Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-12-15
THE BALANCE OF POWER.
Some Interesting Statistics as to
the Future.

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New Yo,k Tribune
The control of the next congress is
assured. The Republicans will haye
in northern states east of the Mississippi
116 members against IS. Democrats
and at least 4 Of the latter are stolen by
an spportionment in Indiana which en-.
ables . minority Of voters to elect 10
out Of Is representatives. In all the
southern states, including Missouri,
Arkansas and Texas, the Republicans
will have at the outset 1s or 10 repre-.
sentsdves, according to the latest dis.
patches, having actually elected many
more-against 102 or l03 Democrats,
The remaining ,tatas west Of the Miss
issipp, have sent 50 Republicans and 8
Democratic, and if Dakota had not been
robbed Of representation the number Of
Republicans would be larger. But with
either Z or 8 majority in the house at
the start, necessary legislation can be
accomplished.
The Democrats now talk Of admitting
Dakota, New Mexico, Washington and
Ut&h at the coming session. They
would gain more in tho end if they
should decently decline to admit the
Mormops Of Utah and the half breeds of
New Mexico to q share in the govern.
ment at present. Whether they have
sense epough to avoid further afironting
Of public opinion or moi, the senate is not
likely to consent to an extension of the
suffrage in that direction, but can
hardly fail to pass acls for the admis.
sion of North and South Dakota, Wash
ington and Montana. adding at least
Representatives and s senator's.
/ Before another presidential election q
new apportionment will be made, the
result of which can bo approximately
estimated from the number of votes
recently cast in most of the states. The
voting. as we'll as state enumeratlons
and other Information, shows that there
will probably be q considerable trans.
fer OF power. Without change in the
whole number of representatives the
southern states will probably lose 6, re.
tanning ll5 instead Of l2l under the
present t.apportionment. The northern
states east Of the Ohio appear from the
voting to be safe to retain "a members
against 95, their present number. The
western, and new states will gain about
Z members-and it is worth while to
notice that Indiana does not appear to
be likely from the recent voting to re-
turn more than IL representatives, SO
that the entire gain in the west will go
to states safely Republican.
With this new apportionment, the
present number of Representatives beng
retained and four new states admitted,
the whole number of electors would be
40, and 2O5 would be acquired to elect.
The southern states upon the above es.
innate would have only 147 electors, or
58 less than the number required. Now
York, New jersey and Connecticut
would no longer have enough TO elect
with all southern states. nor would New
York, Connecticut and Indiana. Rel
atively, the power of the substantial
Republican states of the northwest will
lie much increased, whatever the basis
adopted.
II is IN portions of the south where
population increases least that DEM
ocracy ia solid. From the states which
are growing come great gains in Repub.
lican votes, and from all Of them except
Texas some Republican representatives.
xU0 6OutuoEu 6L6to6 WHICH HOW nave 40
or 10 Republican representatives re-.
turned. and at least dozen more
actually elected. will not be likely to
return more than SO Democrats, If as
many, after new apportionment has
been made. OF the eastern states Maine
is likely to lose one member, but appar.
emily no other state east of tho Ohio,
and the number there lost with all the
northern gain will apparently be added
to the representation from states now
safely Republican,.
Tho voting shows that the growth in
population has been remarkably large
in the Pacific states, 55 per cent since
1880 IN California, and 81 per cent in
Oregon. 1t shows, also, that thel e
would have been no room for doubt
about the next house, and not much
about the presidency, if the Democrats
had not virtually stolen power from the
people by excluding fully million OF
citizens in Dakota, Washington and
Montana.
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