The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-30
CARL scnuaz ON NEGRO SUFFRAGE.

CARL sCMuAzON NEGRO sUFFRA0E.
In recent very powerful political speech
made BY Carl Schurz, in St. Louis, be adyo-
Gated Negro Suffrage BY considerations vital
to the welfare Of the psopl1 generally, and
essential to the success and reputation of
Free Institutions.
After demonstrating that the negroes, to
the number Of four or Eve millions, are in
tegral elements of the population of the
population Of the country, and must remain
30, ard be constantly increasing. he goes on
to show that they are, and will continue to
be. tho bulk Of the laboring population Of
the South, and that il is for the interests Of
the laboring population Of the North and of
the world, that all laborers should be eleva-
ted by every practicable means, in inteli-
gence, morality and independence.
He then shows that the recognition Of the
equal rights Of the colored population, and
their admission to the responsibilities of the
ballot, and the advantages Of education will
stimulate them to improve their faculties and
capacities TO the utmost, and to mako the
most Of themselves that their nature 10 ca
pable Of:
He attributes the superiority Of the Amari-
can people over al others to the practical
education and development Of their faculties
by the responsibilities Of self government in
which al participate.
He closes on this subject Is follows:
may say that is what gives him thu. i'm
menss practical superiority over the other nation,
of the globe. Now, gentlemen, bore is the grea,
element Of public sdacation, which We find in
active operation in local self government. Here,
on the other hand, We have a class which stands
most in need Of education Would it be reason.
able exclude that class which needs education
most from that element Of education-to ban,h
that stimulant Of instruction which is most pow
erfuR Democrats may object that call the rieht
Of self government mere educatona al in.titution
1t 10 not . mere educational Institution, but that
is its most striking and fruitful characteristic,
Look 1t the administration of our affairs You
cannot say that your city is fautlsssly adminiss
tered. 1t cannot be said of any city or State In
the Union. There are great many mistakes
committed, In fact may say in detail that al
most every thing goes wrong sometimes, but on
the whole everything goes we'll. There arc great
many States in the old world whore the admins
trAtion Of public Affairs 10 much better, perhaps
than in the United States, but while everything
goes well III detail, evefyth goes in the
whole. (Applau.e.) The cause of this i that ~.
system Of local self government is n OF mer. .y..
tenn by which it is intended to administe, our
public affairs we'll, but because our sytem Of local
self government IL just what have desirna.ed il
as being. It is that great stimulant Of the NOM.
lar intellect. 1t is that great awakener Of the
spirit Of enterprise. 1t 10 that which makes men
enterprsing, ndepsn dent, eelf-reliant il 4 thai
which has made the American people 10 sreat and
powerful a. whole. (Cheers) / repeat it
again. This being our great complement az the
system of public instruction. and there hsine .
class which needs the stimulant of education NOR.
than any other, should We then withhold from that
class the most powerful .timnlant Of edn,.tion
that We have? When you want man 10 narforu,
his duties in society, you can make him und.r
stand his duties by coupling those duties with the
rights With which they are naturally connected
II you want man to forget his duties. tbs h.st
way to effect it is to take avay from him The
rights with which these duties ought tn he con.
nscted If you want the negro race to be A. 70,
American society, Is it ought 10 be aud .,sa,
element in our aboring forces contribute. % on,
national wealth by whatever power Of had, And ~
intellect which they possess-and whether that
intellect be capable Of ~ high dsvelodmept :.
ours, il immaterial stis capable Of far higher
development than it has yet attained. / saw i
you want the negro to be what he ought to be.
then you must not only impose duties On him. bu,
you msst make him understand those duties BY