New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-07
PHASES OF THE CENSUS.
ABSURD FIGURES FROM RURAL DISTRICTS
TWISTING OF FACTS PREPARATORY TO THE
DEMOCRATIC GERRYMINDER.

DEMOCRATIC GERRfMANDER.
FROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE Tribunal
Albany, March THE leaders Of the Demo-
cratic party here happy in the consciousness
that their enumeration of the inhabitants OF tine
State will show what they desire it should show
that the population Of the Democratic cities has
enormously increased since the Federal census Of
/ 800 was TAKEN and that the population of the
Republican rural counties has diminished. Such
showing will give them a basis upon which to
give the cities an inordinate share Of the repre-
scntation in the Legislature and in Congress, and
to deprive the rural counties of their just share
of the representation at Albany and at Washing
ton.
After the enumeration comes the action by the
Legislature reapportioning the Congressional ana
the Senate and Assembly districts. IL New-forK
City, according to the fraudulent Democratic
enumeration, has 100000 population or 2S6,ooo
more people than found by the Federal CEN
sus-takers of 1890 it may be possible TO give her
sixteen Congressman, ten Senators and thirty
six Assemblymen. II Brooklyn has population Of
955,310 or l4s, 1857 more than the Federal census
takers discovered in 1890, then it will be possible
to give her six Congressman, six Senators and
eighteen Assemblymen. Brooklyn and New-Yorlr
will then have majority Of the Congressman from
New-York State, and nearly majority in both
rural Ncw-York must prepare themselves for most
relentless robbery of their rights Of representation
in Congress and in the Legislature. Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan recently said that ST. Lawrence
County hereafter would have only one Assembly,
man. She now has three. There were l6,41A
men who voted in st. Lawrence County last fall,
and they are to have only Assemblyman.
How does this compare with the 1st Assembly Dis
trct Of New-York, in which only 4,ool votes Ior
Assemblymen were cast last fall with the ilio
Assembly District, in which only 5,oso votes
were cast last fall, and with the Vth Assembly
District in which only 1886 votes were cast lase
fall-or only 1924 votes in all? Yet these three
Democratic districts, with aggregate voting
population $3.50 less than that Of st. Lawrence
County, are to be permitted 10 retain their three
Assemblymen, while st. Lawrence County is to
be reduced to one. In that case, the vote of
Democrat in New-York will count three as COM
pared with that of Republican in St. Lawrence
County.
An examination Of only few Of the enumera-
tion returns sent from various counties shows
clearly that the rural population has been under
estimated in this enumeration. The Democratic
cnumerators were not anxious TO disclose a big
population in the rural parts Of the State, and,
beyond that few cared walk miles through snow
drifts in order to get absolutely correct returns.
The reports from Chenango County, which Is
representative rural county, having no city with
in it's borders, gave it population OF $780,
against reputed population of 37.777, or de-
crease of l6I persons. Nobody believes that this
decrease has happened Another report says that
while the population Of Jefferson County has ap-
parently increased 1901 souls since 1890, this
Increase is wholly confined to the city OF Water
town; /; and that outside of that city, the popula-
fion has diminshed LIPS since 1890. This
statement of the enumerstors is preposterous. 10
absurd TO think that the rural portions Of Jefier
son County have: within two years lost so many
people.
dispatch from Iockport says that Niagara
County complete foots up 64,3l2 population, a
gain of 1921 over the Federal census The gains
are in Niagara, Wheatfed and Royalton Other
farming towns show losses from fifty to 100, or
more as compared with the of 1907
Here is a statement of losses in the rural towns
But it is by glancing the following report
of the rural towns of Erie County that one per-
ceives how great has been the omission Of names
in rural Districts