The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-31

EQUAL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP.
The central idea OF the republican government
other forms Which nn rest upon priviieged class
Our forefathers, l.: the attempt to erect a new
government which might represent the ad.
the subject Of governmental REFORM adopted the
idea Of the peoples sovereignty. and thus laid
str1otness only government Of portion of the
| people. excluding from all participation q GER
tain other portion, held in q condition Of abso-
lutte, .despotio and hopeless servitude, the
parallel to which, fortunately, does not
now exist in any other Christian nation. With
the elimination, however, Of another, cycle Of
denly assumed the full character Of government
Of thd whole people. Four million human
creatures emerged from the condition Of bonds.
| men to the full status Of freemen theoretically
invested with the same civil and political rights
possessed by their former masters. The subse-
tts Which BY
law In all respects this previously disfranchised
people, amply covers requirements and secures
Of American citisenshp But the disagreea6ie
joymedt Of government Of the whole people,
practically We arc almost as far from it as we
public: There are but few lead
Ing and indisputable facts which cover
Southern states the colored population is in
large excess Of the white The colored people
are Republicans as are also considerable por-
| ton Of the white people. Tho remaining portion
OF the latter are Democrats. In the face Of this
| 1ncontestable truth those states invariably re-
turn Democratic majorties: In other states
! OF the South, colored people, although not a
majority, form very considerable body of the
population, and with white Republicans are
numerically in excess of the Democrats: yet
precisely -
THE SAME POLITICAL RESULT
| obtains, the Democratic party invariably carry
ing the elections. 1t Is not even thought ad-
/ ViQQhIQ n ,,nirro ,Ortov ~
election to be carried by the Republicans as a
| blind" or as q stroke Of 6nesse. Careful and
impartial investigation has shown these results
to follow the systematic exercise OF physical
| Intimidation and violence, conjoined with the
most shameful devices ever practiced in the
! name of. free elections. So confirmed has this
result become that we are brought face to face
with the extraordinary political fact that the
Democratic party of the South relies almost en-
| In national elections This unlawful perversion
OF popular franchise, which desire to state dis
passionately and in a manner COMFORTING with
the proper dignity OF the OCCASION Is one OF deep
gravity to the American people in double sense.
| First, It is in violation, open, direct and fla
grant, of the primary principles upon which our
government Is supposed to rest, viz, that the
control OF government Is participated in by all
legally qualified citizens in accordance with the
% e of ali
Second, It is in violation Of the rights and in
| terests Of states wherein are particularly CEN
tered the great wealth and industries Of the ma
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| the national taxes. The immense aggregation
| of interests embraced Within and forming much
me greaCer Popuiatlon o! tnese otner STATES OF
| dangers Of the wholly fraudulent show of nu-
1nGatc s.l t 3 tuet cnis system
nntionai oirS a thpuo ~ nrc' IG
time success has not '0s attended nd the heir
haen OIL ~ eeGG' ye. mas
tenatttionp ~ To effort at ooh uuadronnisI
election and to subject the interests of the
hazards Of illegal subyersion The sterotvned
| sronment in renntation ~ tbis n1.in INK 10
th9t - tho pa,nh1iosn oiaroon+ M, roa1,,r ~ 80
ma;oritv theT coniG not he denriveS ~ th "r
rights and Driviieees nv the minoritV. hit
neither statistics Of nopoiation nor the nnavoido
| ahie logic NJ the sitnation can h. nver-ridden
| or aacsneS Tho coIoraI nean1e ~ ~ sou.h
have recentiv arnorood from tbe hondo~e ~ thei
nresent noiiticai onnressors Thev haze had TIM hit
fa,y 81 ~ aIno,tion r,l;oh n,irht an,b1o
| them to cnmneta with The whitas A. II haue
haretotora m.inteireI ~ orar =" .oh1eve the
idfsi perfection in popular so7ern@ent i Is a5s
Gt ThI ;+i i,o maS?es itIt ~; pe
fiI eroc - ~ p1onod o 70 t t WIN
They must have better educational advantages,
naers ~ thai 1nhjte hrotbren 20 mamw ~ t%ena
nu5onhteiv airenIv .ra ,iheraI sch0 W sva.
fem sbonld he nroviiei for the Using Generation
M canahle ~ exercisinp the dntias of electors
"a white neonle IN the meantime t. ia the dntv
I Of the national government to 90 bevond resoin
I take such action as may lie In its power to Sc
| cure the absolute freedom Of national elections
| everywhere to the end that our congress may
cease to contain members representing fictitious
majorities Of their people, thus misdirecting the
popular will concerning national legislation, and
| especially to the end that in presidential con-
| tests great business and other interests of the
country may be placed in fear and trembling
| lest the INSCRIPTIONS minority should succeed
Sitting The us sn Of the @ In
the Chicago platform. measures should be taken
| at once to remedy this great evil.
E6sEaf
citizens Of every nation have been welcomed to
home in our midst and on compliance With
While it is the policy Of the Republican party to
encourage the Oppressed of other nations and
offer them facilities for becoming useful and in
telligent citizens in the legal definition Of the
| term, the party has never Contemplated the ad-
| mission Of class Of servile people who are not
| only unable to comprehend our institutions, but
family, or embrace any higher civilization than
only to throw resardias elemsnt into the !e9y
amply PROTECTIVE against this danger, and If not
sufficiently so now, should be made so to the
fullest extent allowed by our treaties with
THE CIVIL, SERVICE.
The subject OF the civil service administration
thone Ro Of statesmen for ap humber Of Years
ras+ .na tha -aoo~a vii, sho,,, +ho+ to,u.rd A..
pasv slo Une 1ecolu WIZ snoM IIAe C9walu lCS
soiuy , many tesucs VI vaiuanig aaa Goht tt
n nN cnaractet nave Deen a1Caneu ny inc
~ h parry Slice iCs ACCESSION 70 p1We.
III, IL Tue waraie ~ Upon Sne dacCsr
MlUn WOW. " fMo1nonlIk ~ II Cne PuoliU Coun
t ~ ~ uJoa LAS Soeh ane ;; ~
" o VIII Tug aOase -. .ne c k seis .oa ;no
:" have entireiv 9orsot thot - aS nnsr th
az -,"t ty ~ " t ye ;etns hoio " ~ .iI h
ont, oco' w. S 1AOs yeAonE 'n1 4b S,oAT; We
| cratio "raeJ tVith S HtU 70 oiouato
onr oo~Ion+o, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - stronnthe~
nnhlican nartv has aadntons1v ent3aavoyed to law
| the, fonndation IT n svsten, S-htch shall reach
Tho highest 1,erfaction nnTer tho niaatic hand 1T
time ana accnnnr1s tho aTTeriance The nrrhia1r
isnf Ear 1rester intricacv than annears mon its
SUPERFICIAL INSTRUMENTATION. and Embraces sub b."
inIrunont ~ ~ jnausa n,,,ei po1 ~ u w e
at ~ ~ ~ ~ tis nuIa " -. "tlvs '1 ~
n;vo anonn 1,at S S oHr n,, mHH .o W
r voriows ~ au = ene, thet
h ey may sSs,ve aor 9ronolency ana resi- tae az
nSpJs ot aavancenen' upon the aC15iouCes ol
| oM.laA Inellt. soou conuuGC am. eAem
ne Ify nonests' r anu no" pSsS 70 aHo ao
~; The Vn sover 0ee9lng p11HhneeSo , CLASS
H !osn 81. %oIopean 9roeypes, may Seaef t.y
ta,, a. @ amu value IN me Dene1 SnaI
a.; icy poss 90 A9 enk vnny W ~ IT, SWay
aar v.sS "a sv ~ +h ph Suse, lno LIZ
nn ara o u 'nS ntS is hut
ch the,r q ara U
withont narfprmnu. I1nSer RannbIicam rnIe
the resn,tp bas haan that yrithont anoraftino am~
oh;ectionahe featmres ~ Enroneon sx.teSoa n n
onr own there has been a steariv ana even ranid
elevation Of civil service in ali its departments
cesfni contradiction that the service ia ~ more
Inst rroro afHciort orJ Nrror IN III ~. +nros