Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-08-01


Among the more out spoken Of the
mongrel papers In this State, there
seems to bc quite n disposition TO find
fault with the proceedings of their
State Convention, for not incorporat.
ing the negro suffrage plank in their
platform. In explanation Of why il
was left out, the piiidge Record, a lead
ing mongrel Journal published al
Weschestcr, says;
"Thc subject was thoroughly discussed by the
committee on resolutions, the member Of the com.
mittee from Bucks county making an argument
In favor Of the adoption Of such resolution. Tbs
expodiency Of this action, however was decidedly
opposed by some Of the delegates from the intori-
or, who thought their constituents were NOT ye
prepared 10 Jacs Tho music. II was suggested that
the subject would at any rate be acted upon by
Congress, as soon as the pending constitutional
amendments would be ratified, and that the State,
themselves would be relieved Of the responsible
ties Of fixing the qualifications Of citizenship IN
this respect Thus i came about that the suiirag,
plank was omitted from our State platform"
Here is very honest and candid
confession, and one too that should
open the eyes ofthe thousands of white
men, who have heretofore been voting
with mongrelism, but have so often
asserted that they will no longer vote
for that party when they are convinc-
ed that it favors negro suffrage. 1t is
not because they are not in favor Of
negroes voting,n not because they would
keep the ballot out of their hand, and
preserve the superiority of the white
man, that their platform says nothing
about it, but for the simple reason that
they fear that the masses Of their par.
ty are not get quite perpared to face the
music; not yet prepared to aclxnowl-
edge Sambo as their equal; not pre-
pared to give cuffee the reigns Of Gov
ernment; not yet prepared to march
arm in arm to the ballot box, with
these sweet scented American citi-
zens of African descent" And yet,
knowing, feeling and acknowledging
that even a majority of their own par.
ty, together with the hundreds oi
thousands of noble democrats through
out the State, are bitterly opposed to
this infamous and degrading doctrine,
they have the efrontery TO express
the desire that Congress, viii "relieve
the State of fixing the qualifications
of its citizens" or in other words
force negro suffrage upon us, in oppo-
sition TO the wishes of three fourths OF
our white voters. 1t is TO accomplish
this that their candidate for Supreme
Judge is pledged TO make his decisions
in accordance with the "wishes Of
those electing him" And if the white
men of Pennsylvania feel that they
"are not ready to face the music,
and march arm in arm 10 the polls with
an ignorant and degraded race, they
must vote for those who viii oppose
any interference by Congress, with
our laws regulating the qualification
Of citizens" Williams, the Black Re.
publican nominee for Supreme Judge,
has pledged himself to decide that
Congress has the right to make ne
groes voters in Pennsylvania in oppo-
sition TO the wishes Of our people.
Sharswood viii decide that it is a qucs-
tion the white men Of our State a,one
can settle.-Bellefont Watchmdn.