Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-12
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stituent elements Of his party. In the Ma
a-cheek of the 9th he devotes an editorial
the subject which is SO much at this tim
agitating the Republican party in Ohio
the proposition to strike the word whit
from the Constitution. We do not see thu
DoNN' throws much light on this dark sui
bieet. He claims, as do all the rest of th
Republicans who advocate the adoption {
NEGRO Suffrage, that the Republican part
has gone too far to abandon Negro Suffrag
in Ohio. Truly he says that "the Unio
member of the Ohio Legislature who.vote
against submitting the proposition to vot
of the people, really abandons the contest.
That is, he comedies the position occupie
blythe Demeeraticpparty I'm regard to thi
lq6estfon IS the only tenabIe one; but thi
is not what we wished specially to call at
tention to. In this connection he says:
'He narrows the issue down to scram
bic for office. nth nearly all the Enaues an
fools on oar side"
|, IThis is the Truth to which wereferred.- :
We knew we'll enough all along in whicl
party organization "nearly all the knave
and fools' are. The Republican majori
ties for the last few years.. and the bold an,
unscrupulous manner i'll which the Gov
ernment has been plundered, locates then
unquestionably but for a Democrati
journal or stumper to say so would be ac
counted 'Copperhead" lie. The testi
$meny of 50 distinguished gentleman a
DoNNc PIAFT is in the Republican party
should be received by the public as con
elusive on this point Would it not b,
well for those of the Republican party wh(
are not "knaves and fools"' to draw ON
of that organization and unite with tn,
Democratic party to put the "knaves anC
f)ols' out OF Office? IF this were done in.
calculabe good would undoubtedly result
to the country. Were it not for the ''knaves
and fools" who have directed and controlled
Congress, long ago would the whole ,coun-
try have industriously engaged in prosecute
ing business enterprises that would con.
tribute largely to the general prosperity
Let us, then, one and all, commence the
work in good earnest of putting the ''knaves
and feols'.' cut of office Let us commence
this good work at the April election, and
theneeforward until the fall election work
with even greater industry. .a1ss yEysFti
Further Legislation Necessary.
The manifestation of a purpose on the
part of the Virginia Legislature to issue a
call for State Convention to- organize a
State Government under the Military Re-
construction bill, has shown that the Ra6li-
cals,are not prepared for such prompt ac-
ton or for action in that way. tits now
claimed at Washington that further legis-
lation, fixing the detail of voting, is neces-
safy. The committee from the Virginia
Legislature that was on to Washington to
inquire into matters were advised to make
no movement in the matter of reorganiza-
ton until they were authorized to do so by
the military commander in charge of the
district. What does this mean? it may be
asked. It means that there is an appre-
hension in Republican minds that this
prompt acceptance of the situation and
movement to reorganize civil Government
bodies no good to the Republican party.
That is, the reorganization, as thus con-
templated, is not designed to build up the
party in the South. To
secure this it is considered that flu
ttire4 Legislation is necessary. This
whole nefarious legislation, and legislation
kindred in nature that may follow, is not
for the good,of the country. either primari-
ly or secondarily. 1t is to perpetuate
the Republican party in power. If the
South shall give what will be received as un.
questionable evidence that they will cause
their States to give Republican majorifies,
Military Government will soon be brought
to an end. 1t is to accomplish this pur-
pose. and none other, that the Southern
States are being subordinated to Military
rule. 1t is to give to the Republican party
that the privilege of voting is
to be taken from the masses of the Whites
and bestowed upon the Blacks. The ssloy-
alty'1of the country must and shall rule,
declare the Radical leaders, and they assert
that they are the ..loy yalty' of the country,
and that none other have any loyalty" to
speak of.