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Editorial
September 22, 1843
Holly Springs Gazette
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A satirical editorial criticizes the Democratic party's voting and office-holding restrictions in Virginia (wealth-based multi-voting), New Hampshire (freehold and anti-Catholic rules), and Connecticut (disfranchising students), highlighting hypocrisy in claiming democratic ideals. Sourced from Western State Jour.
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MASTER TRAITS OF "DEMOCRACY".
In the "Democratic" State of Virginia, a poor man is not allowed to vote, but the rich are permitted to vote in as many different counties as they own real estate—they vote in proportion to their wealth. And yet Virginia is a pattern "Democratic" State!
In the "Democratic" State of New Hampshire a man must own a freehold to be eligible to the higher offices of the State; but Catholics are not permitted to hold office at all! New Hampshire though small in territory, has a mighty "Democratic" heart.
In Connecticut, since the "Democracy" have managed to get the upper hand, they disfranchised the Students in all the Academical and Collegiate Institutions of the State. In the "Democratic" creed as expounded in that State, the acquisition of knowledge operates to the same disqualification as the commission of crime. Students and convicts are judged unworthy of privileges which belong to Freemen. These are some of the distinguished traits of the party that has stolen the name of Democracy.—Western State Jour.
In the "Democratic" State of Virginia, a poor man is not allowed to vote, but the rich are permitted to vote in as many different counties as they own real estate—they vote in proportion to their wealth. And yet Virginia is a pattern "Democratic" State!
In the "Democratic" State of New Hampshire a man must own a freehold to be eligible to the higher offices of the State; but Catholics are not permitted to hold office at all! New Hampshire though small in territory, has a mighty "Democratic" heart.
In Connecticut, since the "Democracy" have managed to get the upper hand, they disfranchised the Students in all the Academical and Collegiate Institutions of the State. In the "Democratic" creed as expounded in that State, the acquisition of knowledge operates to the same disqualification as the commission of crime. Students and convicts are judged unworthy of privileges which belong to Freemen. These are some of the distinguished traits of the party that has stolen the name of Democracy.—Western State Jour.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Suffrage
What keywords are associated?
Democratic Hypocrisy
Voting Restrictions
State Suffrage
Partisan Critique
Property Qualifications
What entities or persons were involved?
Democratic Party
Virginia
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Western State Jour.
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Democratic Voting Restrictions In U.S. States
Stance / Tone
Satirical Criticism Of Democratic Party Hypocrisy
Key Figures
Democratic Party
Virginia
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Western State Jour.
Key Arguments
In Virginia, Poor Men Cannot Vote But Rich Men Vote Multiple Times Based On Property Ownership
In New Hampshire, Office Eligibility Requires Freehold Ownership And Excludes Catholics
In Connecticut, Democratic Control Led To Disfranchising Students In Academic Institutions, Equating Knowledge Acquisition To Criminal Disqualification