The daily gazette., 1882-04-03
Tho Radical Negro to the From

Tho Radical Negro 10 the Front.
From the Delawarean.
The Democratic politicians of South
ern Maryland are considerably agitated
over the fact that eleven out of the
forty-eight jurymen drawn for the next
term OF the Prince George County
Court are colored. Judge Brooke, ho
made the list, declares that ain order to
make the proportion of white and col
oled men fair aud equitable" be placed
the names of nineteen colored men
among the two hundred from which the
jury was drawn. The presumption is
that Judge Brooke placed the names of
none but competent persons on the list;
then why this excitement? This county
borders on the District OF Columbia ,and
these Jealous ktstesmen should not be
ignorant OF the Fourteenth Amend
meDt.
The above article is copied by us from
the Mornang Ne,os of the 9th, for the
purpose OF showing to the people of Del
aware the feelings of those composing
the Republican party, toward the negro,
and the consequences that will follow
should the voters allow that party to
gain the ascendeney in this State. No
better reason can be given for the con-
tinuance of the Democratic party In the
control OF affairs here than The one fur
nished by the article itself. Coming as
it does from paper which claims to be
the representative Republican organ of
Delaware, and Volcing the opinions and
sentiments Of the party it represents, and
being In full accord with the leaders of
that party, the expressions which the ar
ticle contains should receive more than
passing notice. II is q frank ayowal
that juries should be composed of ne
| groes not only of Maryland but else
where, and it proves clearly the truth
fulness of what we have said through
the columns of this paper time and
again, that Republican success means
negro elevation. 1t has already been
demonstrated that full and complete re-
cognitlon will be granted to them when
ever an opportunity should present itself
to The Republican leaders. New Castle
county having been carried by the Re-
publican party at the lass election aud
part of the Levy Court of that county
having been secured by that party. Al
once fired with the desire to CRAFTY the
vanity of the negro and to put into prac-
tice their ideas of negro equality, the
Republican members OF that body placed
in the jury boxes the names of negroes
who were drawn and who served in the
capacity fJr which they were chosen,
That action has not only opened the
door for further demands on the negro,s
| part, but Is recognition OF them as the
equal of the white citizens of Della
| ware.
The question whether the white men
of Delaware are to continue ln power OF
whether this State is to be given into the
hands Of those who will uso it for their
own aggrandizenent and for The eleya-
tion OF the negro to an equality with the
white man, is vital one.
1t is a question which eVery man
should consider. 1t is one which moi
only affects the welfere of the State. hn,
the individual interests of every citizen
as well. Time cannot be better en-
ployed than In the consideration of tbt
results which will follow Republican
success. 1t the people of Delaware de
sire schools at which the whites anC
blacks have an equal right to attend. I
, they want their juries composed q
negroes. Ii they want the difTsren
offices of the county and State file,
with negroes, bysuspporting the Repub
lican party their desire can be gratifiej
II however, on the other hand, the
Wish the dangers of negro equality an,
negro supremacy averted, the success G
he Democratic parry IS sufficient guar
: an.ee.