Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-13
RHODE ISLAND TREASON.

The Baltimore Gazette, in alluding
to the knayery and hypocrisy Of the
New England Radical Statesmen, who
have assumed to regulate public affairs
for the South, North and West, for the
past twenty years, does it in this way !
"TLe investigation tables seem TO bc
thoroughly turned and now the Provi-
dence Plantations are TO be raked by
two Senate Committees, as with fine
tooth comb. The Constitution OF that
State is throughly unrepublican and
oligarehic In iss provis;-ls. IL ostra-
cizes the poor foreigner as fully as it
it precludod his right to vote in rcxpress
terms. When the trainers of the 18th
and 18th Amendments were connecting
schemes against the States OF the South
and providing against exclusion of citi.
zens from voting on account Of race,
color or previous condition fservitude,
they were swift to note that exclusion
on account of nativity" must not be
prohibited, as it might infringe upon
the Republican oligarchy in Rhode
Island, Under the Constitution OF
that State the right to vote is given TO
male citizens of the United States OF
certain age, &C., who own real estate
worth certain sum, as therein speci-
fed, or which rents for certain sum
so set forth, but all native.born citizens
of a certain age have the right to vote
il they pay tax Of 81 per annum
though they have no real estate and
thus the forcign.born citizen can only
vote if he is a landholder while native
as poor as Jobs turkey can vote by
paying or having paid for him poll.
tax Of ono dollar. The humble citi-
zens of Rhode Island think this pro.
vision in the organic law OF their State
violation of the recent constitutional
amendments and have called upon
Congress to investigate it and this is
one of the subjects of inquiry which
the Senate committees have in hand.
Another cause of complaint against the
land of clambakes is the alleged viola
tion OF sections 1854 and 1855 of the
Revised Statutes in relation TO the ap-
pointment of the soldiers and sailors
to civil offices in preference to citizens,
which was made imperative upon the
appointing power, where the soldier
or sailor applying for the place was
otherwise competent Republicans Of
Rhode Island charge that these sec.
tions have been wantonly violated and
they claim that the horror expressed
by Republicans at the removal Of
Union soldiers by Democratic officials
is bald hypocrisy, for the removal in
Rhode Island OF such soldiers by Re
publican officers is extensive and most
unwarrantable and cruel. 1t is alsC
alleged that Republican officials in thai
State set at defiance the Presidential
order in regard to Civil.Service Reform
and are unrebuked by their sup perioi
, officers.
These complaints and remonstrancel
have been made by large body o.
!. Union soldiers and sailors and Congress
! was most earnestly appealed to for re
, dress and it will be the duty of thes,
Senate Committees to look into thes,
matters and the Wallace Committe,
will add to its labor an inquiry int
the fraudulent practices of the Rhod,
} Island electors in the election Of 1876
II is, therefore, apparent that Littl'
Rhody is to have good shaking "
and If the Senatorial Committees cal
have a brief opportunity IN the inter
walls of rest between their sessions a
Providence to witness the movements
of the great American editor in th,
; manly game OF polo amid the fashion o
; Newport, no one ought to begrudge i
them after the toilsome labors of tn,
four months extra session. All worl
and no play make oven Senators dul
. boys"