The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-04-23
4 White Mans I'arjy,

White Mans party. The meeting was to
have assembled in the Court House, last
night, with what success, of course, we are
not able to speak, The Wig being put to
press before the hour of meeting.
We learn that the movement is engi-
neered by the night guard of the Jail, a
distinguished light in the Copperhead party,
Our Democracy have been vibrating be-
tween "hawk and buzzard - for some time,
being in quandary what was best to do,
and have finally determined to rally to the
standard of Hon. Ben Harris.
The following ticket has been nominated
by the Republicans for Town Commission
ers, which we think will compare in uhie-
ness with any one the Cops can get up:
For Town Commissioners e. A. Alex
lnder, D. E. Burton, Jas. r. Mccullough.
W. p. Ewing, Thomas c. Crouch, p. c.
Strickland, Howard Titus
1t dees not however, represent prejudice,
ace Or class, but liberty and the rights OF
man. We commend this nucleus of the
"White Mans Party" which is organizing
in Elkton, to the following method, adopted
10y the same party in Philadelphia.
A reporter Of the Erening Telegraph,
Philadelphia, has been interviewing the
colored Democrat, who runs the first mill
started in that city, and the following is his
account of the interview:
1t seems that for years past, ever since
boyhood, negro named Nick Brown has
been connected with the Fourth-ward Dem
ocrats, has shared their joys and mingled
N their sorrows. He had never been of
any especial service, but was always will
ling to do whatever was allotted him. The
coadjutors knew that Nick was sound. and
they therefore approached him. Like
Barkis, he was "willin'," and the game
was soon arranged. The dwelling No COS
Lombard street was rented, fitted up as a
gin mill, and some two weeks ago opened
under the auspices of certain Democrats as
The Colored Democratic Headquarters Of
the Fifth ward.
Tho reporter first I" interviewed Il col
ored man who had never visited the place,
and who declared in very strong language
that he had no intention of deing so in the
future. OF Browns character he informed
Une reporter as 1OllOWS:
Colored Gentleman. l know he has run
with them Moya" fellows ever since he
was boy; used to get up cock-tights and
iog-fghts and rat matches, and went where
no other colored man dared go some years
ago.
Reporter. That does not show a very
high character.
Colored Gentleman. Why the man never
bnl che To al,
low fellow. ready to do anything ''them
fellows" tell him, and now he has sold him
self, and is trying to get us to vote the
Democratic; but faint no use: he ain t
doing himself any good, and he'll find
when election day comes around that the
men whs have been drinking his whisky
will vote against him. l know it. The
colored man remembers how he has been
treated some years ago. Desc fellows just
90 there aud drink his whisky, and den
they II turn against him, Just like the col
ored men did down in "Souf Carolina =
with Wade Hampton.
Reporter. Then you think he will not
influence any votes?
Celored Gentleman. Oh, yes, he'll in
huence some. You know you can buy
some white men for ham. some potatoes
or whisky, and so you can some colored
men; but then they are too low to be called
men. But you can't trust even them. I
know one who told me that a white man is
going to buy him horse and wagon and
set him up in business, provided he works
for the Democrats and gets colorcd votes
lie is going to take the team, but he will go
back on the man on election day.
The reporter next interviewed one of
Browns patrons, who was issuing from the
door Of the saloon. The man considered
Brown perfect gentleman-sociable, lively
and always willing to treat. He admitted,
however, thut Brown had few customers
among the colored people. who disliked
him on account Of his aft. iation with the
Democracy. He thus exposed the inside
history Of this, the latest dodge of the un-
terrified:
Reporter. Does Nick let you have your
"gin = free?
Colored Chap. Oh, yes; he always treats
the boys. If there is nothing doing he'll
say, Come, boys, let's all bc sociable and
take drink
Reporter. Does that business pay?
Colored Chap. Oh, he makes his money
off the white people. Why, de first night
he opened, white man dat dey said was
de Alderman came dere wild some
friends, and planked down twenty dollars
to treat the boys, and a lot of white men
with him threw down ten and five dollars.
and dere was any quantity of money. We
just sat dere and draak and played cards
all night. | heard one of de white men
say, GO ahead, Nick, we'll take care of
you you can have $1,000 at an hour s
notice if you want to use it,
Oh, Nick got good friends; dem back
ers of his keep him all right Why, dc
order night some fellow fired pistol ball
right thro de window if Nick had been
behind de bar it would have killed him.
Well, de word was taken to de Moya's ball,
and in a little while four carriage loads of
fellows come down: one of dem, think
his names Mellon, fellow what keeps
carriages at Sixth and Chestnut himself ::
WELL he said he would kill anybody who
interfered with Nick. Den whenever derc
is row these white men are always on
hand.
In regard to the influences which ''Nick"
was bringing to bear upon the colored peo-
pie to secure their votes he said:
Reporter. Does he give you whisky free
to get your votes
Cslsred Chap. Certainly he does he
tells us all to vote de Democratic ticket.
We commend this course to the manag-
ing man of the new organization of Elk
ton before whose eyes the luxuries of the
bailiffship looms UP so temptingly. Next
week we will publish Nas5y's experience in
the SAME noble cause. In the meantime
if cheap shanty could be rented and fitted
up by the new organization, the "colored
Democrat who is said to he in Elkton
might, like Barkies, also be "willin, and
the Philadelphia and New York mode of
manufacturing Democratic voters for the