The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-07-25

feet freemen, to give his time and
attention to the interests of his
country. The issues of the cam
paign embrace the question, far
reaching in its results, of Negro
Suffrage in our own State, and the
position our State shall hold as to
that National policy which disre-
CARDS the rights of every State in
the Union; which has esta blished a
military despotism in the South,
and has brought a train of ills up
on the country that threaten its
very existence. The Republican
party, after many years of evasion
and equivocatiOn on the question,
has at last come out squarely, and
go into the contest with the words
"Negro Suffrage" inscribed upon
its banner. The Democracy have
gladly accepted the issue, and have
entered into the fight with the spir-
it which betokens and will secure
victory. They hold this to he a
white mans government, and they
hold that pride of race is no small
element of our national greatness.
Inequality is too plainly written
over everything in the universe,
for them to be duped by the catch
word of Equality" into starting
this country into the race which
Mexico has run. They hold 1t to
be self,evident-they know it from
contact-that the Negro belongs to
an inferior race, and that he would
be an element of weakness, if ad-
mitted to political equality with
the white man. He may be "a
man and a brother" but he don't
understand running the machine of
government, and never was suscep-
tible to civilization, except by con-
tact with, and imitation of, the
white race.
The Radical party have nomina-
ted a ticket upon platform en-
dorsing Negro suffrage. A vote
given to those men, is a vote in ia
vor Of Negro suffrage, and will help
to fasten it upon the people of Ohio.
Gen. Hayes, and the men with him,
endorse the platform, and will lend
the aid of their official position to
extend the right Of suffrage, if elec.
ted. AS has been truly said, the
Amendment and the Radical tickeI
are the Siamese twins of the cam
paign. To vote for one is to assist
the other. Ii the Amendment fails
to carry, but the Radical men who
favor it are elected to the Legisla
ture, Negro suffrage will be forced
upon US by an Amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States
and will be carried by the votes O
the men elected this fall. The on
ly way Tor the honest men in the
Republican ranks, who have al
along declared they would leave
the party when it became commit
ted to Negro suffrage; the men whC
went into those ranks for the pur
poses Of the war only, to redeem
their word and sustain their homes
convictions. is to refuse to vote fol
the Amendment and the men, who
if elected, would lend it their sup
port. In addition to the Amend
ment, is involved the position Ohio
shall assume on the questions af
fecting our national life. Grea
and momentous issues! worthy the
best thought of the nation.
Judge thurman, Van Trump,an
others, will positively address the
meeting on the 10th. 1t is hardly
necessary, IN this State, to call at
tention to the distinguished ability
Of Allen G. Thurman and Pbila
DELPHI Van Trump. Judge Thur
man, as Member of Congress anC
Judge of our supreme Court, hal
reflected credit and honor upon hi.
native State, and won for himself {
position that any of her sons nigh
| be proud TO occuDv.