Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1894-11-22
A Large Number or Voters Who
Failed TO Vote.
AN ANALYSIS or THE RE.
CENT ELECTIONS.
Statistician Waite Gives Some
figures.


calling itself "rhe National Statisti.
cal Association" with headquarters in
Washington. held regular monthly
meeting last nigh, At the Columbian
university. This association Is com
posed Of men habitually engaged in
mental labor and who might be. per-
haps, described as scholars. At their
regular meetings they are 10 the habit
Of hearing papers read, discussing
current matters aud reviewing the af-
fairs Of nations. At the last nights
meeting Mr.. Frederick G. Waite, for
merly q special agent Of the eleventh
census, delivered an address on the
subject Of Election Certificates"
Mr.. Waite said that the recent
overwhelming defeat Of the democrat
&c party had been accomplished by
5000, 900 voters, who remained away
from the polla lie detailed the forces
which operate against = party when
in power and contribute To lie defeat.
He said the results Of this election
furnish the same surprising features
~ that Of 1892, when million re-
publican agriculturists remained away
from the polls. while a million more
voted the pspulist ticket.
During the last twenty years,
said Mr. Waite, and also the twenty
years ending with HE breaking up of
the whig party. the democrats carried
every alternate presidential election,
and yet were always defeated at the
intervening presidential election. To
the democrats 1876 aud 1887 b ought
victories at the polla; 1910 and 1880
defeats; 1914 aud 1894 victories; 1914
and 1883 defeats; 1882 and 1892 VIC
tories. Moreover. during both peri
DDS the democrats carried of every
congressional election except the one
during the Mexican war. The force
which in presidential elections bring
about the defeat Of the partyin power
are two:
81. The feeling against the party
is 80 strong among the members OF the
party 90: Of power that the latter
feels 1t TO lie sacred duty to turn the
rascals out, and this year, IS we'll as
in 1890, the people took the fret OPP
portunity. On the other hand, the
adherents Of the party in power are
being constantly disappointed. They
feel that they don't receive anything
like the care and recognition which
was promised.
"2. There is an inherent ebb and
fiow Of enthusiasm among the adhe-
rents Of a political party. Naturally
the number Of years from food tide
10 food tide Of enthusiasm Is determ.
ined by the recurrence, once 10 eight
years, Of the cause which falls in
with Il and carries it to the maximum
height, namely, the storm Of indigna
tion against the high handed partisan
misrule Of their opponents. The op
Grafton of these swo companion forcel
II seen most clearly in the case Of tn
three doubtful states, Connecticut
4 New York aud Indiana, in which tn,
general movement in favor Of tn
party out Of power has all but once
hiring both Of these periods Of 2
eau been strong enough to carry tn
ection.
''Two years ago in a lecture at tn
hn Hopkins university, having thu
pted out in detail that the election
dulum swings the mantle Of 81
pacy from party TO party wit
ematlcal regularity wheueve
Is no great moral issue betwee
itical parties. said: There
surprising to the :statisticiar
Cleveland vote. The republ
Ders have not become demo
,ast year l said. and it 4
PEAR a. il was last, the den
not voted the republica
hava marolv sllowad IL