Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-11

ion, this was done solely because the
managers of Mr.. Bryan's campaign
hoped thereby to secure votes for their
ticket among the foreign element of
our people.
"Consent Of the Governed" In the South.
with reference to the charge that
the constitution has been violated or
is to be, with respect to the consent
Of the governed il seems to me that
there are few things in our own
country which the Democrats should
consider before they bring this charge
against President Mckinley and the
Republican administration. In the
first place, find, by consulting
speech made by Hon. e. ]. Burkett of
Nebraska in the house of representa-
tives, March 0, 1900, that there were
Is members of the house at its last
session who were elected by a vote
averaging only 3,025, and IL of these
had no opposition whatever. In the
other cases the opposition vote ranged
from 141 to 1913. Now, the population
Of these Is districts is 2,5s9, 134, or an
average population per district of 1872
600. These districts, according to this
showing, averaged one vote to every
81 population. Now, father, you will
admit that there is evidently some
thing wrong there. The districts I
refer to are the Sixth South Carolina;
the First, Second, Third, Fourth and
Sixth Arkansas; the Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth and Tenth Georgia; the
Sixth Louisiana, and the First, Second
and Third Mississippi districts. 1t Is
needless to say, of course, that each
Of these districts is represented in con-
gress by Democratic member. Now,
take five districts in the north, the
First and Second Colorado districts,
represented by silverites, the First and
Seventh Illinois, represented by Re.
publicans, and the Sixteenth New
York, represented by Democrat.
These five districts have a population
Of LOOP, ZAP, or about two-ffths of the
population of the Is districts / have
Just referred to, but the number of
votes cast ln these districts aggregated
311 ,906, and the successful candidates
received an average Of 1906 votes to
an average of 23,OlG votes cast for
their opponents.
Further on in this same speech
ind that the ten southern states, Ar.
kansas. Mississippi, South Carolina
Tennessee, Kentucky. Virginia, Geor-
gia, North Csrolina, Alabama and
Louisiana, which have SO representa-
tiyes In congress, east but 1.224, 223
votes, with population of 14,972,316,
while the nine northern states, Ne
braska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin Iowa, Michigan. Indiana. Colorado.
and Ohio, with so congressman, cast
1890, 2S6 votes. with population of
16.775.215. Now, father. doesn't It
seem that there must be some people
In the south who are being governed
without the consent Of the gov
ernedr"
"Well, IL seems to me that there may
be something in what you say" re-
marked Farmer Brown.
The North Carolina Amendment.
"But that is not ALL" continued his
son. 1.-THE action of the Democrats in
North Carolina in forcing the adoption
Of the constitutional amendment in
that state only a short time ago,
which practically DISTINGUISHES the
coiorsd vote of that state, is another
instance Of the policy ofthe Democrats,
despite their platform utterances.
''In the report Of the proceedings of
the Democratic state convention in
North Carolina. held April IL, 1900.
find the following statement in
speech made by State Chairman Sim
mons:
"'Not all the soldiers Mckinley can