Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-11-26
The w hlte issue.

| here was the rock on which the party
would split and go down. The recent
elections in several large " loyal" States
go tar TO prove the justice aud judg
nent of the opinion. The Democracy
of Pennsylvania took openly the white
issue. and although the Fifteenth
Amendment threw $4,000 negro votes
to the Radiea side, the result proved a
popular IN jority of several thousa, d o.,
the Congressional vote in the State
The Philadelphia Age, the leading or
gan OF the white policy, has called at
tention TO this fact since the election,
aud claims that the Democratic major
Try is directly due to the white issue
In other words, the vote proved that.
although the Fifteenth Amendment
added $4,000 black votes to the Radi-
cal ticket. that ticket lost SO n.any white
Republicans in consequence. thar the
Democracy held the majnrity in the
State. Some OF the Northern Radical
papers are now confess,ng that the
negro policy was hlunder. For in-
stance, the Franklin Repositpry, com
menting on the article OF the PhIadel-
| phia Age, says:
THE Democracy owe 10 the negro
vote their triumph in this part of he
State. We do not mean, t'y any mrans.
that the colored voters voted for the
Democratic candi iates they had to-
much good sense for thar But we
mean that by reason OF thcir exercising
the right OF sutfrage.so many of those
who hitherto voted aud acted with the
Republican party this time voted with
the Demueracy. 50 n TO enahle them ~
elect their ticket. There il no conceal
ing or den, ing this humiliatiug fact
| Aud again. on this matter, the dye
comments US follows;
/ This Is an open endorsement of the
stand taken by the Democracy OF this
State IN opposition 10 the Fifteenth
4 Amendment. We declared he white
men ot this State were opposed 10 negro
Suffrage and would exh bit that oppo
Stion. ii allowed To do so, nc ts,e polls.
The Radicals were aware ot that Tact.
thruuglfa Legislature, he IA. nbers ut
which bad not been chosen with refer
ence to that issue But at the lasI
election, white men had a chancr t0
express thetr opn'on. aud they did So
in such positive aud uanlsiakabie
manner. Us To force conie<slnu 1 the
meaning oi the verdict, even from, the
Radical journals. Fifteen thousand
negroes in the State voted tor the Had
ical members OF Congress, AID vet the
Demucratic majority on the Congres-g
sional ticket will be between six and
el. ht thousand lu his city n,ors than
five thousand white nen deserted ih,
tAadieaI party, Oh this negro issue. aud
II tair return had been made of the
vote pofled, we should haye catr,ed The
Democratic ticket by ffnin fifteen hun.
!, drcd to two thousaud Votes The
Rep s.t,ry Is righ, III ~ayin. lllat nj The
r. cent el elton, many of tho-e wtu
hitherto voted aud acted with iht r.
publican party, this time voiced with tn
Democracy Aud il is also csprrct III
attributing the change 10 the nrgr,
policy OF the RadicaI party. That WI,
White men had been cheated by the.
adoption Of The Fifteenth Amendment
aud expressed their feelings AID indi.
nation at the polls in ali parts of The
State The Democratic t,arty acted
wisely IN standing iairly upon the white
/ - afIH
rally To lts strength at the pres. MT tune.
aud opens the future for actiun of still
more definite character. he II ,dicals
cannot halt the negro car to which ihel
are chained. They must push the ne
gro >tIlI more prominently into the fore
ground of State politics Wheu that is
done, white men will look still more
confidently and trustingly to the Demo.
cratic party as the defender oil their
. rights, and the negroized Radical or
ganisation will pass away for ever. The
Radicals fashioned the negro club lt
will break their .wn heads --N Mobile
, Register
We reprint the above. because we
believe the change against us to be the
legitimate effect of extending the suf
I irdge to opposite races, thereby attempt
ing, 10 direct antagoni>n TO the immut-
able law@ Of Deity. 10 wipe out race
aud color. II is we'll known that We
have occupied that position from the
first. aud have held steadily, that it was
not only wrong 10 principle. but would
finally operate to doom the Republican
party to irretrievable ruin For every
black vote, we shall lose two white ones,
until the time shall come when the
mourners shall go about the STREETS,
because their party goe'h to its long
home Again we desire to rnise our
warning voice against the Radical
measures OF our crazy fanatics.