| Show Astonishinc Census KeturiiH Chicago 28 Journals Washington The surprising census returns from the south states showing large gains arc giving rise to strong auspicious of fraud In nearly every smi hem city and village an increase of from 30 to 40 par cent is I reported in ten years while it is generally known that with the exception of some towns in Virginia Florida Georgia Arkansas and Texas there have been no increase in the south by immigration either from the north or from foreign countries and it is alto known that the natural increaso of population has been discounted by tho deaths and removals How comes it then that the census returns ire m tho south show a rate of increase almost equal to that cf the north which has ben receiving largo accessions by immigraion from Europe and from the south itself This question will probably be askod at tho next cession of Congress find there will be a fine chance for a searching investigation investi-gation into the subject by n congressional committee It is more than suspected that a preconcerted scheme concocted by southern political leader has been carried car-ried out by the southern census takers to fraudulently magnify tho opulntion of their section in order to maintain and increaso their propoitionate represents tiou in Congros Cortaia it is that almost every official census return thus far received astonishes the people of the census bureau by the incredible largeness large-ness of tho figure |
