Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-10-04

EwIx0s. Sept 10th, 1883.
Messrs. Editors .---WiIi ven allow ma tla
Use d your columns % correct what an
sure was mistake and calculated ~ N, In
jury 20 an undertaking that should be fds-
tered By al good citizens. reeardlessof r,ar-
~ and especially b. republicans. / viii h.
a. brief and pointed as possible. / refer 10
some articles written ~ repubIicassa 49,
published in Jour paper sometime hack. aixo
extracts from the Enttrpriss Of your tow,,
which spoke Of the Vindicafor. is aims &c
~ beng anti-Fepnblican and calculated e.
inIuTe the party by misleading tie eolored
race, m other words as playing the democrat
ac game under republican coI0Fa. As then
knew nothing II the Vindicakr. ~ oE,iae.
i've point. platform, &c, could say moth
.ng except % heartily endorse those writers
y Their charges were true. Well. q few DAYS
egc through the kindness Of Col. MurrelI I
received budget containing the platform
O. doctrines upon which they stand Nov
ind that the writer's referred 70 were p.,firplv
mistaken and therefore determined e. Owe
the public the true basis upon wlalch this Terv
ably conducted little paper stands Nov H
understand the doctrine Of republicanisua
the NiDdicatoF teaches true, eearine. ortho.
d0x Fepublicanism. Besides the Justice az
their claims, the general good 10 be derive
20 ali classes from the carrying them ont i
30 plain and patent that / do not zee how
any good citizen be he republican or demo-
otTat can demssr 20 them. They start Sirrt
with avOwcd purpose Of elevating their race
~ the scale Of humanity. How7 BY in
frlnglng upon any right OF interest of the
white racer Certainly not. But bv de-
handing TO be something more than voting
dummies IN the hands of others. They
claim that heretofore, they have been merely
30 many votes TO be counted for on aeains.
candidate and that whilst land no one win
deny the factl they have bean a. true 10 the
republican party as man could be, yet up 10
this time, there has been no eauFt made 70
open the avenues for them % share the hon
ors and enloluIDcnts they help TO win and
Therefore, whilst stiIl believing IN the Repab-
llcan principles, they must demand 70 be
recognized as p0werin the party, as some
thing more than draught mules for those
who ID many instances are intellectually and
morally their interiors only having white
skin 70 recommend them. They claim h
be heard in the councils Of the party WHOSE
bulwark they are that in this state All the
avenues Of honest ambition are closed against
black face and they demand that this shall
be done away with and that they shall be
allowed IN public life to occupy the place
that brain and morality will put them; that
they are taxpayers, soldiers and sailo.s and
that they he allowed the same right Of offici-
al hon0r and distinction that others Of the
same class have; that they are no longer
satisfied with the shadow Of political freedom
but ciaam the substance as well. They claim
the amendment and enlargement Of the has
tardy act, 70 that il embrace the colosrsl ~,
well as the white females Of the state that
the same strong arm Of the law be thrown
around the virtue Of the dark skin that there
is around the white and that thew he no
longer ciassed with the beast that must de-
lend Itself or be the prey Of the most power.
iui that negro women shall be cared for by
the laws they help to maintain as well AS the
whitei that the same care lie shown 10 f,ys-
ter and encourage schools for the negro that
there is for the white and that their schools
be controlled and taught by their own race
as do the whites. Now, is there ANYTHING
wrong in these demands or is there ANYTHING
that clashes with the true interests Of the
republican party; is there anything contra
~ 70 the teachings Of that grand old party.
whose ample bosom has lately become the
resting place OF 50 many repentant demo-
cratsI Isnot the elevation and advancement
- $50 ~-~@@NeA@ Vi OF previous
condition &c, the very spirit of our party
Where is the wrong to republicanism? While
still maintaining their love for her teachings.
they simply ask to share in her BLESSINGS
IL may lessen the chance of a few men for
Office, but true, sterling worth win always
find an outlet. In other words, whilst the
roots OF the tree may he crowded with would
be climbers, there will always be room ON
top Tor few more. In all the articles and
many very able ones | have read in the
hlndlcator, have yet to see the first one in
conflict with the principles of our party, and
It does seem TO me, that every single one Of
that race who is capable Of intelligent thought
must flock to the support of these Just claims.
as well as every intelligent white man whose
mind Is not distorted by color blindness.
AS for myself, believing that as they are
with US and must remain with us. our true
interest is 20 give them all laudabIe ambition
possible. therefore freely and checrfully
tender my poor aid 10 help them to the full
hllment Of this just end and believe in SO
doing am fulfilling my duty as a republic
can, patriot and gentleman, and If am
wong, will some one please show me my
error. But have run out too long already
and must therefore close for the present by
short recapitulatiOn Of the platform Of the
Vindlcator and by saying / did not write
tais for the saks Of discussion but simply be-
cause feel sure the writers / referred to in
the start did not understand what the Vim
dicator Ia deserved name) really asked for
its people. Strike from our party the 20 900
negro vItes, and republicanism-in MARYLAND
WOULD be buried so deep beneath the weight
Of predjudice that it would scarcely have
"a local habitation ard a name" Then let
them have justice if the heavens fall, amend
and enlarge the hastardy law so as to en-
brace white and black alike, encourage their
schools and give them teachers of their own
race and so amend the Constitution of Mary
land as to read, instead Of white citizens Of
Maryland, the citizens Of Maryland, in other
words expunge the word white from it and
thereby let the avenues of distinction be
opened to them. Respectfully,
L. j. SUTToS, II. ID.