There was an obvious injustice in giving to the white men of the South the right to elect representatives in Congress apportioned to their section by reason of the four and a half million of negroes, who were enumerated in the census but not allowed to exercise any political power.
Blaine highlights the injustice of political representation based on a population that lacks voting rights.
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