The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-06

PAUPER VOTERS.
The New York World says:
1.-THE Constitution framed for South Caro-
lima by the Congo Convention is q beautiful
piece ef political mechanism. Paupers have
heretofore been aifcags and eeery,chere very
properly excluded from the elective franchise,
but by this instrument the pauper population
is made tho voting power Of the common
wealth.
The Hofli means by rsupers, poor people
who have no property, and Who constitute the
great majority of every community. Under
the old Constitution OF South Carolinn, the
model Constitution Of that model Democrats
ic State, poor people were net allowed to
vote. Only men who owned real estate or
slaves were entitled to voice 10 tbs Covers
ment before the war, aud the II orld, the er>
gan Of tho Now Il rk Democracy, is rnmpan,
that the right of suffrage has been extended
to every man, however poor and humble, in
South Carolina under the new Constitution,
aud that the aristocratic pretension tina, the
rich only have right to rule, and property
holders an exclusive right to voice in the
Government, has been forever rrpudis,ed by
the people Of South Carolina.
But the Horld u,ters mos, egregious aud
notorious falsehood when it asserts that pau
persare excluded from voting always and
everywhere. They do vote. by the wagon
load, in our own town, and they march outin
regiments from the almshonses to the polls
in New York. And that they have rightto
do 80 no one questions in the city where the
" oStd is The recognized organ OF the Demo-
cratic party. That they do so in accordance
with the public sentiment OF the State of New
crE, may be inferred FROM the fact that an
proposed in the recent constitutional Com
vention of the State Of New York, WIS voted
down after full discussion.
FHE RECORD OF Mr.. EyARTs.
The record Of politicians used to be
troublesome in days gone by, but of late
years Inconsistency. if not dishonesty, is the
rule and the contrary the exception and as
it has become the fashion to have a bad re-
cord, office seekers have ceased to blush at
1t, still tits customary to resort to the record
6 inst for the fun of the thing
The inconsistency of Mr.. Evarts' senti
nents, as politician and lawyer, is the
latest item to which public attention has been
called. At a political meeting, held in New
FORK last fall, Mr.. Evarts delivered crush
ing harangne against the President, charging
him with all manner OF impeachahle crimes
and misdemeanors. In bis late speech in thu
impeachment trial, ne gives the lie to his PC
Hticai speech, asd would have it pass for
CANNON.
The sum and substance OF Mr.. Evssss' case
amounts to this as citizen and politician
he expressed bis honest convictions last fall,
bat as an Advocate. employed and paid for ii,
he lied those honest convictions all away this
spring.
A great deal is being said in the newspe
pers, and some learned arguments OF pom
derous proportions have appeared, on the
question of the right Of the Chief Justice, as
presiding officer of the Senate, TO give the
casting vote in the final issue OF the i'm peach
men. trial.
The question may be, and Is, no doubt, ,
very nice and curious one, and many fine
points may be drawn in tie discussion. But
after all it isa mere abstraction, and Of no
practical consequence whatever.
The Constitution provides specifically that
"no person shall be convicted without The
concurrence Of two-thiris OF tha members
present
Of course, if two=thrds os tie membs,x
present vote Tor conviction, the President
viii be convicted, and i; there should be on
"'smbei OF the Senate less than two-,hirds Of
those present voting for conviction, he would
not be convicted Whether The Chief JUS
tee votes or refrains from voting, makes no
manner Of difference, aud hssno significance
euder the Constitutional provision on the
subject.
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