The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-28
NEGRO sUEFEsAEE, &c.
A late Jaeksennille Santiael saws

law, We would like to know what he is going to
We arc not "going to DO" anything
about it particularly, except TO keep
telling. the people what we think of it.
You will allowsus that privilege, wont
yoda Do usaF, that's good fellow.
The Se"taaea, and others of his ilk,
would be much rejoiced if We, aud
Others, would make a threat to the cf
feet that we viii not submit To it;
but3hey arc not likely to be gratifed
lnsthis particular. The Democratic
party have always been law.abiding;
lin fact they are the only party in
this land that has been law-abiding
and true to the Constitution.
1t will be recollcctcd that we, and
other Democratic editors, told the
people before the election that the
Radicalleaders werc in favor of negro
suffrage and negro equality but they
generally stoutly denied this charge;
but here is tacit admission, on the
part of one of them, that our charge
is true. Negro suffrage and negro
equality have been successful saws
the SeHtias2; and now we would like
TO know what you, Democrats, are
going TO do about it. The Radical
party carried it ;-they voted for it :;
and new we would like to know if
You intend to try to thwart us in this
pet scheme of ours It is u tacit adj
mission that the Radical party is in
favor of negro suffrage and negro
equality. We wonder how any one
can believe that they are not in favor
of these dogmas. They have enfran-
'ohised the negro ia ti4e District of
Columbia they have enfranchised hirn
in all the SoutherH States aud in ali
the Te1Trt Of the United States :;
and their intention is to confer the
elective franchise upon the negro in
every State of the Union; not by the
action of the States themselves in
their individual and sovereign capaci-
tY, but by Congress. In 4 recent
conversation with Gov. Ballard lee adj
mitted. to us that negroes vote in
Idaho Territory the same as white
men-he had seen them vote there on
anore than one occasion. 1t is so in
every Teyritery-tlle privilege having
been conferred upon them by act of
Congress. These facts conclusively
show that it is the intention of the
leaders Of the Radical party TO Gu
franchise the negroes eycrywicrc.-
If Radical is asked why he favors
negro suffrage in the South, he will
invariably tell you he docs so as a
means ofprotection to the negro, and
not because he believes negro suffrage
right; bat no such excuse can be Civ.
en- for negro suffrage in the Territories.
No one pretends, we believe, that his
rights are tramplcd upon in them
and the'cOnclgsion il irresistible that
congress has cDfranchised the negro
pepGlation of the Territories simply
and only because Congress believes in
negro equality and negro suffrage.
We said at the outset that We bow
to the will of the majority. We al
ways have; although for the last eight
years We have had aumerous occasions
to dissent, If we cannot get that viii
changed, by constitutional means, we
submit without mHrmur. So do al
Democrats. Bat submitting to al
evil is one thing. and to believe that
evil right is quite another. we believe
apaper currency to be nuisance;-wc
are in favor Of q gold and silver cur
Fency only but for the last oigh
years this nation has been flooded
with greenbacks. They are floating
through every vein and artery of th
commerce of cur land and it E.eaIf
be folly in US, or anybody else, t.
attempt to carry opr theory into prac
qtice under such circumstances. Tru
wisdom dictates that we acquiesce il
.an evil we are powerless to remove
and make as much out Of it as posi-
ble. just 80 with negro suffrage
We believe now-we ever expect t
believe-negro suffrage to be wrong
but if ever it be introduced into Orc
gon by Congress, ,-as we honestly be
lieye it will-we give notice that W
shall do all We can to induce ever
nigger voter to vote the Democrati
ticket, We viii make as mucE ont c
the evil as possible, just as We now d
with the greenbacks. Besides, tn
negro, as a race, being incapable @
using the ballot Alright, we will thin
for him and thus do him kindness
Most of the niggers of the South thin
that the right ofthe suffrage is some
thing to eat, instead of being th
means whereby they can govern whit
people.
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