Herald of Kansas. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1880-1880, 1880-02-20

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which. if it becomes law, which may
already be the case, at TINS wfl'lhs'
vL virtually diSfranchiac nearly
one-half Of the voters of that State
This bin is proposed by one John D.
Darzen, Of Sumter county, who nS
| ured conspicuously, IN the election o'
| 1878 az the leader Of organized BANDS
Of mounted and armed roughs ana
crtthroats, who went over the coun ey
and broke up Republican meetings.
heating their speakers, amt creating
general terrorism. Such Is the pro
poser Of the bill.
Now for the bill itself. It provides
for the registration of voters "A "
condition precedent Of their caStlhs
their ballots. This the constitution
ofthe State authorizes the legislature
n do. But the bill exacts that each
voter shall 'fsign ami write his name
in ,egible characters" before beng
allowed to vote Now, we say TINS Is
an Infamous bill because it is UNJUST
and demands Of about one-haif OF the
voters OF the State the performance
Of m impos Sibility, which the State
I. Nv its own policy created. 1T seeks IN
tho most outrageous manner 10 take
advantage Of It's own wrong 1fue'
,biS measure will take the franchise
= from n large number Of whites, but
it will probably take it from no feSS
than three fths Of the hunfred thou-
). sand co|ored voters in that State.
The census Of 1870 disclosed the fact
that 1890 white voters could not
write while 70 $50 blacks were IN the
!. sa,ae condition. The efforts OF the
: Rcnubiiean party have greatly de
creased that ratio, but the colored
Of vote has greatly lncreasei since
a then. SO these poor people who have
been exercising ths right OF suffrage
r tfor the last twelve gears are TO d
is Suddenly DISTINGUISHED, in order tina
the uFnOClAslC pdl'F lh"g SV-'''
- election Of this year,
III, The News and CUurier. the eaCtin
- organ OF that State. urges the carry
,nr out Of this measure TO the lcttel
alleging among i:s reasons, that IN
"colored vote in its present ootuS
I'D condition il an anti-demOcratic vote
as that .'as surely as water seeks L
Lowell the Negro. gravitates towar
the Republican party" ami that :"
is cannot live in comfort under the opf
for ration OF revolutionary meth0hs
thus admitting that the eOlored vote
would undoubtedly vote the kepu
{. Iican ticket. If not hindereA, and tn
80 il i only under the operation of re
oluti0rarv methods that the DEM
crat; can carry an election.
i, TIE News and Courier cites
rec fact that Massachusetts and Connec
rye cut have qualified suffrage ha~
npon education. but it ignores t
aal fact that these two COmnonweAi
IN have magnificent systems OF IT
,it- schools, wti:h have been existing
long number Of years. ana reno
il therefore McEcusable tor any G
inc moi 10 know how 10 read and VIII
c Is Snrely State that has been kh0
)on- I'll t,r;os - have steadily a
> persistently opposed the education
und the massec. and Still opposes it,
,ade apnears from lie. miserable scho'
gar.i lasting only Two or three montaS
heir The year. shows.a great deal OF che
IN instifving its proposed action
Ina 4xomnle on respectable Comm
wcalths.
a'of 80 transparent is this outrage,
. " Columbia Register. smother De-
~ cratic paper, takes issue With
: on News ana Courier, end urges 81
The legislature i forbidden to "a:
back law to deprive or tho right, of ,u0I
mea any male citizen Of the United ~
'oseH az the arc OF twenty.one years
-lneT was 4 resident Of the State At the
pre- ~ tbc adoption Of the eonstitu
'A'e@- {lSGo} that on'
in.ested with the right Of sufi
mos cannot he deprived thereof Ivy
,ne,. law The legislature may pass"
80, sect ion il Of this ubiquitous bill
c,.a ntler Ia get ia a many al 'hs
| talk iE"orAnt ""lte trash n posi-"
AMI vutcr-. provides that the law shat
% ne apply tn such a have exercised