The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-24
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various subjects which must occupy
tho attention OF tho Constitutional
convention, Ills Vows on many Of
them are excellent, especially about
common sohOola and suffrage, which
arc In tho main those which have
boon advocated by Tng llgaAlp'
Hat II IN not lruo, ~ assorted by tie
writer that II h Democratic doc
lrlne that only paupora hhould be
educated by tho State, We arc
aware that such arc tho vlewa Of
some Of our party, for whose opln'
Ions wo have great respect, but on
this point We are forced 10 dillcr
with them, aud contend for u gon'
oral application Of the school fund,
We want u school ayslom which viii
embrace tho whole scholastic popu-
latiOn Of tho State,
We commend tho following cx,
tract, relating 70 tho important sub
Joot Of suffrage TO tho oarnoSt con
aldcWllon Of our roadoni
1--WE can not mako any dleormi-
nation on account Of raco, color or
previous condition Of aoryilude,
but We might restrict tho right OF
suffrage 10 those who give aomo
evidence that they have n pormO'
nent interest IN tho government,
suppose tho constitution 30 Nmond'
cd that the following cessca "shall
be- deemed qualified cloctors'
lat, All male perSons heretofore
registered IN electors undor the
constitution Of 1869,
2nd, Hereafter no other porsous
shall bc permitted 10 roglStor on
vote unless they have the following
qualifications
lst Frecholdors in tho State,
2nd. Able to read aud write I'M
less tho inability TO read or write
shall result from physical doIcclS
after The person has once learned t.
road and write,
3D., Residence of two years in tho
State and ono in the county whore
tho vote Ia offered,
18th, Tho oloclor, If challenged
shall be able to prove payment OF
taxes assessed tho previous yo0r,
9Th No person shall be permitted
TO vote who has been convicted OF
theft OF the grade OF felony, perjury,
swindling, ombezalcmont or for.
CORY.
~ am we'll aware that such ro-
strictions may not be popular, Dom,
agogucs will howl against them,
Franklin's anecdotc in opposition
to u property qualification will be
repeated. The passions Of that
dangerous "body without n head,
tho unthinking mob, will bo up
pealod to in opposition,
Yet, after all has been said, we
will find sober, rejecting mon set,
thing down TO the conclusion that
tho adoption Of such restrictions
upon the right of suffrage at least
cmbody tho otlor of II slight reward
to tho poor man who becomes am.
bilious to acquire n homo and cdu.
cate himself and children,
statistics show that our jails and
penitentary arc mainly filed from
tho ranks of tho iliterate and non
frceholding class, 1t is seldom
that n reading freeholdor gots into
Jail, A reading farmer is not by
nature, but most assuredly is By
force Of surrounding circumstances, n
better man, better citizen, and a far
more reliable neighbor than one of
the ignorant and floating class Of!
our population,
ITO sum up in a few my words,
ideas upon the two subjects of cdu-
cation and suffrage; | would have
the State furnish every possible fl,
cility to the poorest citizen to cdu-
cate his children, and in tho future
l would place tho control of tho
Government in the hands of those
best qualified to govern, and most
Interested in the Government
In the main, we heartily approve
of the above suggestions. The great
curse of our system of government
is universal su ilrago, and here is
practical method of restricting it to
those classes of society who have an
interest in tho country, and sufli-
,icnt intcllig ncc to understand tho
iuties and privileges of citizenship.
investing vagabonds with these
privileges is fast bringing our coun-
ny to ruin.
We are glad to see that Mr.. Miner
pproves the suggestion of The
IERALD that there should be two
supreme Courts, one civil, the other
consisting each of three
judges, located at the Capital of the
tate. He thinks, and we agree
With him, that IA Supreme Court
m wheels was suited to tho days Of
horseback travel, but now there is
10 excuse for holding at different
'laces."
we regret we are unable, for the