New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-01
AN APPORTIONMENT LAW MUST BE
PROMPTLY ENACTED.
INEQUALITIES DISCLOSED BY THE POPULATION
BULLETIN-wHAT THE CONSTITUTION AS
WE'LL AS FAIR PLAY REoUIREs-soME
PREGNANT FACTS AND COMPARISON
,pY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. !

washington Oct 3I.-An inspection Of the census
bulIetn issued today showing the population Of the
various States. will naturally inevitably and justly
provoke loud not to say imperative. demand for the
enactment OF Apportionment law by the List Con-
gress 1t raises an issue which every person Of ori-
nary intelligence will quickly understand, and the
prompt settlement OF which is required by every con-
sideraton Of justice and fairness, well by con
sttutional mandate. The purpose OF the trainers OF
the Constitution clearly expressed could be in
words that there should be equality Of representa-
ton in Congress and 1t is to enable Congress TO execute
that purpose that OF population is taken once
in ten years The preservation OF the equality OF rep
resentaon is equally vital to the Just operation OF
the electoral system for the choice OF President and
President of the United States That such equality
does not exist the bulletin issued today clearly
shows nay 1t discOses the most glazing inequalities
glazing that the List Congress will be false 10 It's
constitutional obligation If 1t does not them at
the earliest possible day. Here are few OF the
details:
Each Representative In Congress from the State OF
Maryland represents an average population OF 1I34Oo
each Representative in Congress from the state OF No
braska represents average population of 352o64 or
more than twice many persons Each Representative
from the State of Georgia represents population OF
1s3436, while each Representative In Congress from
Virginia represents a population Of only 164o9l, or
about 900 less. The Representative from the state
Of Minnesota represents population OF 26l sos, While
edcn representative rom the state OF SOutn CaIohhi
represents population Of only 163,eSO or about
81 900 less. The Representative from Colorado repre-
sents population Of a10.075-enough to give that
State three Representatives in Congress on the existing
basis of representaOnwhie each Representative from
Connecticut represents an average population OF Only
lsG465, and n Representative fr Vermont repre-
sent population of only 166102. The Representa-
tive from Oregon represents population OF 3l2'49o'
each Representative from Ohio represents population
OF only 1885, which again is G61o1 less than the
population represented BY tho Representative from
the state of Washington.
But it is needless 10 multiply comparisons. which
every person with tho figures before him can make
for himself Tie meQu aliies exist and il Is the duty
of Congress TO remove them-not by deprvlng the older
States Of the representation privileges which they now
to which they are entitled under the Consultation, by
virtue of the wonderful growth Of population since
1850 Of course it should be remembered that these
inequalities existed although somewhat less in degree
in 1888, and had their effect upon the Presidential
election of that year. wears hence they VIII be
fragrant even than now In 1ebS IT. TOOK more
people in the State of Nebraska, acting through the
medium OF district electors TO cast three VOTES TOT
President and Vice President than it took In the Stat,
of Maryland to cast six votes for candidates for tha
Offices and II took more than "OO,OoO more
people In Minnesota to cast hve votes IN the same
votes for President and Vice President. Other me
qualities of the Sort many Of them equally
fragrant then existed hut there was no way TO cure
them. That way has now been opened IN accordance
good reason to doubt that this Congress VIII do It's
duty and avert the danger OF having the PRESIDENTIAL
election of 1892 marked 10y stil worse violations OK
equity, well as of the letter and spirit OF the Con-