The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-06-14
QUESTIONS FOR DEMOCRATS.

QUEOllUAD I'm DLmOOIh D.
what johnson Favors-Do you Tudorse IT
Hon Richard w Thompson. in his
speech sat Bedford, in this State, the
ether day. alluded to the hypocritical
adulation OF tho CopperLcads, and
asked come pertinent questions in that
connection We quote as follows.
They are ii favor or John they
saw Let US see what he saws. IL his
lettert 10 Governor Sharkey he says; i
hope that without DELAY your convention
will am end your State Constitution, ahol-
ishing slavery. and deny 70 ali after
legislation the power TO lc1i=latc that
there is property in man. Also, that they
will adopt the amendment TO tile Consti-
tuition of the United States aboliship@
slavery. Il II you could extend tho ciec-
tive franchf.e to all persons who can
read the Constitution Of the United
States in English, and write their names,
and 30 all persons who own real estate
TO the amount of $3.50 and pay taxes,
you would completely disarm the adFer-
sary and set IN example to other states.
These are the principal conditions -
johnson is in favor Of these, you see.
Then how is il possible these men, who
say they are in favor of the States com Z
ing back without conditions, can he
johnson men? They are simply copper
heads, and nothing else and they are for
no man that does not stand upon their
latform.
In 1871, when Tyler vetoed the Bank
bill, was a Representative in Congress, +
and the very night of the veto these
Democratic leaders marched to tae Pre7i
dent, and old Bill Allen, of Ohio, made
pompous speech to the President, and
said
II am deputed by the great Demo
cratic party Of this country to thank You
for the noble stand YOU have taken in
saving that great constitution, and place
you at the head of the Democratic hosts
as the head oil our Democratic itstitu-
tions."
And TYLER was fool enough to believe
all these fellows said. lie thought that
at the next convention lie would be the
Democratic candidate, The convention
met and Tyler did not get a vote, And
that is what they intend To do with John
son, provided they can use him in that
way | am like General kimbail, and
think if they get him down their Threats
he will choke them, if they must take
these conditions for the restoration of
harmony.
He is in favor of having these States
extend the right Of suffrage to all neg
roes who can read the Constitution. Are
you for that, my democratic Iriand: He
is in favor of adopting the constitutional
amendment aholishing slavery. Are you
in favor Of that2
He is for having the right Of suffrage
extended to every negro in the State who
owns $50 worth of real estate. Are
Won in favor of that? He is in favor Of
suspendug the writ of habcas corpus;
he Is in favor Of military commissions,
dc. Are YOU i'm favor of these? " ell,
no, am not in favor of anything OF that
kind but / am for johnson. Why, what
are you for johnson foI? Why, just
because being for him, | hope to defeat
the Union party, that Is all Not one
single principle or sentiment docs John
son entertain that these men approve;
not one lie cannot approve OF enc
sentiment of theirs, without belly ing his
life since the war began. Was he not IN
favor OF the levy of taxes To pay oil the
debt? They are not Was he not in
favor Of tie reputation of the debt o.
the South? They are not not dollar
would they rcpudiate. | deny emphat:-
callv that the Democratic party are in
favor OF the reputation OF a single
dollar of the debt of the South FOR il
these States come back into the Union
upon the same Germs they entout, they
are sovereign Safes in the Union and
have right TO levy L; to pay the debt
and pay pension to their soldiers which
will stand "A demand against the General
Government.