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ARriCLy XIV.
Section l--Tn~ right % ei,is~us
81 Ihe Csifsd Safes 10 vst- snaii 40
be senwd uf sbicg-d ey ,h- Cnit.d
s'A-s or by sny state oa accom- VI
race, ee'or or lr-vious con ,itiss q
s-rsitsd,.
Sec 2-Tho Congr .. ~ sppso
Prlst- L.s,siar,'n msy enforce The
provisions e this article
Then follows rote-t fro0 Sons
,"- ?. mcoy ayAinst tn sdcPtcu oi
h. conference repofS bceaus~ ''oi
noid Nee" vas stricken oas oy the
conference committees Of the tVs
Houses
Senator S,evsrt, os Nevada, has
charge of the sutirsg- asp-nd@eus n
tue senate. and on pas- l624 q tns
rGlob- be sxpl-ips the reason Shy
compromis- vas adopted BY the con-
terence committee, which l qcote II
part. IS follow:
Mr. Sie~ar.:-"Iti 10 not true, ir
poiu, of fact, that this was an entire
proposition Let me state az to th.
Senatr. Tire Set ale passed q r~so-
luton In IN EFT IN the Constitutions
these words:
The rigb, az citizens Of tb. Cai-
ted States 10 vote and hold .fi,ce
shall not b. deni-d or abridged by
he Uait.d States, OF by any Siat-
On account Df race. color or previous
condition of servitude."
TIE II ,use amended tina; p-opos,-
ton So that II would read tnur.
the right OF citis.us Of tn. Cai
ted States TO vote and hold IA
shall not DO den ed OF abridged oy
any 81 ata leaving out The Unit, d
States" on account of race, color or
previous condition of s~rvi' ud- y
qualify ing the right TO hold ofic-. ~
contained IN the Seoare proposi,ion.
by two other conditions, or stating
cases in which the states should not
deny the right TO hold "fics by pu,-
ting two other prop sitions; qualify
: ing the proposinun of the Senate
that they should have IN. right Ia
} bold offic. BY . very imporIar
amendment. They did not Aeres ia
> the qualification upon the right to
hold Office. The right TO hold ofics
was . dependent proposition Quzl .
fed by three additional restrictions. =
Senator Howard, while protesting
against the adoption Of the confer.
: ence report with "or hold Office" l.f,
our, says: II shall vote to concur in
the report not becaoze this amend.
! ment of the Constitution a. prese nj.
ed is ntirely o. tisfActory Ia me, bu,
/ because i think that it Is At present
r the best that can be obtained, I mus,
content myself, therefore. with The
best can get AND run the risk Of tn.
. future" Congressional Globe. fO,t
: Congress, part 3, Sd session, psg,
1875
, Senator Edmuuds, who 10 still liv
ing, and Is considered one of III.
ablest lawyers in the United States
= was a member Of the Ssnate at th.
, time of the adoption Of the anne nd
E ment. l quote q few extracts from
his speech on the proposition show
! ing hat b. then bel 10 the view
4 that the right to vote did not carr,
with il the right also to hold &c
4 The following extrsc from his sp-.ci
: vii be found in the Globe, page 1926
D III you give him the right 40 nav,
a voice IN the government, thai vote.
e cannot have any live expression un
less 1t makes him to choose from
r among his fellow citizens The maj
who suits him for his representative
instead Of cOpfining him, % thi
amendment does, TO a chosen aristo
, cratic class saving to . citizen Of ,
: free republic, ''yoa have righ,G o.
manhood. you have rights Of squ.li
: iy, but you shall xercise those right
: in choosing some one of Us to rul,
over You instead of s"ms one of you
fellow citizens whom you prefer.
Now sir, do We wish to set up |,
partisan class in these Souther,
Ststesf Do We wish to try an expert
= ment that has overthrow the mos
!, CIVILIZED of ancient government
e Are You not giving to the psopl,
: the mere husk and shell Of the feas
8 of political equality to which you in
r vIted them, reserving the substance
! and juices to yourself what il IA,
I reason then. Some vague fear,
suppose. fills the mind of some tire N
D bling convert to liberty that bis peo
0 pie will not be satisfied to give tn.
!. negro the right tn run against the N
0 selves tor some Office. but they Or,
s willing to confer upon them the bool
of voting for them. Ssn. Wilson
d speaking along the same ne said.
: Then. sir, came the proposition
think q ger, lame and halliue one
r providing that colored men sboul,
have the RIGHT to vote, but silen
: about the right 10 hold o6,c..
The Senator from Vermont tells n
that We are in favor Of giving tn,
right to vote, but will NOT give tn,
right to hold ONCE. / an gong Z,
vote for this proposition without ta
}. king on responsibility for il. a.
not responsible for this half "a,
proposition. simply take il at thu
late hour Is the best can get af,e,