The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-10-02
The Great Contemplated Crime
Against Free Government.

We must prepare for the fall elections. -
The guns Of the democracy over the Cali
fornia elections are as harmless as the blank
cartridges with which they are loaded. If
we only do what is wise and intrepid, we
need not fear. But we must have thoro'
reorganization. Let all minor issues fall
All who are timld or time deserving should
be allowed to go to the rear. We want nc
compromise coalitions, no peoples party
movements" no temporary political make
shifts, Better be fairly and squarely de-
feated on the principle of universal freedom
and universal suffrage than gain victory
that will leave one man, no matter what
color, without every political right. Hon
orable defeat Is hundred fold more pre-
cious than dishonorable victory. We have
to meet the cries of ''nigger supremacy, -
and America for the white men, and
other degrading appeals to popular preju>
dice
The Democratic party is our foe. II
summons us to new struggle and along its
lnce W. hear the exultant cries of prepara
iI.n. llor n spend the few remaining
wees In organization. Let US above all
ding atla no principle-make no
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A5 o.a-..5. in .i4 sbyyc, fairly states
a Qa i'm .sa- md places lis friends
:as .ts .ys ,a hostile array Universal
.-G-ag, bJ 7t,atl. II course, negro vOt-
tag. arL nothing aan, is meant, is the ques,
.gn ou,u.b., before which france,
5roDauy. GM0tiaD business, industry, re
u.sl. gfu. ror,ty AID that Constitution it.
,eif, al sink into insgnifcance in the eyes
IF the radicals This is the great question
for which the Republican. or radical, party
are contending deparate] y-as
of more consequence than all others. In
opposition to it, equally determined and IN
flexible, Mr.. Greeley has very truthfully
placed the democratic party. The Dem
ecratc party is our foe. ]" .-.
Here we have the status Of each party
distinctly set forth by one who knows--one
who SPEAKS by authority--one OF the fathers
Of the Republican rarty-a leader whose
words are law and whose commands none
dare dispute. We call especial attention to
this faithful picture of the array Of battle.
The scrried ranks Of Republicanism, mar
shalIcd on the side Of negro suffrage" to
be carried at all sacrifices, even at the sac
rifce Of another war and the overthrow Of
the cons itutiun, are opposed by the Demo
cratic columns, resolved upon rescuing the
elective element from such base alloy, to
continue the right of suffrage precious in
the sight of people, to elevate the character
Of electors in order to improve that of the
elected, and to prevent the mixture oftetid
black, Congo ignorance and stupidity with
the fountain head cf our laws, government
and institutions.
1t is unnecessary to dwell upon the many
objections to negro suffrage. They are,
with sensible men, all fatal to comforting
the right. The scheme comes from the
Radicals for the ignoh!e purpose Of preserv,
ina power Fanatics GO operate in it under
the preposterous assumption that the ne
gro is the equal of the white man. The
enemies Of popular government also coop
crate in it, that elections may become odious
through the unftness Of those elected, gen
eraI suffrage abolish i altogether and a
strong Hereditary government established,
that will maintain a stead sway, uniniluenc-
ed by popular bregzos or the wishes of the
people.
Negro suffrage! That is the question!
1t is forced upon the country by the Rad~
cal party after an agitation of more than
thirty years, bloody war, mountain of
debt, discovered Union, broken Consti,
tution-pursued, step by step, under false
pretenses, and now denied by thousands Of
Radicals who, if they carry the elections,
will shout for Wilson'S negro voting bill!
The people cannot be longer deceived in this
thing, and if Hays is fairly elected, it
may be justly claimed as popular decision
in favor of striking the word white out
of our State Constitution, and comforting a
precious right, heretofore thought dignified
and sacred, upon the lowest and least intel
loctua of the human family.
This degrading innovation-this poison
ing of the fountain from whence flows all
the talent, virtue and capacity to conduct
the government-this putting mud into the
spring Of authority to prevent it from ever
running clear, all in the name of liberty, is
burlcsque and crime. 1t is one of the
wort and most atrocious wrongs-it is a
,'"i'o agai~st p0sterity and against human
1..r- .,.e.i--slAt crime If which the lat
b.. a..-arg,. .as Fe hg fatal conse.
a..J..s- r- a.l.a, oi .egfa1ing and pros
l.nra RI aarad naiar ~ liberty, by max
l. '-zri n, ""cwp'!rc che source OF
I.-. ,p g,raBr ivu'lAaA etn1r ooHaGmn.
it. q, 81 Z .s All ne poiEticai tlaZial- Of
wisdom a13 lrJiegas, VIZ },rc!4y with
sil h,~ uou3maaiu oa ,bs negro aaua0, put
to@a general principles which do ult COZ.
llo, @EN iL. Oa.F lasr @Uea- the IrjbHaf
t0u.taea i. following, which are conclus.
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