Montana news., 1904-07-06

Washington father his country saws Hart many wears after
1880 writes agent nqung about buying shpoad OF Ger
The these edemptone heartless
that meed the slaves The whipped imprisoned
fined eng servants The fine imposed and his board during
hnemen paid by his The able pay this
upon his release from prison, which OF he his
given privilege of selling him English pana-
ton BY passed by Rhode Island I645
conditions readily impossible the cdemp
toner to hope to be other than life long slave.
This great body of the population company with numbers OF
free aborers denied the rights citizenship the
suton of the several that formed the American republic
Property qualifications was the basis OF the elective franchise also
for the holding office Out of population of inhabitants
i'll Connecticut I775. only 1855 thus showing that
more than 10000 o her male population ot voting age were dSra
cse Connecticut had other constitution than her colonial char
until ISS Delaware in 1891 abolished religious and property
qualification except the paying OF Virginia had property
qualification voting until ISo South Caronas constitution of
1890 provided that freehold of five hundred and
hundred fifty pounds sterling free
inumbrancc necessary qualification for voting Mary
land had property qualification for voting and office holding until
substituted requisites of taxation service in the militia fireman
The latter part the eighteenth century found Vermont without
property qualification Rhode Island had her colonial charter until
1872 DR. Jameson the New England Magazine for the
month OF January 1890 that in Massachusetts from SoS9 inclusive
per the male inhabitants twenty
age entitled while but three per actually voted
Bradford his history OF Massachusetts page $40 gives draft o
agreed upon by the OF the Aaa
chusetts Bay held February Sh S Under section OF this
suton no person quahed to hold the office o governor unless
he is his right OF five thousand dollar within
the the lieutenant shall possess S2oo Sl25o To be
real estate An estate OF $1,000 $1,000 to be III real estate IN the
81 divided in the shall qualify
hold the Office OF representative Section of
document makes 5000 and above all charges the quail
for voting for the aio named officials Massachusetts
abolished freehold property qualification for voting I'm or
for the for the territory of the United States
northwest of the Ohio enacted congress July 18th, TS-,
provides that representatives hold in their right in fee
simple OF land within that territory that freehold w
fifty shall be requisite or voting 1t also provides that
OF the council OF five appointed by shall BE-
a freehold in five hundred of land.
These historic facts lay bare all OF the Yankee guh about Ac
lean liberty porays conditions gor
institutions. Like their black brothers the white abnrr,
without deemed part parcel o the people
had part in the affairs fight the battles oi the
agricultural classes The public opinion OF tc d,
of their making the liberty Of the colonies al the
institutions that upon the soil u its realization thcn
exploitation As class they still i'm their SUad
ding clothes. The conditions necessary bring thcm their
arrived but the elements work The industrial