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Show RISE OK THE WEST. New York Herald. The growth of the west sinre the war has been the boast of the nation and the marvel of the world. History affords m, parallel toils increase in population, development in agriculture, advance in material prosperity, magic rise or great cities and addition of new stab's. In 1870, when the first federal censns after the war was taken, there were, properly speaking, twelve western states! Today there are nineteen. Then the aggre. gate populatiom of the west. Including Hie territories, was 13,0(10,(10(1, or about a"tbird of the population of the country. Now, it is more than K, 000,000. or nearly half of the whole. Since 1870, Illinois hai Increased in number of its pic from two and a half to nearly four millions, Michigan from one to more than two millions, Minn, sola from less than half a million to 1,800,000, Nebraska from l:Jg,(KXi lo more than Ijkki.ixki, Kansas from 804,000 to l,4d(l,(K)00,Ciiliforni from little over 600,000 to 1,300,000. Twenty yean ago Chicago had less than "Oil.Ubu inhabitants. Today it boasts of more than 1,000,000, w hile the west is dotted with greul nourishing cities where Ineigniflcanl towns appeared 1 In 1S70. Not less striking and even more significant ha- been the political growth of the west, in twenty years from ISliS to 1KK8 the popular vote cast in the United Slates for president increased from 5 700 000 to 11,8000,000. No part of the country contributed so much to this increase as the west. In 1808 twelve western slabs, not counting Missouri In the lilt, voted in the electoral college; in lwrj the number will be nineteen. In 18H8 the west cast ninety live electoral rotes: in !sir' it will be entitled to cast 108. Then UUnotl had sixteen votes; now it hai tvven. ty.foux. Then Kansas had three; now ;t has ten. Then Michigan had eight, Minnesota four, and Nebraska three; now Michigau lias fourteen, Minnesota nine and Nebraska eight. It is true that tho east and south have more electoral votes than they had in lSlis. But it is not less true that the west lias gained far more largely than any other part of tho country in electoral representation, representa-tion, and consequently in political power. 1 bee! facts and Sguree are pregnant with significance to the democrats. They show where the balance of political power has been looming up in striking proportions. They render obvious the advantage of a western over an eastern candidate. The republicans re-publicans have not failed to recognize or appreciate the importance of these coneid SraUon!, except tin one occasion. Kvery caropeign since the war they have taken their leader from the west, except in 1884, and every campaign they have won except in 1SS4. They met defeat onlv when they made an exception to their general rule. |