Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-08

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In The secosd section Of The act 0l
the Territorial Legislature Of Wash.
ington d The following language
Whososar Us word sshis naousn in the
e14p4eE aforesaid q shall be eonsaxusd
- mean -hias o. @heE. e tls oasl
mag BE-.
Those are the qualified 6sectofs re.
ierged % II this enabling act in tie
Third section. That is as far e h
RDee. and ! confess that / have nos
quite fell tbe force 0f The aFgumenl
II ny friend from Louislana. which
i HAT while the people Wtthin the
limits prescribed by this cabling act
kHown as Washington Territory,
we're ID fhsiF Giale ef Territorial pu.
piisge. while they we're under the
eoaif0l Of Co1gFees. exercising ali
The rights nnd powers and iufisoic-
siop and supervision aver the inhab-
itanls thefe. 4 was quite iunocent for
them 10 indnlge in cranky noGi0ns,
ID islnn. aa 70 mere Eaunicipal reRuia-
fiona - % Territorial matters, YET
when yoo GENE 70 tbeexeFcise Of The
highest right 81 sovereignty, the Or
ganizlng u State Government, then
Congress ie TO come lie and say, I'VE
viii discipline you. When they are
ln tie aci Of ptssing from that state
Of Territorial existence iato . soEeT
eign State. . Commonwealth Of this
country % iegms u equality With
The olher States ol ahs Unl0n. then.
says the Senator from L0uIsIana,
Congress must come In end disel-
plina you q little.
Mr.. PEseiaeni, / submit that Il dors
not become the Congress of the
uoiled Stsles. after having approved
for three yanra this provision u law
pissrd By the TsrrituriAl Legislatnne,
q this late day, when these people
are Knocking at the door Of the
Union, 10 sell them, Although we
have acqnIescoi IN thess cranky no
ll0ns, and isnis, a. the Sensior calls
them. .l0F Ihfes years. now that you
are going 10 prepare yourself for
Statehood u The Union, We will take
you BY The throat and say you shasl
only do u upon cerialn conditions"
OF course. Congress hiss the right 20
impose Fundamental conditions; no
body denies thai; and this very act
imposes g Fundamental coDditi0n,
and what is iti
Pnoeais8. nspsrfhsieaa. Thet suoh aon
stitation snail b. ropabllcaa IN fora. .aEd
make no diatinoti0n N civil and poltti.
eal ffahta on eooounk Of race 0g color,
Except - 30 Iadiana nos taxed, aud nos
b fepazuant to ths 0onstitation Of she
Unitod Statss and the prineipsea o. tht
Declaration Of Eadspendsnss.
That Is The fundameutsl condition
imposed By this acs on the people Of
Washington Territory, and l sabmlt
that Il Is the only fundamental con.
dision 10 the pressnt stale 81 hHairs
in this country that Congress has
right to impose.
I want % say nov while / am on
my feet that. opposed - ] am 70 wo-
man suffrage. there might De very
macy greateF evils In this couakrY
than eonferring the right Of suffrage
upon some Of the mothers of this
land There might Be- . greater
calamity 10 social order. 10 the pros.
peFity, The happiness, 'he well-belng
% the people os this country than
the conferFing of the right Of saf-
fraee upon some 0f the mothers Of
the land.
Il la cot for me 70 say, 4 is not ]
submit for Congress % say what shall
Be the qualifications Of the electors
IL . Stale. am = believer in the
right Of the people % regulate their
own Affairs ia their own way, subject
on!y 10 chs paramount authority OF
the Constitution Of The united States;
and II they have seen 6t 70 adopt e.
male suffrage Il Is their affair aBd
not hline. and not the at1air Of Con
Rress, I sukmik What would the
Senator from Louisiana think u this
Congress were 10 attempt - inter.
lera with the right Of Suffrage "a bic
own State beyond that authorized BY
the figaeenth amendment
So. sir, I th:nk The hngbaar heldu
by The senator froa Kentucky OF the
danger OF placing the ballot IN the
hAnds Of the col0Fed women VI The
South, was put up simply for effeck
n were the most ardent female suf-
fragisl ia thIs coaatgy. should b
very faf from coaferrlag the fighl Of
suffrage uoon all tue women. /
would impoaa certain qualincatioee.
and Il / had the Fight tomoFFGW 70
confeg suffrage anew upon the males
of this coanfry. l should Be very far
from cnnlcrFing Il upon every man.
1 have 10 Hesitation IN saying that
universal soflrAge. a. established BY
the reconstruction Laws 10 the south.
with almost unlversal ignoranco 10
the class exercising that right, has
keps that seclioa upcn 4 volcano.
whlch. | hope and believe. We are
happily passing frum- | wsIuld not
canfer the righ. upon every man
twenly.oae years old 70 vote u l had
the paweF eo coafsr 4 tomorr0w and
I have 90 hesitancy Ia aaying further.
that Il 1 had The power 10 my oWn
slale. I would restrict the right OF
nlIfaee, because ! believe socioly.
pr,Sperfs. lie ane the hAppinees 81
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