The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-06-29
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Negro suffrage. MA

state ia but of minor importance; but whe
viewed in the light of the principles undsriyin
the whole question it is fraught with great pres
ent importance and lasting consequences IL
briefly treating the subject propose TO view
in its general and comprehensive sense IN con
tradistinc elton to it effecting particular local.
tiles or individual cases. r.. =.
The right OF suffrage is 4 delegated and no
the blessings of life, liberty and the pursuit D
happisess without voting. For example, women
minors and those disqualified in some Of tn,
States, and in ell limited monarchies, for lack
sui1cient wealth, enjoy just as much practical
liberty as those who exercise that right. Hence
II does not follow that if the negroes are not nj
lowed to vote they will still remain in practical
slavery. Q) -
1t is urged that the negroes are loyal to the
government and have rendered great military
| service, and that therefore they should be given
the right Of suffrage. We admit their LOYALTY and
service to the government; but would ask what
| race or condition of men under the sun would
not have been loyal and rendered us assistance
had they been similarly placed for the past four
years! All the diabolical recollection Of past
lite VI slavery; all the bright prospects Of lbeY.
| ty, with all its promised blessing s whose true
worth can be fully spprec ated by The Cypress ed,
and all that makes life worth living for prompt
ed and animated them to be loyal. We might
we'll wonder that they did not help us more in.
stead Of less. Can we conclude that the negroes
| rendered
| us service had it not been to their own selfish
| interest to do SO? We think not.
1t is claimed that the negro is as inteili gent,
by nature, as the white man, and has at present
enough knowledge to vote II this BE so he
| should be allowed to vote. Jfthe negro is as a
race, by nature equal to the white man he should
| enjoy equal political aud social rights, and
should be permitted to enjoy those rights now,
or at least soon as he could get little insi ght
| into matters and things by education But MANY
al in far rim ha tbni "a;
| who would take great offence if he were called
their socisf equal, and would rather follow the
corpse Of their daughter to the graveyard than
to to see her the bride of the most accomplish
ed negro in the land. Let this class of persons
who are in favor of the one and az ainst the 9TH
or, imagine a state of society in which one-half
Of the entire population were ne roes exercising
the right of suffrage, and the right to bold office.
| which 10 one and the same thing; one.half of ali
tho offices. both OF honor and trust, would he
held by negroes; one-half Of the judges LAWYERS.
doctors, preachers, merchants, &c, negroes.
coming daily in contact with the whites in ali
the different Vacations Of life and all acting in
equally prominent positions, probably many Of
the whites dependent on negroes for subsisten G
and employment, or upon some high negro Off
cial for political favor and station Imagine
this state Of society, and ask yourselves how so.
ciatequahty could be avoided, ~ -
Bat some say that there would not he the
slightest danger of negroes ever holding any
were equalor superior in number to the whites,
j Those who assert this loo triue directly acknowl
| edge thereby that the negroes are incapable Of
competing with the white man in enerry ard in
tellect, and acknowled &c that the negroes wonl
be q good class of voters bpt moor class IN bo,d
Office; a very desirable state of things for amti-
tious and designing Office seekers, who could
have a thousand or more negroes under tn 81 r
immediate control and march them to the polls
and have power at their disposal sufficient TO
vote down the best or up the most obnoxious
principles. (3) .
Others claim as . reason that the nerroes
should vote, that the districts where the ne groes
| are the most numerous have been the most dis,
loyal, and negroes should vote to punish and
| humiliate their former masters. We admit the
dirloyalty ofthos districts, and the justice OF
immediate punishment aud humilation; but
those States are . part Of the government, and il
| il the duty Of all good governments to look to
the future welfare Of all its parts and to guard
against all sources of moral and political cor
| ruptlon. Some OF the people Of the south are
| loyal; many more loyal persons may desire to
60 thore; and all those who have the crime OF
treason hanging over them, will, before two score
years, have answered their crimes before the
bar OF just God. And hence the government
should-do NO act, by way ofpresent punishment,
that would Ls detlsmintal to its welfare in the
| future. (Q
1t is urged that the ignorant Irish have the
right TO vote, and that the negroes are as intel
political corruption have arisen out OF the igns-
rant foreign vote and am therefore in favor OF
guarding against similar source Of political
corruption in the future. One individual or ma
tionai evil will not justify excuse the intro
| ductien or federation of another.
have not attempted to give reasons why the
negroes should not be allowed to vote. have
confined myself more particularly to answering
I certain reasons gwen why they should vote
While l AIN and always have been in favor o
,,vt, rea11 slnrt -.
caste, have been and am now equally oppose,
to comforting the right Of suffrage upon any clas
OF men Who by nature or through lack of Cul
ture, are SO depraved and ignorant that they ca
be swayed by prejudice issuing from lie mouth
Of low, designing and ambitious politicians
am not opposed TO the negro voting because h
il negro, butabecause | consider him both b
nature and culture inferior to the white man
and at least at pi esent incapable OF understan
ing the principles and theory of government
and therefore should not be permitted to do a.
act whose true import he cannot comprehend. 6
! Joe"
RETLY.-l. We deny the assertion that ina
can exercise and enjoy all the blessings of life
liberty and the pursuit of happiness withou
voting" Take the illustration Of our CORES
pendent; who will not admit that if woman ha
the right to vote she would receive fer the sam
labor the same compensation that man does?
Now she has to be content with one-half. Tn
following from the New York Tribune ia to th
point ..a .. .-. S..
A ballot is not specifically and literally han
sandwich, a corn dodger, nor a Perigord pie
and yet there is real, demonstrate relation b,
tween the Right to Vote and the Ri ght to Ea
Thus, Men vote: Women do not: and We YER
naturally find Women working for far lower W,
ges than Men. yet procuring respectable, agree
able employment with much the greater ditlicu
ty." Irish.born New Workers generally vote
most Black NEWCOMERS cannot: hence, th
former often makes COED living by driving a,
othor mans horse and cart, while the latter
not permitted to drive even his own. Fifty veal
ago, Blacks voted in this city more freely an
generally than now; they were mostly disfraI
chised in 1891 and have so remained ever sine,
Before that dsfranchisement, they were extel
sively employed in usebuilding, ship.yard
&C.. DC; since 1921. they have been gradual
crowded out of the more respe cted and proftabl
vacations, until little beside mental service n
mains 10 them. During the recent War, Blac
mechanics flying frSm the South have sougt
employment ali their trades in this City, an
been told-"Yes, have work, and would gladl
| butp vviH oil auit I Jot IA