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Editorial
May 15, 1867
Gold Hill Daily News
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
What is this article about?
The Cincinnati Enquirer satirically critiques Radical journalists for calling negro suffrage 'manhood suffrage' to make it more appealing, implying that current white male voting lacks true manhood and only extends to negroes upon enfranchisement.
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MANHOOD SUFFRAGE.—It used to be thought, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, that a rose would smell as sweet by one name as another. Accepting this as truth, it is evidently the belief of our Radical cotemporaries that there is not as much fragrance in negro suffrage as there is in a rose; hence they call it not by the name which properly belongs to it, of negro suffrage, but, forsooth, it is 'manhood suffrage.' By this little change, it is thought that the thing will have a much sweeter olfactory scent. 'Manhood suffrage!' So it seems that we have not got 'manhood suffrage' at present. Men do not vote now; that is, only white men vote, and there is no manhood in them! It is only negroes who possess manhood, in the estimation of the lively Radical journalists. Until he votes, we cannot be said to have any 'manhood suffrage!'
What sub-type of article is it?
Suffrage
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Manhood Suffrage
Negro Suffrage
Radical Journalists
Voting Rights
Racial Enfranchisement
What entities or persons were involved?
Cincinnati Enquirer
Radical Cotemporaries
Negroes
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Rebranding Negro Suffrage As Manhood Suffrage
Stance / Tone
Satirical Criticism Of Radical Suffrage Rhetoric
Key Figures
Cincinnati Enquirer
Radical Cotemporaries
Negroes
Key Arguments
Radicals Rename Negro Suffrage As 'Manhood Suffrage' To Improve Its Appeal
This Implies White Men Currently Voting Lack Manhood
True Manhood Suffrage Only Achieved When Negroes Vote
Analogy To Rose Smelling Sweet By Any Name Highlights The Euphemism