Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-02
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must be to iduce negroes to come here, and
they will come. The wages of white peo-
pie will be reduced.
But one OF the worst effects of this negro
heresy, must be to humiliate and mortify a
Just and commendable pride and self-re-
spect among the laboring people.
We too much underrate the Importance
of elevating labor in the scale of respeeta-
bility, Where despots rule, labor may be
degraded and despised; but in free re-
public labor should be made respectable.
The more respectable you make labor, the
more happy and prosperous shall we be as
nation. Show me the country where la
Dor ranks the highest in the scale of re-
speetability, and | will show you the most
prosperous and happy people on the globe.
Who of you would not feel yourself de-
graded to be placed between two negroes
as black as the ace of spades. during term
of court, in the jury box, and that too, in
August. when the mercury stands at 80 in
the shade? Who ofyou would not feel de-
graded to be compelled day by day to work
side by side with negroes in the field or in
the work shops. But short time ago these
Radical leaders told us that the negroes of
the South were as Ignorant as cattle."-
Certainly there has not been time to change
their condition in that respect. If they
were as Ignorant as cattle" then they are
so now and these leaders propose to put
the white voters of Ohio down upon an
equality, at the ballot box, with negroes as
ignorant as cattle. What must be the effect
of such thing upon the self-respect of the
laboring people? How will the wives,
daughters and sisters feel, to know that
their husbands, fathers and brothers are at
the ballot box, in the fields and work shops,
regarded as down upon an equality with
the negro race, who are as ignorant as Cit
tie? Where is the safety in placing the
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people as ignorant as cattle?"
51- .Hy WAR OF RACES.
1 desire to call your attention to what
Governor Cox, in his Oberlin letter two
years ago, said upon the subject of the war
of races. The Governor argues this ques-
tion at some length, and / therefore give
but few extracts to show his conclusions.
He says: a-. - --.ri.. -.. p -.-
'sBut this unhappy race of which we are
speaking does not amalgamate with the
rest. 1t is entirely immaterial to discuss
why 1t is SO; the fact no one can deny; nor
can it be denied that its salvation or its de-
struction will surely be worked out in its
family isolation. Because there is no real
unity, there can be no political unity be-
cause there could be no real unity of peo-
pie between the Southern whites and
Southt IN blacks. 1t seems manifest to me
that there could be no political unity, but
one or the other would go to the WALL"
THE SENTIMENT OF REPUBLICANS TWO YEARS
AGO.
Such was not only the sentiment of Gov
ernor Cox two years ago, but almost every
body, save and except the little band of the
Oberlin school, who were justly despised
by the masses OF the Republican party fol
their extreme radical notions. My friends
this negro suffrage proposition has been
fairly and fully considered by all OF the
American statesmen and people, from
Washington's day down to the present.
and was uniformly and almost unanimously
decided to be unwise and dangerous to the
best Interests of the American people. What
newhght has risen upon us that has so lately
and in so short time demonst. ated that the
American statesmen and people have always
been wrong on this subject? The truth is
the honest people now as ever are in judg-
ment opposed to negro suffrage. The lead
ers of the Republican party have for sew
eral years been steering the republican
boat with a view TO take on this issue, and
when so charged by Democrats, have de-
nounced the charge as "Copperhead lie.'
They have been deceiving the honest mas
ses of their party, and have now without
their consent or approval taken on board
the party boat the rugged issue," and are
now intending to excite the passions and
party, SO as to overcome all their honest
convictions of right, aud secure their vote:
| for a measure they despise.
| And right at this point we meet another
piece of as glaring deception as ever was
sought to be practiced upon an honest peo'
pie. These leaders, now finding that many
of their honest men will not endorse ne.
gro suffrage, propose to allow them to vote
against the negro suffrage amendment, i
they will at the same time vote for the ne
gro suffrage platform and negro suffrage
candidates. and then they may remain ir
the Republican party. 1t would be as con,
sistent for the honest masses to vote agains
burning down the house, but at the same
time vote for the torch and for the man Il
apply it, until the house is enveloped il
| flames. .r.-- .....
What interest have these honest masses
of the Republican party in keeping il
power a set of leaders who disregard thei
every interest. What interest has the la
boring man that these leaders are even at
tempting to protect and advance?
We shall see whether on the second Tues
day of October the people of Ohio will
forget their true interests; will disregard
their own convictions of right, and vot,
to indorse all the wrongs, errors, here
sizes and iniquities OF these leaders. Ma.
an honest heart control the people to TIN
end, that our country may be saved iron
ruin.