In 1880 there were 105.465 Chinese. 148 Japanese. and 66.407 civilized Indians. I am aware of no means by which the actual number of voters in the United States can be ascertained. but if we add to the total of male population over 21 years of age oneeighth of the total of 1880 we have 1.603.793. and in all at this time 14.434.142. Assuming onehalf the foreignborn males of voting age to be naturalized. we have a voting element as follows. making allowance for increase of oneeighth in each element since the census was taken: Nativeborn white voters. 9.203.332. foreignborn white voters. 1.728.274. colored (excluding Chinese. Japanese. and Indians). 1.479.739. totalvoting population of the United States in 1884. 12.411.345. or in round numbers there will be 12.500.000 men whose ballots will or may decide the next Presidential election. The percentage of illiterate white males over 21 years of age by the census of 1880 is 7.8. and of colored the rate is 68.7.
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