The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-10-17
Read, Think and Vote !

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7 Read, Think and Motel.
It was our fortune few DAYS ago TO
call at the hospitsble residence Of Charles
i, Post. Esq. and while there we met the
radical candidate 70, Clerk ofths Cir.
cult Court. In the course Of the CONVEX
+, sation which ensued, We mentioned TO
Mr.: Ross the fact that several persons
bad stated that he, (Ross) had7claimSd
! to them to be gt'as good a Democrat as
any man = aud VIC asked him il he had
authorized the statement. {. He replied,
substantially, -" IFhoerer said II ras Il
! Democrat made tie siaiemcnt ,-ithoH any
authority from me. I AN A REPUB.
/ LICAN-INFAy0R OF REPUBLI-
J CAN MEASURES-AND r.Io@AM
PROUD OF IT, This was enough for
/ US. We made note of this statement,
aud ended the conversation. l..sr" e.
The people: Of this county should
know, before they cast their ballots for
o-against an issue, what they are voting
! for, andwe propose, by brief extracts
from the platforms ofthe two parties. to
show the acknowledgements between a
Dem ocrat aud a Republican. Kos 81
The Bird plankof the''pia.form OF the
Republican, party ofthis State re ads as
follows:a 7-it, 0d' i!h f7.}- 'a''' :
/ "3d. That the XVIII Amendment to
tie Constitution OF the United States.
(which forbids the exclusion 81 any class
from an equal roicein the Government,
by reason ofMe accident otrute Or color.
or the misfortune of previous oppression,
accords wi,h',he honored principles ofthe
Declaration Of Independence, and is.
alike essential to justice between men. to
the consistency Of the Government. and
to,be harmonious relations Of the races
within itsjarislic,ioD.' = ' 90, =
The vile allusien male to the sacred
Declaration Of Independence in the above
extract must Of itself be sufficient to in
suit any, respectable white, nau-espe:
cislly one Who boasts that ais . ancestors
formed part # shss, heroic band who res.
-eusd from IN British tyrapay, the Unit ed
Colonies y! H4, And then, tho .'aceidfnt of
rage Or color" says Geosgss Ross, and his
party, should NOT deprive. a man Of the
RIB, Of suffrage. II that Nrqnsi'ion be
;sus. way noes Koss, and the Republicans
Of this State insist upon cont inuallys dis.
lfEspchising,s large elias, o.. our citizens
yho BY the "aeei.isnf' .0fthsI birth
we're born WHITE B. qe.a,. ,-yg rds o.,
Judge Bondp awith George Ross and
the Il. publican party sat bis back have
interpreted the. Reimbursement Aetpl of
Congress to apply only to hs;n.gro-,bu,
giving rights and pairiliges to negroes ut
elections aud in courts oflaW which they
indignantly deny to white nen. "'o7'
The XVthA mrnduen,,! of which Geo.
Ross and his party are the ardent snp'
porters, has granted suffrage to theeolprr
ed race. while that inalienable' right is
denied 10 %, 900 white men-the' largest
iaxpa yrrs in The State. .av 71' 90
The A'social Equality Bhl"-enforcing
the equal right of the negro 70 mi. with
white ihen III the jury box, d. hotels, in
public eonveysuccs, in clutches. with
your children a. the public schools. and
even among the dear ones whose sacred
dust rests beneath the sod, meets the
hearty approval of the Republican party
In opposition to the measures mention
ed.above, we quote the following from
the Democratic platform ofprinciplss:
! 18th. That we nre unalterably opposed
to the bill lately introduced into the
United. States Senate for enforcing the
social equality between the races. pla-
\ cling negroes. upon jurieS. and abolisbing
all distinctions between ibcraces.
1 "And finally to wipe ont the injustice
and the disgrace incident to the iisfran-
chiscment in our midst OftwNniy-fvc
thousand men ofour own race, while ne
groes exercise the elective franchise
without hindrance or condition, We de-
mand freo ballot for white men. and
tie Immediate enactment Of such measures
as gill secure t." -. H., ..,',
Against the principles enunciated by
the Democracy George Ross and his
marty haze iDstiluted ayjporo1s warfare :,