The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-20
THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW UNCONsTITU-
TIONAL.


THE telegraph columns in the daily
papers of Tuesday contained the unex-
pected information that the Supreme
Court of the United States had declared
the Civil Rights Law of March 1875, I'M
constitutional. This seems to be a
stunning piece of information to the
Republican organ and it is remarkable
that this decision of the court was rem
deTed on our election day, when these
very Republican leaders hoped that the
$1,000 cOlOred voters of Ohio would save
the party from defeat.
We have been somewhat curious to
see what the Republican organs would
say as to this decision of their own Su-
DTeme Court. The Cleveland Leader
says: The Civil Right Law was one of
"the most precious fruits of the long
'anti-slayery agitation and of our great
civil war" This law that has just been
kicked over by Republican Supreme
Court was passed by a Republican Con-
gress and signed by President Grant, on
March 1st 1875. The sections which the
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constitutional are as follows:
Section l. That all persons within
| the Jurisdiction of the United States
shall be entitled to the full and equal
enjoyment of the accommodations, ad-
vantages, facilities, and privileges of
| inns, on land or water, thea
ters and other places of public amuse-
ments; and also of common school and
public institutions of learning or ben
| evidence supported, in whole or in part,
by general taxation, and also the insti-
tutlOns known az agricultural colleges
endowed hy the United States; subject
only to the conditions and limitations
established by law, and applicable alike
to citizens Of every race aud color, re.
gardless of any previous condition OF
serVitude.
Section 4. That no citizen possessing
all other qualifications, which are or
may be prescribed by law, shall be dis
qualified for service as grand or petit
juror in any court of the United States,
or any State, on account of race, color
or previous condition of serVitude, and
any officer or other person charged with
any duty in the section or summOning
Of jurors, who shall exclude or fail to
summon any citizen for the cause afOre-
said, shall, on conviction thereof, be
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fined not more that five thousand dol
lars.
We have not seen the opinion of the
Court but it looks as if the old false
charge against the Democracy and the
Dred Scott decision, namely that me
groes had no rights that white men were
bound to respect" was true as to the
Republican party. The Democracy have
long since accepted the situation as to
the cOlOTed man. We made up our
minds that we could stand it as well as
the Republicans; and, that in time, the
Republicans would be sick enough of
their own policy, for they would lose
politically. Tuesday October 9th was
certainly an unfortunate day for the Re-
publican party being badly beaten in
Ohio, and their own Supreme Court 60
ing back on them in this way. Calami-
ties never come singly. They go in
pairs, twins, or triplets. As the Leader
says: "The decision is enough to make
"the bones of Garrison, and Giddings,
"Ben Wade, Zach Chandler, Gerret Smith,
Garfield, ThurlOw Weed, Lincoln, Sal.
"OmOn P. Chase and host of others turn
Gin their graves" The Leader might add
it will help to dig the grave of the Re-
publican party. "The Republican party
must 60"