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 1t 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, l find, BY consulting
speech made by Hon. E. ]. Burkett of
Nebraska in the house of representa-
tives, March 9, 1900, that there were
Is members Of the house at its last
session who were elected by 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 1855, 1874, or an
average population per district of 172,-
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 1
refer to are the Sixth South Carolina;
the First, Second, Third, Fourth and
r frI
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 1902, 742. or about two-tifths of the
population of the Is districts l have
just referred to, but the number Of
votes cast IN these districts aggregated
311 ,906, and the successful candidates
received an average Of 1906 votes to
an average of 23O16 votes cast for
their opponents.
Further on in this same speech
find that the ten southern states, Ar.
kansas. Mississippi, South Carolina
Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Geor-
Oia Ial
Louisiana, which have SO representa-
! tiyes In congress, cast but 1924 ,223
votes, with a population of 14,972, 1916,
while the nine northern states, Ne
braska, Kansas Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, Colorado,
and Ohio, with so congressman, cast
S,360,2S6 votes. with a population of
1o.775,215. Now, father, doesn't 1t
seem that there must be some people
In the south who are being governed
without the consent of the gov
ernedY"
"Well, 1t 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 disfranchises the
coiored 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, I
find the following statement in a
speech made by State Chairman Sim
mons:
! mot all the soldiers Mckinley can