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Michigan is a represemauve nonnern stilte. South Carolina is arepresentative southern átate. Michigan elects eleven congressmen. South Carolina elects seven. Both stntee elected congressmen in 1886. ín Michigan it took on an average 34,056 votes to elect a congressman. In South Carolina an average of f,566 votes accomplished a like result. Why thls dlfference? Because, the republican vote of South Ciirolina is suppressed. It ia the same oíd spirit of aristocracy that has alwuys dominated the south, and which to-dny is gradually shaping the policy of this nation. Lest the above figures may be doubted we Rive the vote by congression al districts of both states, the North Carolina vote taken f rom the N. Y. World- undisputed democratie authority - almanac for 1887, and the Michigan vote taken from the Michigan Manual of 1887: MICHIGAN. VOTE. TOTAL. Ut District- Bepublican 15,801 Democratie 17,367 Prohlbltlon, etc... 881 34,049 2d District- Republlcan 16,518 Democratie 15,486 Prohlbltlon 2,448 31,4o3 3d District- Republlcan 20,215 Democratie 15,499 Prohlbltlon, etc... 3.597 39,311 4th Dlstrlot- Republlcan 18,257 Democratie 15,744 Prohibtlon, etc.... 2.003 38,004 5th District- Repnbllcan 18,120 Democratie 18,507 Prohlbltlon, .etc .. 3,08 - 39,776 6th Dlstrlct-Republlcan 19,034 Democratie 17,148 Problbltlon 3,427 39,009 7th District- Republlcan 12 963 Democrat 13.777 Prohlbltlon 1,606 28.346 8th District- Repnbllcan. 17,615 Democrat 18,301 Prohlbltlon. etc.. 1.987 37,903 9th District- Republloan 17,226 Democrat 14,198 ProhlDIUon, etc. .. z,J .i lOth District- Republlcan 12,900 Democrat 1S.Ü47 Prohlbltlon, IC. 1,387 29,314 1 1 tli District- Republloan 14.4H5 Democrat ,12,242 Prohlbltlon 306 37,0l Total ofstate, 379,(lil Average for each district, 31,06 SOUTH CAROLINA. lst District- Republ lean None. Democrat 3,315 8,8U 2nd District- Republiean None. Democrat 5,212 6,212 3rd District- Kepubllcan None. Democrat: 4,402 4,402 4th District- Republ lean None. Democrat 4,470 4,470 5th District- Republlcan None. Democrat 4,696 4,496 6th Dlstricl-Republlcan None. Democrat 4,411 4,411 7th District- Republlcan 5,961 Democrat 6,493 12,451 Tolal of state. 3K,B0 Average for each district, 5 565,5-7 In otlier words in the whole state of North Carolina thcre were only 2,507 votes cast for the entire seven members of congres?, than In tliis congresslontil district alone; 2,815 less votes tlmn in the 5th coiiffressionHl district of tliis state; or stil] more glariiiK the cutiré state of South Carolina electa eleven congresanien with 38,060 votes, while it take3 34,056 to elect one conjfressman in Michigan. Tliia is wtiat a f ree ballot and a fair count mean?. Just tske these fljrures and ponder over them a little. Study them tip and see what they mean, and then vote, If you can consclentiouily, to perpetúate In power the aristocrats that do such thing8.