New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-23
RICE'S CENSUS A FRAUD.
SUSPICIOUS DECREASE OF POPULATION
SINCE 1890 NOTED IN RuRAL
COUNTIES.

ENUMERATORS WITH IuE bOCNAA
CLERK Ks-s1GyIFICANC OF THE
ALIEN PoPULAT1oN-THE AS
sEMBLY REAPPoRTIoNMENT.
trRoY STAFF coRRRsPoSDKSr or THE TRisuNhl
Albany, April 22.-It is, Of course, ltposSipc
between now and Monday night, when the Legs
lature reassemblcs in extraordinary sesSoh' P'"-
snant 10 Governor Flowers summons, 70 anaiyzc
even the meagre column Of figures when Is a'
vet. the only result Of his census that Mr. Rlce the
Secretary OF State has permitted the public to see
To prevent an analysis, however, is an important
rart of the Democratic scheme This whoc
enumeration and apportionment business, from
start 10 finish has been secret and partisan
| Job The bill directing the census 10 ne taken WAS
passed before anybody could discover what II con-
tanned Not even the Legislature knew Neitner
,ioso ,ho votod for H. nor those who opposed It
understood more than that it placed the whoic
affair in Frank Rice's hands. and enabled him 10
make up such lists might please his taste anu
fancy. With a purpose which cannot possibly
/ be misunderstood the month OF fepru"ry was
chosen for taking this partisan enumeration Al
the country north Of the Harlem kiver was oulle'
n .row In the cities Of course, that
fact was not important ana III II III
tho cities that the Democratic maiori'ies
arc 70 bc found. But half the population of New
yorl, 1.-Two on farms and in little villages. and all
tho difficulties of counting this rural populatloh
were multiplied and magnifcd by the conditions
Of weather and travel
In the figures Mr.. Rice gave out yesterday, ne
ALLEGES that there has been decrease IN popula-
ton from the figures Of the Federal census, taken
lcss than two years ago. in the counties Of Ale
eanv. Rroomc. Cayuga, Chcmnng, Chcnango'
| Columbia Cortlandt. Delaware, Greene, Living
SION Madison, Orange, Orleans cSwcgo, otse@o'
Putnam R,ckland Saratoca. Sclohare. Seneca,
Tiora. WAYNE Wcs chester, AMI latcs -tNei -
four in all. and all connrics in which there are n
LARGO cities But Of these counties no les than
eleven. between 1850 and 1880, largely increased
in nonulation Arceany increased over per
cont: Broomc. over % per cent c emnng, over
- ucr cent: C1rtandt nearly Il per cent; Della
ware over Per cent Orange pcarly II per cent !;
Rockland nearly - per cent: and WeStchester IN
, tie enormous proportion Of - per cent III Is
simply idioic 10 allcge that these great and gro"
in counties have fallen off in population since the
census Of 1890.
The reason why Mr. Rces figures show falling
of Is because lie made his enumeration IN the heart
Of winter. and especially becauhc he was not 30
anxious TO find people in Republican counties 10
lie was 10 find them in Ncw-lork 'iy Brooklyn
and BuCalo The controlling fact about the Rice
/
; have been found in the state Of Ncw-iork IN
addition 10 those here when Mr.. Porter counted
Ia no less than 4s4 ,O2J placed by Mir. Ricc
: IN the Democratic counties OF Albany, Erie, klnss,
Neyy-York and Queens. This fact tells the story
Of the Rice census shows lis motive shows why
Sheehan and Cantor were ready 10 iuprison
, Senators Erwin. SlNton and OConnor before al
lowing them 10 examine the Enumeration bill,
, shows why the portals Of the State Department
have been co.ed 10 all inquirers since the census
( figures came on. and, in particular. shows why
the Democrats refused 10 allow the enumeratio1 10
bc taken by county clerks. and insisted that 1t
DC left 10 Rice's gang Of Hill heelers
But there arc extraordinary discrepancies he
, tween the figures given out yesterday by Mr.
Rice and the returns as filed by his cnumera-
, tors with various county clerks. Mr.. Rice says
T. that Alcgany contains only l3,l3l persons; the
. County Clerks returns show a population OF
L 1880 Mr. niccs li9urcs are 1000 lower than
f, the County Clerks for the County of Broon'
= 800 lower for tie County Of Cayugo; l,6O'
v lower for Chcmung; 5000 higher for Sheehan'
II County Of Erie; /, 900 lower for Franklin; zoo
/ lower for Jefferson; $500 higher for Hugh Me
Tauohlin's hailiwicl across the East River: 00'
~ lower for Madison: 5000 higher for Ncw-l ork
1 900 lower for OnonGaga; 1000 lower lo'
Orange; ! 900 higher for the Democratic County
of Queens; 500 lower for St Lawrence; l'oo'
lower for Schoharic; l,jo0 lower for Iompkins
h and 900 lower for Wcstchestcr.
p Why these discrepancies? Why these prcpos
d ,erous changes? How does Mr.. Rice figure on
e II 600 more people in Queens County than wcr
there two months ago, according TO the county
" Clcrkp How is it that all his figures from Repub
~ jcan counties are lower than the figures slNcl
, ant bv the County Clerks. and al
3. ,bosc from Democratic counties higher? The llS
y Mr. Rice worked on were those added up undo
c the direction Of the county clerks Then WHY
d all these differences? 1t has excited some re
mari, that Mr.. Rice should have been wlllln.
u f. concedc 50 many aliens in these Democratic
u cities sceng that the apportonmcnt must bc base
H. upln citizens only.
y" Tho significance of the alien population so IA
- rs il affects the rcapportionment' heS' however
re not i'm numbers, hut in the percentages rs "'
ID tween city and country. The last apporuQhmeh
- ,s basrI ON the State census 81 1873. II foun'
Dr. total population Of 4,G9S,05S ana oil theS'
~ 3oooIl were aliens. OF these aliens N@"-h 'rl
H. CIV contained l3j,0l0. Now, according to tl
50 picc ccnsus there are 54S3,632 inhabitants ah'
-o0 COZ are aliens; and of the aliens 3'','o'
livc in Xcw-York City. 1t will thus he obserVc
tbot there is no decided change i'll the proper
~ tions of the alien population, according 10 u'l
rI,nc of residence In 1879 the aliens amount''
,r f. 13 per cent of the population OF Ne"N OF
~, Cit,,. and to-day they amount to 81 per city.
lie This is great increase, to be sure pu' 'nc'
Ill !. reason 10 believe that 1t ought 20 ~
r. Greater rather than less. Since 1919 iminlSr'"'
a. have been landing in Ncw-lor6 'l'y at tho i''
Ut of 500, 900 II year The Federal census Uo
- rot show alien inhabitants. 1t giyeG only In
Il number Of forcignborn males Of twcnty-one year
ok - ovcr who have not been naturalizcd or haN
mot taken ont their first papers. This class ac
cording 70 the statistics OF immigration, are apou
one in five of the total number of Immigrants
er and of this class the Stale OF Ncw-l ork con
oi tanned in June. 1890. exactly l02,Ols persons
~ That would make the alien population. on I'll
s basis Of one to five, not 12O,6O5. as Rice give