The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-03

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| WILL YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOR.
Clagettis friend of the colored people. He
says so, and Of course it is true. He has this
Rem in the Constitution
"Governor Merrill has psblished his prociama-
ton declaring that the word white has been
stricken from our State Constitution in the
tons referred to in the act submitting the pro-
posed amendment to a vote of the people at the
late election. The Iowa Constitution now gives
equal rights tod '-Nashun Post.
Not 90. No. can't you be honest, Andy, and
tell the truth, not even when the election is over,
Does the Iowa Constitution now give equal rights
to all while it denies to neg the right to be-
come members of the hesnSsnre, where they
would have the privilege of enacting laws for
| 'theiNprotection I" To pretend to give negroes
equal privileges under the laws of Iowa sfor their
| protection against class legislation to their in
jury, and to rrohihit them from becoming mems
bers Of the legislative by refusing to strike the
word white out Of cur Constitution in that par.
teular, is fair sample Of the political honesty Of
the Radical party. which the negroes even will
not be slow in finding out,
Clagett 10 friend of the coored people.
He opposed the abolition Of slavery in the
District or Columbia, to be sure. He wanted
black men and women and children to be sold
on the auction block, even under tho shadow
Of the Capital. But he is a friend of the
colored people and that is proof of it.
He was furious over Lincolns Emancira-
ton Proclamation. He wanted four millions
Of eoored people kept in slavery, to be sure.
But he is frie I'D of that people ard that is
a proof Of it.
He wos bitterly opposed to Negro Suffrage
in this State. But be is friend of the col
ored people and that is proof Of it.
he now carefully watches his exchanges
and publishes every item of miscoUkuct on
the part Of eolored people that he can fnd
He does this in order to foster vicious and
low prejudice against them. But be Is their
friend. And that is a proof oft. Interpret
wha. he says backwards and it can beproved
by every number of his paper that he is
very especial friend Of the colored people.
TaE island Of Great BRIAN has a popula-
ton Of about 80, 600, ooo. SO have the thirty
three States of this Union that voted at the |
recent Presidential election. The number of |
votes cast in that contest was full $500, 900. /
The apparent vote given in the late Parlia- /
mentary elections in Great Britain proper,
that is, England, Scotland and Wales, was I
only 1,278, 900. But thisls not the entire ex- /
tent of the suffrage in Great Britain In /
deed, the additions under the Reform bill I
were about three, fourths Of million The
discrepancy between The actual vote and the
vote given is easily explained In large
number OF Parliamentary districts there was
no contest, and tie members were chosen
according to the inevitable usage, by show
of hands. In truth, the figures ,27s, 600 are
the total in the contested districts ouly. where
a poll was demanded, and the voters record
ed their preference at the hustings We give
this explanation for such Of our cotempora>
ries as seem TO have Numbered over the
matter.