The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Democracy Betrayed by the South

rom New York December
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 This provision of the Constitution, together with the Fifteenth Amendment declaring that the right of citizens of the United States shall be denied race conditions of servude has been nuied the Hayes Administration withdrew the Federal troops from the Southern States
 For forty the right of negro citizens in the South has been consistently denied and the penalties provided by the Con-
 ion have been enforced No Southern State has suffered reduction in its representation through its refusal permit vote although the provision of the Constitution anda tory upon Congress.
 This overepesentaon which the South has held for than generation the Northern Democrats who have protected the Southern States from punishment which Democrats general have deemed gross infringement upon the sovereign right every State regulate its life and its affairs But the Southern States preparing acquesce such infringement and null y the principle of segovernment which the Democratic Party has teaousy adhered since the time of Jefferson Their Senators and Representatives Congress have already voted for such nu cation the resolution submitting the Legislatures of the several States the prohibition amendment the Constitution of the United States and practically all of the Southern Legislatures expected to ratify it.
 Without the of the Southern Senators and Representatives this resolution could have been submitted without the of the Southern Legislatures the amendment be adopted Nation wide prohibition will be imposed by States which have turned he backs squaey their ancient principles of the Russian Boshev have turned their backs upon the obligations of democracy.
 When that day arrives the South can expect no more help Northern Democrats in resisting the enforcement the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments The cry, No Force Bill! No Negro Domnaton! will fall upon deaf ears If the South determined have centralized that regulates the personal habits of the American people, accept centralized government regulates negro franchise and all that pertains thereto.
 Before many have passed the inevitable swing of the po cal pendulum will bring about Republican Congessa Congress that Republican both the House and the Senate When that Congress certain that another attempt will be made reduce the representation the South Southern domination of the present Congress has been agreeable anybody the North Democrat Republican, Men like Claude Ktchn have been ing the of the country like conquered province imposing rageous burdens of taxation and giving little possible The price of wheat for the Northern farmer fixed by due process of law but the Southern farmer allowed charge for his cotton all that the traffic will bear and demanding All those chickens will come home to roost some day.
 Nobody object the Southern States imposing the drastic prohbto laws upon themselves but when they undera rule New York and Pennsylvania and Massachusetts the people of those States may and dnk then the Southern Democrats have again themselves off from the body of Northern effectav 1860 demanded