The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-07
THE CENSUS FRAUD.
How the So-Cail-d Enumeration Was
Taken In I diam
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How the so-CaII-d Enumeration Was
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civil Service Chronicle
The indianapolis Journal of Dec. S. has
an editorial headed mo Partisauism in the
Census" and quoting from Census Supt.
Porter's article in the North american
ReCiew to the same end. The quota
ton SAYS, Gin no case have chiefs
or experts been selected because
of their political faith" To this
the Journal adds: THE supervisors were
selected with reference To their fitness for
the work, some of them being democrats,
and the enumerators were appointed on
recommendation of the supervisors"
There is some satisfaction in seeing those
who made spoil OF the census bureau
smart under criticism, and it is not sur
prising that they should he prone TO
forget the facts. Editorials and articles
in reviews cannot save them. 1t is not
necessary to 20 out of Indianato confound
both Mr.. Porter and the Journal. The
CiCI SerUice Chronicle for March and
June, 1890, covers the ground.
In recapitulation, did not Mr.. Porter
describe himself as "waist-deep in con-
gressmen" after %spoils? Was not every
supervisor in Indiana a republican party
worker? In the Terre Haute district did
not the supervisor refer the appointment
of enumerators to the chairmen of the sew
eral county Commuters of his district and
did not the Indianapolis Journal say:
Mr.. Wilson II. Scale, census supervisor for
the Terre Haute district, has referred the ap-
pOintment Of census enumerators to. the
chairman of the several county committees of
his district, and these in turn are referring them
to the chsirmen OF the diferent township com
mittees. That seems a queer way OF getting
official subordinates TO perform an important
executive work.
Who is Sid Conger, the supervisor of
the indianapolis district Is he not a
poultry r iser of Flat Rock. a smart re-
Dablican pc itician, and a defeated repub-
Gcan candidate for office? Did not Conger
leave the choice of the enumerators for
this city To Merrill Moores, who was in no
manner connected with the public service,
but who was a member of the republican
county committee. and who is said on
good authority 10 deal in slum politics?
Did not Moores say in The INDIANAPOLIS
SENTINEL of June 10:
Some of those | recommended have turned
out most miserable failures. When Mr.. Con-
GER was first appointed supervisor. a great many
ptopte, kuo"lng nun unu me 10 oe intiuuee
friends, besieged me for recommendations as
enumerators. After they had received their
appointments they bothered me for instruc-
tions, and now since they are at work and have
found out they won't get their money before
the middle Of July. at the earliest, they have
i'm portuned me to loan them money.
is not the case in Indiana typical of the
operation of the census bureau through
out the country? The Affirmative is the
truthful answer to every one OF these
questions. 1t is no wonder that a census
taken in such a manner should be doubted
on every hand. The mischief is done
and can never be rectified. The present
duty is to see TO it that those who with
the census bureau ms a political machine
do not soon hear the hat of il. The load
is heavy. but they will have to carry it.