The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-09-28
The True Issue.

There Is certain degree Of frankness
and manly candor about the New York
Tribune which Is worthy of admiration.
Is comes squarely up to the political
ssues of the day and ayows its belief
without any Of the. shuaing and dodg'
ins prscticed by party organs of lesser
mote. It opposes the conservative plat
form adopted by the Republican State
Convention In New York and declares
that the principles therein set forth are
not the principles of the Republican
party. Had the members Of the SYRIA
cuss convention acted as timidly as their
brethren In this vicinity and adjourned
without any declaration of principles at
all, the indignation of the Tribune would
have known no bounds.
In Pennsylvanis, the Republican PAL
ty 10 endeavoring to shirk the issue and
conceal it's true position. JOHN CESSNA,
. renegade Democrat Of only two years
standing, is chairman OF the Republican
State Central Committee, and has issued
an address to the faithful" in refer
sncs to the ensuing election He denies
that negro suffrage is, or can possibly lie.
squsstion for the voters in Pennsylva-
mia this fall, but the New York Tribune
bitterly condemns this denial and states
We are sorry to see Mr.. Cessna slIirk a
point 90 frankly and Justly pressed upon
him. II negro suffrage 70 not an issue IN
PeNrsvlrohia, spe should like to kHoiU ichat
q. The offices to be chosen are trivial
affairs, and scarcely worth the taking
Whether Gen. Hartranft or Col Davis
becomes Auditor General makes little
difference. They are both excellent men,
fought gallantly until the war ended,
and have high personal traits of charac-
tsr-Col. Davis being rather bigoted
Democrat but good soldier. The pur.
pose of the campaign in Pennsylvania
and everywhere else. as we understand,
10 to advance tho cause Of Freedom, and
preserve the discipline ofths Union par.
ty for that purpose-to soc that the great
results of this war are not picked up and
carried off by the Rebels apd Copper.
heads. The only issue remaining upon
which the Union party can concentrate
end call out the enthusiasm of the mass
60 10 the very issue Of manhood suffrage.
We must declare that labor leads to the
ballot-box, and that they who work and
create wealth shall have the power Of
making and executing the laws govern.
ing wealth,
That's 1t exactly. Negro suffrage, or,
a the tribune calls 1t. manhood suf-
frags"-eolored.manhood su6frage-is the
true question at issue in Pennsylvania
and in Ohio The conventions have tried
to deceive the people in both States, but
the fact remains. Here. in West yir.
ginia, the political parties are divided
mainly upon local questions, but never
thsisss the sentiment Of Republicans
here, a. well - In Pennsylvania and Ohio
and New York, 4, In favor Of negro SUI.
fsgs. The party has lacked boldness
and candor enough TO declare Its posi-.
tion openly. but 1t Is In the main identi-
cal with that so clearly set forth By the
tribune The negroes are to have share
in both making and executing the laws.
Should this party succeed In obtaining
control ofths next Legislature as 1t had
Of tho last, we may have negro suffrage
thrust upon Us next winter, in the shape
Of an unconstitutional law which the
officers ofslection viii be advised to obey
until 1t Is judicially set aside.
0lRnf0cant,