Morris tribune., 1890-03-26
1.114.426

1nlS aggregate is o,0IS less IMAM the
state population as given in the manual.
We are unable to say where the dis
crepancy lies. 1t may be in errors of
printing in the manual or in our figur-
ing.
There is another discrepancy which
we are unable to account for at this
writing namely: The rate of increase
for the entire state in the period from
1880 to 1885 was .4316, which if main
tanned would produce population of
1,600,239 in 1890. The rates of increase
for the several congressional districts as
we have figured them out, when applied
to the population of 1885 in each con-
gressional district separately and ag-
gregated would produce much larger
population in the entire state than 900
800. Those fond of figures are welcome
to work it out.
We have been to the trouble to figure
out the results stated above in order to
point moral and adorn a tale," which
we shall attach to the latter end of this
effort. Before doing SO let us remark
upon the probabilities whether the gain
in the past five years in the several dis
tricts is as much or as little as we haYe
estimated. AS to the Fifth district. 1t
is we'll known that the immigration into
the western and northern counties OF
that district has been steady during all
the time. Duluth has grown rapidly.
The mining regions on the east side
have added many thousands to their
There has been q steady
growth in all the cities and villages
throughout the district, and we think
the increase has exceeded that of the
five years between 1880 and 1885, rather
than fallen off therefrom. And what
will support the argument and demand
Which is below made even in a more
forcible manner, is the probability that
during the next two or three years there
FiEl be still more rapid increase by the
rush of immigrants into the opened In
dian reservations and in the regions to
be traversed by new lines of road now
under construction and to be con-
structed.
In the First district, which barely
held its population from 1880 to 1855.
there has been no cause to accelerate the
increase of population, and as many
have emigrated therefrom to the Fifth
district and to North and South Dakota
and the Pacific coast, the probabilities
are that the census soon to be taken Will
reveal falling off intead of an increase
in the First district The same reason
ing applies to the second and Third dis
tricts.
The increase in the Fourth district is
due to the enormous growth of the
cities of Minneapolis and st. Paul. 1t
is probable, we think, that the rate of
increase shown between 1880 and 1885,
has not been maintained in the last five
years.
Sometime ago the News limited that
the Fifth district should ascertain its
political rights in the way of represen.
tation in the public service, and prepare
to demand its just share and make the
demand good. This suggestion was met
with an i'll concealed sneer and derision
in some quarters, and ELECTED the allie
CATION that the district had already her
share of the offices. It is not 30. OF
the elective offices on the state roster we
have the attorney general and the clerk
of the supreme court, and these were
forced from the convention of 1885.
The time has now come for making
larger demands. A district which com
prises a territory of nearly one half of
the state; that has a population of close
ON to half million; that is almost doub-
ling its population every five years, and
is developing its material resources in
the most rapid manner, is entitled to a
more potent voice in the state councils
aud Ia congress than it has heretofore
enjoyed. Ii seems to us that the Fifth
district is entitled to demand, not AFRO
gantIy, but courteously and firmly as a
matter of right, the governorship of the
state for the next term, or If it is deemed
best to give Governor Merriam another
term, then in that case, the lieutenant
goyernorship and the u S. senatorship
first to fall vacant. Senator Davis is a
good senator, an able and learned man
and all that, but st. Paul and Minne-
apolis shou :. not be allowed any longer
TO appropriate oil the great and infiu-
entail offices They are entitled to much
and we will concede them much, but
not in sacrifice of our own just claims.
If one of the .senatorships is to be
wrested from the Twin cities, there is
no portion. of the state that can make so
good claim upon it as the Fifth dis
trict, and there is just as good material
in that district out of which to make
senators as can be found elsewhere.