The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-10-15
FOR CONGRESS,
HENRY R. TOR BERT,
The Democracy and the New Voters.
OF CECIL COUNTY

The Democracy and the New Voters.
1t is amusing to see the shifts of the
time-serving, office-hunting Democracy, in
their numberless expedients, to secure a
portion of the colored vote, while they
slet on" to despise and spurn that source
of political strength, in the hope of detach-
ing a part of the Republican vote, which
they assume to be chary of "negro suf-
frage."
The colored people of Cecil county,
are blessed with fair share of book learn
ing among their leading men, who have in
dustriously educated the rest of their
brethren in the rudiments of political
knowledge. The Democracy having care
fully examined this field, and found the
prospect barren of making accessions to
their ranks from the new voters, have
adopted a line of policy which ignores and
affects to spurn the colored men from their
political organization. The object of this
transparent piece of political strategy is,
as we above asserted, the hope of drawing
a part of the Republican vote. But what
will that real or imaginary vote think OF
the coquetting of the Democracy in other
parts of the State with the colored voters
From the Baltimore Sun, good Democratic
authority, we clip the following:
MARYLAND PoL1TIcs.-On Thursday
last there was Democratic Conservative
mass meeting held at Upper Marlboro
Prince Georges county. 1t was largely
attended by white and colored voters
Speeches were made by Judge Merrick,
candidate for Congress,) Hon. Daniel
Clarke. Hon. F. Stone and Charles +.
Montague, ESQ.,, the latter of Baltimore
county Mr.. Hatton, eolored man from
Washington city, was then invited to the
stand, and made a speech in favor OF MIR.
Gray, the Republican nominee. His re-
marks are said, 10y the Prince Georgian, to
have been in good taste"
After reading the TRADES of The Cecil
Democrat against "negro suffrage" what
will its innocent dupes think of the proud
Democracy inviting colered man from
Washington City to make a spreech from
their stand?
But what followed was richer STILL
Quoting from the same paper, the Sun con-
tinues:
"Mr. Waters, President of the Demo
cratic Conservative Colored Club of Balti-
more city, then took the stand, and pro-
ceeded to reply, especially to Mr.. Hatton,
which, to our notion, he did most effectu'
allv, in very eloquent and humorous
effort. He told the colored men that the
Union League enacted of them more thor
ourh servitudc than slavery had ever I'M
posed, and informing them that he would
remain here for several days, and as it was
then late, invited them to hear him again
at some future time"
When the Democracy Of other counties
are found counting the colored men with
such bland and courteous manners, what
can their backwoods deciples Of Cecil
think?
From the same paper We have notice OF
still another "colored Democratic mass
meeting" held in Annapolis, the Capital
of the State, the City of the Ancient
Seven The following is the Suns ac-
count of that "mass meeting:
GA colored Democratic mass meeting,
under the auspices of the 'Celored Dem
ocratic Association Of Baltimore, was
held in Annapolis ON Wednesday evening.
The meeting was largely attended by
both white and colored. The first speaker
TO address the assemblage was Mr.. iona
than Waters, the originator and leader OF
the above association. Mr.. Young, col
ored. also of Baltimore, followed in a
strong address. as did also several other
colored men, all advocating the election OF
Judge Ncrrick.
The "Celored Democratic Association
of Baltimore figures extensively in the
Democratic papers. 1t is doubtless larger
ON paper than anywhere else, but these
quotations serve very properly to show the
anxiety of the Democratic party to secure
colored votes, let them prate as they viii
in this and other sections about White
Mans" party.
The Democracy on the Eastern Shore
brethren of the Western in respect to cater
ing for colored voters. The american, il
noticing from Democratic source the
anxiety manifested to curry favor with the
colored votes, says:
The Cambridge Md Democrat and Her
cid, one of the Democratic organs of Dor
chester county, betrays a strong anxiety
to secure at least a portion of the colore(
vote for the Democratic candidate, Col
Hambleton, who, it is now feared, ma,
need more support than he is at prescn
sure Of Sin a year or two MORE" say!
this newspaper, "the black man will dis
cover who's who." and then it declares
glcefully, that "The lowerlip of the Rad
ical party is considerably down since tn,
fact has leaked out that there are Il nun
Der of our colored men who have made NJ
their minds to vote the Democratic Con
servative ticket d" Of course, if the Radi
Gals look sorry, the Democracy look pleased
at this accession of colored support. Thu
it goes, you sec.
In Kent county there is celored m
named William Perkins, who is the owne
of considerable property in Chestertown
and who is blessed with a fair education
fair abilities, and is a good speaker. Mr.
Perkins has taken very active part in or
ganizing and preparing his colored breth
rem in that county to vote, and has incur
red thereby the displeasure of the Dem
ocracy. Perkins keeps the leading res
taurant in Chestertown, the Fashionable
establishment of its class, and drives
good trade. The last number of the Ken
Nescs comes out on civilian and threat
ems him with Democratic ostracism as
punishment for his independence in in
structing his race to avoid their politica
enemies. The Necs lectures Billy" il
the following aternaladmonitory, patroni
zing and reproachful manner, in an article
headed
"THE CoNsEQUENCE.-Wi William Perkins
the restaurant keeper and ice preserver ant
distributor, having neglected his proper
calling and business and turned Radica
politician, has doubtless experienced thai
his eating saloon is not patronized by thu
Democrats and Conservatives as formerly
and William may also expect that he will
not hereafter monopolize the ice trade
Billy thinks himself little smart, ant
although he may get paid at present fol-
his political harrangues and nightly as
semblages in his hall of his sable brethren
intermixed with a sprnkling of white