The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-05-20
SOUND TALK.
The Philadelphia Age "toes the mark

The Philadelphia age "toes the mark
: on post-Jellum radical legislation. II
says:
'Upon no question was the Demo
cratic party ever more united than that
of opposition to debauching their organ
ization by wild hunt after negro votes.
Believing as the Democrats do, that it is
unsafe to trust the negroes with the bal
lot; believing, as they do, that that
right was conferred upon them by force,
fraud and deception, and against the
will of large proportion of the people,
the party is closing up it's ranks and pro-
pairing TO wrcst power from that organi-
cation which inflicted this outrage and
wrong upon the white men of the coun-
try. To do this they will appeal to
white men alone. Their interest a at
stake in this contest. They settledthis
nation. They felled the trees, planted
the corn, erected the log cabins, the
school houses, the churches, projected
the political structure, fought the war of
the Revolution, framed the Constitution,
and launched the nation on its career of
uncxampled development and prospcri-
ty. TiHsSwas the work of white men,
and now, when the Radical party are at
tempting to change the form of Govern
mcnt by means of negro votes, the Dem
ocracy raise the old banner of white suf
fragc, and summon that race to the res
cue. And that summons will be obcyed
with alacrity and enthusiasm. In this
city and State the party is unit in ia
vor Of keeping the organization on
white basis. There is not enough dis
sent TO ruffle the surface. All the old
men who have carried the flag of the
party in hundred fights are sound on
this question, and the young men will
not agree TO be put upon an equality
with negroes in workshops, in manufac-
tories, in counting houscs, and all other
places. This is the position of the par
ty in this locality. Across the river the
gallant Democracy of New Jersey have
taken the same stand. In. abiding to
the issue, the Newark Journal says:
"Thc Democratic party of New Jersey
is the white mans party ; the admins
tration party is the negro party, known
of all men as such, and whatever the
politicians of New York may do, the
Democrats of New Jersey have hoistcd
their colors, and will stand by thcm.-
The Republicans are welcome to the
negro voters the Democratic party can
do better without them, and we propose
to make the political atmosphere red-hOt
this fall against the party that has fore
cd the fifteenth amendment fraud and
negro voters upon us, contrary to the
wishes Of the people" This is the
voice of the Democracy of New Jersey,
heard through one of their most spirited
and reliable organs. 1t is plain, to the
point, and easily understood. The ne
gro vote will not be an element in the
contest so far as the Democracy is con-
cerned. They will not put men on the
ticket to propitiatc the "new citizens"
or recognize them in any way in their
conventions. The old path of duty will
be followed, The intelligence of the white
masses appealed TO, honest men noihl-
mated for all positions, and the column
pushed on by reason, facts and argu-
ments, showing the inevitable result of
allowing the Radical party to remain in
power, either in the nation o: the State.
And this will be the action of the party
in all portions of the Union. Connccti-
cut was redeemed after the proclamation
of the fifteenth amendment, and in all
sections of the West the white mans
ticket has been successful in the late
elections. Thus instructed, the Demo
cratic party has hoisted its banner for
the coming struggle, drawn the sword,
and thrown away the scabbard.
eve want no towards in this fight,
For they'll our colours fly.
We want brave. honest hearted men.
Men not afraid TO die