New-York tribune., 1867-08-23
THE CAMPAIGN IN OHIO.
SPEECH OF SENATOR WADE.

Thurman and yallandgham. and then came down 10 the
great issues Of the campaign az bnows;
There isa new element in our canvass now tnat SI
for the mastery but 1t is only the iosics anu ~ @
ored men TO suffrage is the legitimate and logical de-
ducton from what you have already done Ihat ques-
So hind 20 what he was doing when you up and
gorously sustained Republican candidate four years
ago. that he should bo induced to change hat course
Let the Republican party stand up to their integrity
h and Sntv Which they have ever maintained and
this election win be the last nail the coffin of this
but partial right and special privileges and the domino
ton of the few over the many. lAppiauseI DO rght
more, and shall not again have occasion 10 cal
your attention TO this important subject Let the cooren
men of Ohio come TO the ballotbOx and vote Don't
let the ignorant rule" the British Tory Judge
Thurman says-no, Judge Thurman writes-"lt mas
pleased the Almighty to make them lower than other other
men," IL He has made them lower than He has made
Thurman, or their hearts any worse God pity them foT
Seniur 70 snd a on III rhe God Agbty dsbutc his
avors unequaly among men an insult TO OnnPotence
and insult TO the understanding OF mankind IL must
not be done Judge Thurman and will not be done That
hundred and thousand that drowned out Valandg-
ham, you didn't him again until lately, will in
crease to st greater number when it comes to bnryng
you. And it is little curious TO see how the British
Tories making arguments for Thurman, yanandlg-
ham. Ranney Co yugde Ranney my ola associate @ "a az
under the miserable idea that tho Almighty had made
some TO be the servants OF others Coud ne per
suade you my friends that he had made you for ser
wants Of somebody No. sir thank God the American
people have got that. They don't DenoVe there IL
deal difference In blood. There vast dlnerence III
moral and intellectual exataton but In government you
must take mankind as they arc and You are c0peued 10
erned by the laws Of country SHAH participate IN ther
making. We govern ourselves have Ihurmans speech
ations for old jeremiah, in his most hypocrtica mood
never talked like Thurman lLaughterJ he saysihe
most terrible tyranny the world ever knew has fallen
upon the American people and they have nowhee oook
for hope and lie tells you you are IN danger every hOur
OF falling under the dominion OF some devil or other ne
don't know what or whom. He says the-Repusncahs
have seized upon the Government and made out OF II the
frends il this is despotism It is despotism OF your
own choosing The American people made it, and they
Judge Thurman how comes it that this Republican party
despsed by you and your party to-day are
reigning trumphantly the once proud Democratic
party and tramplng the principles of that Democratic
party under their feet How thati How did II come
10 look at the cause Of those things VIII tell You the
cause II is because God Just ana because eau te ,
principles laid down by Hum. You and your party nave
served me IS1 ana @ ,ha IN e SG e yO hap % b
is bitterly true From the time that the great kePnD
their organization, how happens IL that step by step In
this great controversy, their numbers have continually
increased. and their principles become more and more
settled more firmly held by the American people today,
than at any period previous to thisi Why sit
Mr. Wade referred TO the Of vallandigham
and Thurman during the war; saying That the former was
bold, open traitor, while the latter sncakng one,
and continued follows:
Is there a man within the hearing Of my voice, who
opposed vaandgham in 1868, in that great controversy
the bold traitor, Vaiandighan w vote for the mlder
one Thuunanl As for me- like bold man better than
would prefer the open traitor Vaand cham. rather than
the simy msidous traitor, Thurman. But they say
these men are too ignorant TO vote Mc great many
men are more ignorant than wish they v're; am so
myself; am n good deal more ignorant than wish
was that Of the great numbers that come up 10
the polls many very ignorant They come here nom
foreign county anu anu We & sDe , a, ' n oyerwcnf NJ
than the horse you drive. DO the Democrats complain OF
t,cm that they are too Ignorant sir II the victim OF
rgirud -fuW
OF five years 20 exercise the right OF voting, DO you sup
nose he understands the subject better than The older
nan who is a nnturaLborn citizen, and who has heard
those great questions discussed from his boyhood up
who has displayed fathfuness TO the dictates OF their
better principles beyond any other class of men that
know Of =. am not FOR striking of any from the
list because hold that the wise and the ignorant the
citizenship. II is principle of natural justice that ~
participate I'm IT, am clad 10 say that those people
whom your legislature has referred It to you to say
whether they shall Dc voters or not are lhnsS anoNc
the class have alluded 10 IN all That intelligence
that qualities men 10 vote Ignt m u his dntn n
night he needs not be profound Jufist or an accom-
plished scholar great statesman II twas, this Gov
eTMnent Of ours would be absolutely Impossible IhAl
would bring YOU back to this pink Of aristocacy Some
gentlemen who had been through the mill, aud become
qualified with scholarship would nave To ceity at you
were dualhcd No, Sir the affairs of the Govern
mcDt are complicated that comes TO. All that
ms bosom an honest heart. That n all you want Men
know the difference between right and wrong ana there
is 40 difficulty ascertaning whether this man or that
is right wrong Is there man who claims the fght
part with than with his lfe and that he would brand
the man with infamy who would take or withhold
that his ncighbOr, whatever color he may be, If he
Is not criminal, has that same right ~ exactly
the same degree that he has Will any tell me why
he has not You say he does not know as much as You
do SO much tne more necessity Tor ang @ MN WIN ne me
tempt to trample him and his rights under loot III he Is
ignorant he wants II an he Is wisc he poor,
he wants IL more than II he Is rich The millionaire does
need your sympathy. He has sympathy enough. IL
is the owy, and the humble, and the ignorant VINO need
this helps The Government that takes care OF the rights
such these is just government II You want to see
whether government Is just or not don't LOOK 10 see
whether it susains the integrity and pOmp of men high
in power but look how 1t protects the weak and the
humble. II IL protects them, II Is glorious Democratic
Government, aud 1t will stand IN favor with God and
with all just men.
The speaker then referred to the loyalty of the blacks
during the war; and said:
Does this entitle them 10 any consideration at our
hauds The who II does not has not the soul OF
man IN his bosom lie is crayenhested friend OF the
Rebellion TO the intelligence OF those men, do you
that all the Southern States now the eoOred
population are organzng theinSeReS ato SGn0V,S' & anu M
eIaure than any other people ~ ne c0unti! nhve @
with book in his hand learning to read me od earn
ing young aud the Young learning the old both put
Don't you know thati / tell you 1t is true. AK any
man ctcd with the educational department OF the
Freedmas Bureau and what marvellous stories hey
will tell Of the sacrifices these men are making
for the sake Of educating themselves, and let me
trash. as they arc called in those regions, shall
hurry up the cakes and put themselves NJ a course course
OF training DeIteI tHbI bicy tNCI
of the negroes being the ignorant class they have been
represented 1t will be the men OF our color who VII de
serve name, because those poor whites dOnt seem
TO he actuaed by that spirit Of Improvement which actu
ates the blacks Therefore hope NO man VIII hesitate
TO take the last chnchng step IN the progress OF the re-
that the Republican party have had a heart All the
time tell you, my friends, making history very
fast The man who has been identified on the part Of
the Government with the great struggle OF the past few
wears I'm this country and has stood side by side with the
Republican party, has proud record THIS nation has
made advancements beyond what any nation has ever
made before We looked TO by all the struggling mil
lions Of Europe, and know that in the war through
which we have just passed the despOusmh OF Europe