M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-09-14
Soldiers and Democrat Il
Against Negro Suffrage.
September ii, 1865 -3w

The soldiers OF Iowa mat in State
Convention on tue 23l OF August
Delegates were present from al parts
of the State. 1t was a large aud
enthusiastic Convention. Governor
Stone and his friends, the Negro
Suffrageltes, undertook to break up
the Convention; but failed most
signaly. The soldiers OF Iowa are
determined to teach the Negro SUI
frageites q lesson, aud they, therefore,
laid down an anti.Negro Suffrage
platform, and by acclmation nomi,
mated tho following Tickets
For Governor-Geu. Thomas H.
Benton, Of Pottamattee; For Lieut.
Governor-Col. S. Il, Van Anda, OF
Delaware; For Supreme Judge
Col H. II. Trimball, of Davis; For
Superintendent OF Public instruction
Capt. j. W. Lennett, of Jasper.
The next day the Democratic par
ty of Iowa met IN State Convention
at the same place, and resolved to
support the soldiers Ticket, nomina
ted on the preceding day.
In the address of the soldiers to
their soldier-c)mrades, these pa5sa>
ges occur, referring to Negro Sui
!rage:
"Don't be deluled, soldiers and
loyal citizens, by the fa'se assertion
that this question is not now before
you, to be decided virtually by the
defeat or election of Stone. 1t ha.
been forced upon the people; it cam
be postponed, but must be settled by
the result OF the October election.
"The friends Of Negro Suffrage
and Governor Stone may squirm u:
they please, and designate themaelve;
by what patriotic names they please
may heap epithets of opprobriuu
up6n their opponents as they please
but they can't escape from the odiun
winch the fourth plank in their plat
form has indehbly fixed uron them
They must face that music. They
can't deceive old soldiers. Theil
candidate is the Negro Suffrage can,
didate, and they must abide tina
issue. Governor Stone means Negrc
Suffrage. and Negro Suffrage mean:
Governor S,one, and, for this cam
paign, thoy are ioinel together, .aht
no man can put them asunder.
"Soijiers, we know you are Op'
posed to Negro Suffrage. With yov
it were a waste OF words and al
insult to argue this question further
You are all opposed to Negro Equal
ity, in all its shapes, and heartily
indoree the words Of your invircible
commander, old Tccumseh Sherman
that the Negroes are not fitted fol
the exercise of the elective franchise
want them TO get fair price fol
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 ap
plicable to affairs here in Ohio as it il
to affairs in Iowa. 1t is just as i'm
portant here as it is in Iowa, tina
"soldiers and loyal citiz 5us" shoult
not "be deludod" "by The false asser-
ton this question NEGRO Suffrage
is not now now before" them, "to b,
decided virtually by the election OF
Gen. Cox; and "the friends of Negro
Suffrage" and Gen. Cox "squirm at
they please, and designate them
selves by what patriotic names they
please; may heap epithets of oppro'
blum upon their opponents; they
must face that music. They cam
deceive old soldiers. Their candida
te is the Negro Sufarge candidate
and they must abide that issue."-
Gen. Cox "means Negro Suffrage,
and Negro Suffrage means" General
Cox, land for this campaign they are
joined together, and no man can
put them asunder."
We may, therefore, with propriety
say, in the language of this address
of the soldiers Of Iowa, "Soldiers,
we know you are opposed to Negro
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