The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-03-06
NEeRo SUFFRAGE.
what q Leading Radical Paper
Says

oayo
Tn. Cincinnati Commercial is the recog-
nired organ OF the Radical party in Ohio =
In its issue Of February IS, it thus dis
courses on the question OF negro suffrage.
II speaks but the truth when it says. that
she '-Republivau" organization in Ohio il
e,mmitted 10 the doctrine Of negro suffrage.
We invite the particular attention of those
claiming TO TO be ConSerruiire Republicans
10 the article. Noc is the 'ime for you TO
decide whether you wi follow your party
leaders or not:
The Word "White.o
ReunbEicans Of the Ohio Legislature
stand shiyerine on the brink of the PROPOSE
ton To strike the word white" from the
Constitution of Ohio, but fear to launch
away. Their warm and sparkling ehthusl,
asm for the preamble Of the Declaration oil
Independence congeals suddenly when con-
fronted BY the rugged issue Of this day.
Delicate, fctions are permitted TO circulate
to relieve the brethren of the cold and aw'
ful responsibility that presses upon them.
The chii r., of Africa who are in our midst,
we're recently represented as begging that
pothinr rash or premature should be done
for their sake. They were solicitous that
the enemy should not be grappled with un'
iii more auSpicious time might arrive -
We have not, however, heard u more than
two of the American citizens oil African de-
scent who confirmed this story. Bnt while
our Legislators halt, the issue Is MADE up
The record of the second session Of the 4hir'
m rinth Congress does the business When
the Republican party IN Congress insists up
on rnyrdnchising the blacks IN the District o.
(olambia and IN the States recently IN an
surrection, and the Republican party IN
Gn,o sustains that Congress, ce do not see
that denial that the party farored negl .
suffrage ,ooua an,Dnat to any thing coasid
eraJle. There is too much partisanisn
among our legislators. They are becoming
as devoted to the party as the Democrac,
we're in the days OF their strength
Let them awake to the fact that as par
tisians they are committed irrevocably, an
whether the real issue is boldly met or i
| eyaded, its reality will be none the les
patcut, and the chara ;ter Of the next cam
paign in Ohio will be unaffected save in thl
we should regard it as hard question t
answer before the people: Why the he
publicans were for enforcing negro sutfrag
on the South at the point OF the bayonet
and declined to advocate the enfranthise
ment of the negroes of Ohio, who ar
notoriously thrifty and intelligent people
INN easely superior to the recently emanci
prt,d llatk% Of the South2
As the Republicans will have the blame
ehoy M 'ght as well have the game. Lopge
hesitation in submitting the question wheth
cr the word white 5 oil be stricken from
the Constitute will be q confession of weak
ness for which there is nno compensation. =
| Prompt action will give the affirmative O
the proposition the advantage of coura
geous initiative, and Of the commencement
Of the campaign with a forward movemen
and the vigor of an earnest purpose Ever
politician in Ohio knows that the next Rc
publican State Convention must formall
approve the Reconstruction Bill which ha
just passed both Hou,cs of Congress, an
that hat biN has negro suffrage IL 1t. Aite
that, the rcafirmation Of the Declaration O
Independence, with which the Wester
Reserve has been so often soothed, will b
very fiat, stale and unproftable. -.