Telegram-herald., 1890-01-09

49,. ..l.-...A.,.. - - sba ,aea~f
- -, =, 49,, NJ
- !, 4sa .l-es.o., tss t,e,no..rst.s
...t,a.. ...,.e.s a.. fallas.
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"a ,..... 5... ....l s~e.,s ,r.- t..t an
tnor.tv t..t t...- t..t.er class III negroes
axe s...-ag sld 81 sols 60 have noia-ns
y ~ N..- --e ~'' - -
,..~. ~. .rf.r. b..sv ~
taen woala dee. 10 yota."
Having arl-8 bY Dire experience
thatA g.-sr.l. X =. aouII follow f the
lint Fer4 ..4l L.s-u. tley generally ode
..lned - vote. ~tss tasd ,patchs
aOnlv bout ID twenty negroes
asked il prs.1r oi voting. o1t oh
.......,i -...'.'', -.
srJ t--f s. ..r m.ght cause
Ioub.e, tAe. ga els IS tndrew."
Quietly sll1ltea le>. they had in-
fately more sens beneath their dark
.klns and wOoly scalp taan the whole
gang VI Democratic .'.eg 4lators," and
thev showed once more wAat patient
merit Of the unworthy takes" Aud
yet Henry W. Gralys Conssjsatiaa,
whlch ia the eyes of southern Demo
crnts IS superior to the Federal Cousu-
tuition. had the c8nsummate inpudence
to .ay tnat the backs under our laws
and friendly care now enjoy the rights
0f American citizenship" It lie
a black, Internal Le- and a social
status that Will Justify a gross violation
. Of constitutional rights, Justify gross
lyng about the real condition OF affairs
and Justify a gross stealing Of repre-
sentatiOu % which il - not entitled. is
I TOO morally rotten 10 he worth preserv-
.ng. And q state government that Will
permit such things TO be done under the
7 plea Of social necess ty.p ought to be
wiped out. IL would be better for every
man to have one citizenship capable of
insuring him MS rights. than to be
hung dangling between state and Natl
onal citizenship. kicked from one and
| cufred 20 the other, until ne IS con-
v,ncad that America, ...tizansb,n is a
\ 80. f.I,.-
az anu 4O''S
Nnen their leading journals advo-
cate. admit and Justify the suppression
~ tho roc,ro ,o4o r,ho, ,bo;r most
\ NJ.
~ INFANT o4"'O'S Oo'l'o up Ho40 al"
/ preach the same doctrines, when "re-
/ gulating" committees circulate such
/ hi,ts aDd s+a,d -.o5, - ,bo rolIs 20
see 1hat 'hey are taken, llere Is no
4 longer any further question about the
/ facts. Altbough this last was q more
/ .,,.,.,.,...,,t ol.-,.;o . 49,
~
4 regulations are enforced at All eiec-
i tons. The violation of the COnstltu-
/ ton i not even denied by Southern
statesmen but IS confessed and
avoided by the plea of "social neces-
sitv."
The Republican marty has bnt one
course before il. unless It Is ready TO
back down ignominiouslv. In our last
platform we put the following nlank:
"We re-atirm an answering devo-
I ton especiallvto the supreme
and SOVEREIGN Tight of everv iayful
citizen. rich or poor. native or foreign
/ horn. white or black. to cast one free
/ ballot Iu n1bIc elections and to have
that ballot dulv counted W. hold mo
free and honest noDular ballot and tba
inst and eoual renresentatlon OF ALI tho
neonle 10 be the foundation of our
/ Renublican Government. and demand
eFact,ve legislation 10 secure tho
irteo-,f,- AMI nuritv of elections u-bien
are Inc fountains of all public author
NV. We CHARGE that The Dresent Al
rn.n;stration and t1e Democratic
majority i'm Congress owe their ev-
--tence 10 the suppression of the ballot
by criminal nulhticauOn of the Con
stitu"Cn And Jaws OF the United
a.
" "o.l' ''i'o ','0 camp pa - VIII,
'"A' p'a'io''i'' anu '''' Peop'e UP"
0'' '''-'' lA'''''i'''''' l''''i ''' ''''e I'm
oe''''c ma lo'''y' 10" !e' '"e hCpio-
,.o1n p@i'y - "ieAu' = o'@'''e u Tue
'o'' 'e'''l' ~'i'S'''1 ii''''' " '''o Oo''9' w.
'uNoh S'y
but "l'n '"e flght 70 vote at any
/ President ana V.ce-pres,dent of the
/ United states, R prrsentatives in Con
gress, tine executive aud judicial OH
GERS ol = o'".e' ~ tle IN, iiii,eIs ol tu,
~, msle. .fnrt,'fe1t- of sucb STAT bo.