The evening Argus., 1865-08-25
MOLINE REPUBLICAN.

MOLINE REPUBLICAN,.
This is the title of new weekly paper
just started in the thriving town Oh D1oNno'
by VIM. FL. Jenkins. Esq, who' IN DIS al
dress to the public says;
We will make no extravagant promises OF
sba fn,nre excellence of our paper, preferring
that il should speak for itself. 1t is proper,
however, to say something about the Repno-
l,can and its management, as the establish
ment now stands. We have paid for the OF
fee from our own individual resources, ana
it is free from all debts and incumbrances.-
II is an indiuidual enterprise, in which no
man hut the editor himself has dollar or
dime'p pecuniary interest otherwise than as
patrons or employees. Having thus invested
our eapital. we selected Moline as the most
desirable among many other towns Wnere
equal and perhaps in some, superior, induce
ments ware offered to US, because we knew II
10 be a pleasantly situated city, and in every
way a desirable community in which to live,
and believed it would literally support an
economically conducted weekly newspaper
and selected job printing Office. The liberal
public spirit manifested by the people, the
satisfactory encouragement extended 10 u.s.
the very handsome advertising patronage
proofs that we were not mistaken in our est
innate of the business wants of Moline, and
the enterprising spirit of its citizens 1t Will
be our constant endeavor, as II Is our interest,
to SO conduct our paper IS 10 merit a contlnu-
ance of, and largely increase this patronage
Desiring permanently to establish our busi-
ness aud nome in Moline, we shall be hearth
~ devoted TO the local interests of the city
and Rock Island county, and shall use what
ever of influence we may acquire tor the
good of the community at large. Being tree
from all obligations to any man or combiDa'
ton of men, aside from our patrons, tor any
assistance in the establishment of the Repub-
licaa, we feel ourselves in position freely
to discuss all political subjects, and to choose
principles rather than men, and In political
discu ssions, il will be our endeavor to ad
vance those dogmas which recognize the per-
feet equality, before the law, of all good men,
irrespective of nationality, religion or race
We desire to see our laws purified from the
oppressive provisions and invidious discrim
inations which relentlessly and without
semblance of reason assign one class of our
Inhabitants to unameliorated degradation,
and shut close down upon every endeavor
they may make for useful acquisitions in
knowledge and advancement in morals.
In an article on ''negro suffrage" he says:
We do not believe the universal and indis-
criminate grant of suffrage TO men of any
color, Is the test means of perpetuating lib
erty, and fostering liberal institutions, and
the qualification we would exact as pre.re-
quisIte is, INTELLIGENCE, an ability TO per form
the duties OF an etector GnderstGndiHgty.
Slavery being now forever abolished
in the United States, the negroes are placed
on an equality as citizens with the whites.
twhatever disabilities they were heretofore
placed under being those incident to state
Of slayery,) and are entitled to every right
and privilege enjoyed by them, which carries
with it the right of life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness" the right of franchise and
the right to Office. However this may affect
our opinions or our prejudices, nevertheless
1t is an incontrovertibe fact. And the rem
edy to prevent any evil effects from uneduca'
ted persons at the ballot box, lies with the
citizens of the states that have been in rebel
lion against the government and that remedy
must affect all alike without regard to race
or color. There are two principles before
us, namely, the right of suffrage with re
strIctions, and the right of suffrage without
restrictions /; and whichever we adopt must
be universal and permanent.
The Republican is handsomely printed,
good looking paper, gives evidence of fair
advertising patronage, and ought to be liber-
ally sustained by the people of Moline. The
editor and proprietor, Mr.. Jenkins, read law
with Abraham Lincoln, at Springfield, but
has been practical printer for many years.
He is also an accomplished photographic re-
porter. and a gentleman of education and alb
ility. He served as private soldier in the
Union army, received au honorable dis
charge, and returns to endeavor 90 earn a
living In our county. We do not expect to
agree with his paper, politically, but we
think the people of Moline will very much
regret it if they neglect to extend to him such
paying patronage as will ensure his success
there.
The democratic state convention of Ohio
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