Editing Clement Vallandigham
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In 1871, Vallandigham won the Ohio Democrats over to the "New Departure" policy, which would essentially neglect to mention the Civil War, "thus burying out of sight all that is of the dead past, namely, the right of secession, slavery, inequality before the law, and political inequality; and further, now that reconstruction is complete, and representation within the Union restored." He also affirmed "the Democratic party pledges itself to the full, faithful, and absolute execution and enforcement of the Constitution as it now is, so as to secure equal rights to all persons under it, without distinction of race, color, or condition." It also called for civil service reform and a [[progressive income tax]] (items 10 and 12). It was against the "[[Ku Klux Klan Act|Ku-Klux Bill]]" (item 17).{{sfn|Vallandigham|1872|pp=438–444}} "New Departure" was endorsed by [[Salmon P. Chase]], a former Lincoln cabinet member and [[Chief Justice of the United States]].{{sfn|Vallandigham|1872|p=446}} |
In 1871, Vallandigham won the Ohio Democrats over to the "New Departure" policy, which would essentially neglect to mention the Civil War, "thus burying out of sight all that is of the dead past, namely, the right of secession, slavery, inequality before the law, and political inequality; and further, now that reconstruction is complete, and representation within the Union restored." He also affirmed "the Democratic party pledges itself to the full, faithful, and absolute execution and enforcement of the Constitution as it now is, so as to secure equal rights to all persons under it, without distinction of race, color, or condition." It also called for civil service reform and a [[progressive income tax]] (items 10 and 12). It was against the "[[Ku Klux Klan Act|Ku-Klux Bill]]" (item 17).{{sfn|Vallandigham|1872|pp=438–444}} "New Departure" was endorsed by [[Salmon P. Chase]], a former Lincoln cabinet member and [[Chief Justice of the United States]].{{sfn|Vallandigham|1872|p=446}} |
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==Death== |
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Vallandigham died in 1871 in [[Lebanon, Ohio]], at the age of 50, after he [[accidental death|accidentally shot himself]] in the abdomen with a pistol. He was representing a defendant, Thomas McGehean,{{sfn|Vallandigham|1872|p=516}} in a murder case for killing a man in a barroom brawl in [[Hamilton, Ohio]]. Vallandigham attempted to prove the victim, Tom Myers, had in fact accidentally shot himself while he was drawing his pistol from a pocket while rising from a kneeling position. As Vallandigham conferred with fellow defense attorneys in his hotel room at the Lebanon House, later the [[Golden Lamb Inn]], he showed them how he would demonstrate this to the jury. Selecting a pistol he believed to be unloaded, he put it in his pocket and enacted the events as they might have happened, snagging the loaded gun on his clothing and unintentionally causing it to discharge into his stomach. |
Vallandigham died in 1871 in [[Lebanon, Ohio]], at the age of 50, after he [[accidental death|accidentally shot himself]] in the abdomen with a pistol. He was representing a defendant, Thomas McGehean,{{sfn|Vallandigham|1872|p=516}} in a murder case for killing a man in a barroom brawl in [[Hamilton, Ohio]]. Vallandigham attempted to prove the victim, Tom Myers, had in fact accidentally shot himself while he was drawing his pistol from a pocket while rising from a kneeling position. As Vallandigham conferred with fellow defense attorneys in his hotel room at the Lebanon House, later the [[Golden Lamb Inn]], he showed them how he would demonstrate this to the jury. Selecting a pistol he believed to be unloaded, he put it in his pocket and enacted the events as they might have happened, snagging the loaded gun on his clothing and unintentionally causing it to discharge into his stomach. |
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