Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-23
The Effort of the Cleveland Lead
er to bring its Party to Time ON
Negro SufFra~e '-'

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The Cleveland Leader, the ultra Negro
/ Suffrage organ of Northern Ohio, of Satur-
day last, has the following II .gJ8IIl.I ia;
1.-THE CONSTITUTIONAL, AMENDMENT
We have received circular from the State
Union Executive Committee, enclosing a
sample ticket for the guidance of county
| their counties We are glad to perceive
that it contains upon it the significant an
nouncement: .ts1 nslE .z--r.7 trst. .T.I-L,
| FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, YEs.'
The Committee recommend that this be
/ placed upon all Republican ballots, be-
tween the State and County tickets, in
type uniform with the remainder of the
ticket; a wise and worthy suggestion,
which we hope every Republican County
Central Committe will observe."D % lin ,stsc
| Has the secret circular thus made public
by the Leader, been sent to Southern Ohio,
where Negro Suffrage is unpopular? We
think not. Nor was that other secret cir
cular written for Southern Ohio sent to
the Western Reserve, which circular stated
that if the people of Southern Ohio op-
posed to Negro Suffrage, would only vote
for the Negro Sufrages candidates for
State Offices and for the Legislature, their.
sin of voting against Negro Suffrage itself
would be forgiven. In the Lake Shore
region, to vote for the Negroes is Repub-
lican-4in7 the Ohio River region, is Re-
publican to vote on that subject just as the
voter pleases, provided he votes for, those.
who will carry it into effect.
The Leader in the aboveexpose Of the la
test dodge of the Executive Committee. of
which Adjutant Gen. CowEN is Chairman,
andJAMEs WILLIAMS Secretary, adds this
"After declaring that the amendment is
part of the ticket, and giving it a cordial
and hearty endorsement, the committee
concluded as follows" 1870 - -
''The statement, by certain Democratic
newspapers, that this cemmitteehas issued
a secret circular, advising the abandon
ment of the amendment as hopeless, and a
concentration OF effort on the ticket, is a
tfalseho0d without a show of foundation, as
we have the strongest hope of its success,
1t is steadily gaining strength throughout
the State, and with energetic and honest
discussion, will fall but little if any behind
the vote on the remainder of the ticket"
Dare the Republican committee send this
statement to Brown, Highland, Adams,
Jackson, and tos other closely zcontested
counties in Southern Ohio, where the peo-
pie are given to understand that Negro
Suffrage was but side issue, not at all
material to the prosperity. of the party
whether it be lost or won - n ,-T,TI Iis,-
If the Executive committee will but
make the attempt to force their Chair
man or Secretary to sign their names to an
open publication stating that Negro Suf-
frage is great issue in the campaign, and
that they say it is not, fails to speak
the sentiments of the party, it will place
these officials. who, like the famed 50. B."
of DICKENS fancy, Dragged that he was
"slv, sir, DEyILIsH SLY" in a most un-
pleasant predicament. L - .1,ii ss'Fs9e-
We give the article from the Leader an
airing in our columns that the anti-Negro
Suffrage Republicans of Southern Ohio,
having due notice of the trick attempted
to be played upon them, may govern them
selves accordingly. lts5 ....-......... ...