Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-09-12
Remarks OF ThOHOmas q. Lowe,
Esq, In the Democratic Con
veattOn.

Esq, In the Democratic Con
vesstiOD.
The Journal this morning continues its
Misrepresentation ofthe remarks Of Thos.
o. Lowe, Esq, at the Convention on
Saturday last. We have obtained aud
give below brief synopsis of what Mr..
Lowe did say on that oecasion-no word
of which has he the least reason to wish
recalled {:
tit has afforded me great satisfaction, Mr.
President, during the whole time that have
been connected with the Democratic party to
feel assured, as | have felt, that it has all the
time been right The masses Of the Demo.
cratic party have slways been swayed, ,impelled
and sustained by that conviction ana 1t has
preserved the party for. .seventy-6ye years from
disintegration.
During the war Just ended we have be-
lieved and still believe that it was unnecessary
that these millions Of money aud these rivers
OF blood might have been saved, and sll the
real advantages which the wsr has obtained
for this nation might have been secured by
peaceful means Believing this, we would
have deserved the epithet Of TRAITORS if we
had not opposed the war.
The position of the party in the past then
is one of which we need not be ashamed
How is it as to the PRESENT. Three great is'
sues are. before US The first is a political one
having relation 10 the position to be occupied
by the States lately in rebellion. We are in
favor of the immediate restoration Of this
Union under the Constitution and the laws.
The only excuse our opponents had for carry
ing on this war was 20 restore to the flag its
authority and to the government its supremacy
over all Of the United States. This being ac-
complished, the laws Of their own proper
vigOr resume their sway, and the war power"
is at au end, The representativesfrom the north
have no more right to keep the Representatives
from Mississippi out of Congress, than they
have to keep out those from Ohio. We are
the immediate Union men--the only true
Union men.
"The second issue is a social one, and con-
cerne the position Of the negro race in this
country. God himself has made the stinc
ton between races, and he made man with such
nature that in all time past, it has been clearly
shown that no two races differing so widely rs
the white msD and the negro, have ever been
able to exist on terms Of equal freedom in the
same nation. AS a white man then, | am in
favor Of the complete subordinAtion of the
negro. AS friend of humanity, am in
favor of such a subordination as will make it
to the interest of white men to care for and
improve the condition of the blacks. | feel
sure that the Democratic party is right iu
this position.
"The third issue is financial one. We
believe in equal taxation. That the rich
man should pay for the support Of the gov.
IN, Il kHt
the capital Of this country invested in United
States Bonds should bear an equal burden of
taxation with capital invested in real estate,
of the United States has decided that we can.
not tax these bonds. Let US then elect
Legislature which will tax the income arising
from them, or Congress which will author.
ize their taxation. II the Supreme Court
should still interfere TO prevent them bearing
their proper burden of taxation, our oppo
nents, with their recent record in regard to
| the Dred Scott decision, cannot reasonably
complain If we sgitate this question until we
can reorganize this Court aud obtain from it
Judgment consonant with equity and
right
"In regard to the honor this Convention
has done me to.dsy-an honor which in view
OF the many claims my worthy opponent has
upon the favorable regard of the Democratic
party, scarcely expected to receive. | can
only promise with gratitude, that should the
people ratify the nomination you have made
to>day the duties of that important Office, shall
so far as in me lies, be faithfully and Jealous
y performed"
MI. Lowe, in conclusion, mentioned
as matter of interest to the tax payers
there assembled, that the Republican
County Commissioners had accepted an
utterly insufficient bond from the County
Treasurer elect, against the protest Of the
Democratic member of their Board. II
the people of this County desire check
to be put upon such conduct they will
elect the Democratic ticket this fall.