The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-07-20
The MORGAN Herald DatlScs.


ing on the 18th Amcndmcnt.-O. s.
JOuyWdl
! The Spirit Of Democracy asks us to
endorse the above. Twenty-Five States
of this Union have already done so, and
five more arc certain TO, and if VIC were
to speak for Ohio, we'd hc with the ma
jonty The 18th Amendment, however,
is "dcad beat in this State and it mat
tGrs not whether the people of Ohio en-
dorse it or not. 1t will be n part of our
organic law by the voice of three -iOHrths
of the States, The Constitutional major
ity, and what more will the Spirit require
as 4 constitutional dcmoclaty
III We were to speak and dead beat
lin this State" dodgcs the question com
plctcIy. The voters of Morgan County
want you TO declare without sinking or
lodging" for this and then they will
know exactly whether YOU stand for the
White race or the Negroes in prefer
cncc;
"Lef uS horC no Shrinking or dodying on
the Fifteenth ImCRdmcat. IT Is THE
ESSENCE OF WHAT WE srRUGGLEp FOR DU
RING ALL THESE YEARS. Until this gov
crnmcnt shall be in fact what it has al
ways been in thcory-a government
founded upon the consent of an the gov
crncd, irrespective of race, color, Glass
or relioion-our work is not complete,
the Job is not worknanlike. Give us
this suaranty-that every citizen shall
have an equal conscnting voice in the
govcrnmcnt-and we rest. We believe
that Congress, without the amendment,
has the right, under the Constitution, to
regulate the matter; but it is we'll TO he
secure. We GARY no additional weight
in the Fifteenth Amendment. Ecc,y
election for nearly ten gears has been
fought with his ultimate objccticc point
IN rjew, and nothing but Tic cOwalrlicc Of
milk and ,cdtC,' Conservatives has post
poncd IL TO the F'uH elections Of 1869 TO
settle the question .fadly. 1t will be no
great distance in the future when our
children will look back with amazcment
upon The historical assertion that we,
protesting to be Republican, judged of
a mans capacity and right to vote by
his color, the kink of his hair, the width
and elevation of his nose, the length of
his heel, or the shape of his shin-bone."
The caps and italics arc ours.
Come, Mr.. Herald, don't you sec that
in the above you have been sinking
and dodging The Journal, your
State organ, says that Negro Equality,
Negro Suffrage and Negro Supremacy
''IS THE ESSENCE OF WHAT WE STRUGGLED
FOR DURING ALL THESE YEARS"
If the editor is tainted with 'milk and
waterism'' perhaps lie can go this from
the Journal: -,
''In answer to the Statesman S wild in
tcrrogation,we dare reply for The Repu5-
lican Convention, in the affirmative; be
cause, first, IT Is THE REAL ISSUE
IN THE CANVASS; because, second,
it is the conclusion of series of battles,
which, as the champion, of the oppress-
ed, the Republican party has been fight
ing, 10, these many years; because third,
we have come off more than conquCrorS
in all previous contests, and now, with
the prestige of many previous victories
on our banners, VIC rally to the coup dc
grace" p
Or, if he can't indorse that, he ccr-
tainly will not repudiate the following
resolution adopted by his party, of Ne
gro lovers, at Columbus, on the 23d
ult:
Sd. That the abolition of slavery was
a national and necessary consequence OF
the war of the Republic and that the re.
construction measures of Congress were
measures well adapted TO effect the re
construction of the Southern States and
secure. the blessings of liberty and afree
government and as completion Of
those measures, and finally, believing in
its essential justice, we arc in favor OF
the ratification of the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States.
"No Sinking or dodging, ,Mr. Herald
The people will rcpuiliate your Negro
party at the polls this Fall and your play
ing double will not help your Ncgroism
in Morgan County.