The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-03
DEBATES
IN THE HOUSE
DEMOCRATS DECLARE CENSUS
WILL NOT BE NoN-PAR-
TISAN ONE.
A TELL TALE LETTTR
Written BY Missouri Republican
Member of the House, Read
BY Arkansas Democrat
Something Doing.

| Washington, Feb. Am animated
of the house today. Charges of par
tisanship In taking the census were
numerous, the Democrats insisting
| that non-partisan census Is impos-
sible un'ess the ennmerators are ap,
pointed from men of both parties.
After long debate the bill amending
the census law was passed, providing
/, for the enumeration OF cattle slaugh-
| tered and hides produced In the coun-
J try slaughtering houses, together with
/, q provision for the enumeration OF
information concerning irrigated
| lands.
Robinson, of Arkansas, read let
ter said to have been written by Rep
resentative Crow, Of Missouri. telling
one of his constituents that II he re-
ceived the appointment as census
enumerator he would have to ascer-
! tain the relative strength of the 'in-
,surgents' and regular Republicans
| The letter stated that the census
enumerator's work would be such as
any enthusiastic Republican would be
glad to do, and in no way conflict with
lyour duty as enumerator.'
Robinson also quoted statement
Ito the effect that the writer wanted
(, to know whether the voters were "in-
Isurgents" or regulars, and whether
their disaffection was great enough
to take them out of the party.
Grow was absent and Bartholdt said
Grow evidently spoke for himself, and
|, not for the appointing power of the
census. The director of the census
, would authorize no man to give such
Instructions. said Bartholdt
Booher, Of Missouri, said he would
Eoffer an amendment imposing fine
lnf $1,000 or imprisonment for one
year upon any census employe who
. Questions anybody about his politics.
; Does the gentleman think the
! secretary of commerce and labor Is
responsible for these statements by
], Grove" inquired Gardner Of Massa-
, ehusetts.
II have resolution to offer inquir.
ing of the secretary whether that is
T the case responded Booher.
II Sims, Of Tennessee, declared that
the administration would appoint both
Republicans and Democrats for the
! work Others declared that nom
i partisan enumeration could be made
: If Republicans only were appointed.
} The man appointed In Chicago as
| supervisor was not Republican at
Q all, /" said Mann, of Illinois.
| WAS he Democratic" said Rucker,
of Missouri
I'VE call him a Democrat" retorted
J Mann
Charging that the rule Of the cen
Isus provided that in the south negroes
be appointed to enumerate the ne
n groes, Hardwick, of Georgia. declared
that it was being done to rally the
colored vote and rally colored dele
. gates in the national Republican con-
, vention''
Madden, of Illinois, declared that
the supervisors of the census are ap-
pointed without political considera-
ton, saying that he knew that was
the case in Chicago.
He did not believe the color of
citizen should bar in taking the CEN
sus. The president asked me TO
suggest good man for supervisor Of
the census in the place of the super
visor who died" said Hamlin, of Mis-
souri,. But he insisted that he must
be Republican, and told him | had
no advice to give"
Hardy, Of Texas, claimed that par
tisanship was the keynote of the fed
eral appointments in Texas.