Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-08-24
NEaRo SUFFRAGE.

equality 70 oa DfousRE aUout Oy granting
the right or saHfage to the emaneipated
slaves.
Since fghting has ceased and she war.
IL to all intentents at an end, We End tBa:
the Republican politicians ara developing
What vas supposed 10 be their scheme in
1890, and bat for which, the misun-
d~erssandings between The slave and Nom
slaveholdingsstates would all have been
compromised. and the millions Of liFcs,
and the thousands or millions Of Treas
IRE would.hava been saved. Compromise,
however was rot in the Abolition pro-
gramms. Abolition Of slavery and re-
gro equality was their aim, and to 40,
eoEplish that end, the nation has been
overwhelmed IN debt and the land dsl-
uged 10 blood.
AT the breaking out of hostilitils, il
aKas ~reso.usely denied bv the psrsy leaders
that, emancipation was any part of tlle
object in yiew. Not Gully SO; but Secrets
ry Seward int dispatch 10 Mr. Dayton
oar minister TO the court OF France, de-
eiagad that t'whether the rebellion should
succeed or fail, tho status Of every per-
sou in the United States would remain
the same as il vas at the commencement
Of the rebellion" aud this doctrine Ras
accepted by the great maSs Of thu NoFsern
people, and such as believed il the sim
eeri;y Of ths declarations Of Secretary
Sewafi, and the party leaders Or the Re-
publican party volunteered to light for
the integrity Of tbq Union, under a pledge
from Congress- ana the Executive Of the
nation, that, wben the object was aeoonn-
plisbed-tae Tnsou restored, the war saa-d
cease.
The var w-nton and as thQ Atmilfg,
t~ration gained power BIZ the OF rshsow Of
other powers and tha@ssumptjan Of POW
c-s not delegated to It, backed up w a
million Of soldiers bound TO Do is bid
ding, whether they considered it ri-b. OF
wrong, the President began to develop 4
part Of the original plan Of cuapcira-
ton, by the issuance Of his one hundred
day proclamation. The time expired aud
then came bis Emancipation proclamation
aud so far as the President, the great
head Of the Republican party could car
~ out its object, 1t was carried out and
slavery was abolished
Now since the war is ever the leaders Of
the Republican party are busy in a'ran--
ing for carrying out the balauce OF the
original programme; by vigorously teach
ing the doctrine Of negro suffrage, which
Is to eliminate in negro equality. The
party in this State have placed themselves
upen record upon this ~point-sbev bare
declared in their resolutions adopted at
tho State convention held in Jane last,
that, they are in favor OF sinking the
word wBrTg out of the article In tue Goa
stitution relating TO sufg BY this
move they propose to place the negro on
an equality With abe white nan al the
ballo: boz, AMI their nczt step will be to
confer upon him absolute equality ia all
respects, With while men. 50 far g. lesis-
latiou a make a negro the equal Of q
white man.
Notwithstanding the Republican rnrtv
has declared ia its platform that, the par
ty is in favor Of making the negro the
equal OF the white nan befote the Law,
and sthcrefore are In farcr Of amending
the Constitution Of our State, by striking
out The word "wbite" in the article on
suffrage" yet they try to make tho paor5e
believe that The 'Fnegro question has moth
ing to do with the election which 10 to
come OF ia October nc=t,'' that sit will
be three years before that question can
como before tho people, THIS to as
seems passing strange and we would lie
TO know il the negro question has uohing
to do With tbs approaching eleo.ian, wby
the Republican party introduced i. into
its PLATFORM II this is really a htg.o
Baby conceived aud brought forth by The
Republican party before is tine, it may
serve to show the people whatthe Rerab-
licau leaders have in their hearts to do,
aud what thev riH do provided the peo-
pie give them another VI yenrs lease Of
power. These very men q the Repptti-
can party who are asking tbe people Tor
their suffrage now, have declared that
they aro-in fayor Of striking the word
white out Of the article on sagFasa in our
State Constitution. They would strike it
ont NOR, If they could do soi but kooW-
ing that shey cannot do il aoR, they say
to the people, select as 10 oEss, give Us
an opportunity to teach our doeiriuss
backed up BY our Official influence for two
years, and lien when the question comes
before you, three years hence, beat Us II
you can"
We trast that the ~opponents touegro
suffrage and negro equality, will not be
deIulled By these false pFetenses. The
Republican party hare laid the negro suf-
fraga.equality. egg, and il We give lhenl
tws years. to hatch il il, we will have the
negro brood upoa as. Now is tho lime to
step them. Nip them In the bud. Do
not give them another Lease al power
Break mp the nest. hy voting against ey-
cry msn from Governor down 10 Coronor
who eudorscs the ReEro~sugrugo.eqaalitr
platform.
This is a practical matter whieh sbaalI
/ raise above nartisau or noIiticaI nysiudiea,