Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-06-30
G.neraI Cox and Negro sunrnsr.


GsneraI Cox and Negro Suffrage.
The Cincinnati Commercial and other
Republican papers in Southern Ohio havo
denied TINT General Cox, the Abolition
candidate for Governor. is in favor Of
negro suffrage, The New York Tribun,,
however comes to the rescne, and insists
that the Abolition candidate is "all right"
on that issue, and cites. in support Of its
declaration, the fact that General Cox
has been for many years and is now the
the warm personal and political friend Of
Chief Justice Chase This, of itself,
ought to he sufficient, il indeed any proof
OF the fact was needed But no one here
in Ohio, we presume, has any doubts as
to the status OF General Cox on the negro
quest not even the papers in Southern
Ohio that are endeavoring to create dif-
iecent impression.
The Tribune gives the additional inior-
nation that the failure Of the convention
which nominated General Cox to put the
suffrage plonk in it's platform, is no
cause of discouragement to the friends Of
the measure, but that the question will
be canvassed in every school district Of
the State from this time until the day Of
election" This is Just what the radical
/ Abolitionists say here. They iusist that
they arc not bound by the action.-or rather
the want of action-of the convention in
this particular, and they intend that the
"suflrage" question shall constitute the
leading element in ihe canvass this fall.
We know this is somewhat unpalatablc
to those Of the party who are not vet quite
prepared 70 sanction the odious and re-
pulsivo doctrine Of political and social
cqality with the negro, but the probabili-
ties are, that iC they don't gipe in, they
will be ,Uhippcdin by the ultras At all
events, it now looks as il there was going
to be an interesting fight between the two
factions Of the Abolition party Let u,
wait and see.
We make the following extract from
the Tribune
Those friends OF universal sufirace wbc
hoped for an emphatic expression By the Re
publican State Convention of Ohio, have nc
OCCASION for encouragement in the record o
its action, The question, we are assured
will be canvassed in every school district ot
the State from this time until election day
the Democracy having ranged themselves
against it as the Republicans have taker
ground for it.
''General jacob Doson Cox, the Republican
candidate for Governor, was originally
} Liberty party man, but has been an activ,
member Of the Republican party ever sinct
ito organization, aod is at this moment an or
dent advocate OF negro suffrage, fact wei
known to the Ohio Convention, and il ma,
be added for the benefit OF enc or two New
York newspapers, that General Cox has beer
for many years and is nov the warm persona
and political friend Of Chiol Justice Chase.
General Cox is a young man of abou
thirty-eight years of great abilities an,
thorough education has served in the Obi,
Senate, where he ranked as q leader among
the radicals, and has served from the com
mencement OF the present war, FIRST as Colo
mel, theu as n Brigadisr, and now rs a Majo
General Of Volunteers. His servees in tn
army we're well known. His wife is daugh
ter Of the late President Finnoy formerly O
Oberlin College, in which blacks and white
are admitted on equal terms.