Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-09-11
]. w. SETTLE & co,

ocrasic control. revamps some old
Democratic lies about the Republi
can administration in this state:
repeating the stale falsehood< about
Republicans disfranchising Confei-
crates. impri<oning the priests and
preachers. stealing the railroads.
burdening the state with debt. ect.
We propose to have few words to
say as to .'isfranchi>ement and
prescription.
The Democratic legislature Of
this state in ISIS. ten years before
the Republicans came into power.
in this state: passed law prescrl'-
ing the death penalty for inSurrec-
ton or rebellion against the state
and making it a penltentiary o1fense
TO even speak. write or print in
favor Of in>urrection or rebellion.
See statutes Of 1>55. page 555.I
In June. 1852. three Years before
the Republican party came into
power in this state. convention
composed Of Democrats. almost
exclusively. disfranchised the Con
federate soldiers. That convention
was composed Of men who lived
and died Democrats. such men as
Hall. NLsrmaduke. Broadhead.
Gamble. Phillips. Marvin. Shake
ford. jackson and Dunn. who were
all in that convention. That was
the convention that passed the first
ordinance di>franchising all who
would not take an oath to LOYALTY.
That ordinance adopted by Dem
ocra,s prohibited any perpon who
person who would not take oath
loyalty from holding an office.
teaching in g school or preaching
the gospel. ,>ee page u. Pro
ceilings Of Conyention.I
The editor Of the state paper
that does not know this is history is
woefully ignorant. The history of
this state shows that Col. King. &
Democrat, in 1862 issued the first
order prohibiting Rev. Mr.. Rush.
of Chillicothe. from preaching or
holding PRAYER meeting. Mr..
Rush appeals to Gen. Hall. another
Democrat 10 revoke that order.
which he refused to DO.
The Republicans held but one
general election is this state after
the ConfeslerateS were diSfran-
ehised: As we have shown demo
cratic measure. until they declared
in their state convention in favor
Of e-einfranchi>ment. The Mis-
souri, delegation 10 the National Re
publican convention in 1858 intro
duced and secured the adoption of
the following plank:
We favor the removal of the
disquaifcations and restrictions
placed upon the late rebels"
That same plank was adopted in
the state convention and the Repub-
lican senate elected on that plat
form originated the amendment
re-enfranchising all Confetlerates.
This was passed by 2l Republicans
and seven Democrats. In 1870
there was no Democratic ticket in
the field and no confederates voting.
and Yet the Republicans. by vote
Of q To /. restored the ex-Confesier-
ates to all their rights and now.
twenty-five years afterwards. this
Democratic claauer talks about
prescription.
. Such men As the Ewing= would
like TO preserve the doctrine of
eternal hate instead Of burying
away all these old questions. and
it Is only with the hope of obscur-
ing the living issues of to-day. con-
cealing the fact that that family is
getting thirty-hve thousand dollal 5
a year from the taxpayer. and sim
liar facts. that they rant and howl.
The hand Is writing on the wall
and the parasites may as we'll look
about for some honest labor. for
they will all go out OF their sine
cures in 1>a6.-Crawford County
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