Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-06-27
DEATH-PLANK OF THE DOOMED

publican believes that the vital issue
Of the Republican party is ''manhood
suffrage" (the vanished way of say
ing that nigger shall vote, and that
the party must come to the point to
save itself from defeat. 1t saws that
that is the only radical issue between
the parties, ard unless the Republicans
declare for il, they will lose the Dem
ocratic renegades; which means, of
course, that Cessna, Dougherty, the
Forneys, etcetera, are to be held only
by a hook baited with wool. The
following is q specimen of the Repub-
licdn'S reasoning:
'Thc Republicans Of the North viii not permit
the suffrage question TO be pushed aside They
consider Il vital, and mean to keep II before tho
people until equal and intelligent suffrage is es-
tablishod In the State. The next movement will
be Tor an amendment TO the Constitution to appor-
ton representatives to Congress according to the
voting population, and this will certainly prevail
because everybody see that there is other means
Of equalizing representation and preventing the
Southern States from holding n large EXCESS of
power in the Government. No lsrty will dare
oppose this amendment, and its adoption and ref
eronce to the States would be one Of the first acts
of the next Congress. This amendment adopted
VIC shall soon see party organized in the South.
ern States for equal suffrage, and il viii he very
likely to be carried in some Of them. Al all events
the Republican party in the free States must make
an effort for equal suffrage in their respective
States, or 60 under. Nothing else eau save them.
If they fail to do H. they will lose the support of
the men who are Republicans from principle. The
Democrats who have acted with them. and given
them in some States. viii return to their
old party afiliaiions when Il Is thus made to an.
pear that ther is no radical difference between
the two partifs and the ofiice-sccking and COM
promising element alone win be left TO constitute
what was once the dominost party"
What wvUla ha the consequence If
Democratic organ or leader should
make declarations Of such nature
proposing to vitiate the balot-box by
bringing into citizenship and full po-
litical power, the most miserably alb
ject, ignorant and soullcss class Of be-
ings IN the land, and that, too, merely
to secure the power and plumber Of
the Government for the Office seekers
of the Democratic partyy Would
not the people, with one accord, exc
crate the audacious Democratic pro
poscrY Would he not be Kissed out
of every community as a base, unnat-
ural, subsidized wretch, who was un.
worthy of the confidence, respect or
support of any white man-high or
low, rich or poor 7 But, "loyal
presses and 'loyal" oflice.holders en-
! Joy special privileges, it seems. They
can propose and dispose TO suit them
selves, and a mean-spirited, craven
hearted people applaud and acquiescc
| In one shape or another the views
above quoted have been circulated
broadcast by the Republican press of
this and other States. In fact, all the
radical utteranccs of the New Eng
land radicals are transferred to the
columns Of the Republican press OF
Pennsylvania, TO exercise their bale
full influence, either with or without
editorial comment and endorsement.
The foregoing quotation was taken
from one Of them without "note or
comment" 0fcourse il was endorsed,
aud, of course the whole Republican
party Of this State will adopt that as
its last desperate resort TO retain its
supremacy.--Pdtriot d Union.
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