Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1916 — Half Voters Die in 20 Years. [ARTICLE]

Half Voters Die in 20 Years.

In a recent conversation “Uncle Joe” Cannon said he had been making an inquiry of the United States census bureau as to how many of the voters who cast their ballots for McKinley and Bryan in 1896 were now living, and stated that only 49 out of every 100 would vote this year. That means that one-half of the voters pass out every 20 years. This fact is well to keep in mind, because remarks like this are often heard: Remember that 6,000,000 men voted for Bryan and free silver. But ex-Speaker Cannon’s quest tor facts shows that only three of the 6,000,000 are here to vote at the next Presidential election: Indeed, the youths who will cast their first Presidential ballot in November will greatly outnumber the combined old soldier vote, hyphen vote and negro vote. The fact that the youth of the nation as a class are ready for preparedness is a significant indication concerning the next Presidential election. Our Civil war was fought by young men, nearly all of whom were under 25 years of age,—Army and Navy Journal.