The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-01

Record who distinguished himself
during the late campaign by the
gold-tinged partisan character oil
his articles in paper claiming TO
be nom partisan, IN his letter IN the
December Il issue Of that paper
says: 49,;
sin his resolution for an investi-
CATION Il the last presidential cleo
ton Senator Allen embodied ciev.
|er article from the Farm, Field and
Fireside newspaper, showing the
Q inns Mr.. Bryan made over Presi-
dent Cleveland's vote in 1897 In
states carried by Mckinley, with
out explaining that he received IN
1896 the votes that were cast IN
1892 for both Mr.. Weaver and Mr..
cleveland. He says:
/" Cleveland carried California
lin 1892 by l47 and Bryan received
la 900 more votes than Cleveland
received, yet Mckinley carried Cal
lifornia. !.
"This is explaind by the fact
THAT in 1892 Weaver received 20
l3l1 votes in California, which were
nearly all cast for Bryan this year
lin Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan
and all the other states In when
there has been rapid increase IN
population, the same explanation
applies." -,
lexplain. We will put it in another
way: Cleveland carried California
lby 147 ia 1892 and Bryan polied
Is.6SS more votes in 1896 than the
combined vote of Cleveland and
j. Weaver and vet Mckinley carried
: California by 1922 plurality
Where did the votes come from?
Cleveland carried Kentucky bl
40 O2O in 1892. The Weaver vot'
ii was 23. 500. In 1896 Bryan polle'
Is $50 more votes than Clevelan'
and Weaver combined, yet Mckln
Iley carried Kentcuky by 2oo
There was in round numbers a
shown by the returns lU,Vo NOR
votes cast in Kentucky than II
1892, representing an increase
population Of half million. In
= total vote for president in 1883 wa
n l34l. ISL; in 1892, 340,S 44, shown
a net loss during the four years.
Query: Were the s2,6l4 gal
nv the Republican and the so
It, gold Democratic votes all legit
mate? If SO where did Kentuck
find such an enormous increase
,ly lin population?
&c Again Cleveland carried limo
,urlby 20, 1898 plurality, and Weaver =
nit Iceived % ,2O7 votes, yet Bryan 7
ceived ASH more votes th'
N cleveland and Weaver combine
The total vote in 1888 was IA %.
in 1892, S73,646, showing an ]
. crease for the four years OF l25, 80
The vote for 1896 exclusive OF I
Prohibition vote was l ,O13,96l, o
gain Of in round numbers, 200
votes or 1000, 900 in populatio
Where did the votes come fromY
Harrison carried Ohio by ,O52
1892. Weaver received 26,U
Bryan's vote for 1896 G
- ceeded the combined Harrison a
Weaver vote by 1881, yet n
Kinley won by 81, lO9 vot
Where did they come from? Obi
total vote for 1888 was Sal ,94l !;
1892, $50, 299, showing a gain
only 1883 votes for the four yea
- The vote for 1896 was ,022, 126,
Ola gain Of, in round numbers, 10
, 1000 votes, or 75O, 600 population
u The total vote in the Uni
States in 1888 was IL 1892. 449;
1892 it was u, $50, 274, showing
gain Of ISL, S45 for the four vel
The vote for 1896 is 13 1874 1858,
- a gain Of 1,774, 1873 for the past !
= years. 1t is noticeable that
: phenomedal and unnatural gair
ma. voting strength, which would II
cate gain in population OF {
9, 600, 900 in four years, is found
ess those states known as pivotal
NJ, doubtful. The other states 8
will only natural increase or In m
h Sat cases a loss of votes.
per- We would ask William +. O.
In 11a On or any other goldite to explain
seemingly inexplicable matter
found an honest basis. Otherwise
he cit r,aople will think they have gro
lorary for the suspicion that the $751;
book. 600 campaign fund has been &c
ohm j. in its work on some new aho
fective system Of fraud.
hin. cx.