Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-25

ShoYtlt aftyr tho close of the war. aud
l,tur, rt-udmissluu. 4 n'W roustitu-
tion Was drafted for the state This
constitution was ,mincutiy satisfactory
90 az, poopi, cog virginia This Is c,l-
douc,d h th, Mct tuGt the Demo-
craft politicians Zoo tsNS having suh-
miiird Co. The b.. uplp tae question eft
clli.up u constitutional convention
Co draft 90 new constitution. 10 Was ,ot.
,d down G3.t3s votes being aEailst,
and ualN l,6sN hrug fnr calling H. W.
bout Ga. proportion 900 tG tu Latter
ON. th, Democratic politicians becom-
sag terrified by the lnervsfe uf the
Republican vote and being dDslrous
ui ID fiunrhisinw th. nrsrucs, made
tho calling of the constitutional con-.
V,Utpu g party measure. tn, los-
i-lnturv again pa-svd au set submit
tins iht calling 90 thp convention 20
90, people Under thr hrl providing
Tor thi-. WIS ciausD Go the effect that
whatever constitution should ho draft
.I. would Dec submitiod to thc people
for approval CO.. rejection
tn the campaign Nhiyh followed
Democrats, politicians assured the
people that mo- white man would Dee
dihiraue his,d ov the u,N constitution.
Tho measure With tbir understanding,
was approved hl 90, uraplo d,lcEptes
O. convention were cn"sau, and as-
sembled in Richmond 100 1901 They
drafted q constitution which for Ncr-
bosltN prob. biz rNce'dv anvthlug
ever written, inst,ud of the compact
form ana riain iuuguagc which char.
bctvrizts else New M,Nicu Uoustlt utiun.
tnHt OF Virginia is hncd with su many
phrases and exceptions and endless
"a rirty ni words tnHt ~ is frequently
lmpn--I DO tu determine ifs meaning
To- illustrate. ~ IN New Mcxlco iu'
ttrum'uI the fellow servant las. as
applicable to employees 90 railroads.
d. uu,quiyoruhit abroRated ,n sttvH
llu,. ln the Nirginld dscument thoy
a., nfl.sN lncs and there tn' 30
many luc,pt.nus qualifications, and
modincaiipns. thnt .U % doubtful
whether u b. ibrosat,d co. NOT. The
Nauh thlus being left lu such % jun.
al, mat 10 q. imposNbl, tu determine
This ls only one rxduple of tbr mun-
stTurltN that cout cuiiun prepared,
Disfanchisc- Mhitc Wan.
In spite ol ths promis. of ga, pum.
u,uu' leaders that No white man
should De- di,franrAised, onv of thc
uist things tho convention did w's 90
mti, pu,i tax qualification Tor Noi.
ms rh tax must De- paid thrc"
..,Hrs Joe -uccts-lpn. prior to the tlcc-
ton 10 Whicu the applicant should 90.
Ter Co Vot, Win fpriiet provision
that tbt legislature. ~ 81 deemed t
Wisr. wound have The power Co ln.
cf.a., th, poll tax Ia amy 0f thc ooun.
ties uf the state. This was plainly tpr
ta. uruu-c Of dlrfranohising a. many
ns rus.iblp ln the Republican coun-
Ties n g. needless 90 spy thar thr
legislature has a,alied hsclf OF this
prriui-siop, nnd made this dlscrlminu-
ton II must not De- forgotten also.
that There v no requirement. that this
poll tax shall be paid u being only a
requisite for voting, its only penalty
btins loss of the elective franohifc
Tn, poll lax disqualified not nnlN the
negroes but Whites as well. To fpf-
ther this end. they also provided that
an. ON. must be- "a resident ~ "a cry
or county "a year before he could ho
ID voter Thls naturally disiranchisod
ul taat class ~ artisans and lnhorrfH
IS hose occupations would cause them
To- change their place OF residence
from tim. To- time other qualiilca'
,ious Tor thc rlaht OF suffrage were
enacted. whlrh Disseminated against
thu whites a. weil a. tie negroes.
Constitution Not Submitted Ia tlIe I',u.
pie.
Tae rnntoniion after having been
in ssion number of months ad'
iournod. having nude arrangements
Tor tie ealsttutiun o. be submitted 10
tho proulc us tn meantime. how
ever. the pro, lslons that have been
and many others equally
unjust. ana outragegup caused - wave
at Indignation 20 swccp over The STATE.
u soon became manifest thm the pro-
pie would disspprove ~ the cunailu-
tlnn by an overwhelming majority
THIS convention AHs therefore called
la session. and provisions were made !
fof piaclng thc constitution la erect
without u being submitted 10 the poo-
Die. no insure u hctnR carried into |
eject. tao teens OF al officials vert
extended 90 condition that before u
given daN thsy give a neN hond. aud !
tax. q prescribed oath % fsalty go tbs
nov constitution. u Is needless 20
say that they al did this. Thoy were
Democratic politicians EVcn the
Judges nrmly holdlis in one hand |
l..tr .,.k,.s. k.t.sl.,tra raised tha t.f,ltfT i