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Editorial
September 9, 1863
Raftsman's Journal
Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Editorial urges readers not to vote for Woodward, who deems unconstitutional the act allowing soldiers to vote, equating them to felons and depriving them of voting rights, especially those opposing Gov. Seymour's 'friends.'
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READER, REMEMBER!
If you have a father, son, brother, or friend in the army, whom you would like to see disfranchised, vote for Woodward. He is the man who decides the act giving soldiers a vote to be unconstitutional. We have no doubt that in his eyes, any man who takes up arms against Gov. Seymour's 'friends,' is an outlaw, and therefore he seeks to deprive them of the dearest right of an American freeman,—that of choosing their own rulers. He puts the soldier upon a footing with convicted felons, who heretofore have been the only class of citizens deprived of a vote.
If you have a father, son, brother, or friend in the army, whom you would like to see disfranchised, vote for Woodward. He is the man who decides the act giving soldiers a vote to be unconstitutional. We have no doubt that in his eyes, any man who takes up arms against Gov. Seymour's 'friends,' is an outlaw, and therefore he seeks to deprive them of the dearest right of an American freeman,—that of choosing their own rulers. He puts the soldier upon a footing with convicted felons, who heretofore have been the only class of citizens deprived of a vote.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Suffrage
What keywords are associated?
Soldier Voting
Disfranchisement
Woodward
Seymour
Unconstitutional
American Freeman
What entities or persons were involved?
Woodward
Gov. Seymour
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To Woodward's Disfranchisement Of Soldiers
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Woodward, Pro Soldier Voting Rights
Key Figures
Woodward
Gov. Seymour
Key Arguments
Woodward Decides Soldier Voting Act Unconstitutional
Equates Soldiers Opposing Seymour's Friends To Outlaws
Seeks To Deprive Soldiers Of Voting Rights Like Felons