Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-07-25
The Cofrnnfion of TgariY.

Oho W Tue HIpealS " tuo people oy
which the Republican party obtained power
was foundedon the supposed unavoidable
corruption attendant upon the possession
of power by any political organization,
for any long period Of time. s
The official history of the party now in
power. and its present moral status in the
State of Ohio. as a strong argument in
support of that theory, The vitality OF
that party is in the East. Its adhercnts
in the West, are but hewers Of wood and
drawers of water for New England task =
masters Fanueil Hail has spoken upon
the only vital question, which the Repu-
blican party can suggest for the consider
alton Of the people in its career Of progress
1.-The proposed extension of suffrage to
the black race,
The Republican party in three States
has followed suit--camo squarely ont in
favor Of confirming the right Of suffrage
on the blacks at the South by Federal
usurpation; at the North by constitutional
amendment. In Ohio the party revolSes.
In Ohio it dodges. In Ohio constructs
a platform intended for deception alone.
The more conservative portion in South
ern Ohio clam that the party is not in
favor of negro equality, while the radical
portion in Northern Ohio insists upon that
as the only subject of vital importance.
Each is trying to deceive the other, and
time-serving place hunters, ambitious
of office, are laboring in turn to deceive
both. The position of the party in Mont
gomery County has been declared indi-
rectly, not however without some indi-
cation of an,inteption to play the artful
dodger, if not to take the baek-track--
should such action seem necessary before
the election.
The almost unanimous tnbling of CHARLIE
Anderson's Anti-negro equality resolu
tions by the County Convention which
appointed delegates to Columbus, was to
say the least of it, decided expression of
opinion on the part OF the wise-heads,
which has received additional force from
the advocacy by the journal, since the
Convention of the equality side OF
the question. We are still, however, left
in some doubt upon the matter from the
fact that since we have been discussing the
subject, the journal has not once al
luded to it, while vague rumors reach
us, that Mr.. Anderson and his friends,
are preparing to make q vigorous effort at
the coming County Convention to secure
the passage of his resolutions, or at least
to construe and explain the platform, in
such manner as to satisfy the scruples Of
the doubters hereabouts, and secure their
votes for the County ticket. In the mean
time, the candidates on the State ticket
are being placed in an awkward predica-
ment by a set of meddlesomo fellows who
viii ask Troublesome questions. A large
meeting of radicals was held the other day
at Oberlin, which resolved to support no
one on the State ticket who would NOT
come ont square on the record for practi-
cal application of the Declaration of Indc-
pendence, and advocate negro-equality.
The folio wing letter was addressed to the
Republican candidate for State Treasurer
and published in the Cleveland Leader
The reply ofMr. Warner has not yet APP
peared
"oherlin July lS 1865.
"Honorabe Sidney 5. Warner, Wellington, Ohio.
DEAR SIR-.The time has come, in the his
tory Of this State and nation, when the friends
Of the negro, as well as the friends of the
country, should east their votes with sincerity
and intelligence No patriot can now properly
discharge his duty in the use Of the ballot
without fully understanding the position of the
candidate for whom he votes, with reference to
negro suffrage. II must be evident to every
one well read 10 our State and National of.
fairs, that sound policy as well as justice re.
quires that not only the negro of the South,
but the negro of the North should have the
untrammeled use OF the elective franchise.
~ drop you this line in behalf of very
many earnest and patriotic men, who, Rnx.
ious to support all the candidates put in
nomination by the late Republican Conven.
ton, held in the city of Columbus, have made
up their minds that they will vote for no mnn
who ia not in favOr of the TepsGl Of the black
la,0s of ihe State, and in fauOr of giring 10
the negro, North and South, the pririlege of
voting, and that, too, tOiihom unreasonable