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October 2, 1869
The Union Democrat
Sonora, Tuolumne County, California
What is this article about?
Under Radical rule in Missouri, 60,000 men without criminal charges are denied voting and office-holding rights four and a half years after the Civil War, contrasting with Southern states enfranchising 700,000 Black voters.
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Radical Government in Missouri.
Under Radical rule in Missouri, there are sixty thousand men, guilty of no crime known to law, not even charged with an indictable offense, who cannot even vote for the lowest office in the State. Not one of these sixty thousand men can hold an office, no matter how trifling its emoluments or honors, or how exalted it may be—not even if every voter in his township, county, or the whole State should cast his ballot for him. And all this is a matter of truth and record four-and-half years after the close of the civil war, while the ballot has been given in the Southern States to 700,000 negroes, most of them grossly ignorant.
Under Radical rule in Missouri, there are sixty thousand men, guilty of no crime known to law, not even charged with an indictable offense, who cannot even vote for the lowest office in the State. Not one of these sixty thousand men can hold an office, no matter how trifling its emoluments or honors, or how exalted it may be—not even if every voter in his township, county, or the whole State should cast his ballot for him. And all this is a matter of truth and record four-and-half years after the close of the civil war, while the ballot has been given in the Southern States to 700,000 negroes, most of them grossly ignorant.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Missouri Politics
Radical Rule
Disenfranchisement
Post Civil War
Voting Rights
Where did it happen?
Missouri
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Missouri
Event Date
Four And Half Years After The Close Of The Civil War
Outcome
60,000 men denied voting and office-holding rights
Event Details
Under Radical rule, 60,000 men guilty of no crime cannot vote or hold any office in Missouri, despite majority support, four and a half years post-Civil War; contrasts with Southern enfranchisement of 700,000 ignorant negroes.