The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-09-27
NEW SERIES---VOLUME |, NO. 8

] uOn hau 10 be jet rnlhed py each state Tor
itself and the North for itseif. mis- dcterni-
ination would De here for the full appica-
! tion of the rights Of man which be had de-
scribed. The reply was received with en-
/ thusastic applause; ANDY some announce
/ mentS, the meeting adjourned.
Such is therep0rt OF the Republican State
! organ, which goes to say that, when the
! General moved toward the door, the colorpd
men pressed forward eagerly. and as they
took his hand, were earnest in their con
| gratulatiOns.
Now, why "the enthusiastic applause" at
| Oberlinp Why did the negroes eagerly
press forward, sieze Gen. Cox by the hand,
and earnestly congratulate him?
! Simply. because Gen. Cox had declared
in favor of Negro Suffrage in Ohio. lAp-
1t has been said by some persons that the
distingu shed candidate of the Republican
time, and that he will probably break his
neck in the dangerous experiment /
make no such charge. Far be it from me
to accuse General Cox of duplcity. On
the contrary, | give him full credit Tor
meaning what his words clearly express
that he is in favor of Negro Suffrage in
Ohio, and that the negroes acted upon in
stinct when they grasped his hand and car
neStly congratulated him.
But this | will say, that however skillful
an equestrian person muy be, it is not ca
so 70 ride two horses at the same time, and
more especially when one horse is on full
| gallop toward the Ohio river, and the other
| on brisk canter for Lake Eric. APP
| plause.
No, sir, it will not do Our penple will
not be satisfied with the double tongue of
a DeIphian Oracle, and looking twice one
way and then twice the other way, will not
satisfy the intelligent freemen OF Chic. 1t
will not satisfy the boys in blue, nor the
| sturdy farmer at his plow, nor the Sklllful
mechanic in his workshop.
| Ours is brave and manly race, and A
mel1cans like a square, open fight, or no
fight at al. Applause.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
| The attempt to place the white man up
on level with the negro, is but another
scheme OF capital to control labor. The
man Of wealth does not dread negro equali-
! ~. because his riches may help him beyond
its influence; though it may affect the des-
tiny of his children after him; for in this
country wealth takes wings and flies away.
And if the negroes of the South continue
| to come into Ohio in large numbers the eff
feet will be to reduce the wages of labor,
and thus prejudice the interests OF the
white mechanic, artisan and laboring man.
1t has been asked Why the repeal Of the
| black laws have that effect? The answer is
a plain one: The negroes were then slaves:
now they are free. Then there was law
to arrest every fugitive slave; now there is
no such law upon the statute Look, and
the negro hcome into Ohio as easily as
the white man,
Instead OF degrading labor our true pol
icy is to dignity and elevate it; for labor is
the life blood Of the nation. Applause.
The struggle between capital and labor is
as old as civilization, ard unfortunately for
4 mankind, capital is almost invariably tri-
umphant. Capitals entitled to tail pro
tit and rccompense for the iisk OF invest
menr, but labor should he well and honest
ly rcqutttd Tor its skill and lis toll.
In Great Brlttian, with a population of
thirty million souls, there are only thirty
thou>a and landowners, and about one fi-
teenth OF the entire population are paupers;
or are lowering upon the verge Of paupcl-
Ism. And that we are Fastening toward the
same end, there is too much reason to be
llevc, but the remedy rests with the people,
ii'lt be applied in time.
DEBT AND TAXATION.
General Cox and politicians of his school
claim that national debt is national bless
ing. This we deny. A nation is but
combination of individuals, aud il it be
blessing for the whole community to be in
debt, then the same must be true of every
member Of the community, and, according
to that doctrine, he is most blessed who
owes most money; and the most fortunate
man is he who pays the heaviest taxes. -
Applause.
But whether the theory be true or false
the debt exists. and the taxes have to be
paid, and the more property there is to be
taxed, the less will be the bun dcns on each
individual
In 1860 the South produced one thousand
million pounds Of cotton, and as soon as the
Southern States are restored TO the Union, |
and right and order are re-established, the |
same amount can again be produced annu- |
ally. And that amount Of cotton at fifty !
cents per pound would produce an income,
subject to taxation, of five hundled million
dollars, and to that extent relieve the people |
of the West and North. tApplause.
Aside from patriotism, then, 1t is our in
terest to restore the Southern States to the
Union, as proposed by President johnson,
whose policy will be opposed by the leading
Republicans in Congress
THE NEGRO DEPENDENCY.
Forgettul of the mammoth debt of four
thousand million dollars, which rests with
crushing weight upon the industry of the
people, Gen. Cox proposes to make a ple-
sent to the negroes Of territory embracing
about thirty million acres of land, which
would cost six hundred million dollars to
purchase 10 do this would require a tax
of about one hundred and fifty dollars to be
levied on every voter in the United States,
North and South.
Before the 10th of October. it will be well
for the taxpayers to reflect upon this pro-
position
THE MILITIA TAX.
Why should Ohio keep up a standing
army; at least, why should it be done in
time OF peace? Are the lmdcns of the
people so light that q tax Of four dollars a
head can be imposed upon every citizen,
without the leople feeling it? Let tax
payers answer, Applause.
If the Democracy are restored to power,
this odious tax will be repealed, and the
people be thus relieved to the extent of one
and half million Of dollars in taxation.
The entire law is wrong and should be re-
pealed. 1t has caused the people to be use
lessly taxed; it has caused our public roads
to be neglected, and the public arms to be-
come unfit for use from negligence and want
of proper skill and care,
The arms should be deposited in the ar
senal at Columbus, where they may be kept
i'll good repair and ready for service; and
shnuld Uor come we have 1tthc hnys in
blue" every one Of whom is worth half
dozen holiday soldiers.
THE INCOME TAX.
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