The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-30

The Republicans who do not propose
to be sold out, and led into the rebel
camp, have by a committee. issued an ad-
dress to the Republicans Of Ohio; but
none of the policy papers will publish it.
The following is the address:
To the Republicans ofohio:
After mature deliberation we have de-
cided that it is our duty to ask you to
unite with us in the condemnation of a
policy which we solemnly believe will, if
sustained by the people Of the North,
render the late Constitutional Amend
ments valueless, disfranchise eight hun
dred thousand Southern voters, and f.
nally endanger the liberties of the whole
people, both North and South. The most
valued of the principles for which the
Republican party has contended 10 set
forth IN that clause of the Constitution
which declares that no State shall deny
TO any citizen the equal protection of the
laws By this and other provisions OF
the Constitution the Nation guaranteed
to the citizen liberty, equality and suf-
frage, and obligated itself TO protect him
in the peaceful enjoyment and exercise
Of these rights. For sixteen years the
Republican party Of Ohio has upheld this
doctrine; for this our people went to
battle, TO prison and to death; for it
millions OF money were expended, and
thousands Of lives sacrificed. We are
now called upon to abandon il by sus-
tanning and indorsing an Administration
which has deserted il. We do not pro-
pose at this time to refer in detail to the
lallacious arguments and ingenious sub
terfuges by his conduct and deceive the
people as to the disastrous consequences
which must eventually follow as its nee
essary result. We point you to the fact
that President, the chosen representa-
tive of a party whose life and inspiration
in every hour of its existence has been
political Justice and freedom for all
American citizens, has proved recreant
to every consideration of gratitude, hu-
manity, honor and official obligation, as
well as political principle. and has given
the support of his great Office to deprive
American citizens of their sacred rights
and deliver them, crushed and humilia
ted, into the merciless hands of personal
and political enimees; to the will of the
majority of the voters in at least two
States of this Union has been disregard
ed, the rightful appeal of their govern
ments for protection against insuTrec
ton and domestic violence denied, and
thus and with the knowledge and con-
sent of the Federal Administration the
legally constituted authorities were
thrust aside by the mob and the Offices
of those States seized and held by its
leaders; to the fact that the Admins
tration has practically consented that
the later Constitutional amendments may
be disregarded in the South; to the fact
that the freedom of speech and expires
sion of political opinion is no longer per
mitted; to the fact that the Republicans
of sixteen States OF this Union, weary OF |
a struggle in which they have neither |
the sympathy nor support OF the Admin
istration, are compelled TO abandon their |
party organizations. and relinquish all
the political rights and privileges dear to
freemen, in the effort to preserve what
may remain to them Of life and property;
10 the fact that the Administration has
TO all intents and purposes adopted the
Democratic doctrine, that there can be
10 permanent partition of power nor '