The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-15
COUNTING NOSES IN CONGRESS AND ELECTORAL COLLEGE
BUT ELIMINATE THEM AT POLLS


Are the eight million people the south who counted in
making the electoral college, not to have say as to how the
electoral college is to be made up
The questions that going to throw upon the
distant date that will make the picture known as
"The Birth Of Nation sink into insignfcance
eff the people be counted the electoral college and in
Congress their representatives should have the right to VOTE and
have their counted in making that college and Congress-
eff the negroes to be counted in making the electoral
college, allowed VOTE why count the mules and
the cattle the farms that driven by the negroes and
make the joke, or farce, greaerY
To make things former citizen Of the state
Of Mississippi who domced far western state who
away with the electoral college, and elect the president and
Vice President the United States by direct vote of the people
Eleven states have 1876 electoral votes fixed in advance by con-
stuonal and other devices that the result al
well known those eleven states when the candidates
nominated electoral college and the votes
counted.
n other words when the candidates are Pres
dent and Vice President the Democratic candidate given 126
begin WITH with chance for the balance of the
try The Republican candidate must enough votes to over
the solid south before his chances for
are considered.
Elbow long this of affairs continue and the Congress
the United States sleep smberng Volcano the American
people beginning to ask.
Is there be found all this land big enough in
heart and BRAIN Lincoln, Beecher Greedy Morton,
Yates who and will demand hearing call for change
way the other either put them take them QUIT
n the state of Mississippi with population Of and three
quarter million people, of whom than million
thruarters Of million white with ten votes in the electoral
college, candidates for President in 1912 in
round numbers 900 voes each q inhabitants while
in the state of Indiana OF four and fraction vote
Jefferson county than $4,000 and has vote in
electoral college, the of Mississippi $4,000 votes and
has in the electoral college,
Take Georgia. with population of more than two
and oneha million people, practically half Of them with
electoral college, presidential election 2 533
of
with Iowa. with IL electoral votes with population Of 100000 less
Georgia. that for President 1872 vote for
oneh inhabitants Iowa has 100000 less population has
less the electoral college, and cast 400 cent more
than does the state of Georgia
Take the state of Louisiana with population OF l65496O
practically half of them negroes with the electoral col
eg the presidential election Of 1912 1892 votes while the
of Kansas with greater population with the number
the electoral college, in the election 4
four fraction Kansas while q vote
in Louisiana.
81 mention other state and that is the of
South Carolina with population of than and half million
people, the negroes having majority Of than 100000 yet
there for President 1912 for all candidates. including
Wilson, Taft Roosevelt and Deb 5034S votes 100000 toll
$4,000 voters only Is cent of them exercised the right of
chs they all counted making the electoral college
Out of 10000 negro voters and the white Republicans added %
than 1000 counted for Taft Roosevelt South
lima $4,000 and has college, JEFF
ferson county cast votes and has vote the electoral
ege The United States Senator from that openly publicly
brazeny and deanty tells the world that they South Carolina
did not allow them vote and they should their would
not be counted and the picture known The Birth of Nation
tells how DONE and in order justify their dsfran
chising than eight million people who good enough be
counted making the electoral college but good enough
counted at the polls they picture that had
witnessed all the Southland up the time the dsanchsng
began We to the defend his loyalty
the of the Southland during the time and prior the
that represented the picture known The Birth Nation
The question that be settled early
will recognize them fixing the ratio of representation and
then deny them that representation you
in one you must count them in the other.
Lincoln said this government exist half slave and half
free Neither can exist long by minority overriding the will OF
the majority by grandfather amendments other devices made
especially to enable the minority keep under subsection the
iority in eleven states in this union
Congress should to those you your a
fairs but you take away right guaranteed under
the constitution of making up Congress and the electoral college
and who shall be included therein.
Some time know not place ! know where
there will big enough in BRAIN another Lin
con who will public sentiment the point where
pie will enforce the verdict rendered Appomatox Let
iect be our country, whole country !