, 1870-06-23
An attempt is making to create prejudice

Al attempt 1s MAKING to create pfejudlce
against Nj. Hitchcock, the Republican
nominee for Judge of the Supreme Court,
by representing that he has been the at
torney of certain railway corporations, and
hence is probably under some bias in their
favor. A sufficient answer to this insinua-
ton ia that Ntr, Hitchcock WIS never the
attorney of any railway corporation, e1-
cept the South Division Horse hallway
Company, the attorueyship Of which he &C
cepted when Judge McAllister retired
from II to accept q seat on the bench.
Judge McA1lister was, at one time.
the attorney of the Illinois Central Railway
a(so-a circumstance, however, which rem
ders him neither more nor less 6t for the
Office Of Judge than it be had never acted
in that capacity. Nor would such q cir
cumstance tend to disqualify Mr.. Hitch
cock, if lie had been the attorney of rail-
way corporation. As he has never held
such position, of course no inferences
can be drawn from it to his disadvantage.
The Quincy Herald continues to blaze
away at the new constitution because it
does not attempt to nullify the Constitution
Of the Cnited States. In searching for
other objections to that instrument, it ain
giles out one Of tn, very best and wisest
provisions in it. viz. Section !, OF the
eighth article, which reads as follows:
"sEc11oS1. /. The General Assembly shall pro
vide tborough 4 sna eslHnt Stsma o. 1ee
receive good common school edncatton.s
Most people would suppose this to be
the last provision IN the constitution that
any rational human being could object to,
and yet the Quincy Herald bitterly opposes
it. The grounds OF its objection are as
frivolous as its arguments are absurd. Hera
is what it says:
"When this section Was under discussion IN thc
| late Constitutional Convention, q motion VAS
] Iaiuse should cause to be established separate
aud additional schools for negro children Thus
proposition was yuted down. There u no pro-
vision, therefore, In the new constitution autnor-
Iziug the establishment Of separate schools for
negro children, under the free school system OF
this State. 1t may Ike said BY somc country lawyer
! lature to establish separate schools for the NE
| Eroes-that II the power to DO so were not denied
to thAt body in the new constitution, It Wona Pc
10 outhofite the Legislature to do SOL WAS pru
posed To require that body 10 do H. Do yon sap.
pose Radical Legislature would cstaollsh aepafa.t
schools for the negroes, unless It WAS 's4n1eo W
the constitution to do s07
Suppose the new constitution IS vote
down, will the Quincy herald be so gooS
as to quote the provision in the existing
constitution that requires the Legislature
to establish separate schools for negro chill
tlreu? In what article OF section cau sucl
a requirement he found? Will the Rera{t
cite the clause in the old constitution max
ing any provision whAtever for q thorougl
and efficient system of free schools? 0
any provision which makes it the duty o
, the Legislature to establish common school
!, Of any description for the education q
!, white, black, or yellow children, or an
children2
It is one of the defects Of the pre-:
ent constitution, that il makes no prt
: vision for common school educatio
, Of the children Of The State ; no provisio
= for schools or education Of any kind wha
ever, It is disgrace to the organic law {
a Illinois that it is silent on this importa,
subject. The new constitution remedit
O. the error, and because it remedies, this in
E | p1acab1e Bourbon sheet assails il. But Il
real motive for its opposition to tho ne
j constitution lies deeper thBn either tt
a School or Suffrage article. The Quiuc
Herald believes in lobbies, corruption
/ plunder, and ring legislation. The ne
= constitution strikes fatal blow at publ
y robbers, pilferers of the peoples right
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