. Voting in the field : a forgotten chapter of the Civil War . CHAPTER VI IOWA THE Legislature of Iowa met in special sessionon September 3, 1862. Governor Kirkwoodrecommended a bill to allow soldiers to vote in thefield. He said: — The theory of our Government is that the people shallrule. This theory can be carried into practical effect onlythrough the ballot box. Thereby the people mould anddirect the operations of the Government, and settle allquestions affecting the public welfare. The right of suffrageis therefore highly prized by all good citizens, and shouldbe exercised by them at all
. Voting in the field : a forgotten chapter of the Civil War . CHAPTER VI IOWA THE Legislature of Iowa met in special sessionon September 3, 1862. Governor Kirkwoodrecommended a bill to allow soldiers to vote in thefield. He said: — The theory of our Government is that the people shallrule. This theory can be carried into practical effect onlythrough the ballot box. Thereby the people mould anddirect the operations of the Government, and settle allquestions affecting the public welfare. The right of suffrageis therefore highly prized by all good citizens, and shouldbe exercised by them at all times and especially at timeswhen questions of grave importance are presented for solu-tion. There never has been, perhaps there will never againbe a time when questions so important, interests so vital asthose now demanding action at the hands of our people,were or will be submitted to them. The very life of theNation is at stake, and may be as fatally lost at the ballotbox as on the battle-field. Under such circumstances itis not only the right but the d
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