The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-10-31


Democrats, you now hold the rcns ofgovcrll-
mcnt in Maryland, and on the 4th of November
next you arc to measure your strength with the
Grant party, to see whethcryou are still to hold
the ascenduncy i'll our proud old State, or let
it pass into the hands of your bitter enemies. -
Now, am persuaded that you will contend
shoulder to shoulder in fraternal union, and
vote the old time-honored Democratic ticket,
short and solid. hope every Democratic voter
Will go to the election and vote to pcrpctuatc
Caucasian rule over African anarchy. If the
Republicans can get a majority in the next Leg
lslature, which they are using mighty efforts to
do, their programme will be first, to elect u
United States Senator which will most likely be
Fred Douglas, rs he is held in high estimation
by the Radicals. They could easily citilcnizc
Fred, as he once lived in Maryland. They
would likewise call convention to frame new
Constitution, in order that they might Gust
eyey Democratic officer, from the Governor
down to the lowest officer, in order that their
dear Intelligent brother from Africa could ''hab
dar sheer OBJ oils" Under the Radical status
the Judges of our Circuit Courts would all be
deprived Of their office, and all other officers to
make room for the hungry motlc crew that are
now so anxious "tu surve de public" The
new Radical Judges would spice the Jury box
by putting in the names of their dear negro
friends, and then we would have the satisfaction
to see the fine, manly form Of the highly intel
lectual and honorable negro in our Jury box in
company with a few white men. Wouldn't
that be nice? We would see negro deputy
Clerks in our Courts, and African SherifTs, Mag
istrates and Constables, for they will be com
PEELED TO give Sambo office to command his
vote; in short, in order to elevate the African
above the white man, they would do here what
they have done in the sunny south whenever
they have had the opportunity and power to do
so. In order to give color to our bar they
would no doubt import n few negro LAWYERS
and place them in our bar at Bel Air, just be-
cause the negro is SO intelligent. Now, |
don't believe the majority of the voters of
Hartford are yet prepared for the contcmpla.
ted change, and feel assured that every voter
will do his duty. We don't wish the negroes
any harm. We wish to see them well used, and
we are using them well. Hundreds of them are
now employed by the Democrats, who use them
as well as their truly loil white brothers of
the Grant party; but We are not vet prepared
to bow our necks under the CALLING yoke of
the Republican Ashantee faction; for it is alb
surd folly to make the negro believe that he is
capable of governing the white man, whom the
Supreme Being has, for some wise purpose, en-
dued with intellectual capacity far above the
sweet pets of the Radical party Now, the
fact is simply this, that we intend to elect white
men to administer the affairs of our State. Our
ticket that we have in the field is unobection-
able. Each and every candidate on our ticket
is u gentleman, and well calculated to fill the
respective office that his friends intend to Gle.
vate him to and who will administer our af
fairs with an eye to the best interests of the
people. If any Democrat so fur forgets his
duty as to vote the Republican ticket, l am
afraid that he will regret the step when too
late, and the very best way for any disaffected
one to do will be to vote the good old ticket
short and then your reflections will be pleas.
ant. Remember, the issue is, White Man or Nc.
gro Rule. JAMES FITZ JAMES