The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-10-02
FOR THE PEOPLE
THE BIPLICITY OF READLE
AND LEyFTON.

AND LEFTON.
They will Vote TO Force Negro Saf-
frare UpOn Ohio, If they are
FIecfed IC Ohio Votes Against
Negro Suffrage.
Dr.. w. Bead!e and Lewis Lewtou are
candidates for the Ohio Legislature. The
otfices they ask the people 20 elect them to
are representative ones--it is Presumed
(such is the theory If our State Constitu-
tionl that thes, il elected, viii represent
| the peopls Of the districts sending them.
Such being the case it is perfectly legitimate
| for thc peol.le 10 ldress inquiries to them
in,resard 20 the c,rse they will pursue. Ii
| IL well known that considerable portion Of
the electors in Hlrrison county are opposed
to Negro Suffrage in Ohio. At the re.
1nest Of several We addressed the following
inquiry to them in the .Seatilel of August
81, 1887:
IFTHEY ARE HONEST THEY WILL An
! EVER. To Dr.. Btaile, and Lewis l4ewton,
! Republican nominees:
| GENTLEMEN A. you are each one can
! didates 10 Represent the people Of this
County in the Ohio LogiSla'ura, We take
| the liberty, in bch 'lfot those inter 's'od. n
make an inquiry Of you, touching matter
which We hold to be naramnunt in interest
and importance. It is pereatly fair, rra-
aonah!e aud legitimate inquiry, and una-s
90u are the vnri ,st lemag1gue1 and trim
a,ers vnn will answer Us 50 rarely and une-
4uivocally.
There *, ms you are all aware, PROPOSE
tiou pending in Congress to provid4 tnI
UNIVERSAL MANHOOD SUFFRAGE las yOr
cdll ii) in all he States of this country, hl
an amendment to the FEDERAL CONRTITU
| rioN The prospect is as the measure i.
in The direct line OF your party policy, and
! essential to its full development that it vii
pass at the next session, We understand
you all 10 be favorable to the proposed
STATE Constitutional amendment looking
10 the same end, and we take it for granted
also that you comprehend the import o
the language Of your State platform, b!
which it is asserted that the people OF tht
States ("the local or State organizations,
will not be allowed to ''abridgo away" tn
rights which are claimed for the negro.
Now. what we desire ia know of you
and what we DEMAND to know is this: |
the neople OF Ohio, at the approaching
election vote "No' on the negro suffrag
amendment. and thus record their opposi
ton TO it, ur in other words "ahridge away
the assumed right ct the nrgio to partici
pate in their elections, will You or either q
YOU lin the face of this public expressio
Of the will Of the peopIp) as q member {
the Legislature, vote for the ratification o
tie FEDERAL AMENDMENT, TO which W
have referred as now pehding in Congress
VIII you you, in short, vote to force negr
: suffrage by National authority, upon tn
people of this State, against their expresse
wish.
Now, gentlemen, one and all, if you al
worthy, either Of confidence, support {
. respect, Of those whom you seek to repr
sent ia public capacity, you will answ(
promptly and without equivocation.
The people had right to know their pc
stion in regard to this matter 1t was
perfectly legitimate inquiry, and they shou
have had no hesitancy in answering it. e
{, We have given them all this time to answ
! !, it, and have persistently charged them wit
+ the intended crime against the people,
e While one Of them at least has been pc
!. ticularly anxious to answer other question
i Of insignlicaucc, they have been dumb {
# this question,
e We think their action Indicated abov
" proves conclusiyely that their intention
&c to cote for the proposed amendment to Il
~ Federal Constitution, even if the people
4 Ohio shoull condemn it at the clecti
If naxt Tuesday, the Sth. 1t they had il
Is tended otherwise what earthly reason cou
they urge for not answering the interro2
tory. Is the position to which they aspi
50 exalted that they will not notice t
10 common herd whom they seek to relorese'
,c ''On what meats does our Cesar teed''
ii that so great contempt should b. shown +
ne pnhHc, who are deeply interested in Il
n. question.
ut We d-sire to let the public know II
st Dr. BoadIe ani Lewtnn intenl to hetr
ne them Their continuel silence shows
Be yoni the possibility Of a doubt that N
ip intend to betrav the nnople IN This maDa