The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-17
POLITICS
Importance of Census Work.
OF THO DIZZY.
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Importance of Census work.
The country is glad to hear that
competent man has been selected as
director of the census, and that he
will not be interfered with by his Of
fetal superiors. Twelve months hence
the real work of making the count Of
population will begin Aside from
that field the scope of the inquiry
has a wide range. 1t covers all the
great industries and activities OF the
country, and also gathers facts which
are useful TO sociologists as we'll as
to economists and statesmen
After a decade of rapid growth in
population and the industries il is ex-
pected that the census will tell story
which will crafty the country. 1t
will probably show that the popula-
tion Of the contiguous part of the
United States IN the middle of 1910
will be close to 10000 OOO Just be-
fore the setback in October, 1907. i'm
migration had reached the highest
figures ever Ioucneu- There was a
steep drop in the incoming wave in
the closing week of 1907, and
through the whole of 1908. But for
the past two or three months the tide
has been rising again. 1t is now close
to the mark of 1906 From present
indications the incoming food before
the middle of 1910 will be as high
as ii was at the topmost point two
years ago. Thus the census takers will
have a large task on their hands.
And population counting is only one
of the fields which they must work.
The census of 1880 showed that We
had passed Great Britain at that tinre
in the volume of our manufactures,
and thus had taken the first place
among the nations. BY the census Of
1890 we were shown to have length
ened our lead sufficiently to place us
ahead of Great Britain and France
together in amount of manufactures.
The count of 1910 is likely TO give
us lead over those two countries and
Germany During 1908 there was a
heavy falling off in the volume of our
industries, but as the stagnation was
worldwide 1t affected our European
rivals also. Accuracy and a reason
able amount of speed are the require
ments in census taking On the fig
ures which will be published some
time in the fall or early winter of
1910 will depend the representation OF
oh in, he,
tives and in the electoral college for
the ensuing ten years. On these fig
ures will depend the relative stand
ing of the cities OF the country during
that time. Director Durand has d
decidedly important task before him,
and he should be given the facilities
and the freedom from hampering in
reference which will allow him to DO
the work to the satisfaction of the
people-St Louis Clobe-Democrat.
Should Work Might and Day.
The prediction comes from Washing
ton that the tariff bill now pending in
the Senate will pass practically in its
present form. Senator Aldrich appears
to be master of the situation. When
he loses Republican Senator he gains
two Democrats. The Democratic party
Is decidedly split up on schedules. The
Southern Senators. are disposed to
claim protection wherever 1T will help
the South. Also. they seem to be will
ing TO combine with the Northern Sem
ators for mutual advantage. They say
that IL protection Is to be the policy.
the South wants its share. These cir
cumstances make the situation some
what peculiar One Senator has said
that II Aldrich said that there should
be duty Of $500 on every box Of
matches. 1t would be agreed to by the |
Senate Republicans who are in a po-
sition to know say they believe Aldrich |
is acting in good faith and doing what |
he thinks Is best for the country. He
Is a man of great wealth. but there |
never has been any faint of corruption
upon him. The average Republican
does not know what the duty should
be upon any particular article: there
fore. he must leave 1t to the commit
tee. The committee pretends to know.
The committee has had in its employ |
numerous experts upon schedules. We |
are not disposed to find fault with any |
Senator outside of the committee who |
desires to make his influence felt in |
shaping the new law. If any Senator
knows Of reductions that ought To he |
made. he is doing right in proposing
such reductions. Senators Dolliyer
and cummins feel that they know |
something about the tariff In a general |
way. and In regard to the schedules |
in particular.
Iowa Is united on one proposition.
however. and that is, that the Senate |
should work night and day in order
that the country may resume bust |
ness.-Des Moines Capital
Panama a Failure Again.
Criticism of the Panama canal we |
always have with u.s. 1t yelps and
weeps and nags. nags and weeps and
yelps. 1t is as unceasing as the howl |
Ing coyotes in a prairie night.
Charles B. lands. former Congress |
man from Indiana, told the bankers of |
Detroit the other evening that the
canal would proye disastrous 70 49,,