Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-10-03

ing unexpectedly to myself, and with
out a knowledge ofsuch intention, been
brought before you as your candidate
for State Senator; and though / should
have preferred the nomination Of
some one of the many ADLER men of
the Democratic party in this district,
1 have, after much hesitation, deter
mined to run the race thus set before
me.
The time between now and the 8th
day of October next is so limited,
that I shall not attempt, in person, to
make a canvas of the district. l,
therefore, briefly address my constitd-,
ency through the press, that those Of
them to whom I am a stranger may
be in no doubt as to my political prin-
ciples and views.
DEMOCRACY.
Being a Democrat first, last and all
the time, the avowal of it cuts short
all circumlocution, and by logical in
ference, ~proclaims my attachment to
the Constitution and the Union. It
therefore follows that all tendencies
and efforts to destroy, impair, or in
any way endanger either the one or
the other, meet my determined resist
ance.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
I am utterly opposed to- extending
the elective franchise to the negro,
not only>upon the ground of expedi-
ency, but upon principle. Anaexam-
ination of, this subject has satisfied
my mind that the Negro is not of the
same origin as the white man, bat is a
distinct and inferior creation of the
Almighty, so marked by the hand of
Omnipotence rs to always and forever
preclude any affinity or equality with
the white race. His natural rights
however, as a human being, should
not on this account be infrnged. He
should be protected in person and
property, and made secure against
outrage and violence. But this aatu-
raj right does not extend to suffrage.
is simply a legal pririieys, and
should not, in my opinion, be bestow-
ed upon the Negro in this country
Without celebrating the argument, it
is a sufficient answer to the charges of
injustice in this particular, to say that
if the superior intellect of the white
man has made a government and en-
acted laws conducive to the general
welfare and happiness of his race, the
inferior negro can certainly, and
must, be content to live under that
government and those laws, when
they equally protect his race. There
is no injustice in this, aa
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
The payment of tho Government
bonds in legal tender, as they fall due,
is the only practical solution of this
vexed problem, and the only sure way
to prevent reputation. |, is a plan
SO plainly just and equitable, that,
eventually, it will commend itself to
all parties and all classes except the
bondholders themselves. Look at its
effect. The annual interest on these
bonds when the public debt is all adj.
justed and converted into them will
be not less than $780, 600, 900 in pold.
or at the present premium, 1856, 500.
900 in legal tender, This immense
sum, wrung from q. portion of the peo-
pie grooming under a taxation such as
no other nation on the globe imposes.
is wiped off by the payment Of the
bonds in greenbacks which draw no
interest; and the SO, 900, 100000 of
public debt now taxed will be subject
to taxation. What is there wrong
about this? The bondholder gets his
money, and is forced to pay his share
of the taxes, the public debt is LIQUID
ated and the faith of the Government
kept inviolate, The imitation pre-
dicted, if this policy is pursued, is ex-
aetly what the people now WANT
They want more, money. 1t will en-
.liven business, foster enterprise, build
our railroads and our towns, and be a
general benefit. There need be no
fear Of too great imitation.
OTHER MATTFRs.
The leading issues having been thus
briefly discussed, it is unnecessary to
extend the list, even were there space
to do so. In conclusion l. shall only
add that l oppose corruption and ok
travagance in every form, and i'll
elected will use my best energies to
crush them, out forever. The inter-
ests of the counties comprised in this
Senatorial district shall receive nv
closest attention, and / will doaupon
all occasions what my Judgment an.
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