The Lincoln County herald., 1871-12-28
Universal SuGrsee.

All srgu0cn0 o. reasoning deducsd
from . false standpoint are Of necessity
corrsspondiugly warped. If the bssis b
detective the pyramid built thereon is
weak; iftrue, then the reverse 10 the ~.
suit. The Troy Dispatch, In On article
last week opposing the missouri Policy" )"
while exeusisg the same principles 10 the
Virginia csmpaigo ths. resulted 60 favor.
ably to the state, and the fall campaign Of
IS7O 10 THE state, which enfranchissd
Thousands Of our citizens, comes to the
conclusion that 90 such emergency now
exist 10 national politics. Hence it
closes its article with these words:
No such condition now exists 10 the
affairs OF national politics. Suffrage IL
universal and it is not likely in the 70
lation he now bears to his party, that the
president will attempt to restrict il.
Suffrage is universal I" We are sur-
prised that our nsighbor should make
such q mistake and believing o. it does,
We can easily sec why and how it op
poses tho "Mhsonri Policy" or "po.sum.
"~ -. 'ns '~~s:-e osaU. pap.r. .,a n
few indignant Democratic sheets are
pleased to term it; (but as there isn't
much 10 name what matters it y How
can any one conclude that suffrage is
universal when they see the rascality that
is being pract,csd by the government, and
successfully too, to place Democratic
sections under martial law, simply to
make more sure tho chances of Grants
re election? Why are such Flaws" as the
Federal Election bill enacted, if not to
prevent the universally of Suffrage? If
1t were not for such measures, and if a
fair vote Of tho people we're permitted,
the political affairs Of the nation would
wear a more smiling face but even we're
this the case, who is so foolish as to be.
lieve that Radical Congress in counting
tho vote would not throw out enough
states to declare their candidate the sue.
cessful one? Weren't New York and
Georgia only saved this humility at the
last presidential election, because their
votes did not effect the election OF tho
present ignorant incumbent =? Senator
Sherman at least said this was so. The
election Of Republican governor In this
state secured fair count and the elcc.
tion Of a Liberal Republican to the Office
of Chief Mngistracy would do tho same,
while If Democrat put in his claims we
have only to look for Rodmanizing.
But, says tho Dispatch, "in the rcla.
tion he now bears to his party, the Presi.
dent will not attempt to restrict the suf-
fragc." No; his recent acts in the South
and his naturally graspiug nature don't
bespenk such an act Of him, any more
than that water If let loose will flow
downward. Why, bless your confding
spirit, the very act Of disfrauchis,ng the
South by dint Of the bayonet and thus
re eIecting himself is just what majority
Of the Radical party want him to do,
aud will laud him for doing. Grant
knows this-he is not too ignorant for
that-and will obey them. The Radi.
'als who placed this power in his hands
snew he would do it knew that he had
he nerve for such an undertaking.
Talk of universal suffrage under tho
present political regime. and Grants fear
% enforce his power! When such things
ome to pass and we believe they will
u four years more if the Missouri Policy
We will favor straight out
Democratic ticket; for we yield to none
o our venera,ion Of a strictly Republican
which is true Democracy.