The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-05-01
(Frnm the Delaware Gazette }
Education Made Odiou5.

The Democratic General Assem-.
bly, having pretty thoroughly put
down the African, is now trying its
hand upon the white man. Its first
assault is naturally directed against
the intelligent class who have dared
to invade Democratic principles by
trying TO acquire an education.-
These it proposes to rob of the fran,
chise, and a bill has passed the Sen
ate which practically denies them
that privilege.
The aninus of this diabolical as.
sanlt on intelligence may be best un-
derstOod by brief expose of the
provisions of the bill.
Its first section re- enac.s SO much
of the present law as requires a vO-
tsr e have resided ads If Pns & year in 1 the
twenty in the township prior TO offer.
ing his vote But it allows the head
of q family to vote who has resided
in the State and county the requisite
time, though lie may have came into
the township only the day prior to
the election
The same section forblds that any
person shall gain residence for vO
ting in any township who shall have
come into it to attend any school,
seminary, academy, college. univer-
sity, or other institution of learning,
unless his parents had an actual res.
idence in the township at the time
such attendance commenced.
In the same section are specified a
series of questions which shall be
prOpounded to every voter chalIeng-
ed on the ground of attendance at an
institution of learning. The ques-
tions are substantially as follows:
l. Were you qualified slector Of
this township when you commenced
attending college?
s-Did yea-eome into the town.
ship to attend college 7
3. Did your parents actually re-
side in this township when you CON-
menced such attendance
t. Did your parents remove to
this township with the intention to
make it their residence at or before
the time you commenced such attend
ance2
The penal clause Of the bill impo
ses penalties for voting upon three
classes of persons First, those
who have not resided in the township
twenty days; second, those who
have come into it for temporary pur-
poses merely, and third, those who
have came TO attend an institution OF
learning, thus clearly distinguishing
the latter class from temporary resi-
dents, and indeed from all others,
and making them an especial target
for Democratic venom.
All the iniquity embodied in this
bill cannot be pointed out in the short
space of a single article, and we shall
not attempt now its thorough ventll-
atiOa. 1t would disgrace colony ol
Hottentots, To say nothing of free
and intelligent people. 1t is blow
at civilization, a ruflianly assault or
learning, and there is not sane mar
who does not know that it is made
solely because the large majority o
students at our colleges are in the
habit of voting in accordance will
the advancing civilization OF the age
and not to suit the retrogressive De
mocracy. "These colleges are aboli
ton holes which we are going t.
STOP was the remark OF Demo
cratic member in reference to tn
bill, and it fitly signifies the spirl
and purpose of this vandal raid o
/ science.
IL is idle 10 demur that this bil
|, only imposes conditions Of suffrage
1t goes further, and in many case
: will absolutely disfranchise, as "
could show, if space would permit
1t takes the privilege OF suffrag
Y from WHITE male citizens, and th'
t solely by virtue of their attendan,
Y at school. 1t not only robs them
v their right but forbids their acqulrir
t it by any length of residence or i
q ! tention formed in thatfegard throus
out their entire course of educatio
When it was proposed to withho
p suffrage from draft sneaks the D
d meeFacy raised such q howl abo
rdisfrsnehising white men" ~ Eeu