The Globe-republican., 1900-08-30
ASSENT OF GOVERNED
ARMY OF A MILLION VOTERS
DiSFRNNCHISED IN SOUTH
Government by Force Inn posed by
the Democrats at Home, While They
Denounce Republican Adrninistra-
ton in Our Colonies.
tFrom the New York Times,

cratic convention at Chicago. Senator
Benjamin r. TiIiman of South Carolina
in Offering a resolution 10 denounee the
administration of President Cleveland,
made a attempt to convert the conven-
ton 10 his view that the campaign about
to begin was 4 sectional one, IN w hIch
the South and West to be combined
by common sentiment against the North
and East, to overthrow those sections and
make their financial opinions odioGs, and
TO destroy their domination in future
national financial legislation and opera
tions.
Tillman has learned something since
that day, when he was deSeryedly Kissed
and hooted in Il convention otherwise
none too sane sensible. and the merit
ed rebuke administered by Senator J. K
Jones possibly convinced him that sec
tionalism is as hopeless an issue as Sc
cession to divide the country. But he
was still a man of impulse at Kansas
City Restored to favor after eivilizins
ordeal of four years of service in the
Senate, he helped TO prepare platform
exposing his party to the charge of gross
inconsistency or insincerity-
To Tillman was assigned the task of
reading the platform. He does not lack
dramatic sense, and he has large voice
With prodigiouS volume and yehemence
he rolled forth the references. in the
opening phrases to 1.-THE inalienable
rights of men guaranteed by the Declar-
alton of Independence and the Constitu
language of the declaration that govern
ments must derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed" ANY
other government" he shouted with so
norous intensity, us tyranny, and to i'm
pose upon any people a government of
force is to sustain the methods OF impe-
rialism.'' The case of the Porto Ricans
was described as appealing with pecu-
liar force to our justice and magnanim-
ity.'
These sentiments were prepared and
emitted by Mr.. Tilman for application
solely to the question of imperialism and
the conduct of the administration in en-
deayoring to deal with the new problems
that vex the country But they seem to
have a more interesting meaning, APP
piled to Southern States. than they would
as interpreted only to denounce and en-
barrass the administration in its effort to
esta blish free governments in the Phil
ippines, Cuba and Porto Rico
Alabama's population in 1880 was l.
513,O14- There were upon the common
calculation of voter in FIVE, 500 BOB
voters in that State in 1896 Alabama
gave to all candidates for President 1885,
6o3 votes, Bryan receiving $50, 30I. Lou
isiana's population in 1890 was 1.11S.59T-
The State was entitled in 1896 20 at least
223, 900 votes. 1t cast 1O2.Gi6, and Bry-
had II coo of these Mississippi had
1,2S9, 600 population in 1890, and pre-
sumably 25I, 500 males of voting age. In
1896 there were cast for President in
Mississippi TO- votes. Bryan getting
50, $50. North Carolina was reported in
1890, in the census of that year. hav-
ing GIT ,94T population. The State cast
331,21O votes in the presidential contest
of 1896 n little more than the reason
able ratio for 1890 South Carolina
with 4 reported popula ton in 1890 of
1,151, 149, and with not less than 230.C
voters, cast for all candidates in 1896
6S,9o1 votes, and oS.19S Of them went to
Mr. Tillman'S Bryan.
What became Of the COO, 900 votes that
appear to have been missing from the
election returns of Alabama. louisiana
Mississippi and South Carolina? Were
these 100000 voters to be governed, in
case Mr.. Bryan chosen defeated,
without their consent. thus subjectin g
them to the tyranny referred to by the
Democratic platform? Have those miss
ing voters been since found and required
to give their consent to the election of
Representatives. in Congress in order that
| they should not be taxed without nation
al representation fairly secured? Or has
| their consent been obtained to new re-
| strictions of the suffrage? Has there been
shown any tendency in any of those
States to exchange 'tthe methods of inn
peria1ism for those of repubiic.''
| How have Alabama, Louisiana Missis-
sIppi. North Carolina and South Carolina
| qualified themselves to rcproach the ad-
| ministration for imperiaIism2 Have not
| three of those States formally and COM
| Dletely and the two others by progressive
| steps undertaken to deprive some Co.,
| 600 of 1.-THE governed" of the opportunity
| to give or withhold that consent guaran-
| teed as right according the Demo
| cratic application of the Declaration of
| Independence, and secured by the Con
| stitution2
| Why waste hypocritieai platform senti-
/ ment on the people of Porto Rico be-
cause they have "a government without
| their consent and taxation without rep
| resentation.'' when GOO, 600 voters in four
States, all Democratic States, are depriv-
| ed of the right to consent, and about
| ], 600, 900 altogether, if consider Nir-
| ginia, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee,
| are in like manner subjected to .-tyran-
N.Y. Mr.. Tillman's platform also de-
/ clares its opposition to --militarism'' for
| the reason that sit means conquest
/ abroad and intimida ton and oppression
| at home. 1t means the standing army
that has always been fatal to free insti-
/ tutions-" What apology does Senator
Tillman offer to the standing army of
], 000, 900 voters DISTINGUISHED in South
| ern States? Were intimidation and OPP
/ preston at home practiced to bring
| about that result, peculiar only one
| section of the country Does not the con
/ dItion of these siIenced voters appeal
/ with peculiar force to our justice and
| ma gnanimity -
Labor Prosperous in New York.
1 Tn New York State fine R1.raaf1 Of -