The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-09-25
q overnor Baker ON Negro Suffrage anu
Finance.

During the political canvass IN ONO 's'' =
All Governor Baker delivered . carefully
prepared speech upon the political siaa"o"' y
u which he gave his views upon negro SUI u
rage and the finance question. HIS parry
n Indiana does no, come up to HE standard u
mon those Issues. The platform OF Inc
that nominated him a. cand''
a.,o for Governor enunciated views quite
d;fs,en, from those Of the Governor, or else
was alsr, TO deception. No doubt the GOV
esnor expressed the sentiments OF his parry
in his Cincinnati speech, but The party haa
no, the courage TO 20 before the people W.
on the platform Of the nan they made their
standard beursr in the political contest !"
this State. We quote the following extracts
from Governor Bake.'s Cincinnati speech 10
90 euh sh,en the people as ,oshis views OF
public policy. Here are his opinions upon
negro suffrage and white mans govern.
meni:
ave are told by tyranny dressed 10 the
garb Of Democracy, that this IS white
mans government. and, therefore. equal
rights Ia sry who are not white 10 not 3D.
missible. II ours is exclusively q white
mans government, what RICH, has It 10 gov
ern mon who are OF white, IT II be indeed
|, true ,hst.povernm, nts derive their just pow.
} ers from The consen, Of The govesnedp
T Some men sccordiug to sham Democracy
have no rights which other men are BOUND
10 respect. aud ss in former years, STATE
riph,s are TO b. exalted, that indlvldua
riyh,s NAV be more eiiscusly crushed
The basis upon which this mons'rous theory
lie sought to be maintained IS as untenabl'
and illogical rs The principle itself is wirke'
I end cowardly.
: =
c The pretense then IL, iha, one ,sce OF IN
: human beings, because it is Interior IN SOM
D respects. and because i, differs from tina
y other, has no rights ia human society ex
cep, such as the superior may zee proper, u
the plen,i,ude of its superiority, 10 dole on
10 the inferior.
y
"If one mar, or one rece OF men. - 'n'e
rior 10 or wesker than another, instead {
:, This being a reason. for denying them eqn'
RIGHTS and equal protection. il is conclu-iv
in favor Of EQUAL RIGHTS and equ'
II protection.
a
y "He fudge Thurman said. in 1861. III
,r the blacks would rot fgb, for what be cal't
]. 1.-The invaders, but which loyal bI OK me
."lcsIIed their country, and now, In 1867. !
! says that these black men who aie'ti'
N these predictions, and tous hit msn'uliy
es sup press the Democratic rebellion. 70 While
le he sent Democratic greetings. are oot TIT
Il vote. If this be the euperios'y OF whl'
rs these gent lemen boast, may all loyal bls'
men be preserved from its auoinmen'.'
Judge Thurman was mistaken in 1861, al
Ihe 10 nistsk du now. az the uniform go
conduct Of our colored citizens shows. Tn
to action in the late election In Tennesse
10 and 10 the District OF Columbia. shows III
be they can throw loyal BALLOTS as truly
BE. they aimed Loyal muske,s during the war.
IL.
nd III the FIVE hundred thousand white VOTE
DR. of Ohio can not accord TO the seven
IS eight thousand colored meG who will
wo come voters under the proposed smendmt
on to your Constitution equal rights, and 81
Use take care O. the in,erests Of the white 70
al,hey had better Immediately ensct pol
lcsl bankrupt law. and take the benefit of
~ without delay"
, His views upon the finance question W
~ as follows:
"You remember at one time during
Err. war, they 1.-THE Democrats] we're 60 much
yer favor OF il that they proposed TO increns
mo pay Of the soldiers TO twenty dollars
OF mouth, payable in gold, when it took m
yes than two dollars 10 greenbacks 10 buy
au' in gold. or course The men who made
oer proposition knew the Thing proposed te
:, inp possible Of performance, and knew I
~ r"o Congress would reject ii, but they hope
80 80 make capital with the soldiers and q
49, friends out Of the fact that Republi