Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-13

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it would involve broken pledge, and
is stripped of the plea Of necessity.
NEGRO PREJuDIcE.
The Democratic Convention ssview.
ed with abhorances The attempt %
take control OF all she schools, col.
lexee, churches, hotels, railroads, steam.
boats, theatres, and graveyafds, for tho
purpose Of establishing negro equality
and they'sarrAign Senators Morton and
| Pratt for their votes on this infamous
MEASURE I arraign the authors Of
this resolution for Rross Ignorance Of
the Civil Rights bill. Il does NOT stake
controln Of these places, but simply
makes Il penal odense 70 deprive =
negro OF hfs equal enjoyment or these
institutions because 0f HIS race and
color. 1fcolored children sljoy thu
equal benefit Of the common schools,
though In separate schools, tho Civil
Rights bill 70 complied with. The
Fourteenth amendment makes III col.
ored people citissn1, plaes evesybsay
on IN equality, and the coassitutiea
OF the State Of I0dianA makes & tn
duty OF the Legislature ssto establish
and mAintain system Of sducAtion
the benefits ofwhich 6hall b open oAa
free 70 all.s What more does TIN CIV I
II Rights bill In this behalf than The
State Constitution2 The eupericr
Court OF Marion County, ins decision
rendered by Judgs Perkins, " dfslia.
guished Democrat, ard for many yeass
. member Of the Supreme Bsuch, d.
clared that colored children hare equal
rights with white children h the pub
lilo schools, and could nos % exclodod
from their equal bsnent and en3oy.
mont. The old bugheas Of socfql
equality, which has 20 olten done SER
vice ID the case ofthe DomoctAOy, 10
agAin paraded 70 allfigAt the souls %
those who do mot feel confident Of
their social positions, The schools.
hotel and graveyard questions arc
about the best hold the Democracy
have upon the prejudice against race
and color, and We must expect 70 see
them make the moet OF them. The fn-
turN II l0ng, and rsvalasiOns,
history end reaeon alike teach
10 that Justice and the right WIN
| triumph in the end. Tho doctrine Of
civil and political equality hAs been
As1sy sssssvMSAs00 ~ ssko N<VNps1s0ssVus
ands n0twitnstandlng the obstacles
thrown In its pathway By lingering
pre1udico ana the oxi4ency of parties
VIII march 70 9 speedy and Ansl trt.
umph. The Democratic party II
pledged BY IT. consultation, IL history,
aflliations and hopes Of tho future o
undying hostility 20 the negro race.
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ciniee. "a stan.I ~ IA AVA rrsiii~ns -
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THE TARIFF.
The Democratic Convention de.
clarcd for q tariff for revenue, intend
ing 10 have II understood ~ favoting
free trade - against protection |; Int
every man knows tAat reyen1e tar
III is, to q greater or less extent, . pro-
tective tariff. A .hor1zontap tariff
regulated to raise two hundred mil
lions Of. dollars, would, ~ TO many Ar
ucieA be pr0hi6it0ry, ana henco tho
tariff must De discriminating. Some
years since Indiana Democrats fAvor-
cd the placing OF the highest duties on
articles that c0uld mot be produced In
the United States-As ~ and cofes-
and all articles that were manufactur-
ed here should be allowed TO come In
free or - near free - possible. 1t was
argued that II the tssi9 eavs pro-
lection % nome prod.oeaons q wOaid
d1mtnfen the impoftafton, ana there.
n K II
obvious shas = eerl6 levied npon these
principles would De for the oencnt Ct
foreign . seaiust nome INDUSTRY, mat
tois me et argument - oeen ADAM
doned ana the kspuplicaA party su0-
ceecinR 20 power. framed a. taEa1.
ana nas constantiy mainseaaed ~ upon
tne principle tnas II snouid mos %
eltner speciaa!y ~ nvot OF ehoma or
ioreagn manutacsore, D0s % = g ~
ford fair ana reasonaole compete0ns
relying upon tnat e redoco prices.
how sense!ess this 1arg0n of mo- trade
70 the people OF the Aisetssappt vsl!ey.
VINO i've @ 2 0s0nce 81 ~ males
from ~ sea-noara, ana y whom tne
cost OF transportati0n Muae ever 0e .
great obstacle ana expense - the ap-
proacn 60 i0roign mafkets We navo
. SOIL OF unsuFpasoed sefdiity 0ineeA
resources, coal onosf aAd al ne
meanc ior suesainaag q vaes ana vaflcd
industry, ana q snus becoming inde-
pendent OF distant 6taees How un-;
wae, tnesef0rc, ior 20 g eeieveee 2