Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-19
The Gazette thus

both his arden, supporters The Gazette thus
reads
The General alluded TO the charges that be
had wavered from bis earlier anti slavery views,
but claimed the right to brand with faleiiy any
charges OF apostAcy. He was u graduate Of
0berlin, and would not be Of any other, Al he
could
The great dogma OF the Abolition party ia
the equality Of races and General Cox says
that he brands with falsehood any one who
who charges him with having changed his op-
iuions. Aud so anxious was the General to
be understood that he did not stop here, but
declared:
II have seen black troops isbt nobly, and
/ cay OF all, that they who were good enough
to fight with us, are good enough to stand on
the Union platform with me.
The Ohio State Journal says
"rhe General took bis seat in the midst Of
a storm Of applause, which had scarcely quiet.
ed down when Mr. Hale, negro, raised in
his seat and asked permission TO ask General
Cox question Permission was granted, and
be proceeded I wont to ask Mr.. Cox, II he
is elected Governor Of Ohio, il he will be in
favor Of bestowing upon the colored men Of
this State--saying nothing about what he
would do foE those in the South---the right of
suffrage
General Cox replied: THAT il the question
had to be determined bv each State for itself,
and the North for itself, his determination
would be here tor the full application OF the
ri ghts OF man which he had described. The
received with enthusiastic applause, and with
some snnounceme nts the meeting adjourned 7"
Such is the report Of the Republican State
organ which goes on to say that, when the
General moved toward the door, the colored
men pressed forward eagerly, and :as they
took his hand, were earnest n their coBgra-
| tu lstions."
Now, why "the enthusiastic applause" at
Obern Why did the negroes eagerly press
forward, seize General Cox by the hand, and
earnestly congratulate him
Simply because General Cox had declared
in favor ofnegro suffrage in Ohio.
! 1t has been said by some persons that the
distinguished candidate Of the Republican
party "tries TO ride two horses at the same
time, and that he will probably break his
neck in the dangerous experiment" make
no such charge. Far be it from me 10 accuse
General Cox of duplicity. On the contrscy,
| give him full credit for meaning what his
words clearly express-thst he is in favor Of
negro suffrage in Ohio, snd that the negroes
acted upon instinct when they grasped bis
hand and earnestly congratulated him
| But this will say, that however skillful an
equestrian person may be. it is not easy to
ride two horses at the same time, and the
more especially when one horse ia on full
gallop toward the Ohio. river, and the other
on brisk csutsr canter for Lake Erie. Gap
plause) .....-......
No, sir, it will not do. Our people will no!
be Satisfied with the double tongue of Del
phian Oracle, and looking twice one way, ana
then twice the other way, will not satisfy the
intelligent freemen Of Ohio. 1t will not ga.
tisfy ''tho boys in blue, nor the sturdy farmer
at his plow, nor the skillfnl mechanic in his
Workshop, a
Ours is brave and manly race, and Ame
ricans like a square, open fght or no fight
at all (Applause)