The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-01

THE BUrRRAGE AMENDMENT

THE suFPaxaE AMENDMENT. =
ThaRepublioans Of Minnesota will
have 6 Opportunity this fell of carry
ing OF to tbtir eonple,s {aans.st he]I
principles oflhelr patty, and OF tetsiev'
ing ths:failare oiawq previous attempts
AS4he5o coming election win BE submit
It'd M amendment to the Constitution
Of the State. prepared by tho last Leg
islature, striking out the word "white."
Our State vii! then rest upon the i'm
mutablc basis Of equal and exact JUS
tlcS Is all men '''
Tho success oof Ills n measure si lies
wholly n~i,h' the Republicans them
selves hslgs.as fsp @aajaoijty il
this Stats.ot sat< least :6gs<eu Thousand.
Va do not include ID ibis The hundreds
" Democrats who, 2,desi,ieus ,of,,peaoe
f6t tho ;eoqntry after year, Of var ,apd
tbo ee ate4e h .b.t 4aa followed, intend
voting for Gsq, Ggyaet il order that the
natio wet policy, may BE- one af.,pesfect.
fhsrmsqy,, so9e41 . order and financial.
pfosperity.Sf 4Put The ae st'pal R!spppbliss
can peje,i!y, if the vote is all out, will
certainly reach neq h, these l sqres-the votes
of mep whlq baye ,b be YY rmembers of the
phr'y sings is organization il o. who uni Ii
tea With 7ii!hjit dntips the rebclliop.; n men
who belie ~, the reconstruction meas
urss of ( CopFgr " representing the will
rot ':hs, patty, 70 b BE- right, jnst and best
suited 70 the restoration. Of the States
I TO- thsie; proper, places in the Urion..
One Of the sreat pillars Of this policy of
Congress is the r iht at Of universal ii suf
frase:. 4p s the, South it is pot only 9
! right hnt il is q necessity. : It IS the
only weapon: Of: defense the people who
were freed BY The war, have for protect,
ling themsee s|t against the: hate Of their
former masters. vho. are bent upon 20 / re;
dacing them 9; to a state Of servitude no
better than actual slavery: But the
{ principle is the sane 10 Minnesota as
IL: North Carolina. And in some Of its
features less 81 ebjeet.pn could BE. made
to- equal c: manhood eal?ls suffrage =, in
this State then '.aj il - that ~, We h have y,
here class of. people Who ,ere intelli.
gent, il industrious st! apd orderly, who pay
taxes and obey the laws. They shaye
never ;5 been : d|issloyal: to the government
under whose i s''| nag they live. .Yset, these
! mAn, am ~ to the ,lEeWs, have %
right 70 yyote;, Their only relation f. te
the lay is to obey it.: TO feel is heavy
hand in case 81. disebedienee: They
are not IS! a'loxed to say what shall b. done
with the money they pay, in full pro
portion with all other men, as taxes;
Enos WHO shall BE- placed over them to
administer the law, with its penalties
equally applicable to themselves, but
which they have no voice in making
And why is: this? Simply because
these men have dark skim: or rattle,
because their skin is Of peculiar shade
for the Indians have right to vote :af
ter conforming to certain light require
:. ments as to language and dress.
Let the people look calmly. at thi'
strange anomaly: BY the. constitution
Of our State Indians and half:breed'
are entitled to vote # they can speal
English aud wear clothes su1eh as ar ar,
worn ~ white men: They may know
nothing about our government, ma!
haIye no property whatever, may liz,
7 in tent or roam about through the for
,ssts; but they c cal vote. Hero is q ne
j .gre Wig speaks English and has from
IS ;e4rly' = childhood. Who has Away.
worn tie habilinentts Of civilization
ybq Is, settled and has 2: PROPERTY pert ,and.,
!, business, who; BY bis Industry adds t
! the wealth Of The: State, who IS intelll
gent, who reads and undertands the
great truths enunciated Out. in Iii
caso how far from ful6lled) in the Dec
laration Of MISUNDERSTANDING he is 1e
voter: :. Why:!? Because =, his skin is
colored? SO is the Indians, Then
because he j. a n1eesro?, Only this
Will the sensible men. of Minneect;
consider: =, the absurdity, the shame, .
the position in which they are placed
d y, The whole question might. rest upor
this single view; but the great prioci
pies e. # tib'::rg!y, Right and justice
which. demand for all men who arc sub
:l,ject to the laws and who have never
aep'rie!2e 'l5, against I2t the nation, the rish
to 'ots, e gss!59 sll else L y tbes'
principles t which anim atl the Repa p
Fig" PATTY rhe ao i be l fsrth into *
istence e protect the: Territories from
tho s s' e slavery which h.. p.s 81
assensss IF slavery; a aa which B. :euid.
ID tiitts., ooqn1els! now io {econstrueting II.
gpioPeI Se bssis Of Ssisii aqa; polit'cs;|
eao'?ii!y - > T: gypp'bblie j! Who's
t. a5s f. s .nn.s 81
1> he R$iPptii ,@sss gf:a'sss.gg;e .
true y t. ~ these RrlnH'Rlses.5; They mak
ever y ! rs. eng b S Siet!9ri9ge:' Ato f y
DOT 'g1'n record i Seaar3s5!yfS5 Ps t9e ereae
lures 81 mean prejHdice, elingingg +
the etsh9as! 9f a. barR PEP y ~ yych
Il thank Heaven. has almost passed nwav