The sun., 1900-06-28
LYING WITH NUMBERS.

ANTI ADDIcKsITEs are learning the
Democratic trick of lying with numbers.
An recent effort OF this kind this state
ment occurs:
The vote for Republican State Senators
elected in 1898 was 5,484. The vote for
Addicks State Senators elected in 1898,
was 3,238. The vote for Republican
Representatives elected that same year
was 1885, while the vote for Addicks
Representatives elected was 4,725. The
absolute unfairness OF the apportionment
made by the Constitutional Convention
is apparent on the face of these figures,
That gelrymander, accomplished by the
Democrats with Addicks assistance.
The figures here given are those Of the
election of 1898, when there was no di-
vision in this county on the legislative
ticket, and when at least half OF the
votes cast were Union Republican votes.
The mathematical liar has counted all
the Senatorial votes in New Castle
county, as Anti-Addicks votes, and put
the total against the total vote for Sena-
tors elected in Kent and Sussex counties.
Upon the greater vote OF New
Castle county it is assumed that
great injustice has been done
IN apportioning the representation
OF districts under the new Constition.
AS matter OF fact the figures are made
to tell an untruth.
In the first Senatorial district OF New
Castle county, according to the only
figures applicable in such case at least,
one half the vote cast was Union Re.
publican. Therefore Senator Knox was
as much Union Republican candidate
as he was an Anti-Addicksite The fact
that he chose to ignore the political
wishes of one half his constituency
does not matter in this case. In
any fair analysis of the vote of the First
Senatorial district, for the purpose indi.
Gated in the above quotation, one-half
ought to have teen counted as Union Re-
publican vote of Kent and Sussex. This
division of the vote of one district alone
make the Anti-Addicksite total 8, 1856 and
the Union Republican total 4,737. What
ever they did once these Anti
Addicksites will not now count Senator
Blakely as an Anti-Addicksite. His vote
subtracted from the Anti-Addicks vote
and added to the Union Republican sena-
torial vote of this county, makes the to.
tails 5000 and 5, 41S respectively. Another
little subtraction Of the 476 votes cast for
Representative Hushabeck, in New
Castle, from the tota! of Senator McFar.
lan's vote, and added to the Union Re.
publican Senatorial vote, makes the Anti
Addicks Senatorial vote of the State 2. $50,
and the Union Republican Senatorial
vote of the State 5,S92; making the
Union Republican Senatorial vote at the
election Of 1898 more than double that of
the Anti-Addicksites.
When it is understood that these
Union Republican votes for Anti-Ad.
dicksite candidates for Senator were OBJ
tanned by a trick, betrayal of the voters
by a breach of contract, the enormity Of
the political outrage Of. 1895 by by which
the election of Mr.. Addicks to the Senate
becomes apparent.
But how can the folly OF such statisti-
cal lying as we have here indicated be
described? 1t is not merely mis-state-
nent of fact, but mis-statement intend
ed to make it appear that the Union Re-
publicans are responsible for the appar-
ent faults of the New Constitution. The
division of the State into representative
districts is called Democratic gerry
mander accomplished by Union Repub.
lioan aid. The responsibility for this al
legged action is placed upon Mr.. ]. Edward
Addicks. 1t is charged that he schemed
to deprive the people of this county of
Just representation in the State Assem-
bly,. The statement is untrue. The fact
is, the so.called Regulars" in the con-
stitutional convention conspired with