The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-09-19

same terms tl2t lC Is given TO white
men. The reason am in favor Of
that is, because It is right Ap-t
plause - 4
Let me have the ears Of my Dem
oeratic friends OH that question a
moment. IF Democracy has any
meaning now that is eood-ans. IA
vorahle meaning-it is that Democ-
racy is q government of the people
it is government in which every
n an who has TO obeysthe laws has. a |
part in making the laws unless dis
qualified by crime. Then the propo-
sitien Fam for is Democratic pro-
position. Again, it is according, toi
the principles upon which good men
have always desired to- see our IN
stitutions placed, namely, that al!
men are entitled to equal rights be
fore the law. They are not equal
in any other fespeetl Nobody
claims that they are. But we pro
pose to give to each man tie same
rights which you want for yourself.
1t is, irshort; obeyidg the..rrale OF the
great teacher: "Do unto others as
ye would that others should do 4ln-
to YOU" Abraham Lincoln said:
NO man is good enough to govern
another without that other mans
consent Is not that true?
Good as you think you are, are You
good enough absolutely to govern
another man without that other
mans co nsent? If You really think
SO, just change shoes with that OH
er man. and see if you are willing to
to be governed yourself without
your consent by somebody else
/ The Declaration OF Independence
says governments derive their Just
tpowers from the consentof the gov
erned. Now don't you see there is
40 way by which, one man can give
consent to be governed by another
man in a.republican a. government ex-
cept by the ballot? There is no
way provided by which you can con-
sent to give powers to a govern
ment except by the ballot. There
| fore, every man governed under
our system is entitled to the bal
| lot. 500 e
So much for principle. One word
now as to why our Democratic
friends oppose it. | remember their
opposing the extension Of suffrage
once under circumstances that made
many of us think they we're doing
wrong. During the years 1861, IS
So, 1853 and 1864. I was a 5itizen OF
the Fifteenth Ward. in Cincinnati ]
: had lived there ever since it was a
ward. All the property / had in the
L world was taxed there, real or per-
sonal and there was q party in
Ohio, Of loyal Union men, who Said
: I and others Who were. with me
ought to have right to a ward, but
was serving the country III the field
against the rebels. The Democratic
!, party in Ohio-these very peace ner
said, no. Why did they. say.
e should not vote? I never hearc
q but one good reason, and that wa.
/: the apprehension they had that i
the soldiers did vote, they woulden
vote Tue Democratic ticket. That:
what's the. matter Laughter
Now, I suspect that the same ditfiil
cVlty on this proposition, I suspec
that Tie real trouble is that they fea
if the colored man has a vote, the,
dealt so hardly with him these las
II few years, that when he comes t.
/ Fote he viii vote againgt the Demo
erat icparty, That's what's the mat
It ter, Lauehter,] Why, for ii
s sake Of political power, these Dem
I ocrats ofOhio have not been unwil
7 ing to lock kindly toward the color
: ed man. Do you remember, W
> once had blacklaws in Ohio whic
! kept the &ofored. men out Of. til
T State ? Who repealed those laws
It Why did they do it? The Demo
4 cratic party did itbecarse they coul
IL get political power by it. suspet
Il that Il it were quite certain shat th
: the colored vote would elect Alle
u G. Thurman Governor Of Ohio, on
< Democratic friends Would not .ot
u iject to it at all What then do | sa
1t to the Union men :? This oljectio
q may be very good FOR the Demo
/ Gratis, but it is not q wise one 70
you,
I commend to YOU Union me
who are little weak on this questio
or, perhaps, ! should say q litti
f. sttol4g, the exampi.s of Che. Enio
.e men Of the country during the wa.
N Abraham Lincoln thought, III 1856:
a it was wise to proclaim freedom t
D. the slaves. Many good Union me
y thought it unwise, thonght Mr.. Lii
4 coin was going too far, OF too. fas
at but the seqnal justified the wisdpi
. Of AbfahaH lincoln Again, h
r thought it was wise that c5lofed me
/ should be placed in our a@mi&
at There was good soldiers and goo
st Union men who thoughtit tthwis
~ rheF f25reG that HTr. lincoln W.
1t going too fast or too far, but even
, +? Justified it. Now, every body agree
II that in both cases Abraham Lincol
IS was right. Now, tie example
q commend to our Union friends WI
10 are doubling on this great que5tio
in is the example Of those Union me
y. during the war who doubted Il
'' Che wisdom Of these other measure
ur Greatly as they were opposed to Il
q proclamation OF Abraham Linco
an strongly as they we're opposed
en- the enlistment Of .cclored soldier
ut I say TO you | never heald Of ol
u good Union man, in. the army {
K iout Of it, who left his party beeaa'
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