American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-10-12
from the Chicago Times.
THE ISSUE MAKING UP.

The political situation in the Stat
of Kansas is one OF Uncommon inter
est. In that State, more rapidly thai
anywhere else at the present. time
the great political parties of the neal
future seem t. be crystalizing int
form.
The Jacobin party, under the lead
ership OF Senator POmeroy, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, and Susan b. An
thony, has taken boldly the advanced
ground occupied by DR.. Hatfield in
this city, and by all other influential
party leaders who do not believe it
wise to reduce the high moral and re.
Islous standard of the party in order
to cater to the opinions or pfejudices
OF men who are denounced from every
political pulpit as an unregeneratp
race OF " beer guzzling and Sabbath
desecrating sinners." AS a conse
quence, the separation of the Ger
man speaking voters OF Kansas from
the party is complete, and probably
final. A General State Convention of
delegates representing this class of
voters was held in Topeka on Mon.
day last, at which resolutions were
adopted pledging the German speak
ing voters OF Kansas to oppose any
and every proposition to enact laws
regulating religion and morality, and
to vote against all who favor any such
proposition. An attempt was made
by some tools of PomerOv, who had
got into the Convention in disguise,
to induce the adoption of resolutio
IN favor of Ethiopian suffrage; but
this too palpable trick of the the
furltans was Seen through, and the
resolution was rejected. The Ger
man speaking voters OF Kansas thus
refused to consRait themselves in any
way TO a party which aims only to
use heir votes to their injury and dis,
reimbursement. The resolution was
an attempt to, enact the fable Con
G rning the fly that was so kindly in
'lted by the designing spider to walk
nto bis parIor; but the rejection of
t shows that the German voters OF
are not the silly flies that can
'e caught in that way.
The action of the German voters ,.
Convention at Topeka has given a
ew impetus to the the formation OF
he JacobIn party in Kansas upon it's -. !
enuine platform. Upon the heels
the Topeka Convention, the Jaco- .
ms proceeded to hold mass con. y
entionat Lawrence, where addresses c
ere made by Senator Pomeroy, pas. Z
rov. Robinson, Susan b. ANTHONY, !,
nd Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and =
solutions were adopted making fe. :,
ale suffrage plank in the platform =
the party in Kansas. "
The object Of this movement il to 9;
axe up for the loss of the German ~
1te. The German vote, 1t is now u
AMY seen, cannot be used to obtain "
II enactment of laws prohibiting &
'er and compelling attendance at
arch on Sundays. The entire vote,
IL believed, can easily be employed D
r that purpose. If women gener, of
y are admitted to the baIlot-box IN
Is thought by the leaders Of the A
rty that, through the influences m
ey can bring to bear in the pulpit, le,
sufficient number OF them viii ia, an
I legislative enactments to regu- q,
e religion and morality to over idl
ne the hostility Of any party which ALI
J oppose such legislation. fnI
thus Is the grand issue on which am
two political parties of the future me-
already taking their stand in the ~,
tie OF Kansas. On one side, the cir
position is to fulfil the 4" great mis- do
II y Tor which it is said the Jacobin for
~ was ordar ed, by compelling alv
men to be moral, piOus, and happy, upt
Oh Ding to method to be pre- dill
l0ed IN penal statutes. On the VOC
er, 1t il, that freedom of thought, ind
dom of conscience, and freedom con
action are Inalienable rights of deb
l, which government ought rot to
shall not take away. On one .
;, 1t Is Puritan intolerance taking A
fornof compulsion; Oh the other hal
democratic liberty On one side Ut
he other, every voter must be pre-. age
ID to act, The issue is maxim ateI
With vast rapidity. ana
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