The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1869-09-11
For the Hickman Courier.
SUFFRAGE.
BY W. eR M'DANIEL.

More, that The Shepherd Of Salsbu
/, Plain, was very poor man so poor
fact, that he had nothing for his fami
to eat but potatoes, but then he had sal
His little daughter raised her blue ey'
swimming with sympathy, and said, II
IN so sorry for those poor people wi
have no salt to eat with their potatoes
We smile at the innoeense aud simpli
ity OF this child; yet how much wise
are we? Suffrage is political salt, thi
either preserves or destroys republica
institutions. And we who are living III
der the meanest government on eartl
paying heavier taxes than any other pee
pie, with life aud property less secur
than 10 Europe, are $50 sorry" for thos
+ poor people, who have no salt to ca
win their pOtaioes-no suffrage no pc
itlyal power over their government,
There must be something sweet in SUI
rage 70 induce people g. ee.. gtghr,Rsyy az !
tit. hey etther do not use it at all, or US
it Tor their own destruction. ~
There are some people who do no
tuIuS ihey can have too much OF a goOC
thing Like the lIttle four year old boy
who when he first saw his little baby
brother, exclaimed, '.Oh ma, amt he
pretty, don you wish you had hn,
dred. . Too much salt spoils the soup
a. We, a. TOO many cooks. Too much
sufff.ge has ruined every republic that
has ever tried it, our own included The
Republican party bought the foreigner
by giving him the Territories After
suffrage passes a certain point in the social
,''.,.e, il Is either bought or buiiied, OF
ur,bed Bought by cap.tai, or Ouilied
uy the bayonet. Capital elected Graut
President OF the United States, and the
"a onei elected Louis Napoleon Emperor
of France. The Pretorian Guards put
he Roman Empire up ior sale to the
highest bidder.
Il j. 'ne great middle classes that
,H'e the politics vi a representative gov
eminent When they lose political
power, 1t becomes a nuisance, curse.
aud rules in the despotism of one man
w ho ia the name vi Brutus, wears the
diaocms of the Caeser In 1892 when
Parliament reform, was effected IN
England, cutting off some parts. "Rollin
Boroughs, that the mobiles carried in
their pocket books, ike number of
manufacturing towns were enfraDchi>ed
suffrage was extended the nobility
thought they were ruined What must
we do, said they. 1t only means said
certain shrewd politician, That you will
have to buy few more votes and spend
more money" Marry your Younger sons
to their rich daughters, and your daugh-
tiers to their rich sons, and the wealthy
cnmmoners will sustain you" This has
been done, and the nobility have lost
none Of their privileges An extension
of suffrage is not always an advance in
liberty.
Universe: manhood suffrage, is the
-szasst politieal Clap tran. Of e-dzz .-sIs.
is the object OF this communication, that
it is not republican principle, but on
the contrarv--it is the forerunner of
despotism. The John the Baptist of
imperialism The Constitution of the
United States left the question of suf-
frage to be regulated by the States, and
il was the only sovereign power they re-
served The XIV constitutional amend
ment usurps this power and the Federal
government becomes Imperial over the
States, and they have no power to rebel,
nor right to resist. as political corpora
tious,-if Congress should choose to
make the President Emperor. This
amendment gives suffrage to the negro,
Chinese. indian and all foreigners, with
out regard to birth. color or previous
CONDITION of servitnde. The question
naturally presents itself-would this
class OF people sustain republican gov.
rrnment or be bought by the bondhol-
der, who are naturally in favor of I'm
peria.ism Capital has ever been the
friend Of despotism, opposed to domo-
cratic revolutions, and republican forms
of government. The ImperiaIist," a
paper now published in New York is
supported by the bondholders. The
question must be settled by people op-
pressed by taxation, and but little or no
protection from the government that OBJ
presses them, have been harrassed and
disturbed so much that they are fast be-
comirg willing to say "eome on with
your Empire" and take refuge in the
silence of despotism.
Universal suffrage did not originate
with the "Charlist'' of England or the
"Radicals" of America; but was first
promulgated to the world bv Napoleon
Bonaparte, when he usurped ali political
power in France, and wished to be elect
ed Emperor The result showed 3,572,
329 votes for him, and 2,569 againt him
France made the circle from the abso
Iutei- M of the Bourbons, through red
repuhiicanism universal suffrage TO mil
-itary de,pcsism of the Rsnanartss. from
1889 to 1904 We bid fair to make ID
in hundred years from 1776 to 1876.
Thi, looks improbable, but then look
back the advance that has been made
since 1861, aud we see that the "loDgest
end OF the chain j. behind as
In the night Of the first of December
1851, Louis Napoeon arrested every
prominent republican in Paris and put
them IN prison. Next morning the streets
of Paris were covered with notices pro
claiming Universal Suffrage mar
tial law" He also submitted the ques-
ton to the people The official returns
show Z ,439. .2l9 votes in his favor-and
640,737 against him--the army voted
first. In three years France again made
circle from the tyranny of Louis Phil
lipe, the republieanism of Lamartine,
Gen Cavaicuac, presidency of Louis
Napolean, through universal suffrage, to
Imperialism. The Radicals proclaim
universal suffrage and govern the South
ern States with marshal law
The next question is: Is there. no
power in America to prevent Imperial
ism?
There is none in the States. for they have
lost their sovereignty, the XIV Consti-
tutional Amendment settles the question
/ And right here we can see why it is that