The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
Mr. Wilson Asks That the Solid
south's ~ Per Cent. shau Con-
tlnue to Be the Legislative
Ruler OF the Country's
Other 81 Per Cent. Of
Formulation.


Other 81 Per Cent. Of
Population.
Mr.. WILSON'S demand for another
Kitchin Congress may be profitably
studied by the American people with
the aid Of a little plain arithmetic.
1t will thus be seen that, as Mr..
WILSON wishes to make himself the
master of all the Government, he
wishes to perpetuate, under him, the
mastery Of the legislative government
By q very small fraction Of the coun-
try's population.
The population of the United States
Is In excess Of 1O0,OO0,OOO. Its an
lnual income is forty billions Of dol
lars. Its wealth Is two hundred and
fifty billions Of dollars.
Tho Solid South proper consists Of
twelve States. Their population, by
the latest census, was in round num-
bsrs 100000. Since that census
was taken 1t has not largely in
creased. But Of that population Of
the twelve States of the Solid South
some 5000, 900 are blacks. The divi-
sion IL interesting.
Virginia, in the census reports.
shows population Of 1-3S9,oOO
whites and 671,0O0 blacks: North
Carolina, 100000 whites and nearly
100000 blacks; Georgia, 1,431 900
whites and 1.176.0O0 blacks; Florida,
$4,000 whites and 30s,oOO blacks {;
Tennessee, 1.711,OOO whites and 473.-
900 blacks; Alabama, 1.229. 900 whites
and 90s, 900 blacks; Arkansas, 1,131,-
900 whites and $4,000 blacks: Loui-
siana, 941.000 whites and $4,000
blacks; Texas, 3,204,O whites and
10000 blacks. South Carolina has
more blacks, $4,000, than whites,
s79.000. Mississippi has more blacks,
1,00o, 900. than whites, $4,000. The
populations of Alabama and Missis-
sippi taken together show about the
same number of blacks as whites.
Take South Carolina and louisiana
together and the same thing is true
Of their populations.
Now, in the Solid South generally
the niger is not allowed to vote"
Indeed. the black men there never
have any more voice In the Govern
ment than Mr.. WILSON wants the
white Republicans Of the Nor.i to
have under the legislative rule Of the
Solid South and his mastery Of the
whole Government.
The governing population, there
fore, Of the Solid South States. which
have legislative supremacy over the
whole population Of more than 100,-
100000, is not 21.0o0,000, but, with
the voteless black man deducted,
some 100000.
1t Is true that Kentucky, Maryland
and Missouri, while not Solid" are
politically Chased with the South. The
total population, white and black. Of
those States. however, does not equal
In numbers the blacks Of the Solid
south by upward of a million. And
exactly as the German Empire which
wanted to rule the earth Is ruled by
Prussia and as Prussia is ruled by the
Brandenburgers. so under Mr.. WIZ
sons Administration the Solid South
is the legislative ruler Of the whole
United States.
In the House Of Representatives
there are i've committees Of vast
Importance and Incompatible power,
whether we are at war or whether we
are at peace. They are:
Ways and Means. which. with the
notorious sectionallst .KIroHIN now
at its head, lays the taxes and other
wise provides for revenues.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce,
which has legislative jurisdiction over
all industry, business and tranporta-
ton that KIToHIS's committee does
not kill.
Rivers and Harbors, which spends
not where the shipping is done and
the revenues are produced, but where
the politics of the Democratic party
needs 1t. about all the funds that the
war doesn't take.
Banking and Currency, whose work,
Ia dmes OF prodigious war financing,
should DO OF the highest order and Is
vital to the nation.
Judiciary. whose functions are OBJ.
yious.
There is sixth, Military Affairs,
winch plainly Is OF cardinal rank.
though disgraced now by the chalr.
manship of DENT.
Inree states OF the Solid South
North Carolina, Virginia and Tenne.-
See-hare the chairmanshlps of tbos.