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Evening journal., 1915-06-24
The End of the "Grsndfafher Clause
(From the New York PressD

disenfranchised negro body. But the
alien whites made so vigorous an out
cry against ostracism that the consti-
tutional amendment was over whelm-
ingly defeated at the polls.
Oklahoma fOOlishly emphasized and
aggravated the issue with the Federal
Constitution, and the Supreme Court
now Justly held that the Oklahoma
literacy test is not an honest test,
but merely a subterfuge for the pur-
pose of annuiling the guarantees Of
the fourteenth amendment
Everybody knows that that has
heen the real purpose of all grand
father clause" legislation. The COM
plant in the Southern States has
been that the average coloTed voter.
because illiterate, shiftlegs and cas-
lily corrupted has failed to demon
strate the wisdom of giving him the
vote. A State cannot be censured
for restricting suffrage if the public
welfare urgently demands such a
restriction.
But the fault with the restriction
undertaken in most of the Southern
States has been that it tried TO make
fitness depend on race and color and
not on character and intelligence. A
literacy test is constitutional, as the
Supreme Court says. But IT ought TO
be real test, applied with uniformity
TO all undesirables. whether white or
black.
II the Southern States feel that
they need to restrict their suffrage
materially they can easily accomplish
that end without dofying the four
teenth amendment. The Oklahoma
lIteracy test would be vastly more
efiicacious than it has been il no eX-
emptions at all were permitted. For
the good Of the community illiterate
aliens and illiterate native whites
ought to be asked TO make the same
sacrifice that is demanded Of the ne
gro voters Then no complaint of in
equality could arise and the sense Of
racial discrimination and injustice
would be greatly lessened.
Nothing is more absurd in a demo
cratic community than a right to vote
depending upon the accident of an
cestry. AS Voltaire said, a good citi-
zen needs no ancestors. In an Ameri-
can constitution a grandfather
| clause will never be anything but a
piece of demagogic hypocrisy.
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
THURSDAY JUNE %. 1915
THE Argus EYE OF THE CHAMBER.

IHE ARGUS EYE OF THE tHAMBbh
NNOsT persons who have kept tabs the course Of
lVl events in this city since the Chamber of Com
passed the hands of its present management
will be inclined smile when they read the following
editorial extract from the Morning News
Considering this sudden industrial growth that has
struck Chester, VIC wonder why Wilmington has not
done more than It has Wilmington, OF course has fet
the effect Of the principally through the DUPONT
company. Other Industries have also been benefited
While manufacturers looking for locations 1t
would be good idea for our Chamber Of Commerce
Chamber is doing this but If So its activities have not
been brought 10 the attention of the public. Let VIII
mington get after new industries
Argus fabulous beng Of antiquity He is said
to have had hundred eyes Juno placed him to
guard To- Subsequently the eyes Of Argus We're trans
planted TO the peacocks tail "Argus-eyed" means ex
ceedingly observant; watchful. sharpsighied.
We call attention 10 these things simply because the
Morning News has suggested that the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce is argus-eyed and that It should
keep argus eye on the industrial situation and get
industries for our city.
Is that journalistic aqueous vitreous humor or a
serious editorial suggestion? If serious we would re-
mind contemporary that the argus eye of the
Chamber Of Commerce is in poor shape Just now to do
nything It's ooniunctiva is inaamed its crystalline
lens cracked in three places both buttons come
on o. TIE srsrensory iigament the cliary muscle is
psrzir7fi fhe posterior aqueous chamber Is full OF
gas fhs anterior aqueous chamber IS beiching forth
-o- e nc tHlfol ana rftna rfiuse 10 perform their
rrc1s- --cfcrs and he New Castle County Levy Court
Is 7zspi1g Oh the optic nerve Someone has Knocked
- ends cn o. ne anterior and posoror focal points
md scarifsi the anterior face Of the cornea schemm's
e=nai Blocked hy Ian isiide. and the washers and
1uts have come of the visu axis. making an angle
q degrees with the optical axis. The centre II
The ocular globe has shifted and the cardinal points
q listing are si askeF. The internal recus muscle is
anie,- vi't rheumatism, the dioptric constants
rcuif give profound shock 10 Ciraud- -Teuiou There
is an alteration ~ sphercity astiEmatsm. an
shsrraon o. rsfransibiliiy and cataract that would
Dc credit 70 Assuan the Nile.
We ash the Morning News in an seriousness how
is possible for arEus-eye thus afflicted to com
pete iu sense with Chester or my other city in
the secu1ement Of new industries The local Cham
bsr Of Commerce should its argus eye examined
BY mixed board Of oculists optomerists or else
place iise- in the care Of the Delaware state Com
mission for the Blind
Evening journal., 1915-06-24

government at Berlin must choose be-
tween recognizing the obligations Of
the law of nations or adding the
United States to the lengthoning list
of Germanys foes, counsellors OF the
counts jingoistic stripe are becoming
an embarrassment His rhodomOn-.
tade, IL allowed to continue, might
have made it unpleasantly difficult Tor
German diplomacy to subordinate
pride of opinion and temporary irri-
tation to reason and solid national
interest.
Germany has to choose between
abandoning unlegalized submarine
warfare. violatiye of neutral rights,
and a clash at arms with the United
States, the only power Of the first
rank in wealth and population now
outside the circle of belligerents. The
submarine campaign has failed as a
military enterprise. since ii has
scarcely affected the volume Of com
merce to and from British ports. or
the vessels clearing from or entering
those ports less than Ono-half of !
percent. have been sunk since the
submarine "blockGde" was establish
ed.
/ Against this almost negligible mill
/ tary accomplishment must be set TIE
/ enormous disadvantage to Germany OF
war with a country as inexhaustible
/ in material resources as is the United
States. In a military sense we are
wrotchedly unprepared fer war But
/ in struggle lasting through two or
three years we could create armies
and employ with crushing effect our
vast wealth and our enormous indus
trial energy. We should be just be-
/ ginning to fight when Germany was
exhausted and PROSTATE.
II is gratifying to think that the
government at Berlin is beginning tc
realize the significance of the choice
with which II is confronted. Count
Won Roventlow's hot-headcd articles
were hindrance to the conversion
OF the German public to an apprcci
alton of the true gravity Of the ISSUE
raised hv the torpedo'ne Of the Lusi
tania. His forcible reduction to ST.
lence is a wholesome sign of new
temper amone the Kaiser's advisers
II the Won Tirpitz influence can b'
shaken off Germany may easily fine
way to retreat with honor from
false position and thus escape n run
ture with this country which would
be the crownlng blunder in lonl
series of diplomatic miscalculation
and disasters.
Evening journal., 1915-06-24

That clumsy instrument for the IL
legal disfranchisement of voters, the
grandfather clause" Of various
Southern State constitutions. sue
cecded for many years in lodging the
critical attention of the United States
Supreme Court. No case was pre-
sented there which fairly challenged
the principle of the odious discrinii-
nations by which various States
sought to impose on one class Of citi-
zens suffrage test which it was not
courageous enough TO impose on all
other classes.
Emboldened by the success Of the
earlier experiments at making a test
based on race and color do what
could only properly be done by n
test of universal application like III
eracy or the possession of property
the people of Oklahoma adopted 4
permanent ancestral" discrimination
on which a clear and sweeping issue
OF constitHtionality could be raised,
They invited. even compelled the
unanimous adverse Judgment just
handed down by the Supreme Court.
Oklahoma pretended to impose a
lIICTdtN test on NNAtief bhA AhoN~ Ni''e
test fraudulent on its face by exempt
ing from il persons who on January
1. 1866. or at any time prior thereto.
we're entitled to vote under any form
OF government or we're residing in
some foreign country, as well as all
their lineal descendants. The restric-
ton as to those entitled to vote IN
January ]. 1866. was obviously aim
ed AT the freedmen in this country
who up 10 that time had not acquired
the suffrage and whose citizenship
vas lust about TO be established by
the ratification of the fourteenth
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
tiOn.
When Maryland State which
like Oklahoma. has only a small per
centage of negro voters-frst expert
mented with the grandfather clause
the scope of the restriction was ethel
Intentionally or accidentally widenec
so as TO include alien immigrants who
did not have the vote in their owl
countries prior to January, 1866. ana
all their descendants. In this form
the discrimination was not based sole
Is on race, color or previous condi
ton Of sorvitude. II established
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
BOILEp CARRAGr nECIsInN.

From the Ohio State Journal
The decision of the Supreme Court
of West Virginia that "the wanton
and needless cooking of cabbage and
sauerkraut for the purpose of annoy
ing neighbor is a nuisance" is very
poor law, so far as the cabbage il con-
cerned, because there can be no such
thing as the wanton and needless
cooking of cabbage; nor would il be
possible to annoy any sane person in
that way. The redolence that issues
from kitchen and permeates z
household during the boiling of cab
bage is great delight. The people
who say mean things about II do so
because cabbage is a modest vegeta-
bic and has too much self-respect
to insinuate itself on the boards of
the aristocrats.
We common people. whom God
made so many of. and which might
not be were it not so, love boiled cab
hage. not only for its noble self. but
for its tender memories. There is no
happier Renaissance than those days
when the aroma or boiled cabbage
/ floated through the old household.
rubbing up against ones tender SEN
sibilities, almost like a divine spirit.
( and telling ones appetite to get ready
for the grand feast 'a-coming. People
who don't have such memories as that
have lived in vain.
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
A JURYMAN's WISDOM.

From the New York Times.
The proposed ten-to-two verdict for
juries in civil cases is step in the
right direction. writes a correspon-
dent. ! have served on jurits for
over ten years, working in the SUI
preme courts. the city courts, and the
criminal courts. and my experience
has shown me that on almost every
jury is found one or more of the fol-
lowing
The man who has not enough edu-
cation and experience to weigh evi-
dence.
The man who habitually votes for
the poor or unfortunate in a suit
against a corporation or a well-to-do
individual.
The deaf man who does not hear
the evidence.
The man who is unable to compre-
hend legal language, as, for instance,
the one who considers the weight of
evidence dependent upon quantity ra-
ther than quality.
The self-sufficient man. who won't
argue.
The abusive man who insults his
/ fellow-juroTs and insist that one who
/ changes his vote has been corrupted
Many who have done jury duty will
recognize the above types and will re.
call the time when one of them has
! caused eleven tired men to be need.
lessly locked up in a stuffy room fol
hours. In a case of statutory assault
the man next to me. in advance NJ
the introduction of any evidence
whispered to me: "The legislature
had its turn: the district attorney /;
now to have his: we'll have our turr
later. We should interpret this Law
in q 'commOn-sense' way" II is need
less TO say that the case resulted II
a disagreement the second time Twl
men on the jury openly declared the
would not vote for conviction in thu
particular case. no matter what th'
evidence or the law in the case Nigh
be.
The solution Of the civil Jury cues
tion is a majority verdict and de
termination Of the intelligent bust
ness man not to duck" this most i'm
portant civic duty If the men VIII
should serve on iuries would serve
the general grade of juries would ,
raised and attorneys would have a bet
ter opportunity to select juries whicl
could and would render verdicts ac
cording TO the evidence and the lav
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
With The Paragraphers

II Is admitted by Germany that the torpedoine of the
Gulnight was mistake The fact is. the commander
OF the submarine didn't notice the Stars Stripes
until after the order fire had been given and from
the Prussan point OF view that is sufficient excuse
The submarine commanders ought 10 be furnished
with spcctaclcs, at least.-ROchester Herald
In subscribing about $4,000 TO aid the starving Mex
leans. after sending millions Belgium the people
OF the United States show not callousness but nice
discrimination between unofending persons who are
set upon by thiev and idiots who insist on muating
themselves. Moreover. 10 most people the Belgians
seem rather pleasanter 10 have around than
the MeXicans.-P Philadelphia Ledger
Evening journal., 1915-06-24

and If the secretarys plans are car
ried out. as they probably will be
without further questioning when
Congress assemblies. we shall have
mobile force on this continent of
only $4,000 men. AS the nucleus of
an army. all other conditions being
equal. this would suffice. A thorough
Investigation of all branches of the
army. including an inspection OF for
tiications and their armament is now
in progress. We are not so badly off
as we were year ago. II would be
better If many Of the present mill
tary posts could be abolished and
Evening journal., 1915-06-24

our home army concentrated at
comparatively few points; it would
be better If the wise suggestions
made by the War Department in the
last four or FIVE years had not been
ignored by a Congress which, al
though il has shown no disposition
to decrease the cost Of the upkeep OF
the army by reasonable economies,
has yet been satisfied that it could
get along with minimum supply OF
arms and ammunition. It is gratify-
ing to know that we are pulling TO-
gether now in the right direction. En-
ergy and intelligence combined can
correct the errors of past years.
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
STERLING EXCHANGE.

From the New York Tribune.
The recen- phenomenal drop in
sterling exchange shoulc be regard
ed simply as an annoyance II means
that Great Britain, whose credit with
the exception. perhaps. Of our own
is the best in the world. is finding
It physically difficult to pass US the
money to pay for the tremendous war
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
IN LINE WITH orHrR ACTS

G PENDING for other purposes the salary money NJ
~ the teachers in the Wilmington public schools Il
not right but it is in line with many other things done
by the Baynard Cooper clique since it has been in
nol of the Board of Education
II IS shame that the vacation plans and other af-
fairs OF the teachers have been nterfered with as
result OF the unwarrancd and nexcusable failure of
the board to meet its obligations. City Council has
done well. however, in placing the blame where ii
properly belongs.
i Is unfortunate that the people Wilmington must
be afflicted for two years longer with what is the most
unpopular school administration they have had in re-
cent years.
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
GEMS OF THOUGHT

rF0sperV puts up narrow souls.-Plutarch.
.-.-.--
The nature of women is closely allied IN ~, ,,,h
IL Is the Hash which appears; the thunderholt viii
follow.-Noltaire '' 'o' VIII
am climbing difficult road; hpt ,bis , ,
me strength--Propertius e''s s''eS
.-.-.-.
Adversely usually reveals the genius of the ,r,
while good fortune conceals it.-Horaoe
.-.--.-.
There is no greater power than 10 be conscious of
sincerity on determination -Mencius
Evening journal., 1915-06-24

Connecticut seems be determined to deal as stern
ly the law will permit with Charles Bernard Mont
vid. the pal Of Peter Krakus slayer of Patrolman
Terney in this city Montvid was convicted OF having
participated in the murder Of a priest and his house
keeper and is sentenced to forfeit his life for his
crime
Evening journal., 1915-06-24
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Evening journal., 1915-06-24

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felkial lean Advertiser has oz-
W1W nr-iined and certified TO
ths oircvlation Of this pub
hcation. The figrres Of eirculsfioU
contnirod in the Assoeiaiion's No
port only are guaranteed.
Association Of American Advertisers
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Evening journal., 1915-06-24

The Aesociat.cn 81
America Advcrtle.
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ail tht crest advey-
tiSera ~ shis coun'
try The Associa.
tion endorses only
such papers NJ sub
init 20 its examina
tiou ~ any moment,
ard positive proof
must b. submitted.
Tie accompanying
certificate. 40. ASA,
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-16
Jnlnt Dehntes.

Judge j. s. Glenn and Judge 7. r.
Birkhead. opposing candidates for
the democratic nomination for Cir
cult Judge in this district. are, en-
gasi1g i'm a series Of joint debates.
vhich are keeping. pace with the
July weather for heat and possible
bad results for both of them.
The writer heard them at Heflin
last saturday afternoon. Although
ho,h OF them appeal TO the Demo-
ere cy Of the district 10 the shame Of
our election laws, not a word was
said about politics or political issues.
II was a personal TRADE from first
TO last OF the two hours discussion.
Judge Glenn opened the fire works
with an hour and fifteen minutes
and closed in fifteen minutes after
Judge Birkhead had one hour and
fifteen minutes He attacked Birk-
head for not keeping his promise,
made six and twelve years ago, not
to run for a third term for this Office.
He also attacked Birkheads record
iH Office showing that a much larger
per cent Of his appealed cases
are reversed than are affirmed.
The defunk bank cases at Ow-
ensboro were also taken Up by Judge
Glenn and he showed that the de
positors have lost about $4,000 in
interest and depreciation in proper
ty by the delays in winding up the
business.
Judge Birkhead admitted that he
had promised he would not run for
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-16
Saved From Themselves.

"Does the oracle imagine that fed
eraI LEGISLATION controls the balance
Of trade" injuries our Democratic
contemporary. Not exactly. Our
Imagination endeayors to keep It's
feet on the ground. But it is quite
aDparcnt that a great effort is being
made to make the country believe
that our billion dollar trade balance
is TO be credited to the Wilson adj
mipistratiou Il don't know how I
done it. but I did" crowed the man
vyno fell ont Of the window and
landed on his feet. and so they would
have HIS attrfbuta This result Of the
war to a Kind Of pecromancv worked
bv tra Damoc-atic marty SIMEON
s..or-rv or i'm q fit of somraubulisrl.
Now a favorable balance Of trade is
Mia ttinp n have in tbe family. II
con r-1r+r. ,-f.. "a good doaI to orr
--o.-ar.-v and Influences In wav
.,, e,-e .75 number of the nav en-
ya;o,a- J. has arwrrs Kent steady
cor,anv with rbs 7ap.tlic7u gov
eminent for while federal legislation
-e1rc+ c1-,ror -1a trade balance IL
NAV have. .rf u.,,,lv docs have. a
s--or- ,.r-,rrs In lining or lower
ia~ If last va-r when the war
o,ana5 Demoer.tfc LEGISLATION had
oycrrbt4d down CRY side os the scales
and lifted the foreign side rntn the
Reliance WAS against MS II wouId h
a g,,nst rs now and our money he
-ci,o o,,+, rss.sr imam the foraforers'
r,orav would 10 coming I'm il tbe
nav I,55 uur,ffe5 Democratic tariff
la,.s II, fba. ras8ect and reversed the
currept of commerce There world
bo,.o Moan M srch reversal under Re-
r,,,lf.sr characterization for tha sim
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-16

In times past insects have done
much damage to dried fruits. Where
only a small quantity is dried for
home use, little eEor. a. made gem
orally to. kin the insects or to pre-
vent them from propagating in the
fruits. consequently the loss has been
large.
il takes considerable time and la
Dor TO dry fruits even where there
are evaporators, hence it is well
worth much effort to prevent insects
from eating and otherwise lnjuring
it after it is dried.
The department of agriculture has
made irvesuga tions and finds that
there are two kinds OF insects that
harm the dried fruits-the Indian
meal moth and the dried fruit beetle
It seems that the fruit becomes af-
fected with these insects in the fields,
in the fruit house, in the warehouse
and in the grocery store To prevent
this danger II is recommended that
the fruit be sterilized before it is
packed and by the use OF containers
through which the insects can not
enter.
Dried fruit is usually processed in
some manner before being packed,
in order to make its appearance more
attractive. Figs, for example, are
frequently dipped in boiling brine,
and this in Itself is sufficient to de-
stroy all insect life. Other fruits,
however, such as the peach. are dip
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-16

f. J. McDermott for the Democratic
nomination for governor. The reso-
luton OF Endorsement was offered by
Charles Neumeyer aud seconded by
Alderman Fred Schwenker. The or
ganlzation had previously Endorsed
T.. z. Morrow for the Republican
guberuatorial nomination. Louis
willie Times.
Now. what can the Post say. In
order to discredit Morrow and make
lie look like the truth, # misrepre-
scented the action Of the Louisville
German American Alliance by assert
ing Il had endorsed him as their can
didate. when in fact it had endorsed
him Tor the Republican nomination.
Not content, it lies again by refer
ing to the forces that nominated
the Republican ticket at Lexington
knowing that the Republicans are
compelled by law to nominate their
ticket along with the Democrats on
August :, in the primary election.
Now the same alliance has gone on
recod as favoring the candidacy of
Mr.. McDermott. the Posts candidate.
Does this show the forces" behind
McDermott, Mr.. Knott?