The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-04-28
THE STATESMAN ON THE NEGRO.

THE STATESMAN ON THE NEGRO.
Our Boise City Radical cotemporary don't
seem to take q very encouraging view of the
political situation. la reviewing our article on
1.-The Bogus Fifteenth Amendment" without
attempting in any manner to reply to the arti.
Gle, or to refate the propositions il contained,
the pro tenn editor of the Statesman, whoever
he may be, INDUCES in little strong language
himself. in saying that our assertion of the acts
of the Legislatures Of at least ten States being
null aud void, is "maliciously false" We have
carefully read this reply, which the writer
doubtless intended and believes TO be COM
plete refutahon of the charges made in our
former article, and fluid in il nothing but bare
faced assertion. supported by neither argument
nor facts. He simply says that the Fifteenth
Amendment is the law of the land aud that il
is invested with as much legality rs any clause
in the old aud original Constitution. We dc
ny any such assertion, and have, as we con.
slider, shown that it is not invested with any
legality whatever. We have named the States
in which the white population were disfran.
chised and the blacks allowed TO vote on the
very proposition under the operation of which
the writer in the Statesman claims for them
equal political rights with the white race Ii
would be about parallel case for Congress TO
submit the question of Woraan's Suffrage to
the people Of the several States, and in every
State wherein the male voters are opposed to
the proposition, to disfranchise them. and allow
the women TO vote. Such proceeding would
be invested with about rs much legality "a IL
the pretended ratification of the bogus Fiji
teenth Amendment
The Radical party having an overwhelming
majority in both Houses of Cungress.-haying
sufficiently reconstructed the Supreme Court.
and through their wooden headed white ne
gro who disgraces the position once occupied
by Washington and Jefferson, filed the vacan-
cies on the Bench by the appointment of polit-
ical Judges, and backed by the army and navy,
may enforce this infamous so. called Amend
ment to the Constitution They are in posi-.
ton to enforce almost anything. Ben. Butler.
while in New Orleans, was in a position where
he could steal spoons, gold coin, silver plate,
ETC., with impunity, and yet the fact that he
did so by no means rendered such acts right or
legal.
La regard to the negro, our neighbor says
"The negro belongs to the Democracy, because
ne IL ignorant, slothful and lazy" and that he
viii "Gnd his level where he properly belongs,
in the bosom Of the Democratic party" 1.-THE
Radical party had the slightest idea that the
negroes would support the Democratic party
they would soon do away with the fifteenth
1t looks as though the Radical
pro tenn. editor Of the Statesman was inclined
TO Ego back" on bis colored brethren, as his
opinions rather conflict with those of the lead
ers Of his party. Every Radical paper in the {
country, including even the Statesman, has
heretofore harped on the patriotism, intelli- /
renee and industry Of the American citizens 7
II African Descent" and Morton of Indiana in {
he Senate declared that " in the exchange of +
Jeff LAWS for Reyels, the Senate lost nothing I
n intelligence while it gained much in patriot 9
SIN and loyaltyp We have no doubt but that
o the course Of time, should the Fifteenth =
amendment remain in force, the negro vote s
viii be cast for the Democratic candidates, and 4
Or the simple reason that the negroes as race :,
gill constitute q very large proportion of the
lboring class of population, and the Radical b
arty, being governed and controlled by can't | (,
ilists, and the legislation of the party being EN-
rely in the interest Of capital and against labor
taxing the poor man and exempting the rich \
would be bat consulting their own interests c
louid the negroes vote with the Democratic q
arty Self interest will control the people,
j msss, and when the negroes realize the
ct that there 10 an irrepressible conflict /" .,
stween labor and capital, and that the Demo !
attic party has ever stood true 10 the inter- y
to ofthe laboring classes. ii will be but natu- Of
] for them to support that party as against T
10 which il. the special champion Of capital. !,
hey would be- fools IL they did not, and il "
Duld afford the best evidence of their unfit OF
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