Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-08-12

giving the negfO ~ INC COutn tnl
right of suffrage we will make tn,
black race too oFerbearing- Il NAV b.
replied 10 that, that free labor entities
TO political power. IApplause.
General SchuTz exemplihed his view
by putting a suppositious case. Sup,
posing there had been war in Germa
nv against the great laadholders il
Mecklenburg, and that one Of the con
sequences had been the liberation o
their laborers-a kind Of serfs-WoulC
it be sound policy TO leave all politica
power exclusively to the ,andholders
No; the political power must rest witt
the masses; with the people. Ap
plause.
The Democrats speak of the negro'i
alleged stupidity; that be does moi
know how TO appreciate the right o.
suffrage, all at once bestowed upon
him. II any Caucasian had been in
slavery for several centuries, he would
be in the very same fix as S2mbo
Applsuse.
Perhaps we could not deny that the
negro will never attain such degree
of refinement as the white man, but
the negro would be capable of attain.
ing a much higher degree of refine.
ment than he had attained up to this
time.
1t is our sacred duty to assist him in
his course of education.
As for the negro being capable ot
comprehending fully the rights and
duties of suffrage, the speaker said
that be had voted many times himself
without being fully posted on the mat
ter. Suffrage is said to be privilege
for all for the masses it is a right
Suffrage is a bulwark for preserving
the dignity of law and justice. Ap-
plause. Casting votes would always
be a matter of instinct and interest.
For instance, if the negroes of the
South in 1861 had been allowed TO
vote, secession would have been impos-
sibIe; then the negro would have cast
his vote in wiser way than the wisesI
of the whites, and great deal wiser
than the Democrats lately at New
York. Negro suffrage at that time
would have made the war an impossi-
bility.
We should not forget those two hun
dred thousand colored soldiers, who
offered their services when white SOL
diers commenced Aocking in very scan
tily. He could not say that negro
soldiers fought braver than those be-
longing TO the white race, but 1t must
be acknowledged that they distinguish.
ed themselves upon many an occasion.
The negro down South casts his vote
not only in his interest, but just as we Il
in our own interest. Democrats called
the negro stupid If be would vote
for them, they would call him smart
They despise him because he is led by
his Interest, which teaches him to ap-
preciate freedom and happiness. Ap-
plause.
Negro rule at The South is anot her
nightmare for Democratic sensitive.
ness. Will ever such a thing exist? !?
never. There are at the South $780,
900 negroes aud over 100000 whites.
Should ever the blacks rule over the
Csucasians, then will the whites de,
serve it. Applause. Republicans are
not afraid of such an event. Besides,
the Caucasians are being reinforced
continually by immigration; the Afri-
cans are not. Such Democratic night
mares are lsughable. We are no chill
dren, who will run away at the cry
'The black man is coming" Laugh
ter. Now for some most remarkable
of the Democratic party,
which may be upperly styled lies.
They use to ssy, in 1864, "the South
will never be subdued." Then they
cried, "the blacks will cut the throats
Of all whites" There is in all history
no such peaceable transition of masses
from slavery to freedom on record.
Another prophecy was, that the negro
will come North and oVerrun it. How
many may have come to this city of
indianapolis About a dozen, perhaps,
and of those the females took to wash
ing; the males took to shaving.
Laughter.
What must be thought of such
prophesying, or properly speaking,
lying?
Benjamin Franklin said : "If a man
cheats me the first time, he is a scoun-
drel but if l suffer myself to be ches-
ted q second time, am a fool"
Laughter
Third. Democrats would say that the
work Of reconstruction at the South
was being done in too tyrannical way.
The speaker reminded the audience of
the way so-cslied rebels were treated
IN l84S in Germany and Hungary
They were drum-head court martialed
BY hundreds without mercy. In this
country nothing similar had been at
tempted. jeff Davis is the only traitor
that had been looked after in a some
what unceremonious way. but besides
he had in prison been fed on fried
1y ysters. Laughter. But the Demo
,rats called it despotism and tyranny
f the rebels should remain without
political power.
The Democrats say it was the Re
publican psrty's fault that the Govern
nent was of no account. 1t must be
conceded that in the Republican party
here have been elements which could
lot help creating discomfort, especially
or the last two years; it must be
urther conceded that this party made
ome mistakes, and that it failed to
accomplish this or that. But it was
loped that some of its notorious char
.eters would not be so very slow to
cave and join the Democracy. Laugh
er.
Some say it was the Republican par
US fault that business all over the
country was languishing since the close
# the war. 1t was remarked that |
lullness of business was a natural con-
equence of great wars. During the
ate war two million men had been de- |
troyers of material of every descrip-
ion, instead of being producers for
our years. After the Napoleonic wars
wenty years of Peace were necessary |
o revive commerce and prosperity IN
England and France.
1t was further said the Republicans
Tere not sound on the bondholder's
question. When these six per cent.
'onds were issued, the Government 4
1as well nign bankrupt, and had 10
ccept any terms to get money the
romises given then had faithfully TO
q kept; no rich folks were the bond
olders; only working men and small
usiness men there were in Germany
lany millions of these gold bonds held
y servants and people of low stations
! life.
These are the arguments of the Dem
cratic party, brought up against the
We can not accept them
5 going 70 the point. What do Dem.