Smyrna times., 1870-03-23

Will THE ID 3MoCRATS SEEK THE Nj GRO
TE?-Says the Eastdn Star III answer to
the question - The negro vote of Maryland
must in measure be controlled by the Demo
cratic party; or, at least, it must be divided
with the Radicals, so as to continue the State
in our own hands and thus save the great in.
terests at stake" Almost every day we see
some such declaration as this from some Dem
bcratc newspaper or individull Tie senti-
ment is growing and strengthening every day,
and it just is certain to be carried out as the
negroes are to vote The Democratic party,
or any other party, is not gUing to be defeated
by negro votes when it can be victorious with
them. Its love Of power and place will over
come any scruples it may have on this ot any
o.her point, and the assertions Of the leaders
in this State is only made with the hope that
the Republicans will be less active.
To secure this vote will be the chief aim of
the Democratic leaders Of the North How
to conciliate the negro votes is now the ques-
tion with the thinking men OF the party We
have published extracts from the speeches of
several prominent men who have addressed
the Democratic Association of Philadelphia
recently, and all Of them strongly urge the i'm.
portance OF this measure, the adoptloaQf which
they regard as thu only means of saving the
party OF the four speakers who have address
ed that Association since the requisite number
Of States ratified the Amendment, every one
has advocated the securing Of the negro vote
The last speaker who addressed the Associa
L., !,
night last. We quote from the Aqc, as follows
"Sad he, the doctrines of the Democratic
party in the past IS perfectly consl tcnt will
our accepting the negro votes. The duty 0
the party seemed plain 10 him, nam.y, t.
start even witE our opponents, and instead 0
pas~ivev and quietly allowing this great vot
b 1,0)) to b ia zen from them. they lOl Il
encrgcucly cultivate it, and by an nunorabl
means endravOr to secure it, and argued from
statistics which he rad that unless the Demo
cr3'... H1}ty cGurtCd these votes they could no
hope for success. The speaker was Grequentl
Interrupted by applause.
Mr. Cochran also referred tC the numerou
defeats the party had sustained, and patheti
cally asked, whether, after using all our pow
ers to combat doctrines which we thought wer
wrong, we yield a ready acquiescence to what i
now the law Of the land, with some hope for tn
future as political party, Or whether we vii
blindly close our eyes to the great events tha
are transpiring, stand upon the record Of tn
bast and have no earthly hope Of success 70
all time to come" There's the rub Th
party Is hungry for rfice. Since 1885, whe
the Republican party was organized, the Dem
bcrats of the North have fought this negr
question in all its phases, and been constaut
defeated. 60 prOtracted and uniform he
been this defeat that they hardly maintain
respectable minority, nationally "HOpe lonl
deferred maketh the he lrt sick." 1t was thi
sickness that made such organs of the party
as the Boston Post, New York World and Chi
cago Times come out in favor of negro suffrag,
in 1867 for the same reason Chief justice
Chase was urged for Presidential candidate it
1868, and came within a few votes Of being
Nominated; for the same reason the Wiscon
sin Democracy came cut for universal suffrage
last fall, and for the came reason the Conser
vatiyss' In the Southern States have sought the
pegrp vote by nominating Republicans The
party is tired of kicking against the bricks,
and this measure will have to be accepted OF
else there will be two factions of the glorious
Democracy.