Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-10-07
A 1T HE DONE.

In the name Of NevadI's manhood,
we ask, Shall it be done! Voters!
you naturally ask shall what
be doner' I answer. Shall all ( Con-
Jederdte soldiers no,r ia Ne"ddd and
irho may hereafter make their homes
here be di,frdnchised, be deprived
Of the right to hold Office or eren TO
voter You ask who wants to do this
monstrous thing! We answer some
body does or did. because one, and
the very first one on the list Of the
proposed constitutional amendments.
now submitte | to the people Of Ne.
vada, and to be by them voted on at
our next election. provides that N
Confederate soldiers shall not be al
lowed to vote or hold Office i'll Ne
rada! Read for yourself the proposed
amendment to Sec. Art. III OF the
Constitution in reference to the right
OF SUFFRAGE and the qualifications OF
voters and you will see that il it is
adopted such will be the result.
Shades Of the m~agnanimous Grant
who said TO the Confederate cavalry
after Lees surrender at AppomattoS,
Boys. take your side arms and your
horses and go home and use your
horses to put in your ocops,- defend!
Grant never feared the bdttiiu9 Con-
federate soldier when he faced him
with musket in hand. saber at thigh.
or ordinance charged with death: And
were Grant living he would not
fear the ex Confederate with the bal
lot in his hand. The heroes. officers
and enlisted men. the living and the
dead who stood with Grant and bled
for the Union would scorn such Il
proposition. The face OF Good Lin
coin who caused Dixie to be played
by the military band when the news
OF Lees surrender reached him say
ing we have U right to the tune. We
have captured it would have sadden
ed at the very mention OF such a
measure.
Nearly thirty years have elapsed
since the great Civil Var ceased
considerable owe a quarter OF Il cen.
tury-there exists or existed in New
ada a far more rigorous proscriptive
measure against a boy who entered
the Confederate service after arriving
at the age OF Is years than was ever
adopted in any state OF the succe ssful
Union. Even during the heat OF the
contest New York. Illinois, Mas.
sachusetts and all OF the great states
who sent their thousands OF men to
the front to battle against the Con
federacy never enacted or even D
ceived the enactment OF such a meas.
ure.
Why fellow citizens Of Nevada, If
this amendment be adopted by your
votes, eve the Chairman OF the Re.
publican National Convention that
nominated General Grant the second
time for the Presidency the Hon.
Thomas Settle. OF North Carolina,
would, we're he living in Ncvad | after
the 9th day OF next month be disfrau.
chised, could neither hold office or
vote because forsooth he for about
one year after the wal broke out, vol
unfairly bore arms being over 1s
years of age, against the United States.
and having been Colonel in command
OF a regiment OF volunteers in the
Confederate Army, and then resigned
and y ,onsed the Union cause. The
question is constantly asked,
who got UP this proposed amend
ment.' In ancient times the question
arose as to what should be dons with
n person who had committed some
act which was generally regarded
with adherence, de~testation and hor
ror and the ruling was, Let his
name never be mentioned" Let the
oblivion OF the ages cover and obscure
him. So let the name OF the author
OF this outrageous amendment 90
never be mentioned. II would neither
please his friend nor delight his
foe.
Citizens Of Nevada, remember that
there must be a majority Of tho votes
cast on a proposed amendment cast
against it, for one in favor Of it and
none against it adopts it.
To tho honor OF the state and tho
credit of the Silver Party of Nevada
be it remembered that that party in
it's platform has uncquivocally de.
clared it's determined opposition to
this proposition and has been patriot.
ically followed On the subject by bo.i
the Democratic and Peoples party in
their respective platforms.
r. NJ. BEATTY.
Eureka, Nevada, Oct. LIST, 1894.