The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-17
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tion are in favor of enfranchising the
blacks, and of giving to them all the
privileges that the white man now en-
joys in exercising the right of suffrage.
This question is now fairly put and is
at issue between the candidates in this
contest. The ticket headed by James
Burley is in favor of negro suffrage, and
the one headed by Sherard Clemens is
opposed to it. The voters Of Marshall
will in few days have an opportunity
to decide this matter for themselves,
and when the votes are counted and the
result proclaimed, the verdict will be
that this is a white mans government,
and must be governed by white men. l
know that the great majority of the cit
izens of this county will never cast their
votes for any man who directly or in
directly favors negro suffrage, and after
this election is over it will be seen and
known that no man can ever be elected
to any Office from this county who IA
vOrs it.
Senator Burley has always been con-
sidered an abolitionist in this communi-
~, aud il is not to be wondered at, that
he willingly accepted the nomination for
the Senate frou: convention that favor
ed negro suffrage, and as he is the head
center of the Republican party i'll this
county, and the main wire worker and
manager of that concern, it is fair TO
presume that this negro resolution was
gotten up and passed at his instance,
and it is right and proper that the vo-
ters of this Senatorial district should
know that he is in favor of negro suf-
frage. The two Radical candidates for
the Legislature also stand fully commit
ted on this negro programme, Tor they
are the candidates of that Convention
and are bound to support tho platform
adopted by it. There can be no mistake
in this matter. Burley, Armstrong and
Furganson are the candidates of a con-
vention that passed resolution favor
ing negro suffrage; hence they are its
advocates. Clemens, Alexander and
Gray are opposed to negro suffrage in
every shape and in every form. Voters
of Marshall, this matter is now before
you, dispose of it as may best suit your
tastes and interests.
The Conservative candidates are in
favor of economy and retrenchment in
the financial affairs of the county. They
will labor to turn out of office at least
nine out of ten of the office holders of
the State and county who are now eat
ing out the substance of the people and
reducing the salaries of those who are
retained. They will tax all kinds of
property belonging to corporations, as
we'll as to individuals, according to its
value, and fer taxing government bonds
and paying them off with green backs as
soon as possible, thus reducing the taxes
of the people about one hundred and
thirty millions of dollars annually.
Veters of Marshall, can change in your
votes make yodr situation any worse !
Can your taxes be any higher, or the
burthens of your government be more
oppressive1 Certainly not. Try then,
Clemens, Gray, and Alexander, and my
word for it if you send them to the Leg
islature you will find them laboring in
season and out oe season, to make it
more convenient for you to meet the
demand of the Sheriff when he calls up
on You for taxes hereafter.
MARSHALL.