Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-06-13
From Ohio.
MorNF GILEAp, Ohio, juno 8.

MouNF GILEAD, Ohio, June 3, 1867.
En-. REPrBuCAN
Thinking that perhaps you might like to
her from sol ourner in Ohio, have
concluded to drop you few lines, about
publishing which you may act your pleas
uTc.
The Democrats hav, queer WAY Of
reasoning against Civ ne the negro (of
which there are a goodly number about
here) the right to vote. They cannot base
their opposition upon any correct princi
pie of justice or right. If a man is requi-
red to pay taxes, shoulder the musket and
fight for his country, should he not be al
lowed to vote? Democrats, according to
their profession, would he bound to say
yes, bat they say no. Why? Because
they say the ''nigger" would vote. We'll,
if it is right TO permit q man to vote who is
required to pay taxes and fight for his
country, why should they care whether he
be white or black? Well, the negro is ig-
norant-he dcn't know how to vote. Is
ignorance a disqualification? Is Jhst a
Democratic reason for depriving a poor
man of his vote: Would YOU be willing
to make ignorance a disqualification
for white men? How would you determine
whether man is ignorant or Lot? The
answer OF the Democrats to all of these is
they don't believe the niger ought to
vove," and that is the whole of their argu-
ment. Now it is a notorious fact that
Democrats base all their hope Of success
upon the Ignorance of the people They
like TO keep them in ignorance and let them
know only what they hear from the stump.
No other party ever veniured to cry out
down with free schools" 4 Democratic
Auditor in one of the most populous coun-
ties in this State Ohio recommended off
cially that the free school system be abol-
ished. He was honest. His Democracy
taught him that education was destructive
to the interests of his party, and he said so.
The South was the stronghold of Democ-
racy in former years. There was no free
school system in that section. The South
orn idea was that the laboring people
shoull not be educated, and while the aris-
tocracy of the South made no provision
for teaching the poor whites TO read or
write, it absolutely prohibited the instruc-
ton Of the slave. Here was Democracy
tull pledged. But more than this, these
Democratic grandecs held and advocated
the doctrine, talked and printed il, that
slavery should not be limited by color
Poverty instead of color Was the test TO be
applied. Poverty and slavery were to go
together. They maintained that the poor
whites would bc ia better condition en-
slaved than free. This was Southern De-
mocracy and the Democracy of the North
in spirit is like unto it. Both sections Of
the party advocated human slavery. Both
opposed emancipation. When, therefore,
the Democratic leaders of the North oppose
negro suffrage they do so because of their
hostility to every measure which will i'm
prove and elevate the human race. These
Democratic leaders profess reverence for
the teachings of Jefferson, their great apos-
tie. Jefferson in the grand declaration
avowed that call men are created equal" I"
Did you ever see democrat willing to
fight it out on that line? Never. Democ
racy, as we have it cxemplifed by the par
ty which assumes the name, is no friend of
the masses of the people, white or black
1t rests all its expectations of supremacy
upon falsehood and deception. 1t is the
enemy of progress and ofall else that would
make mankind better and happier 1t is
only the prevalence of prejudice and igno-
rance, and now and then snort of mean
whiskey that holds them together. / saw
man upon our streets the other day reel
ing and staggering from one side of the
pavement to the other, and exclaimi 10 that
he was Democrat, which did not astonish
me in the least Had he proclaimed him
self a Republican no one would have be-
lieved him.
This is good Union place, and in this
respect. Is much better than old Marshall.
Yours truly, s. o. S.