The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-04
AFTER THE SOUTH.
The The Republicans Are Dertermincd to
Hnmiiiate o Her.

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Hnmiliat o Her.
The declaration OF the Republican
national platform concerning restric-
tion Of the suffrage In the South has
not been given large sharge of at ten
tion In the campaign, but that 1t Is a
very lively consideration to the Re-
publicans and will be acted upon in
the next Congress IL that body has q
Republican majority Is proved by an
extended discussion Q: the question
made In campaign document that is
beirg widely distributed by the ma.
tional committee in the closing days
OF the canvass. This document sets
forth the Republican argument ir
citation OF concrete examples of alleg
ed inequalities OF representation as
folloas:
1t has been asserted that the Re
publican platform in demanding that
RI presentation In Congress and in the
electoral colleges be reduced In States
where the elective franchise has been
limited by special discrimination is
raising the race question. This Is not
true. The platform does not touch
the race question. The clause in
question has to do with more vital
and important matter, the equality OF
voters.
There are States represented on q
basis OF population in which less than
two per cent of the population votes,
while the average vote In others is
anywhere from fifteen to twenty five
per cent. Before the war these States
were allowed to count three fifths Of
their non-voting slave population;
now they count the whole Of their
non voting free population. Is this
equality?
There Is district In Mississippi in
which one, half Of one per cent Of the
population votes; In another only one
terson in 1873 votes; and votes for John
Sharp Williams, who Is protesting
against government without represen
tation In the Philippines. One vote In
Mississippi equals from seven TO twrn
ty five in any Northern State" Judge
/ Parker says he obi c.s to governmt mt
by an oligarchY. Where do you think
the oligarchy Is In this country, aad
what do you want to Go about ii?
The accompanying tables show the
number Of votes received by the win
ming candidate in each district, the
whole number Of votes cast in the dis.
tricts, Its population aud the proper
tion OF the voters to the population
1t will be observed that in many of
the Southern States the successful
candidate ran without opposition, pol
ling tho entire vote Cast III Ills dis
trict; while in n rthern States th> up
position, divided among several par.
ties, frequently cast more votes than
were cast for the winner Of the elec.
tion. If a healthy opposition is a sign
OF wholesome political life, this fact
is certainly significant.
Compare the First South Car lima
district, which takes in the city OF
Charleston and has a population OF
1876 800, with the Fifth Penn ylyan'a,
which includes part Of Philadelphia,
population 1868 MIR. Logare OF
South Carolina received 3 749 votes
out of total Of 3 1924; Mr.. Morrell Of
Pennsylvania, 25, 1858 out of 25,64O,
both Candidates having practically no
opposition. Mr.. Legare received the
votes Of one fifteenth Of the ropula-
tion Of his district. Mr.. Morrcll the
votes Of one-sevcnth the population of
his. One voter in Sluth Carolina
equals S1ven in Pennsylvania.
Compare the Sixth South Carolina
district, population 2Ol, ,577; with the
First Mass .chusetts, population 201, :
37S. In the one Mr.. Scarborough gets
1881 votes, with no oppcs!tlop; in the
other Mr.. Laurence gets ii ,093 votes
against an opposition of l2,009. In
Mr.. Scarhorough'S district one only
person in so voted; in MIR. LaWrence's
the proportion was one in seven. One
South Carolina vote equals seven in
Massachusetts.
Compare the Seventh South Caro-
lima district, population 1873, 1853, with
the Nineteenth New York, population
lS3,375. In one the successful Demo-
cratic candidate was elected by vote
OF 1920 against an opposition of l67
Republican; In the other the Rapubli-
can candidate got 1878 votes against
1888 Democratic and ,529 divided
among three other factions, the total
vote polled being one fifth OF the pop
ulaton as against one. forty-SecJnd of
The population Of the Seventh South
Carolina. One voter In South Carolina
equals eight in New York, and doesn't
have to work SO hard to elect his man.
John Sharp Williams, the Demo-
cratic leader Of the House, is much
troubled In mind about the rights OF
the Filip!noS, who are deprived of
proper representation. So long as here
are 1872 people In his own district who
are not voting to one who Is it seems
as If the Mi.sissippian might look
nearer home. He was elected to the
present Congress by the total vote Of
his district, l,433, and there are l9O,-
$50 people in that district. One in 1873
OF them voted.
In the Eighth New Jersey district
Mr.. Wiley received IS Sl4 votes more
than tn times as many as Mr.. vii.
iiamS received In the Eighth Missis
sippi. The Democrat who ran against
him got 005--more than eight
times as many as Mr.. Williams, and
he was defeated, at that. The combln-
ed votes OF prohibj zionist and socialist
in that election amounted to 034
Dropped Dead.
AT Columbus, OHIO, former Cover
nor George X. Nash dropped dead
Friday m Irning in the bath room at