Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-08-17
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Do we want Negroes 10 Vote In Iowa?
The Republican State Coavsstioa which
rs-Romiaaisd WiliiAaa 81. Stoas Tor Gov-
arnog, committed issslf In favor Of Negro
Suffrage In Iowa. Since the Convention,
howevsR, the lhsiyiag and cheating lead
era 81 that party have discovered that
niger vsting will mos 90 down with the
soldiers who hsvs been South and know
what the daskiss really are. Thess lead
era are now dodging the qusssiOa, saying
Ii 10 not tbs Issue, and trying, a. usual,
TO raise a false fssas By abusing the Scoop
~perheads''. We do net want to bold out
Inducements fer agrees to sesals In Iowa;
and, Of seaTss, II ws vote fov Stone for
GovsrsoF, pledged % be In In favor Of
negro voting, and for members Of the
Legislators Of tina same black stripe, ii
will bs inviting ths darkies Of the South
10 come TO Iowa and be votsFs.
hsps, Mrssrs. Editors, you viii re
pablish The Resolatiea Of the Repablieaa
State Conveation In favor OF negro vot-
lag, and ksep 1t standing, 90 that tbese
~rassally leaders will net be permistsd 10
dodge the issas and cheat the people as
they ara sEyiag to DO. | clip frem The
Chieags Republicans, a. extract from 9
letter frosa Marshalltewn, Iowa, showing
the real posision Of the Republican party
90 this question; here Ia the extract:
''MARsHaLLSows, Iowa, July 81, IS.
ave have q National Bank With The
best natuFed president in the land, q cal.
culating vice president and . lively, eov-
rect and honest cashier who counts money
alike both ways. We have a country pa
per, EMAIL bat rather timid for men Of cur
stature, but va % expect TO sec Ii as
auuae larger pEopogsioEs, ssiaen up y lie
tie mora on the suffrage question and give
us the solid food of truth and even jas-
sies to all. No deubsing the universal
safrage question can be allowed. Every
man mast come 10 the exalted platform
Of the rcpuhliean party of this state or
pick the eguaabs Of discontenE and felly
and disgrace. Our republican state con-
vension laid the axe to the last relic Of
barbars&am 10 skis stats Ia the following
resolution:
Resoivsd, Thas all me arc squRl be-
fore the Law; therefore, resolved, thas The
word white be stricken from ouY constisu-
tion.
f.Nobls resolve, passed almost unani-
znoasly by TOO Delegates who we're deter
niaed that nothing should remain In our
consultation. or Ia cur statute book, 90
brand a. with disgrace. The word white
will be wiped ont when the people Of the
state eone to vote on IL by an avalanchs
Of Q majority. The eoppeFheads and the
tags aad fag eHds of all parties With Bel.
sbSxssg Fepablieaas are arraying them.
selves In notwithstanding called q state
e~omv<ntioH Tor tns pusvoss es svsuugxa.
lion. They Fnsy bed together and die tht
death Of the eoadsmned4
ssThs aa~ivsrsalisy Of ths right 81 sa6'
rage must be maiaEaiaed. IL viii be mad,
q party ssss in this stase.n
Although The Aarshsllt0wa eorrespon.
dsns Of NE Chicago Rspabiieam gsss II
strcng fsr niggsr vosiag, yss the leader
have discovered that IL 10 a daBgsfea
question:, and that It will probably spill
the party. Oar sharp, shrswsd Congress
MAE, DIR. Kasasa, seeking the pest o
ssnatsE, "hsas TO the moaasains, - or, II
esbss words, goes eus Wsss with Gsaera
Dodge that he may asoid somnistini
himsslf 90 this qasstion. Pradent Biz
Kasson kaows that nlgger veting 10 no
like the Whiskey bill al Washington
there 10 60 speculation In 10.
Gsvss0os SsSss has already been re
baked as Dassapsxs by soldiers for aavo
satisg nsgrs saasags, and win ay /
dodgs The gasssaos In the fasass. Do %
lss him do 20 haA