The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-11-02
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA:
Throwing off the Mask.

For time before the election, the ne
publican was very chary in its attempts to
Il, & lie lis position on the negro equality
question. 1t lodged and preyaricated
when asked 10 face the question squarely,
saying that negro suffrage was not an Is
sue before the people. 1t eadeavorcd to
mislead its readers 10y placing false issues
before them, working upon their fears and
enIisting their preju ices gainst the demo-
c.atic party, falsely asserting that it would
if It could, restore slavery, assume the reb-
ell debt, pension rebel soldiers. &c. All
this, and more, it did for he sole purpose
of diycrting tie public attention from its
pet scheme Of negro equality. Now that
the election is past, it throws off the mask,
and as boldly as it dares, comes out il "a
vor of the odious political creed Of univcr-
sal equality without regard to color. In
brief article On this subject last wle't it
said:
Tho true principles Of u free govern
nent SAYS Junius Browne, is to give eve
~ man a chance, whatever his station or
antecedents That we will give to the ne
gro as his right. No bugbear about ne
gro equality will deter the people from
meeting out to the emancipated slave the
long demanded justice Of making to him
TINT last atonement for what the country
has compelled him to endure"
Let US see what this giving to every
man chance means, aud in what way
and to what extent it will affect the negro.
He must have chance to sit at the same
table, ride in the same coach, attend the
same school, vote at the same elections,
hold the same Offices from the highest to
the lowest grades, and in all things, and
in every respect, enjoy the same rights
and privileges. with the white man 1t
seems that mo bugbear about negro equal
ity will Geter" the Republican from Civ.
ing the negro al equal chance in all these
respects with the white race. That we DO
not misstate tn position Of our radical
neighbor and his political associates. our
readers may see from the following extract
from late number OF The Chicago Trib-
une, which we append as commentary on
the text Of the Republican.
The negro was admitted TO the struggle
and carried 80, 600 bayouets in the union
army and rendered important service to the
Lation in putting down the rebellion. The
loyal white men of the country owe him a
debt for those services. They owe him the
ballot Should not the native
born black man who has perIled his own
life TO save that Of the nation, be qually
entitled to sufraee' The debt is fairly
due. How can We avoid paying it and
escape the crime; of ingra;itude and re
pudiatlOn! = We admit thai
it is right to exclude ignorant shiftless
and worthless black men from the polls
and we also insist that ignorant. shiftles.
and worthless rhi'c men should be ,eeigh-
e. IN tie same sea e
The logic of the Tribune may be un'
sound, nevertheless, the fact is boldly
svowe that black men and white men are t.
i'be weighed in the same scale Ifthis /,
not negro-equal'ty will some advocate 0
the doctrine please tell US what it is
How do the poor Lien of this country ILL.,
the programme Of establishing an aristoc
racy of mixed colors. black and white
who shall have the exclusive right to vote
and hold Office while men with Saxon
Celtic or Cireassian blood only in thei
veins are excluded, because forsooth thi
same mixed aristocracy arrogate
themselves the right to pronounce ther
Ignorant, shltless and worthless" becaus
they are poor? Such is the FRO ,rammc
the radicals, and it IS to be see
whether the masses Of the people can b
80 far blinded, or debauched as to aid i
consummating this scheme for their ow
degradation.