Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-14

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sssend. thsk tssrissFy sast h&ss ~ ~.
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Fesonrses which prouiss 1ssst1pments
fourth. II nus< ksvs people wbuse
ciaraossr y . Rusransse of repab1iean
fsrn Of RoFerunsgx-
Nev ~ - appty fhen tsuts % ~
1errI<oxy ana 70 fhs peopIe which -
submission hsre q our hxndA Ihis
kt4se, II admifsed. wsii Be from east -
~ese aboas 80 mStss fn Isneshs fr1m
north 70 eUutk Ekeut 20 Di1<& Ii
arsa. issisdiue Maseis<ssn 1srrisory
sad ~ poxt1on of ldAho which = ID 80
uake u. shout s0d00 sqnase nites. h.
ciu1ipe wzseE-
have sses statements IN Idaho -
sqasrs mics. bus Ey figures ruaks u
square miles excluding ths water. There
Il wishin thss fsrrifery sl,e moss b<aufi-
fni and most beeefcent inland - il
shsworid, Fuert sound Exslsdsne thoss
waters, tkese are zbout &O00 sQu&yo
miles. by c9mp4rdsou. iva Stafes ouiy
viii s1sps2 Is IN axea-fsxsz, Cafffof-
mia. Nevada, Csiorn3o and Oregon. Itl
wiii be the size sf Kansas and Minne-
sos4 eoubtued- u wiii Be enk-thisd
iAx9sr than all the kes England 6satss,
aud aIne-ssnths - large In AREA - New
YORK and Peuuxyixania combined-ocr-
tsiniy suf1icienf serr1sory u jos<tfy tbeI
people In asking admissisn aa Q 6eass.
II has thiTty-sssen osEUnfxsd counties
In xhioh sll the forms u county and
nnnicipai government, according tol
the Amesican idsa Of such govern
menss, are IN compisss and ksalthy
operation
Bot - TO- popnlstion-for that IL a
esndition which 10 always insisted upon.
and yef, white always iEststed upon. not
all Of the Territories which have bssn
admisted ~ States have had % Ne time
ef their admiasion a p0pniafion eQaAi
10 the then ratio or unit Of representa-
ticn In the HOUSE Of Representatives
OF the twenty hve states vkich have
been a&nzitscd since tbs formation Of
the Constitution, eight have NOT had the
requisite pepuission, provided that re
q1lsite population Was the unit Of rep
Fbs8nsatIou in the House Of Rspresent-
atives. Those eight are Iiiiacie, Florida,
California. Oregon. Kansas. keerasks,
Nevada ana Colorado. all sf which
had less population than she unit of
al The time Of sdmfsion-
believe that toe population of this
Territory nov exeesds the unit OF rep
rssent2slor In the II House Of kepres.nt-
atiyss, vhich u Isl BOG; II having been
raised from the original limit prior 70
1910 By successive eaactmeuts from 3D.
COO. Il 10 true that ia 1850 the census
only showed 74.z73. Il ia also true thai
q census taken last spring. about year
AGO now, showed within Washington
Territory proper. not including the pso-
pie In tnat portion Of Idaho Territory
whinh We propose 90 incorporate with |
the new State, only Ia .O00; bat / shall |
show from the repors Of the Governor
OF tbs Territory thas that census was
not well taken, was incompletcly and
inperfeotly taken; there being no Law
10 compel IL 70 be taken and the cont
pensAgfon being entirely Inadequate. II
there w2s. But taxing
even that fact. the esnsas as taken q
year ago Of practically l30 o00, and add
ing - il what. fgon the bcsf estimate |
We can sbtain. 10 tss present population
Of the four northern cousfies IN Idaho,
1900. and yoa have las. 500, which 10
eauivslsnt 20 the ratio OF
But all the sources from
which population is estimated show that |
there ars very many more psoplr In
Washington Territory than sppeAr By
thas imperfect. partial and ili-taksB
eensus Of year age.
For instaxee, take the vote. The cen-
SOS Of 1850 showed gk.TT3 population.
The tosai vote OF fseo, the right of
saffrsgs not having then been exteaded
10 women, was i6, 1856 tbs ratio OF pop
alation 10 vste Ia the Presidential cleo
tion I'll. The total vote In 1882 vas
IL, l9s. The population At ratio Of 81
would be 9i $40, numerical gain In two |
years OF i6. .s65. Tbs total vote Of 1854 |!
vas a. .sl2. from wh iah subirsct the vste
OF the women, who had then been sd- |
vote g. &5l; showing IA 1854 populs |
sioa. a The ratio of al, the same ss the |
vote Of 1880, OF lb7,756. That was in !
November, 1884. More than Q year
sixteen monshs) hss elapsed since that |
period. a period daring which emigra |
tion has been pouring into that Territory |
vita anexampled rapidly. quote the |
Governor Of the Territory In bis last |
message 10 the Territorial Legislature |
10 the effect that there are nov az least |
i75,00o people in that Tertiary alone |
But, taking the basis of the vote In |
1885,. Isl, ,756. and adding idaho. 10 900. |
you have then 1888. isat me read |
what Governor Squire says On thai sub |
ject, because ADMIT that the question
of popsiAtioa IL nm important one. On
the fourth page Of the Governors |
message. delivered to the Legislative |
Assembiy, session Of lSS;s6, Is this:
POPULATION
The census retnrns OF the Territssy |
are nstorionsiy incompiese and cannot |
be taken ss true and safAcient exhibit |
Of ihs actual popaistisn. For exsmpie, |
a Communication signed BY all the Of
fcprs af Lsnccin county claims thai |
correct GENIUS woosd increase the sc- |
ported population Of that eount, fully |
10 ner cent. The lav Is manifestiy |
imperfect. because there IL no renaity |
asiached 20 noa compliance Herewith. |
Toe eeosus returns made By the Ter !
ritory tn isoS show the total population |
a that time 10 have been 83.5os. The !
nssurrs OF the census taken by the
csunfy assessors ID She spring OF ISIS
show the ecnsds then 20 have been
IL. ass; an increase during the tvo
years Of =. .sssa
The Territorial Auditor writes me
a. foliows- Had the census been
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