Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-30
the Platform Of the Il'lpe-
rial pNTtV.

THE Imperial party met In Con-
vention at Columbus last Wednes-
day, and rc-nominstcd the present
State officials (cxcept Attorney Gen
West and made platform. 1t is
just such q platform as the leaders
wish TO stand upon but VIC arc sure
that it will not be supported BY the
masses Of the people. The people
of Ohio arc strongly opposed to the
adoption of the Fifteenth Amend.
mcnt to tho Federal Constitution /;
bat thia platfora which tho leaders
of negro suffrage amendment have
just adopted, indorses the amend
mcnt and makes it an issue fairly
and squarely before the people OF
Ohio. The language of tho plat
form, rs will be seen below, is this
"Wo are in favor Of the adoption
"of the FiftecAth Amendment to
"thc Constitution of tho United
"Statos.' Reader, isn't that plain
enough? ? Why, it has not been two
years since Negro Suffrage was vo-
ted down in Ohio by over fifty
thousand majority. Now the qucs
tion is brought up ngain-but by
the Congress Of the United States
Instead Of by the Ohio Legislature
and the people arc to decide, in
voting for State Senators and NOM
bcis of the House Of Representa-
tivcs, whether all the negroes now
in this State, or those who may
hereafter immigrNte into it, shall
have the Game right TO vote aud
hold Office as The white men, and
10 havo all other rights and 10 drive
away and underworld the white
laborors at the iron furnaces, on the
farms, on tho railroads., in the ma
chine shops, and in all other binds
Of labor
Two planks Of the platform arc
"reSolvcs" in praise of the Imperial
President - GRANT or in other
words il looks as though they
thought, 10 adopting the two reso-
buttons, GRANT needed white wash
ing after having appointed so many
thick Tipped niggers to Offices since
his inauguration. "The honest col.
lection Of the public revenues" and
the payment Of the national debt"
are, of course, alluded too in the
two resolutions that white-wash
GRANT. The lmperialist, tho organ
of GRANT, says that party care in
favor of the preservation Of the ma.
tionai honor as pledged for the
payment Of the public indebted
ness" There Is no difference be-
tween tho hmperialiSt and the plat
form rs adopted last Wednesday by
the party thatis "looking forward
20 the establishment of an Imperial
Executive" But read thepIatform;
Rssoivsd, That as citizens Of Tho nation,
representing The Repu bl!can sentiment Of
an honored Common wealth, We regard
with sincere satisfaction tho hleliil
evinoed by General Grant 10 the Repub
1icpn Tsrty, tho policy, both foreign and
domestic, Of his Administration, and the
measures inaugurated 10 Insure oonoilia-
Iion, economy and retrenchmcnt, The
honest collection Of the public revenue
pny meBt OF the National debt, equal free
dom aud justice az home, and considera-
tion and respect abroad. AA
Resoiled, That We hail with the PRO
foundest qualification the patriotic and
constitutional declaration OF President
Crnnt, 10 his inaugural address, that
while no will on all subjects have pol
10y 10 recommend TO Congress, he will
have mono 10 enforce against tho will Of
the people--a sentiment which assures
the country Of an Executive Adminisira.
lion founded on the models Of the Admin.
islrations Of Washington, and Madison;
and that will secure TO Congress- thr
unrestricted exNoiso Of its constitution onal
functions, aud 10 the people their rlghtlul
control OF the Govern ment 1At 4 \
Resoiosd, That tho abo lilion II shvcry
was q raiural and ntccssary corse1ucncv