Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-11-20
CONSPICUOUS.
Dick and Sieber We're the Principal
Speakers
At the Banquet Of the Garfield CIub...Large
Gathering Of Republicans.

| for the repose of nations. 1t should |
be said, with the utmost emphasis,
that this question of suffrage will
never give repose or safety to the
States or the Nation, until each with
in its own jurisdiction, makes and
keeps the ballot free and pure by the
strong sanctions of law"
Does the crime against the Suffrage
exist7
Let undisputed facts answer.
By the census of 1900, Georgia, the
most progressive state of the South
has a population Of 2,216.387. Iowa,
representative state of the North, has
/ 2,231 1853. Upon this basis of represenr
tation, Georgia has II members in the
lower house of Congress, and Iowa
has the same. Thus each of these
states shares equally in the represen-
tative advantage accruing from its
population. But when the exercise of
the correlative right Of their people to
vote is reached, the difference is world
wide and most alarming. In the
Presidential election of 1900, Iowa
cast 530,00S votes; Georgia 122,715.
The present state legislature, of Geor-
gia consists, on joint ballot, of 200
Democrats, nine Populists and one
Republican. In eight out of the IL
Congressional districts of Georgia
last year not Republican vote was
cast. At the Congressional election
Of last year, in the 10th district Of
Ohio 54707 votes were polled; in the
Bird district of Georgia, Clio, and all
for one candidate
What is true of Georgia is equally
true of other Of the Southern states.
Kansas and South Carolina each has
seven members of Congress. In 1900
: the vote in Kansas was 346,666, that
of South Carolina 5O,927. New Jer-
sey has eight congressman; Alabama
nine. Last year New Jersey cast
409,1 ,164 votes, while Alabama, having
one more Congressman, cast only
13O, 1913 votes. Florida and Wash
. ington each have two repre-
: sentatives in Congress. Last
l year Washington polled 1OO,420 votes
s while Florida polled only ALSO. Ne
: braska and Louisiana each have six
: congressman Last year Nebraska
!. cast 227 29S votes while Louisiana
h cast 166,72O. Minnesota and Missis-
e sippi each has seven members in Con-
gress Last year Minnesota polled
}: 304,960 votes while Mississippi only
" polled 51,23S.
This startling comparison, between
the use to which population is put in
l. these states, when counted as a basis
of representation, and the parsimony
i" shown in the exercise Of the right OF
choice, of those who represent them
in making laws, might be pushed
much farther.
IT But have shown you enough tc
satisfy any man that for some rea
n son the suffrage in these states IL
abridged by the matter of one-half o
more Of those who are constitutionally
e entitled to 1t. That at is voluntarily
- renounced no man pretends. That Il
is wickedly suppressed, by force
a fraud and chicane, no man disputes
The affect Of using people as a basil
for obtaining the full representation
10 in Congress, and then strangling any
thing like fairly representative gov
ernment In the state, is most inequit
" able towards those states which ALLOW
D. their voters their lawful rights.
'e The former Slave states hav
~ changed their basis Of representation
es which obtained before the Civil War;
IT, then one black was counted as onl,
Do three-fifths of white man, now h
d. stands for a full man. Yet he is a
at effectually deprived of his voting pow
ls er, now as then. Thus these state
o. have actually gained politically b,
e their rebellion, as compared with thos
OF states which remained loyal to theI
OF flag and their country.
m
e. WHAT IS THE REMEDY?
~ Having shown You then, the IL
C. equity and enormity of this abom
n Unable evil, what is the remedy to b