The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-14
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Ehe union Press Of OHIO on lhe suHIeel

AAC OANOA ELC18O ODAU OA lAC 5ADIECA
Afew days ago we published a series of
extracts from the Union papers of the
State on the great topic of negro suffrage.
We continue them to-day. The current is
evidently setting strongly in favor of equal
political privileges to all men;
From the AshtabuIa s~entinel.l
In this county and district we trust no
man will be though of (ss q candidate for
of6ce) who is not prepared to pledge him
self to use his vote and influence in faV or
Of an amendment to our constitution, strik-
ing out the word tohite from Sectional, Ar
tiele V. AnomissIon TO reqairs4hia pIed9s.
will be al omission of 8 full expression of
the public sentiments of this county and
| district, which ought not to be neglected.
Consistency, if nothing else, imposes upon
us the active and earnest support of this
measure. We demand that it shall become
the policy of other States, and we should
not init to put ourselves in the right stti-
tude in this relation.
From the Lerain County News.l
The resolutions are well enough as far as
they go. The convention perpetrated q
kI0eh AOAAy III SAohlnk dOhA y uLI6Cb tx
preston relative to the issue, which is and
will be the main element of the canvass
this year, and for some time to come.
From the Z yris Democrat
We firmly believe that nine-tenths of the
Union party feel in their hearts that the
colored men ought to vote, but are deferred
from taking active measures to secure this
end merely on the question of eKpediency.
To all such we will say, the issue cannot be
avoided. Conventions nor platforms nor
protests can silence those who are de-
Tending a great truth, and the Union party
may IS well meet the issue squarely, for all
the powers of Conservatism and copper
headism combined cannot prevent the peo-
ole from making Ohio q free State. ar
From the Chardon Democrat.l 1s-. II
We heartily endorse il, (the platform,)
so far IS it goes, and yet are free TO confess
we are not proud of It. We should prefer
3 more full and. frank svoWG of principles
upon living issues, believing that the great
and trlumphaut Union party of Ohio could
well afford it. AS q pSrty, we are in favor
of the equality Of all loyal men, irrespective
of cslor, before the law, and why hesitate
To say SO plainly2 s5g.rf . mo
From the AShtsbuls Telegraph
We alluded last week to the proceedings
of the State Convention, and gave the NOM
nations. We nov give the resolutions.
which we doubt not will meet with general
approval excepting, of course, the leading
topic now occupying the public mind
equality of black and white before the law.
From the Mahoning Register l.
We may say upon general principles
that we do not believe in making the color
of ones skin a test of the right Of suffrage;
If any test is to be made II should be based
upon intelligence and educstion.l We
would not ask the black men, OF men of
any other color, to take up arms in defense
OF our country-to hazard life and limb in |
behalf o fthe Union and the Old Flag, and
then deny them the right OF voting, for
that in our humble opinion, would be
neither just nor patriotic. Z
M IFrom the Lorsin County News
The rightfHlness of equal suffrage, with
respect to color, is 30 obvious thst there
Is no use in arguing the question. Like
hat of the abstract right of slaverv-tbs