, 1880-09-03
SPIRIT Or THE GERMAN PRESS.


lca,cr: "TEle destruction IF tho right of sllf-
fringe uf tho rrXrtcs esl tho part 1T tho nllth by
all flu tuentls OF cunning. frnl1f, Justification.
nrl, brutal fDrcr fs MT rrKlrtlc.l ns crime ty
At icayt ninu.tentts nf THO population 0f that
ecc.lun IF tnt c,Inlry. hut ~ Il j'lstI'Eal'fe
prnrstAtion u,lti opposition agnfnss M n,1lcr ur
things forcrl upon ilctsi nva11tst their will. Tho
eo,tthcrncrs reglr,l tlio 'iiscnfrMtchIscIucrt or
thu tRrocs Hs Ii trfenau ngatrst nj, lntulernho
WRONG a,ll III II sort " srnrt,-ns. for Instance.
in oticr countries pouellg and smuggling Is
loukcd upon. As lung us this stntu Of ul1u1rs
exists there Is nnthing to lie hDrcd for tho FREQ
a1rl .ntr.ln,nlcleal excrctsp 0f tho elective
fr,llcl,lso til tho plrt uf tho ncRrocs nf
the South. cxcup. rcrhnps, tho c"torcd
voters shut meet forcu With furcc
aud revolt ngnInst tho Rtlt1ugntion
Of their whlto enemies lfkp men. thus cnrnrel-
ting them nj lcnst to acknowledge their nla1,-
hood. In this Hes tho Gutntcssrncp III tho whole
controversy nl,t .hispitte. Thu tMtn Ut tho e1rc-
t!sc franchise or tho calurrtl nun III tho atuts
simply demonstrates that 1DlitIeAl rights al,t1
privileges ttnjlutcti presents to my cnss Ut Ill
tsidNAls are Of no account and IF tlo vatttu if
thpy nro mt dvfuntctl by nllni,outl. Wu cMn
placo wcHruils of defense lit tho hands Ut wcslk-
Anys, hut We gan.sot lauoeWlatc the.n w!sh tho
necessary amount nf co'tt1sHp to 1nake yood l,se
Of tl,cin. Only liberty Ubtnfnctt by brtvcry will
last,-not tho llnrty tlonatel nnd willingly
gruEtct. Whna VIC torn III this wurld right
Is nothing nftcr all but might 1t Is tho
Eanlc with tho clcctiyu frunchsc. II Is
hslltlciiintion to believe or maintain TINT
n's nit In.nrn right. As fnr rs history
reaches, llbcrty aud tile clectlva franchise
,,os WILT s"2S S aao ,. t m .DH ~, .,o ~
el trom prnerMtinn to generation "f.or. tho
elective frnnchisc hlB 0tce bHan nttntiIet1. 1t
will Do continued ~ Il leEIllt!9to fortl Of Eoy-
al ninlixttrr 10 tfs wh,,o Tsopie endowed viii
whoio VIII nc!,cry viii Sol, ~ CIT % Of gear. Tais
is tho cse In tii9 sol,fh. Iiitsu Il cass Uf pooU
have been endowed to tlle fullest extoIlt will,
aatGillty md .car ,iii'sersta.,t,ins, aid whsch
;s; 1Shts anJ md Er,fiHss bs!tsf ,,'oro sfy ad
1lcts, Il,ru it huptrIru that thlt cnss tf ng,,-
ple %ho wcro . sirst il, solu T pusscssio Of t11eso
assw!utes ii tho cyrcution Of them, unll tlut
thuy used their higher .intplIircucg md ptitUr
ciluwents tu rctiiIn their ptixcr unto tl,virl-
nroctctti,1s thorn IN ia ii, ,ir;f,,st il nv ID,lr
Is those who Mre being snjuHntesi tlo mt nssurt
incir flgha ana nre fintt!,s the'1; ~ inttefl
W ~, Incl ~ tess, tnH5 wv IT! tn .t
iraIiSrtI tho cxtmctnftons which thn pIoiin G,.-
lrr IN tho o,nnlnotont power Or thu right of
universal snllrtlEe 1ulttcltnted. Ilis unlyursnl
isnT ~ ~ ~ ~ e H., ~, ~ Mstt a. .f NY
rrnmlr,t in tin rnrtv t11tit crtnIcti it.
In ur,!cr to. bs Victorious III this
yrara ennipalEn tho Nepnhliean party must
sntoa - ~ r,t ri, p"tr,,,n o o, shni9 i,a
CONF rnujIty Ii, fha Hti, II viii .,nj IL, nt I'm
ty energy a,ld Intelligence to tho I,oHi.lon Of Il
respect catalapatng clNss al tic Saathert,
psS n csss .; 70 hy the pos msg,1
Intimidation. trul1tt md yiu]uuce."