The ratio of voters to population differs very widely in different sections, varying, in the States referred to, from a minimum of nineteen per cent to a maximum of fifty-eight per cent; and some of the changes which its effect would work in the relative representation of certain States would be monstrous.
Blaine highlighted the significant disparities in the ratio of voters to population across different States, which would affect representation.
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