People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-07


that was $4,000. This year Bryan
beat Bushnelrs vote by $4,000, and yet
be is reported as defeated by. say So
900 majority.
"How was it done? The returns
show that the total vote OF that state
this year is 259,7S4 votes more than
was cast last year 1885,. The contest
in that state last year for governor
was very exciting one, and the vote
was 100000 larger than ever cast
before in the state. The Republicans
tried to explain the great increase
then by saying that every vote in the
state was east then for the first time.
On the other hand, the Democrats
charged that votes were imported
and that ballot boxes were stuffed
They showed that the population Of
the state was 3,825,OOO and that
counting one voter for every five Of
population that the total vote could
not be over 765.OOO, while the returns
showed O,5O6 votes.
Now here comes a presidential
election only one year later and the
total vote is 259, 444 larger than it was
last year.
"There is something very rotten
there. No one can claim that the
population Of Ohio has increased over
million in one year, and it would
take such an increase of population
to explain this increase Of vote even
if the election was honest in 1895. In
short comparing the population and
the total vote in Ohio this year, it
would show that nearly one person
out of every three of population
counting women, children, convicts
and insane) voted. This is absurd. 1t
is impossible.
"Yes there is something rotten in
Ohio, and if it can be investigated and
the truth arrived al, 1t woul1 show
that Bryan carried the state.
SIN 1892 KentuCky'S total vote was
340,S4S. Cleveland received 175 491
and Harrison 1875, AL. In 1895 Ken
tucky's total vote was 57,O57. In
1896 Kentucky's total vote was 4O6, 600.
OF these Bryan received about POP, 9Sl.
Mckinley about 2O3, 40. In Kentucky
Bryan received at least $1,000 more
votes than Cleveland received in 1892,
and at least 10000 more votes than
the successful candidate for governor
received in Kentucky in 1895. But
Kentuck'sy vote increased about 80, 900
in one year. Where did they all come
from?
Next let us look at Iowa. In 1892
the combined Cleveland and Weaver
vote 10 Iowa was 2l6,OON; HarrisOn's
vote was $4,000; total vote, $4,000.
The total vote this year was $4,000,
of which Bryan received 223,OVO and
Mckinley $4,000. This was a gain in
four years II 900 votes. OF this gain
Bryan received 1000 votes and
Mckinley 10000.
This was a gain of no votes in
each Of the 100 counties of the state.
Counting five inhabints to each vote,
we have an increase Of population in
Iowa in four years of $3.50 to the
county, total of 1856, OOOI
1.-THE census OflS9O gives Iowa /, Gill;
600 population. The state census
taken last year, gives the population
as 2,05S,OOO, a gain in four years of
147,OO0.
"If the vote this year was honest,
and the census of 1890 and 1894 correct,
then Iowa has gained $4,000 souls
during the hard times of the past
Year, whereas she gained but $4,000
during the four subsequent years.
Gould such thing as'this happen?
1t is absurd and shows that there Is
something rotten in Iowa also.
Another most remarkable phe-
nomena Of the Iowa vote is found in
the fact that nine-tenths of the TO-
900 new voters voted for Mckinley.
This phenomena was also witnessed Ia
Minnesota, where every one of the
so, 900 new voters of that state voted
the Republican ticket; and again in
Indiana, which increased its vote &c..
600, Mckinley receiving. $1,000 Of the
increase.
In an interview the other day Mr.
Hanna said: sour first poll Of lows
showed the Republicans 800 in the
minority" In our opinion, the
population of Iowa began to increase
from the date of discovery of thi!
condition. Ifduring the past year O
hard times Iowa has had such
transcendent beom in population
gaining 23S,0OO souls, what possibili
ties await the state if we should eve
again have good times?
when the returns from othe
doubtful states in the west and north
west are ready no doubt the evidence
of crookedness will appear. Had i
not been for the frauds In the state