The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-03-19
The suffrage Amendment

me Suffrage A"euuHOut
The Republicans. of the. Legislature
have d9ne TIE ri&ht thing IN det1gmin-
ing to submit the suffrage amendment
to oru State Constitution to the people
at the general eleoEicnnextE November.
The decision not to submit the propo.
sition DISTINGUISHING those who abscond-
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amen dmenk tboogh (ninentlv ust and
rieht in itseM WOO coMplicvte the
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defeat as It did III Olif0 last year. Vow
the sole question will be on striking out
the word white from, our fundamen-
tai law. TIE iseopls "A iowa arc to de-
eide whether they VIII practically in
dorce, as they always have indorced
Theoretically. the great principal of
epual ri6hta WletlkFthey will 70 tot
ward, ske4plng 'peNce Nth. the enlight-
ened sentiments Of the day, or whether
they will still be governed by tho preju-
tiices enaendere.i byt1e barbarons .sys-
tenn of slavery, which fOr more that two
centuries hardened the hearts and de-
bauched the condolences Of the ruling
class In this country. .se.., i. -. s7ss
the vote in favor Of giving the elective
franc iso ia MI meus without refesence
to the color of their skins, ought to be
almost unanimous. 1t is perhaps ex-
pecting too much that those who openly
or secretly sustain tho rebellion of the
shareholders, or who etill believe that
the natural and moral condition Of the
nhgro is that of slavery, to favor the en-
franchisemeiito OF the class they 50 Ions
oppressed and enslaved. But all who
sincerely believe in the fundamental
principles Of our Government, and who
are not SO selfish as to- refuse to Others
the rights and privileges which they
claim for the proposed amendmet; and
this class ought to and We doubt not
does include o very large majority of
our people.
There is not an argument or reason
worthy of the name that can be urged
against this amendment. The opposition
to it comes directly and solely from the
prejudices WEIGH slavery created and sus-
tanned in this country. Men may deny
this, but When their objections to en-
| frSnchisng the negro are traced to theii
sohfceF it will be seen that they have
this common origin, and are sustained
I by the feelings and sentiments which
| naturally, result from that organized
/ system or crime and caste that prevailed
; almost Without opposition, In church
I and state. in the United atntes during
I the first halt of this century. On the
other hand, every argument and every
reason based upon the princip.e of our
! Yepnbliean form of govergment, or upon
the rights of man, or justice, or sount
I policy, or an appreciation of the spatri
B otto devotion of the coored people to Thu
/ Government, and its defenders durin.
/ the late struggle with treason md re
/ beIlion, unite i'll urging the citizefrs o
/ Iowa to blot cut from their constitution
and laws all unjust Decentralization
against particular class of our people
and to write ali over our statute books
the golden words: Equal. AND ENASp
JUSTICE To ALL MEN.
! But we,oniy intend, at this time, t.
call attention to, and commend the &C
| ton of our representatives at Dcs Moine
in relation tOatliis question. There viii
be ample time for its discussiOn hefos
the voters are called upon tosettle II n
the ballot box. If there are Republican
or other reasonable men who have beef
inclined to- oppose the extehsion Of sui
fragc To cuiored citizens, we advise then
to carefully review the whole matter
aud In tim end to take that cours
which justice and sound policy dictate
Upright and intelligent mefl3 suoul
think a long time before they dete;
mine delilGsate!y to deprive others OF
right which they themselves would nc
surrender even at the point of the bay
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