The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-10-05
ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL CGNMIFFEE.
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMmTTEE Rooms,
SOS W WALNf-r ST. PHILADELPHIA

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To the People Of Pennsylvania:
The Democratic partyin its platform
of principles, adopted at Harrisburg,
on the 5th day of March, 1866, resol-
we'd
/. That the States whereof the pe0-
pie were lately in rebellion are integral
parts Of the Union, and are entitled to
representation in Congress, by men du-
ly elected, who bear true faith to the
Constitution and laws, and in order to
vindicate the maxim that taxation
without representation is tyranny,
such representatives should be forth
with admitted.
. That the faith Of the republic is
pledged to the payment Of the national
debt, and Congressional pass all laws
necessary for that purpose.
3. That the white race alone is enti-
tied to the control Of the government of
the republic, and we are unwilling to
grant to negroes the right to vote.
Upon this platform we placed our
candidate for Governor, andwith these
principles we confidently look for sue
cess in this contest.
Our opponents in their Convention,
held at Harrisburg, on the 7th day Of
March, 1866, also, adopted a platform,
and nominateda candidate. The prin-
ciples they enunciated appear to be lost
sight Of and the proposed constitution
al amendment takes their place as the
rule Of Radical orthodoxy, and to it
their candidate gives his unhesi tating
support.
Negro equality and negro suffrage
are the essential elementsin thatamend-
ment. BY it the negro is made the e.
quail Of the white man IN all his ''priv-
heges and immunities." The right of
Pennsylvania to make laws to regulate
the migration Of negroes into the State
is denied and she is deprived of her
just share of representation in Congress
unless her Constitution be amended
and the negro allowed to vote.
The Radical candidates for Governor
and for [. S. Senator; their leaders Of
public sentiment; their speakers and
their newspapers are open advocates of
this amendment, and their practice ac-
cords with their profession, for they
mingle with the negro in social inter
course, in political conventions, and in
public professions.
We hold that the negro is not the e
quail of the white man, and, whilst we
accord to him freedom and protection
Of person, with the right to enjoyment
of the fruits of his labor and aid in in
tellectuai advancement, we affirm that
our own race is entitled to control the
entire machinery Of the government.
Sustaina this amendment, and you
give the'negro the right to aid in gov
erning you; defeat it and you maintain
your own right of sovereignty.
Ereryman ,ch0 roteS for Geoy or for
q Radicot ca3ldjda5e for Congress, rotes
as distinctly for negro Suffrage and negro
eqaaIHg as if they rere printed on his
ballot.
DEMOCRATS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Power is no longer against you, but
ranges itself upon your side. Oppor-
tunities for fraud do not exist. Aid
comes to you from the ranks Of the en-
envy. No Democrat who voted for Nc
Clellan votes against you now; your
brethren are aroused from the Lakes to
the Delaware. \ change of five per
cent. upon the vote of 1864 will sweep
your opponents out Of existence. You
can count it in every election district
in the Commonwealth: andif You will
but execute the details of your organi-
zation, success is certain.
Faith in your principles, courage in
the contest, and a determination to
poll every Conservative vote, are the
only requisites to an assured victory.
BY order Of the Democratic State
Committee.
WM. \. WALLACE,
Chairman.