The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-11

every ohoit 10 dCl0HmcQato INC Itou eou
cut on the poor from voting. The report stated that
advisable to abolish the foar monAs county qua
cation, because many genuemsn who spent ehe summer
In The country were thereby deprived OF the ght "
vote. He had never known genuenen guilsv OF sdch
scrupulous ccnscentiousness thta They knew wolf
that when they left tue city they sended TO RETURN ana
that the city actually hone, aad so caiIaeds
aud claimed Justly, that they wer residents OF that
county, although they had been temporarily a0ssnt
Bulby the thirty days clause and ~ system OF reg
isrnion in cities, ali that large clSsof poor mechanics
VINO 0a,sg tbs GUNNER went oa,nf the city 70 woss
OF registration all over the state, aod ALLOW
poor men,, residents OF cities, to be registered
rural citizens. Tho workman temporarily staying Ia
country was now compelled to make two journeys 10
20 vo'e Then, coming to ano her clause rsasins
10 Idiots and lunatcs-ne wished 70 know II they &d
mot accept Nj Ssso,ds amendment to insert yua'
'idios' ana 'funac'' 10 be- determined 10 one
trial over seven volumes or tesimony were taken
gentleman whom many people regarded as . lanas,o
because 10 had put his name 70 bail bond Wac
to teahe law that because man PIT his 10 bail
bond he TO be regarded as luaac and disquui-
fed for tho exercise Of the elective franchise IL
ne understood the meaning OF the word idiot no Under
stood II 70 be q man who wa$ otherwise cahea
blockheed-a man without any bFains He would sup
pose tho case OF who reaSd In tho city Of New
York, and who Issued moro clmaiions in ono month
than the Presden OF the United states IN Que year. Ho
referred 10 tho head Of tho Metropolitan Police Sup
ecoa up o. srd d
object 10 that man voting" 'tWpyf" asks the election
cerS 'because ne Is blackErML" was nos tiat
absurd9 And he had in Of tho journals In the
city OF New York. which edited By very distn
sushcu anu Pniiahtnroplc man. that every mhn muo
had eisned CERTAIN ca for meeting to eject from
patriotic club certain gentleman beca,,se he had
s,gned . oalioono, IVES olocthead Com'hs 70 .nS
smra question: before me Convonton-tnas OF taupc's
nc hsd seen IN New YORK newspaper an expana,sa OF
the sectiou, so TAR IT. referred this uuforunatc class
which was great deal more definite and expcit az 70
the parties to DO excluded IL there stated that the
object OF the present amendment the constitution was
70 eSv'uce eli ihmues on prisons aud anshouses but
Why nuu no, .ae oointeo propo.ed thas ana s'oppea
snort tnere Ia their attacks on the poor mani
mr. GkNLkY asked leave 70 explain that the secuon
proposea 70 proyeh' Tor the iu'ure inc possuss .,
sesel'h tHousahd votes oenS cast oy thirty OF iory
aaisnoase ohichas
M bAGsshp sd that u tLey oh'y esp'rea 20 pr,vens
an abuse OF that Kind II might easily have been done by
the Legislature But the present proposition went mucn
iarher NO enc who he'd been puper or hah received
public charity any form thirty days before tue c!ec
ton was to be allowed 70 vote what was the dennton
OF publc panper az decided by the courts? AS early
es 10 Johnson's REPORTS " was held that nian VINO
hrd been SICK ana ma had one load OF wood AWARDED
TO min oy The superintendent OF the Poor was rn0hc
pauper and IN that particular case his children were
and consent. And by the present proposed amend.
msnt TO the constitution. any man who recyed aid IN
from casting ballot dc hoped that no sncn unfair
and unjust provision would co adopted II II were,
however he mad no doubt 1t would DO rejected o. tae
people. Why, they had men who were almost puclc
paupers who WERE undoubtedly practically public pau
pcrs and who we're holding public Offices. Taey rem
poor they were NO: to be regarded pab
cpaupss
Mr. GREELEY said the election hc had referred 10 the
day previous la which tho paupsr had turned the
political scales had taken place 10 18t6 aud in 1912
he was certain as to the date because Congressional
committee had unscated the elected candidate aad no
bad. ISfS, been chosen to M s plaza But be would
como down to ndch less patiod He heliesed
TINT last fail every tho city of New York that
could be taken out Of the alashous had been taken
out. and thor had largely sweled the majority
for Hoffman. Hc believed tho recommen iaticn ,nade
by The committee In regard 70 paupers was Just and
necessary. A man who was worth only the clothes
he stood In. ipIght be al sudcpeadent voter II he
earned bus dollar day, and lived Il, could
die ate 20 him the manner in which he should cast his
ballot. But with paupcrs. the Case was dderent. Tho
superintendent had already large innucDc, in such
case and practically determined which sdo his
should DO gwen.
Mr. CHASrL IN tdem.l OF Allegheny. said he Supposed
there could be no dispute upon tho tact thai al gov
eminent officials werc to oetain extent under the con-
troll Of Their superiors Way no;' then. exccde them
as well az pubic paupers? There would certainly be
moro justice IN taking that course FOR poor people
intelligent enough 10 know that the alnshoase official
was "a servant oil the State, and had no raa power
tem and was poweress 10 refuse them their share OF
the public bounty he had been greatly panied 70 rc9d the
reierfed 20 paopefs ana 20 notice tne spirit OK irony
which pcrvaacd H. Ho could only account FOR 1t on ihe
ground That the paupers OF New Norx were generally re-
dscauchery But the rural districts many OF those
VINO were upon the charity or the state mad
been the pioneers oil civiiz.son In their secsion He
ncpea sne CONVENTION "cuia renemoer inc awespinx
cnatac,cr OF u'o a's"1eIsoe ciause mus ihroaucea
into the constitution Last year there were 2SS ooe
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