The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-12-29
WILSON'S
REELECTION
And the 18th Article
of the Federal Con-
stitution.
Boston tiuarsiisn.

A. result Of the reelection Of their
enemy, Woodrow Wilson, to the presi-
dency ON the usually accepted hasis of
returns, ARE the color-d men of tlie >auti,
e have their day in court, negatively or
affirmatively?
This question Is raised 10y the liv, ,ly
discussion that Is being carried on now
ever since the seIni-ofiicial returns tinslly
swung to Wilson 10y the suppression Of
| the colored vote i'm the south MANY
great Republican newspapers in the
North raised the question OF the real Ie-
gslity of Wilson's election because of The
dissrsnchisrmeut If the eolored men Of
the South and Of their being count.i for
presideBtial elccsors in contravention If
the second clause of the l4th amendment
AT least two prominent Republicans, Ex-
Senator " IN. l.. Chandler of New Hamp-
shire, and Ex-Attorney General Albert
r.. Piilsbury of Mass chueetts, have pub
ilcly declared that President Wilson's re-
ell ction is fraudulent Oh thi, account al d
have published notsb newspaper ar
tlcies calling for the contesting of his seal
when the electoral college meets. The
article Of Mr.. Chandler, who took part
Tor Hayes in the Iisy-s- rlden contest.
Ne poblishrd two weeks ago aud that of
Mr. fillsbury, the great constitutional
lawyer, W. publish In this issue
Furthermore, Senator Bois Penrose OF
Penn-ylvsnis has introduced into the
United states senate q ball for the reduc-
ton of Southern representation and en-
forcement Of the 18th amendment This
bull is baked strongly by the Newark,
" j., star-Esgie. and is looked upon
With suspicion by the Pittsburgh Courier
on the ground that there j. no chsnor to
ct Force Blif' passed. ~ Demo
cratic Congress and that Irnrose never
favored or fo-terrd such . hill when Con-
gre-- ws- Republican. or until tie Re
ibliesns found themselves IN distress
The srt'cle by Mr.. Piilsbury is sspeci
ally notable. tie TRAIT the notification
OF the l4tb article of theconstitution from
the standpoint 81 the Northern voters, o.
g its unjustice and injury To the North
rrn states and the Northern white peo-
pie. lie reprstsdly emphasizes the fact
that the southern white people, by virtu.
Of the acknowledgements Of the eolored
race, have one-third ~ one-balf more
VOTES and power in the House Of Repre-
ssntstives and in the electoral eollegs
than they would have IL the federal con
stltstion wss oi'eyed and enforced, and
that BY uBis Don-disfrsnchising stste- are
hslf-dssfrsnchised by the south, their vo-
fsns ezch having bpt one-hslf or one
fbird the power in The federal govern
sent ot . sostl.eSn white mans vote.
Dir. hlisbsry shows that - Of ID
-osthern slsrtorsl yctes now counted for
wilscd are illegal and snconstitufionsl,
and fatty declares that Hughes 10 the
lawfully elected prs~ident-eIsct ~ vote-
lie says that in the i--ue the question Of
suHrs - tor eolored men 10 not involved,
sbers b~ing no disposition in the govern
nent or any political party 70 compel
the South ~ let the colored men vote.
sthe whole issue being whether the south
- 10 be permitted 10 count in tho-e it
diSrsachises for its federal y,.s~s in plain
violation o< the constitution, and whether
the % other sssses are 70 silently submit
20 ebemseives thereby brsny deprived Of
their jns< and proporuopSs Sse feaersi yov-
er - ssases, snd the people tbereof - in
,dvidpsl voters - compared % the South
Mr. Pilsbury cisims that war amend
s~en<s ~e ser-executns aud that there
so<e shss apSston 70 antoDstic. s,d
tbse the Sopshern slectorsi representation
= thsrsoy reduced vben tbe ds;r.nchise-