The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-21


This will insure the carrying into effect
Of Mr.. Lincoln's idea in regard to n
negro It VIII insure the right Of the
white people OF Oklahoma to control
the social and political affairs as advo-
Gated By Mr.. Lincoln, and in my judg-
ment win bring about a better political
and social condition and increase the
desirability OF our new state as the
place for investments and home build
ing"
Senator Robert L. CTcl,'s opinion Of
The grandfather clause"
''The language is SO plain that no
analysis OF the grandfather clause
seems to be needed. With certain ex-
ceptions Il denies thessuffrage to any
person who is not able to read and
write any section Of the constitution Of
the state Of Oklahoma. 1t is equally
plain that it does not include within its
provisions any person who, on January
1, 1856, or prior thereto was entitled
to vote under any form or 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 cannot read and write
the constitution, to vote, and excludes
negroes who cannot vote. This pro-
vision will take care Of old Federal
and Confederate soldiers whose educa-
tLon was prevented by the war;
Senator Gore on the proposed grand
father" amendment
This amendment is clearly within
the puryiew and limitation Of the tif
teenth amendment. we do not so as
far as Massachusetts has gone. We do
not follow the example Of Connecticut,
California, Minnesota and Wise 2nsin.
which, in 1853, absolutely defeated me-
gro suffrage altogether. Ohio, IN 1867,
voted down an amendment for negro
suffrage BY more than $4,000 majority.
Kansas, the same year, rejected the
same amendment BY S,93S. In 1871 a
republican congress, with the approval
of President. Grant, abolished the lo, al
government in the District of Column
bia in order to get rid Of negro sdomina-
tion. The reason for this action was
forcibly stated by Col. Mcclure, one Of
the fathers and founders of the repub-
lican party, and an intimate personal
and political friend of President Lin
coin, when he said: "A very few years
made IL an imperative necessity ~
congress to disfranchise the entire
pie Of the District of Columbia solely
to escape the ignorant and profligate
rule Of the negro The same republi-
can authority that had enfranchised
the negro eh1er the shade Of the ma
tion's capitoI was compelled to declare
that his disfranchisement had become
an imperative necessity to protect
property and maintain social order
The southern states which have by In
genious constitutional devices practic-
ally disfranchised the negro have sim
ply followed the teaching Of a republi-
can congress and president which dis
franchised him in the capital city.
THE democrats do not believe that
ignorance should misrule intelligence,
or that vice should nisgovern virtue.
Nineteenth Of the republicans in Okla
homa agree with the democrats on this
proposition. 'rhe negroes hold tho bal
ance OF power in fourteen counties to-
day, and viii soon hold the balance Of
power in fourteen more. Wagner has
LIZA; Logan, 1857; Oklahoma 2,12I,
and Muskogee 3,l79.
Race riots have been worse on the
east side since the ballot came to the
negro than before. Recent bloody
events shed an ominous and lurid light
upon the gravity Of the situation. We
must act soon or we act too late. Ev-
cry white man should vot for the suf-
frage amendment on August 2.
The alarming feature Of the repuhH-
can attitude on tie election law IS the
fact that It gives conclusive proof
that the republicans would, If they
could, repeal the Jim Grow car law.
The same spirit that would retain the
mixed ballot box would restore the
mixed CAR