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View of Representative CrumpaGker3 CrumJaGker who whoHas whoHas whoHas
Has Introduced a Bill to Remedy it itWashington itWashington itashiiIgton
Washington W Wtire ashiiIgton Dec 19 Representa Representatire
tire Crumpacker republican of Indi Indiana Indiana Indiana ¬
ana y Yisterday sterday expressed the following followingriews followingTlew8 followingYie
riews Yie wa on the subject subject of Negro dipran dipranchisement di diufranchilewent flan flanchieement
chisement and the correct methods ofdealing of ofdealing 01dealing
dealing with it itSenator itSenator itSenator
Senator Chandler of New Ramp Hampshire Rampshire any P Pshire
shire published in The Sun on the lObh 10thday 10 lObhday bh bhday
day of August last a letter in relation relationto
to the suppression of the colored vote voten
n the southern states and the duty of ofCongress otCongress ofCongress
Congress Congress in Inapplying applying a remedy The Thefact Thefact Theact
fact f act that the colored vote in i In most of ofthe ofthe
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the southern states is is practically sup suppressed su ppressed p ppressed ¬
pressed is no longer lon er an open question questionThe questionThe questionThe
The political subjugation of the colored colorednee coloredraee coloredis
nee is well nigh nigh b bcourse complete and this of ofcourse ofcourse
course will inevitably be followed by bythe bythe b Y Ythe
the social and industrial subjection of ofthat ofthat otthat
that people The existing policy in involves involves involvea ¬
volves the withdrawal from the Negro Negroof
of the means of education in order that thathis thathis thats
his hisThe s subjugation may become absolute absoluteThe absoluteThe
The argument Is that if the Negro iseducated is iseducated iseducated
educated he becomes ambitious for po political politlcal poMica1
litical and industrial preferment and anddiscontented anddiscontented anddiscontented
discontented with his condition and if ifhe ifhe ifhe
he does not succeed he resorts to tocrime tocrime toctime
crime Many influential champions of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the present policy in southern states statesnow statesnow statesnow
now advocate the withdrawal of op opportunity opportunity o p pAortunity
portunity for education from the Ne Negro N NeThis e egrOt ¬
gro gropractically This would make his condition conditionpractically conditionpraotioally
practically as bad b d as in the days ofslavery of ofslavery oflavery
slavery slaveryThe slaveryThe laveryThe
The situation in my opinion calls callsfor callsfor callsfor
for vigorous and immediate action actionSenator actionSenator actionSenator
Senator Chandler seemed to be in doubt donbtabout doubtabout doubtabout
about what policy should be pursued pursuedwhether pursuedwhether pursuedwhether
whether Congress o osentation should reduce repre representation representation ¬
sentation under the Fourteenth Amend Amendment Amendment Amendment ¬
ment to the Constitution or whether whetherlegislation whetherlegislation whetherlegislation
legislation should be be had to prevent preventthe preventthe preventthe
the practical nullification of the Fif Fifteenth Fifteenth Fifteenth ¬
teenth Amendment It should be kept keptin keptin keptin
in mind that the states have unlimited unlimitedpower un11mitedpower unlimitedpower
power to fix qualifications for suf suffrage suffrage suffra8a
frage except that the right te vote voteshall voteshall voteshall
shall not be denied on account of servi servitude servitude servitulle
tude A state may fix a property quali qualification qualiftoation 9ualifleation ¬
fication or a literary standard so high highthat big highthat h hthat
that not one male citizen 21 years of ofage ofage ofage
age in twenty five would be qualified qualifiedto
to vote and yet I it t would violate noFederal no noFederal
Federal law la w It is the theory of the theFourteenth theFourteenth
Fourteenth Amendment and a part ofthe of ofthe ofthe
the Constitutional scheme of apportion apportionment apportionment apportionbent ¬
ment that if a state in the valid exer exercise exezelse exerelse ¬
else of its power should disfranchise disfranchiseany
any considerable number number of its male malecitizens maleCitIzens malecitizens
citizens over twenty one years ot age ageits ageits ageits
its representation should be reduced in inthe inthe inthe
the propoxt proportion ion that the disfranchised disfranchisedcitizens dIsfranchIsedcitizens disfranchisedCitizens
citizens bear to the whole number of ofmale ofmale ofmale
male citizens twenty twentyone one years ears of age ageits ageIts ageIts
its representation represents tIon should be reduced in intbe inthe inthe
the proportion that the disfranchised disfranchisedcitizens disfranchisedoitizens disfranchisedCitizens
citizens bear to the whole number of ofmale ofmale ofmale
male citizens twenty one years ears old in inthat inthat inthat
that state At the time of the adop ¬
tion of the Fourteenth Amendment Amendmentthis
this was the only check upon arbitrary
diafranehisements disfra ochlsements b by the exercise of ofstate ofstate o oState f
state authority autho ity It is the policy of theCan the theConstitution theConstitution
Can Constitution Siltation to encourage universal universalmanhood universalmanhood universalmanhood
manhood suffrage but the states have haveauthority haveauthority haveauthority
authority greatly to limit manhood suffra suf suffrage Buffrage
frage fra fie by accepting the consequences consequencesthat consequencesthlt consequencesthat
that would ensue in the reduction of ofpresentation ofrepre o orepreSen f
repre repreSen presentation presentationThe entalion entalionThe tat ion ionThe
The reduction of representation pro proTlded proTIded proQidad
TIded in in the Fourteenth amendment is isbased isbased isbas
based bas ell upon the assumption aasum ption that dis disfranehisements disfranchisements disi
i franehisements haIl ChisB mania are made in accord accordance accordanoe aecor ¬ otCi
tCi shoe with a valid exercise pf f authority
re If by invalid provisions of state con constitutions con8t1tutioDB cone ¬
e stitutions stituti one or statutes an attempt is isade isade is isI i
I made ade to disfranchise diaf ra chise citizens the sub subWt subJeot subsotlld
Wt shoUld otlld be handled h culls in the t e courts c urts i
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and by legislation in pursuance of the theauthority theauthority 1
authority given by the Fifteenth FifteenthAmendment FilteentlAmendment FifteenthAmendment
Amendment AmendmentIn
In the states of Mississippi and andSouth andSouth andSouth
South Carolina educational standards standardsare
are fixed by constitutional provisions provisionsIn I
In Mississippi over over4z 42 ° per pe cent and in inSouth inSouth in inSouth
South Carolina over 48 per cent of themale the themale themale
male citizens twenty twentyone one years of age ageare ageare 4 4are
are unlettered and disfranchised by the theliterary theliterary theliterary
literary standard Those provisions donot do donot donot
not restrict suffrage on account of race racecolor racecolor racecolor
color or Previou previouscondition s condition of servitude servitudeand serv servitudeand tude tudeand
and therefore they are a valid exercise exerciseof
of state power but under the const constitutional consttutIonal constltutional ¬
tutional plan of apportionment the thebasis thebasis thebasis
basis oi representation in the state of ofMississippi ofMississippi ofMississippi
Mississippi should be reduced 42 4 2 per percent percent P er ercent
cent and that in South Carolina 43 per percent perCent Percent
cent as nearly as practicable The re requirement reqUIrement requirement ¬
quirement of the Constitution in this thisparticular thi9particular thisparticular
particular is mandatory mandatoryIn mand tory toryuIn
uIn In the states of Louisiana and andNorth andNorth andNorth
North Carolina an educational stand standard standard standand ¬
ard is isfixed fixed by constitutional provisions provisionsbut provisionsbut provisionsbut
but it is also provded in both of thosestates those thosestates thosestt1tes
states that the restriction upon suf suffrage suffrage suffraga ¬
frage shall not apply to any anyone one who whowas whfwas wh whwas
was a a voter on the first day of January January1867J
1867 1867J or to any of his descendants descendantsEvery descendantsEveryone descendantsEvery
Every Everyone one knows that all white citizees citi citizens citlz ¬
zees z ns were voters on that date and nocolored no nocolored noc
colored c ored citizen was Those provisions provisionsdo
do not undertake by express r terms to todisfranchise todisfranchise todisfranchise
disfranchise on account of race color coloror coloror coloror
or previous condition of servitude butevery but butevery b t t teveJ1Y
every one familiar with the situation situationknows situationknows situationknows
knows that the thevare they v are palpable evasions evasionsof
of the Fifteenth Amendment I have haveno haveno haveno
no doubt that the tour s will declare declarethe declarethe declarethe
the discrimination to be invalid invalidWhether invalidWhether t tWhether
Whether the whole constitutional pro provision provision provision ¬
vision respecting the qualification of ofvoters ofvoters ofvoters
voters will go down or whether the thecourts theoourts thecourts
courts will uphold the provisions fixing fixingqualifications fixingqualifications fixingqualifications
qualifications and declare invalid the thefeature thefeature thefeature
feature that discriminates against the thecolored thecolored thecolored
colored man is a question that is open opento opento opento
to debate In my judgment the courts courtswill courtswill courtswill
will hold the discriminating discrimiIJ atin g feature featureonly featureonly featureonly
only invalid and make the standard of ofqualifications ofqualifications ofqualifications
qualifications apply to all persons and andraces andraces andraces
races aiike Upon that assumption inLouisiana in inLouisiana
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Louisiana over 43 per cent and in intforth inNorth inNorth
North Carolina over 34 per cent of all allthe allthe allthe
the male citizens of twenty one years yearsof yearsof yearsof
of age are illiterate and unquallified tovote to tovote tovote
vote and the representation of thosetwo those thosetwo thosetwo
I two states ought to be reduced i in thatproportion that thatproportion thatproportion
i proportion as nearly as practicable practicableThis practicableThis practicableThis
This legislation will not operate as asan S8an asan
an implied condonation of any invalid invalidprovisions invalidprovisIons invalidprovisions
provisions in state constitutions andlaws and andlaws andlaws
laws It will not sanction in any de degkee degree deggee
gkee the large suppression of votes b by bythe bythe y ythe
the maladministration of valid laws lawsThe lawsThe lawsThe
The only remedy for those crimes crimesagainst orimesagainst crimesagainst
against citizenship is by legislation legislationunder le legislationunder lsation lsationunder
under the Fifteenth Amendment and andprosecutions andprosecu andprosecutions
prosecutions prosecu tloDS in the courts courtsI
I am in favor of reducing the repre representation representation representation ¬
sentation of the states that have so disfranchised dis disfranchised disfranchised ¬
franchised American citizens and I Iam Iam Iam
am t1 iL lo O in favor of ofvigorouB vigorous and effestive ef effective elfective
fective legislation under the Fifteenth FifteenthAmendment Fit eenthAmendment eenth eenthAmendment
Amendment I believe the time will willcome willcome willcome
come when the whole country country will willrecognize willrecognize
recognize the imperative necessity of ofenacting ofenacting ofenacting
enacting and enforcing a fair and just justFederal justhederal justFederal
Federal election law Public Publicsentiment Publicsentimentis sentiment sentimentis
is not ripe for that kind of action at atthis atthis atthis
this time but it will be before the ugly uglyaspect nglyaspect uglyaspect
aspect of the situation is fully dt dtveloped de develoDed d
veloped veloaed > The prejudice in the South Southagainst Southagainst Southagainst
against the colored race is so intense intensethat intensethat intensefast
that that I do not believe it possible for the thecolored thecolored thecolored
colored citizen to be accorded the ordi ordinary ordiDary ordinary ¬
nary and usual rights rights of citizenship citizenshipwhich citizenshIpwhich citizenshipwhich
which are indispensable to his proper properdevelopment properdevelopment properdevelopment
development developmentWhat developmentWhat
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