The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-23

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= result out OF the work OF war, 10 merely 70
admit thst the var has wholly oroxen up ano
destroyed our republican system
There can be no valid oolecuon 20 the
prevalence OF the impuftiai suffrage pnncipie.
Base Il. here ~ here 10 Asaeachnsetss,o on CIT
zenship. u Ration, and certain degree OF intel
ligence, and no reasonable man viii question
that il % calculated to stss fhea the
political character of every State that adopts
Il, These thrseA xhpat and etApakstively
easy qualifications GRE perfectly laiTr and dc
not derogate from the value and dignity o.
the elective franchise. They bestow It with
freedom enough, snd still surround il With
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IL in the popular esteem. Those Who require
il feel that it Is an acquisition; to be without
liz after coming to manhood would mark Sde
denied individual unenviably. And from
} snch considerations it becomes . possession
that speaks the general authority with IN sp
preciable emphasis.
These qualifications which We have named
a. peculiar to Massachusetts, We should b.
giad to SEQ adopted by every State in the
Union. They are just, because they are i'm
partial We would like to see htm set uT
- . common standard of suffrage, to which
meu Of all conditions and colors Ahould duly
report themselves for examination. Colo
ought TO have no more to do with the maa
ter than size Only establish proper stan
ard, and then apply it impartially. A ul,
, Of that sort is too firmly fixed in justice an.
equality to be shaken. 1t commends itsel
too clearly to the right sentiment of the en-
! tire body OF our countrymen TO be succesa
= fully traversed by objections Once let thi
principle be fsirly presented to the peopl
!, the several States, with the knowledge o.
: their part that they alone are TO have tn
i disposal and settlement oft, and We sincere
.. ly believe it would not be long before
4 would be adopted by every state IN th
: Union
i But adoption is another matter from en-