I hope it is not necessary in this day and this hour of the Republic to argue anywhere that a property qualification is not only unjust in itself, but that it is odious to the people of the country to a degree which cannot be expressed.
Boutwell argues against property qualifications for voting, calling them unjust and widely rejected by the public.
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