Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-23
MENACE OF lLLlTHRATE VOTERS

An analysis Of the recent vote in New York reveals
facts OF concern to the people Of all American
cities shows that matter what be the outcome
of the contest mayor winner will represent but
little more than one-third the citys Not only
will he be minority mayor but he will his election
largely who read write, and who
utterly ignorant questions which their decide
When the last federal census taken, June, 1900
there in New York 6e,492 Of voting age who
could speak the English language At this time,
estimated by the New York World, there are approx
maely 100000 qualified voters who either cannot read
and write who cannot speak English Therefore,
pointed by the World "Ou Of every thirteen regis
tered voters two totally itArste or incapable Of
using the language Of the country This number is equal
to almost half the for either Mr. Mcclellan
Mr. Hearst and is equal to than two-thrds of
the vote cast for Mr.. WINS"
Bearing this question Of minority rule, and par
cuary the phase Of such rule controlled by the terae
foreign element the World publishes extract from
letter written to New York gentleman in 1857 by
Macauay the famous English historian Here is a
prophetic extract:
The day will come when in the state of New York
multitude Of people, of whom has had more than
half breakfast or expects to have more than half
dinner will choose legislature. Is it possible to doubt
what sort of legislature will be chosen? on one side is
statesman preaching patience respect for vested rights
rantng about tyranny capitalists and usurers
and asking why anybody should be permitted to drink
honest folks are in want of necessaries
Therein Macaulay aludes only the legislature, but
his applies equal force of course, to all
elective offices. His opinion based the great
inflow of ignorant immigrants from Europe to the port of
New York that he inevitable The time has not
yet in New York fulfill the prediction
cerning the legislature but the population of the big
city is about half the population of the whole state
the ulhment Of the prophecy appears to be draw
ing
With million Of foreigners pouring into the United
States at the present time largely of the
undesirable European population, it is evil
dent that every large American city in the country has
to greater less extent for the now felt
in New York. The metropolis is the great dumping
ground for European immigration but from thence the
if 10 per cent of the whole volume of immigrants
shown by the detailed statements, would be rated as
desirable stock for American citizenship.
1t is plainly evident, therefore that in all large
cities the opportunity is ripenng rapidly for he dema
seen by Macauay W. R. just is the rantng
demagogue who is leading the terate riffraf of New
York. up largely n-Engsh speaking foreigners,
herein shown
ranting demagogues of the stripe
in character but perhaps not in wealth, in all other
American cities. Los Angeles exception to the rule
There in this city today who yearning for
the chance to pose, Hearst does in New York,
leaders of such elements making that
mental demagogue mayor of the American metropolis.
Under the true democratic policy of majority rule
the class of Hearst followers would not be menace,
either in New York any other city. Anyway, it
obviously is much easier for denagogue to
election by a minority comprising but little
ona-third the total than by the true democratic
rule of majority control