The sun., 1900-09-04
ASSENT OF GOVERNED
ARMY OF A MILLION VOTERS
DISFRANCHlSED IN SOUTH.
Government by Force Imposed by
the Democrats at Home, While They
Denounce Republican Administra-
tion in Our Colonies.
tFrom the New York Times.)

Benjamin II. Tillman of South Carollna,
in offering q resolution TO denounce tne
administration of President Cleveland,
made an attempt to convert the conveh-
tion to his view that the campaign about
to begin was sectional one, III when
the South and West were to be combined
by common sentiment against the Nortn
and East, to overthrow those sections ana
make their financial opinions odious, and
| to destroy their domination in future
| national financial legislation and opera
| tions.
| Tilman has learned something since
| that day, when he was deservedly hissed
and hooted in convention otherwise
none too sane or sensible, and the merit
ed rebuke administered by Senator J. *.
Jones possibly convinced him that sec
tionalism is as hopeless an issue as Sc
cession to divide the country. But he
was still man Of impulse at Kansas
| City. Restored to favor after ciyilizing
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 docs not lack
dramatic sense, and he has large voice.
With prodigious volume and vehemence
he rolled forth the references, in the
opening phrases to "the inalienable
rights" of men guaranteed by the Declar-
alton OF Independence and the Constitu-
ton. AS sweet morsel he mouthed the
language of the declaration that govern
ments must derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed." 4" Amy
other government" he shouted with So
norous intensity, ''is tyranny, and to inn
pose upon any people 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.. Tillman for application
solely to the question of imperialism and
the conduct of the administration in en-
deavoring to deal with the new problems
that vex the country. But they seem to
have n more interesting meaning, as APP
piled to Southern States, than they would
as interpreted only to denounce and em-
barrass the administration in its effort to
establish free governments in the Phil
ippines, Cuba and Porto Rico
Aabama's population in 1890 was l.
513,017. There were upon the common
calculation of one voter in FIVE, 800, ,203
voters in that State in 1896. Alabama
gave to all candidates for President 193,.
653 votes, Bryan receiving 130,307. Lou
isiana's population in 1890 was l, ,11S,597
The State was entitled in 1896 to at least
223000 votes. 1t cast 102, ,046, and Bry
an had 1900 of these. Mississippi hat
1,2S9,600 population in 1890, and pre-
sumably 257 ,920 males of voting age. Ii
1896 there We're cast for President il
Mississippi T0,545 votes, Bryan getting
53,S59. North Carolina was reported il
1890, in the census of that year, as hay
ing 1,617,947 population. The State cas-
331, ,21O votes in the presidential contes
of 1896, or little more than the reason
able ratio for 1890. South Carolina
with reported population in 1890 o
1.151, 149, and with not less than $4,000
: voters, cast for all candidates in 1S9,
= 6S,90T votes, and 5S,79S of them went L
= Mr.. Tillman's man Bryan.
:. What became of the 10000 votes tina
= appear to have been missing from tn
election returns of Alabama, Louisiana
Mississippi and South Carolina? Wer
these 100000 voters to be governed, il
o. case Mr.. Bryan was chosen or defeated
\ without their consent. thus subjectin
" them to the tyranny" referred to by til
,r Democratic platform? Have those miss
l- ing voters been since found and require
=. to give their consent to the election O
s. Representatives in Congress in order tina
G. they should not be taxed without nation
is al representation fairly secured? Or ha
their consent been obtained to new re
IF strictions of the suffrage? Has there bee
ID shown any tendency in any of thcs
t. States to exchange "the methods of in
~ perlalism for those of n republic?"
$ How have Alabama, Louisiana, Missi.
If sippi, North Carolina and South Carolin
Of qualified themselves to reproach the at
n ministration for Imperialism? Have nc
n three of those States formally and con
Is pletely and the two others by progressiy
,p steps undertaken to deprive some 600
le 600 Of "the governed" of the opportunit
to give or withhold that consent guarar
teed as right according to the Demo
cratic application of the Declaration c
G. Independence, and secured by the Coz
ly sttution?
i Why waste hypocritical platform sent
~ ment on the people of Porto Rico b,
cause they have "a government withor
:, lnelI CDHSeul anu luNdtlOn without rel
Us resentation," when 100000 voters in for
States, all Democratic States, are depri,
&c ed of the right to consent, and abor
&c 100000 altogether, if we consider vi
=, ginia, Georgia, Florida and Tennessee
= are in like manner subjected to "tyraI
" n.y." Mr.. Tilman's platform also d,
" clares its opposition to "militarism" fc
~ the reason that sit means conques
II ~ abroad and intimidation and oppressio
~ at home. 1t means the standing arm
~ that has always been fatal to free inst
- tutions." What apology does Senate
Tillman offer to the standing army {
100000 voters disfranchised in Soutl
n. ern States? Were Intimidation and n,
IT, preston at home" practiced to brin
no about that result, peculiar only to on
IN section of the country? Does not the cor
rs dition Of these silenced voters .appe,
in with peculiar force to our Justice nm
oh magnanimity?"
o Labor Prosperous in New York.
to In New York State the Bureau of T.,
Dor Statistics shows that the number ,
employees in 1858 of the largest factorie
in the State has increased in the In,