Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-03-18
&c Central Conn Tsiitsc-cE
Marshall County.

-aVRS'N IN roi'i'bu.O WIZ iNS 49,
their seats, thereby preventing the
Legislation necessary to conduct the
Affairs OF State, the Democratic Gen.
trail Committee published an address
IN the lust weeks issIe of
tho Democrat. assigning the reason
for such action on the part Of their
Representative, ID. Mcdonald. For
every act Of the wicked to peryert
the truth and deceive the world,
an cxcuse must be found rs an apol-
ogy For the diabolical scheme; but
nowhere on the pages Of history, ga
cred or profane, have we founi the
actions Of men recorded filed with
deception So easily to be discerned
as this address. Such ~ evasion Of
the fscts. and ~pAipable partizsn
movement to screen the actors in
stIIis legislative .frama is, thahk
high Heaven, not often to be found.
The committee says:
Congress adopted an amendment
to q e Constitution of the United
States. declaring all persons voters,
eligible to Office, and entitled 10
equal rights and privileges: placing
negroes, Gilman en, Americans and
mongrels sill on an equal footing, and
prohibiting loyal States from exer-
cising any right on that subject
The Democratic Committee con-
struction OF the 10th constitutional
Amendment is a willful misinterpre-
tation Of the action of Congress on
this question. Nowhere.can be found
in tae Constitutional amendment.
one word to form clue to this com
mittee's construction.
That our readers may make the
comparison and draw their own in
ference. we give The 18th .Constitu-
tional Amendment. IS passed by
Congress. Sc .~sie Esd
The right of The citizens OF the
United States shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States. .orby
any State, on account Of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude.'
The right OF the citizen of the Uni
ted States by this act of Congress is
to be preserved intact. without regard
to race, color, or previous condition
Of servitude, not one word is said
about the negro holding Office, or of
making him equal with the white
man; and not word prohibiting the
States from legislating on the sub
jet The Constitutional amendment
simply means impartial suffrage.
It means that if a man has proven |
himself worthy to become a citizen
ofthe United States, he is then cHsi
Ted to. the rights of a citizen, with
out regard to race or previous con
dition. A more humare provision !
never was adopted by the American |
Congress. Suppose, however, the
proposed amendment granted all the |
committee says it does, would it not |
then be in exact accordance with the |
Democratic view. When this rmend- |
msnt Fasiproposed by Northern
member as it now stands, Southern
Democrat arose from lis seat and
proposed as an amendment to the |
resolution, "snd the right to hold |
Office" and the principle trouble du-
ring the debates in Congress on this
question grew ont of this Democrat
ic amendment, bu. was finally passed
as proposed by the Northern Rel
publican.
1t appears nowto be in bad taste
FOR the Northern Democracy to
charge upon the Republican party
what they and their friends in tho
South sought to secure
However "true 10 their trust" the
Democracy of Indiana involved the
State il $4,000 expense to be ad
ded TO the already burdens emo tax
es of the State, to strive to make
their people believe thst the Repub-
lican party had done what the De-
mocracy tried to do. The Democra-
cy always true to their trust in eva
sion Of truth, seek to blame the Re-
publican party for this extraortlina
ry expense Of the special session.
Do the people not know that the
monies are needed before regular
election can be held, and that il Was
incumbent en- Governor Baker to
call a special election and convene
the Legislature TO make the needed
appropriations? When the people
abe burdened with high taxes,
they will place the blame whore il be.
longs.