
Convincing Statistics Proving
Gross Frauds No Fear Cf
Negro Domination

per cent, of the colored population of the
United States
According 70 the forthcoming bulletin
the total coored population Of the sixteen
states and the district of Columbia g..
1856, l66, and of this total 3,54S 263, OF more
than 81 per cent. is found in the i've
states OF Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana.
Mississippi and South Carolina. The total
white population of those states is 1857
~, or 1911, 1855 less than the colored popu-
lation,
To compare census returns with election
returns IN the FIVE states, admitting to be
true the assertions OF the southern demo-
cratic leaders in those s,ates,that supstant.
ally all the white voters vote the democrat
lc ticket and all the colored voters the re-
publican ticket
In Alabama
In Alabama the white population June,
/, 1880, wag $50, 1896 and the coored pop.
ulatlon 6Sl43l In 1883, only nineteen
months before the census was taken,
Cleveland received ll7,329 votes and
Harrison 5Gl97, ratio of votes TO white
population Of to z, and OF to / O.
plus in the case of the coored voters.
The percentage of increase white popula-
ton during the decade was % IG or 2 "a.
plus year and the percentage Of Increase
of colored population was 1855, or / .S5
per cent a year, being difference Of less
than : per cent between November, 1888,
and June 1890 Now state election
was held in Alabama in 1890 at which
the total number OF votes counted and re-
turned for the democratic candidate was
about 10000 and the number returned
for the republican candidate AZ 400, ratio
OF to 5.S-pus of the white population
and Of 10 10 plus Of the colored popula-
ton. In other words 1t took nearly three
tir1es as many colored people 20 yield one
yoteras 1t did of white people,
In Georgia As Six Is to One
IN Georgia the white population Jane 4,
1890, was 973. 4G2. and the colored popn.
lation was S63,7lG. In November, 1854,
Cleyel and received few more than 100,.
OOO votes and the prohibition candidate
received enough TO make the total 1902,
257, while Harrison received 40 446 votes.
! ] he ratio of democratic votes to the white
population was to 9 5pIus, and the ratio
| Of republican votes 10 cOlored population
was ] IN u. The percentage Of Increase Of
| white population in the decade was only
5-lOO OF per cent. greater than the I'M
crease Of colored population the difference
| IN nineteen months, therefore, was too
small 20 affect the ratio of votes TO pOpula-
| ton I'm 1890 the total democratic vote
for governor was los ,3G5, about 5000
more than the Cleveland vote Of 1898 all
| though the democratic candidate for gov
ernor had no OPT ositiOn whatever In
! 1890 the total democratic vote for con-
gresham was 81 1853 and the total repub-
lean vote was l5 1908, giving ratios of to
! 924- and | to 54.4-L respectively. In
other words. it took nearly six times as
many Colored persons TO yield one vote as
! it did white persons. Not much danger
Of colored denomination in local elections
in Georgia.
Three 10 one In Louisiana.
In Louisiana the colorod population ex-
ceeds the white population, the figures be-
ing, white 554,7l colored 562, 1888 In
| 1888 Cleveland received 5,032 votes, a
ratio Of to 6.5-t and Harrison received
! 30 70l otes, a ratio of | TO lS34 In
other words it took nearly three times as
many colored persons TO yield one vote in
| lsS8as it did white persons There was
no state election in 1890 The total num-
Der Of votes returned Tor democratic can
| dates for congress was 6O.247 a ratio OF
to l2l+ Of white population. The to-
| tai returned for ."uublican candidates
was l4,lS2 ratio Of to 1864 Of color.
ed population. Again it took three times
as many coored persons to yield one vote
as it did white persons. Apparently there
is little danger Of negro domino
! tioE in Louisiana, depite the prepondcr-
dnce Of colored population,
The State Of Assassinatlons
! In Mississippi the colored population
exceeds the white population by 2O6 900,
/ the totals being, white $50, 1903; coIored
| 749, 720. Here, If anywhere, danger Of
negro domination ought to be appar-
ent; indeed, to the white people Of that
\ state il seemed 10 be 80 imminent that
/ they have recently changed the state con-
stitution so as TO deprive the negroes Of
the right Of suffrage, as far rs practicable
| No general election has yet been held IN.
/ der this amended constitution ln 1890
| Cleveland received s., All votes being in
slb 3 Of the white pDpnla-
/ ton. Harrison received 3d. 0J6 votes, be-
! ing in the ratio Of to PAST Of colored
4 population In other words II took about
I four times as many colored persons as il
/ did white persons to yield one vote. In
/ 1890 the toal democratic vote for congress
men was 44,53S, being IN the ratio Of
! tol2.11r Of the white population Iht
total republican vote was 1925, being IN
the ratio Of 10 2j.5+ Of the colored popu-
lation. In other words, ii required more
/ than four times as many cOlDred persons
az it did white persons to yield single
\ vote. Really it seems as If the trouble
and expense Of maxine a new state con-
stitution to circumvent and evade the con-
stitution and laws Of the United States
and avert the danger Of negro domino
/ ton were wholly necessary.
south Carolina "A11 RIgbtw
South Carolina is another state in which
the colored population largely exceeds the
white population, the totals Being white
I ass. 4j4. colorod 500, 503 In 1893 Cleye.
4 land received G5.825 votes, and IL 735
votes we're counted and returned for Har-
rjson. The ratio Of democratic votes TO
white population was ! to OFT and the
ratio 81 republican votes 10 Colored popula.
/ ton vas 10 50+ In other words, 100
white persons yielded about fourteen votes
for Cleveland, and the same number Of
eolored persons yielded two votes for Har-