Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-02-14

black. And above the head on the hlue-plate-
ticket was printed "lndepondcnf Ticket -
There were also printed on il an the Dem
cratic candidates names The first name had
cen erased and Rcpul lican name substitute
n aud written with ink Immediately went
onward where the voting WIS going on took
conspicuous si-nd and held up the ticket
efnre the crowd OF voters Republicans, and
Democrats. and said ''if any man present who
could not rc.d or write h td such a ticket and
thought il was the Republican ticket he htd
icen deceived and ! denounced any effort
that might be made 10 deceive an ignorant
voter nv making him think he was voting a
different ticket from the one he WIS placing
in the haiioi box. ! fastened that ticket ON
The side Of the house. ~ fiti view, and left
here did not take one ticket from any MIN
mat was not Voluntarily offered 10 me.
have NO recollection uf having torn M any
tickets, hut ! may have done So in several in
stances when they had been voluntarily given
10 me, for fear they might fall into the hands
OF some voter who could not read and who
might uni entionally use them If thirty or
forty tickets with all the Democratic candi-
dates names with one exception on them, were
torn up it was done by the colored voters
themselves in honest Indignation at the at
tempted deception. ! WIS simply to protect
our colored voters in voting the Republican
ana Independent ticket when they wanted to
do 50. If they wanted to vote the Repul lican
and Independent ticket supplied them wi i,
and tod them what was on it, II thee want
ed to vote the Democratic ticket told them I
was sorry for il but they had right to do 50.
So much for my political course on and before
election day.
have no apology to make to any man for
my political opinions or for my political course
of action. have deceived no man and wrong
cd no man. Throughout the war / was a
Union han. Since the war | have been Re-
publican straightforward consistent. sincere
honest but recognize the fact that the war
IS over. and that We have voting material
that might he used for good or for evil |
nave with all my might endenvored to encour-
age Improvement in the colored race. and to
direct them for the greatest good to themselves.
the community in which they live. the good
order of society, and ia all cases to teach .hem
that the majesty Of the law should be respect
cd and the law itself oheyed 1t is with plea
sure and pride to me that our colored voters
have shown so much good SENSE q say this
without intending reflection upon any one) as
to generally help TO place in office such men
as are now filing the county ofces-al Of
whom accepted the nomination or endorsement
Of our Republican and independent conven-
ton, or agreed to fill vacancies IN the ticket
presented BY such convention viz: Judges
Jenkins, Harvey and Rowe Of the Orphans
Court and MesSrs. b. e.. Stoncstrect. Clerk OF
Circuit Court, Marceus Thompson. Register
OF wills, Eugene DggtS. States ATTORNEY.
+. \. l.. Contee, Levi Hicks. Uzziel Wright.
Sylvester Mudd and Addison Nlurbury Coun-
~ Commissioners. George l. ChAppelear. Sher-
it, W. be. Mitchell, House Of Delegates. aud
Dr. Lancaster SentOr;-all OF them natives
OF me county, and repre- cHtin- ever; inference.
every interest and every portion Of the conn
y, gen iemen worthy Of respect and conf
dence, and taken as a whole ! am quile sure
no county III the State has set Of officers
more entltltd to respect. 80 much for my
helhg an mcendiary IN society. If have
wronged any mIn would gladly restore him
iour-loid' II have wounded any man fe +
ings, however humble he may be, will grant
MN any honorable redress If he will show me
now can DO It, III 1t lie possible, as much
"S 'e.n IN me, desire TO 1--we peaceably with all
men
Il" Hhihutes a1'er eleven CLOCK on cleo
''ol a1f' some ,hree hundted votes had teen
o'S'' .he colofeo republican vote was gene
i"'i' ~ anu my business AT HARRIS Lot was
ehueu'
u - =. us ,'ie ulNhi hialF, OF Whlch
lV fTia III 5s'''sl.'iir :
leACeplng some circ unls'"hceS "re"a' stated
IN ms conihiuhIca'l"h) "hdi ! stated Hhae'
oath before me gr'na Jury oi aries county,
wnat | woaid nave s'a'eu "haer oVh III couf'
IL had been preseh Wnen Inc case was up
f3r iriti' anu what WIN slate under o'ih Oh
all proper occasions: On November ON 1917
was at Harris Lot, ana WAS mixing ar
| engagements to leave the place a few minute
before II O'Clock, noon Ny carriage WA
et,rJ;,,o 40 tho /, ....- .,,.l. ..,,,, ,L;-.. d,
s"'"u'"S ~ WY n'''c az n, 9''"S ''ii'
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