The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-18


friend OF the cocred man is The petty
politician WHO would continuously
keep him mixed IN politics IN an eE.
fort to coptrol tlle policies OF white
mans government. The real friend
OF the negro iB he who would lend
helping hand in advancing his op-
pcrtunities for material welfare. Alb
raham Lincoln in 1858 said, ! am 0ot,
no ever have been. IN favor Of briag
ing about In any way the social ard
political equality of the white ana
black races, He Is considered the
best friend the negro ever had.
| The white citizenship OF Oklahoma
should adopt the suffrage amendment
familiary known as the Grandfather
| Clause submitted TO the voters fer
ratification on the 2iidl day Of August,
This will Insure the carrying into eff
feet of Mr.' Lncolns idea In regard
TO the negro II will insu,e the right
OF the white people OF Oklahoma TO
control the social and polltical af-
fairs as advocated by Mr.. lincoln.
and In my judgement will bring aiiolu
better political and social condition
aud increase The desrabiiity OF our
iiew state as the place fJr investments
and home builiing.'
Senator Robert L. Ovens Opinion
OF the Grandfather Clause
The language IS SO plain that no
analysis of the grandfather claipe
seems to he needed. With certain ex
ceptions 1T denies the suffrage to any
person who Is not able to read and
write any section OF the constitution
OF the state of Oklahoma. II Is equal
ly plain that it does not include with
In its provisions any person VINO. on
January 1st, 1866, or prior thereto,
was entitled ID vote under any form
Jf government, or who, at that time,
resided in some foreign nation, and
their descendants. The effect of this
IS to allow Indians and whites, who
can not read ard write the constitu-
tiog 10 vote, and excludes negroes
Who can not vote. This provision
wllriake cure of old Federal and CON
federate soldiers whose education was
prevented by the war;
Senator Gore on the Proposed
Grandfather Amendment.
This amendment is clearly within
the purvicw and limitation OF the 10Th
amendment. We 10 NOT 90 as far as
Massachusetts has gene We do not
follow the example OF Connecticut
California. Minnesota. and Wisconsin
which, in 1858, absolutely defeated
negro suffrage altogethe Ohio, in
1861 voted down an amendment for
negro suffrage by more than $4,000
majority. Kansas, the same year, re-.
1ected the same amendment by S,93S. 4
In 1871 4 Republican congress, with
the approval OK President Grant, abol-
ished the Local government in the
District OF Columbia In order to get
rid OF negfO dOnmation. 'i'he reason
FOR this action was forcibly stated by
Col. Mcclure one OF the fathers anu
founders OF The Republican party
and an intimate personal and politi-
cal FREUD of President Lincoln, when
he said, "A very few years made II
an imperative necessity for congress
TO disfranchise the entire people OF
the District Of Columbia solely to es-
cape the ignorant and profligate rule
of the negro. The same Republican
authority that had cnfancnsed the
negeip under the shade of the Da-
tion S capitol was compelled to declare
that his Acknowledgement had become
an Imperative Necessity 10 project
property and inaintain social order
The southern states which haYe by
Ingenious constitutional devices prac
ticasly dlsfranchised the negro have
simply followed ihe aeaching of a
Republican congress and president
which disfranchised him in the capital
city
The Democrats do not believe that
Ignorance should nlisrule intelligence
or that vice should nisgoyern virtue.
Nine tenths OF the Republicans In
Okishoma agree With the Democrats
on this proposition. The negroes hold
the halauce of power in fourteen cotrn-
ties today. ana will soon hold the bal
ance rf power in fourteen. more.
Wagolier has l.T2t. Logan 1857: Ok
laholna 2.l2i aud Aluskogee, Size.
Race riots have been worse on the
east side since the ballot came to
the negro than before. Recent bloody |
rftats shcd aaD uininous aud Il lufisi
light upon the gravity Of the situation !
We mus act soon Or we act too late.
Every white mah should vote for the I
ancnlment on August 2.
The alarming feature OF the Repub-
fican attitude on the election h,w
Is The fact that Il gives conclusive
proof that the Relnblicsfs would. /,
II they could repeal the Jim Crow
car law. The salpe spirit that wenld 1
retain the miyed ballot box would re-
store the mixed carr A
Congressman Scittt Ferris
On the Grandfather Clause. n
"The amen6ment affects no Indian
,r white man within the state, fhat
Is not a new law. II prevails IN rock
'ibbed Republican Maine. IL exists
n q great many Of the states-it Is