The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-08-11
ISEE FRAUD IN CENSUS.
THE DEnocRATs TAKE CHARGES.
Say Population in Manufac-
turers' Schedules Have
Been Returned to be 10 :
torcd in Republican Inter
Exchanges Denied.
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The belief prevails among the
Democrats that the Republican
party is using the twelfth national
census to make political capital
for the approaching campaign, and
last night j. G.. johnson, chairman
of the Democratic executive com
mittee, preferred the charge that
in certain sections of the country
( political poll of the townships and
districts had been made by enumo-
rators who owed their positions
to the influence of Republican
friends.
The claim is made that in both
population and manufacturing
censuses have been manipulated
by Republicans, and the fact that
recently a number Of manufactu-
ring schedules have been returned
to Chief Special Agent j. NJ i.
Glen from the authorities at Wash
ing ton for correction has caused
considerable talk, and Democrats
say that they may show to the ad
vantage of the Republicans.
CnlRMAN JONES MAKES CHARGES.
Chairman Jones said: IL speak
knowledge when | say that the
Republicans are so directing the
twelfth census that it may be
made the means of advancing
their interests in tho campaign
which is just opening. In certain
parts of the country enumerators
have made a political poll of tho
townships and districts, and in
other ways have used the census
for purposes other than that for
which it was taken. | am not
surprised to learn that manufac-
turing schedules have been rctur-
ned from Washington. If the in
tructions which come with them
was known | imagine they would
make interesting reading. | am
not familiar with the questions
which are asked of manufacturers,
nor do ] know all the information
sought by enumerators who have
had the census but from what |
know | would be surprised if
the census were not manipulate
ed for the benefit Of the party
which is in power. OF course ef-
forts will be made to show that
the country is in d state of flour
ishing prosperity. Whether OF
this can be done remains to be
seem"
SAYS TT rs A GRAVE MATTER.
G. A. Walsh, secretary of the
Democratic national committee,
thought that if political capital
could be made of the census by
Republicans il would be done. He
said:
eff, as has been limited, schedu-
les have been sent to the special
agent with instructions to investl-
gate the reports made by firms
reporting loss in their business
for tho year it is a serious and a
grave matter, but Of course | do
not know that Republican manu-
facturors are being asked to
change their schedules for the
benefit of the party. i would
not surprise me if such was the
case"
( j. NJ. Glenn admitted that some
of the schedules had been return
cd for correction, but would not
say what the necessary changes
were.
George +. Gilbert, chief super
visor of the population census,
said that among the questions
asked were those pertaining t.
whether or not home was owned
free of incumbrance or mortgage
or whether the occupant rented.
Each person was also asked what
his or her occupation was and il
they were employed at the time
the enumerator called. The chief
supervisor said that so far as he
knew these questions carried nc
further significance than appeared
on their face.
l. Forest, which some time age
was wiped out by fire, is rapidly