The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-09-13
The Soldiers and Democrats of
Iowa Making Common Cause
Against Negro Suffrage.

| AhC SOtuleES anu DemOCFalS Ol
Iowa Making Common Cause
Against Negro Suffrage.
The soldiers of Iowa met in State Conven
ton on the 23d of August Delegates wer
present from all parts Of the State. 1t wa
a large and enthusiastic Convention. Gov
ernor Stone and his friends, the Negro Suf
frageites, undertook to break up the Con
vention; but failed most signally. The sol
diers of Iowa are determened to teach tht
Negro Sutfrageites lesson, and they, there
fore, laid down an anti-Negro Suffrage plat
form, and by acclamation nominated the fol
lowing Ticket
For Governor, Gen. Thomas H. Benton
of P0ttamattee for Lieutenant Governor
Col. S. T. Van Anda of Delaware; for Su
preme Judge, Col II. II. Trimbal, of Davis
| for Superb t4ndent Of Public instruction
Capt. j. w. Lennett, of Jasper
The next day the Democratic party O.
Iowa met in Convention at the same place
and resolved to support the solners' Ticket
nominated on the proceeding day.
In the addre SIS of the soldiers to their sol
dier-comrades, these ps ssrges occur, refer.
ring to Negro Suffrage:
Don't be deluded, soldiers and loyal cit
izens, by the false assertion that this ques-
ton is not now before you, to be decided
virtually by the defeat or election of Stone.
1t has been forced upon the people it can t
be postponed, but must be settled by the
result Of the October election.
''lhe friends Of Negro Suffrage, and Gov
ernor Stone, may squirm as they please, and
designate themselves by what patriotic
names they please !; may heap epithets Of
opprobium upon their opponents as they
please, but they can't escape from the obi
um which the fourth plank in their platform
has indelibly fixed upon them. They must
face that music They can't deceive old sol
diers. Their candidate is the Negro Suf-
trage candidate, and they must abide that
issue Governor Stone means Negro Suf-
frage, and Negro Suffrage means Governor
Stone, and, for this campaign, they are join
ed together, and no man can put them as
under. .,'
Soldiers, we know you are all opposed
to Negro Suffrage. With you it were a
waste of words and an insult to argue this
question further. You are all opposed to
Negro Equality, in allits shapes, and hearth
ly indorse the words Of your invicible COM
mander, old Tecumseh Sherman, that the
Negroes are not fitted for the exercise of the
elective franchise. want them to get a
fair price for their labor, but do not think
they are fit to take part in the legislation
of the country >"
This part of their address is as applicable
to affairs here in Ohio as it is to affairs in
Iowa. Its just as important here as it is
in Iowa, that soldiers and loyal citizens
should not ''be deluded" ''by the false as
sertion that this question Negro Suffrage
is not now before" them. ito be decided
virtually by the defeat or election Of Cen
eral Cox; and ''the friends of Negro Suf-
frage' and General Cox may squirm as
they please, and designate themselves by
what patriotic names they please may heap
epithets fopprobium upon their opponents
as they please they must face that music.
They can't deceive old soldiers. Their can
didate is the Negro Suffrage csndsdate, and
they must abide that issue" General Cox
means Negro Suffrage, and Negro Suffrage,
means General Cox, land for this cam
pd'gn they are Joined together, and no man
can Tutthen usun1er." H.
We may, therefore, with propriety say,
in the language of this address of the SOL
diers of Iowa, SOLDIERS, we know you are
opposed to Negro Suffrage. With you it
were waste of words and an insult to ar
que this question further. You are all op-
posed to Negro Equality in all its shapes,
and heartily indorse the words of your in
vincible commander, old Tecumseh Sher-
man, that the Negroes are not fitted for the
exercise Of the elective franchise. [ want
them to get fair price for their labor, but
| do not think they are ct to take part in
the legislation Of the country How. SOL
diers and loyal citizens, can this now Negro
agitation be stopped? How can we prevent
the distracting strife to which it may give
rise, and which may be prolonged for years
to come? The answer is brief and sufficient
Defeat General Cox 'fand his Ticket, in
October next, and Negro Suffrage agitation
in" Ohio will be numbered with the things
that We're"