Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-08-31
COWARDlCE.

We noties That thEnegro suffrage pa
pers are trying to iodga the question Of
negro suffrage at TIE approaching cleo
sioh ~ declaring that that question can
net como before the people fer ''thEee
pears asaca I; which declaration is untrue,
a. we shaIl show before concluding this
article. Havire taken the position that
sae suffrage qgessiea aaEnet come before
the people before three vears, the negro
suffrage editors ask With much seeming
bravery, "'ars ths Democrats afraid to
allow tie people to vote upon Ihe quos-
tjoa az negro suffrage ," We reply no,
ahziawa intend 10 veto upon that question
this fall, If Cod permits Us 70 live.
The question Of negro. suffrage is now
heiaEe the people, Tbs Republicans
hare made it an issue in their platform,
and candidates have been nominated ups
on il not only for Stale, hut for county
olhesa Hsrs in shls county the negrn
Futrsge tAtgr introduced igto the town.
ship convention that appointed delegates
- the county saaVcDtiop, the following
resolution:
.G ResoIvtd, That Kane Tawnshtp will
expect her dsfegptes in The County Con-
veotion 10 vote ONLY FOR AEN WHO
WILL SUPPORT TUE REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM OF foWAwITHorT AN
IF"
The R~eEqslisan platforms declares
by its 18th Resolution that the par
~ Is ia fasoF Of the ffEQUAI.TTY OF
III MEN before the law, therefore, We
ere in favor sf amending the Constttur
ion Of our State BY STRIKING OUT
THE WORD "wHITE," in the article
on suffrage"
We ask is the Issue is not fully male
. y? The Republican party declares itself
favor u the equality Of ali Eten, tea
are the las, ard Ia favor OF striking the
ard ~wRgFks OUT Of the article IN sui.
frase 70 tbs Constitution, md the sEdao
rQrALur. editor Of The Noapdrsl IL
strssss BY resolution the dslegates from
Name Township to vote "oFLr for men
who will surp6rt the Republican plat
fsm OF Iowa, without az ..If." II the
negro suHrsgsqaestion is Pat before the
people mor, shy do the Republicans
nominate candidates apon that question
Why nominate men .oaIy +" who are 10
fiEsr Of negro suffrage and negro equAll-
typ The Republicans mako that ques-
tim an issue IN their nominating coBven-
:inas, aad then saEn right around and say
TO the opponents Of Negro suffrage and
rqasIity, f'thaf question (pegro sufrags1
ia not at issus bow and cannot be for
tbGes years - eome.s
II IL wasiwrertans chat men should be
nominated wtosappagtea this Republican
platform wttboas ~ ts1f,r' b. the ne
psliesn party, is ii not equally ilapor-
iaaa ahaa ths faisuds Of q Wits nHu's
GsSernnsns md the opponents Of negro
suGfogs and Of negro equality, should
nominate men fer oGee ~ha are opposed
70 The negro suffrage platform Of the Re-
pEsi:an pqsf
.Ne ask sho are the eogaTass lbs mon
wha pemiaalei men upon . plssfeFE1
pEaageH to sfviaE the negro the right Of
sugfsK,, and u make hin equal With
Nhite uan-bafoFa he las, and ssss aars
nos sspeerk 8Ae issaa shey have made
themselves, Or shs men who SAY right out
vi are not IN CAS- OF Of negro suffrage and
III n~es&arPort any mas foT eaaee sbo i
in fsscr Of it? If snen airs opposed TO
Negro .sa3IFage, a~AFsbanld iLsy sless
nan 10 csse sho mrs in fassr OF that
messages p sstb~y sboalai do sos sfey
wuaia bspdtslng i efap II thg bands soi
thes q pareass Hish sLich thfis eEa
bsaine aasgh1hsb easea q
sn sasys sssnsshiag 30 be gained by lhs
efssdan 81 aen - : ssor " negro suHrage,
Why aoes Espnhlispn party nsks thal
question an sssas-ia>shs ssseestva IL can.
srsssesY
TAs shers II something 10 b
gsl y tseg gsia nsthins sAss lbs,
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