The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes |
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Page 72
... equal political rights was made in the State constitutional convention of 1851. Only thir- teen out of one hundred and eight members in that body voted in its favor ; and it is probable that less than one - tenth of the voters of the ...
... equal political rights was made in the State constitutional convention of 1851. Only thir- teen out of one hundred and eight members in that body voted in its favor ; and it is probable that less than one - tenth of the voters of the ...
Page 73
... equal representation in the House of Representatives and in the electoral colleges in proportion to the voting population , is deemed of vital impor- tance by the people of Ohio . Without now raising the grave question as to the right ...
... equal representation in the House of Representatives and in the electoral colleges in proportion to the voting population , is deemed of vital impor- tance by the people of Ohio . Without now raising the grave question as to the right ...
Page 88
... equal im- portance , remove the suspicion of fraud . I do not express any preference for any particular plan of securing minority repre- sentation in the boards of judges and clerks of elections . Va- rious modes have been suggested ...
... equal im- portance , remove the suspicion of fraud . I do not express any preference for any particular plan of securing minority repre- sentation in the boards of judges and clerks of elections . Va- rious modes have been suggested ...
Page 96
... equal ratio with the growth of our population and business . A radical reform in the civil service of the general govern- ment has been proposed . The plan is to make qualifications , and not political services and influence , the chief ...
... equal ratio with the growth of our population and business . A radical reform in the civil service of the general govern- ment has been proposed . The plan is to make qualifications , and not political services and influence , the chief ...
Page 101
... Equal Rights Amendments to the Constitution of the Nation . These long and anxious years were not years of unbroken ceaseless warfare . There were periods of lull , of truce , of compromise . But every lull was short - lived , every ...
... Equal Rights Amendments to the Constitution of the Nation . These long and anxious years were not years of unbroken ceaseless warfare . There were periods of lull , of truce , of compromise . But every lull was short - lived , every ...
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Page 254 - That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences...
Page 177 - My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.
Page 189 - That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid, to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause to be punished, all disturbers of the public peace and criminals...
Page 52 - Your suggestion about getting a furlough to take the stump was certainly made without reflection. An officer fit for duty who at this crisis would abandon his post to electioneer for a seat in Congress ought to be scalped.
Page 224 - The question of suffrage is one which is likely to agitate the public so long as a portion of the citizens of the nation are excluded from its privileges in any State. It seems to me very desirable that this question should be settled now, and I entertain the hope and express the desire that it may be by the ratification of the fifteenth article of amendment to the Constitution.
Page 167 - The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquillity at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.
Page 230 - On the side of the Union it is a struggle for maintaining in the world that form and substance of Government whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men, to lift artificial weights from all shoulders, to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all, to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of life, yielding to partial and temporary departures from necessity.
Page 187 - My own opinion is that the trial of a white man for the murder of a freedman in Texas would be a farce, and in making this statement I make it because truth compels me, and for no other reason.
Page 207 - General Sheridan has performed his civil duties faithfully and intelligently. His removal will only be regarded as an effort to defeat the laws of Congress.
Page 110 - Shall there be a convention to revise, alter, or amend the constitution,' shall be submitted to the electors of the State; and...