Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-07-26

0ttt5c0aH nv ~ s-AAs VIC &@fttcS ~ tx the
proper thing, we think. for the race in
whose interest it il published to do. Is
to take neither the BEAcoN's nor the
EnszPTiss's opinions about the mat
ter. but 10 subscribe to the paper and
judge for themselves. or If this should
involve too heavy an oatlay, write
for specimen copies. This suggests
itself as a fair way out of the difficult
~. In the meanwhile to aid the
VindieatOr which il young beginner
lin . business way-We make the fol-
lowing extract from its issue Of the
2lst Of July, with the purpose Of max
ing it better known than it il to the
colored people OfSt. Mary's. and with
the view Of showing the 0asinsus of the
publication:
''The. Vindicator IL . republican
journal, and will continue such. But
not as represented by any party in
Maryland. We are opposed to the
republican party as now bossed and
constituted in Maryland, for the fol-
lowing reasons:
THE republican party regards the
Negro as 90 much political property.
They preach equality Of privileges for
all men and do not practice them.
Their practices are not in accord with
the platform of principles enunciated
by the National Republican party.
'"The party. after receiving our vote
for fourteen years, has failed to adj
vocate anything in the interest of our
race.
"It has never aided our education
al interest as a party. OF the forty
two members Of this party who were
members of the last Legislature, not
one raised his voice in favor of re-
pealing or amending the present law
in relation to bastardy, which places
the virtue and chastity Of all colored
women on par with that of the brute.
It devoted more time to passing laws
to protect birds, beasts and fishes,
than it did to the passage of laws for
the protection of colored female chas-
tity.
at breaches that no discrimination
should be made against a man on ac-
count of his color. but practices that
discrimination against the Negro. 1t
teaches by practical performance that
the Negro shou' do the voting and
that the white man alone should en-
Joy the emoluments of Office. Through
corrupt and fraudulent promises it
prevents our representation in the
councils Of the party, because our
skins are of dark hue. 1t nomi-
mates men for elective Office, without
regard to their moral fitness, inteIlectu-
al qualifications or their republican
PriacipIeS."
Again:
Usually the white republican Of
fice-holders have been able to quiet
an agitation among the colored voters
for better treatment by taking one
from their midst and placing him in
some @seraiat or obscure place, and call
it position. In order to quiet the
agitation that the VmdicatOr has
started among considerable number
of colored voters, Postmaster Adreon
adopts the tactics that he has learned
to have so much faith in, last week.
He makes eight to ten appointments,
and manages to spare two to the COL
ored people, which he offers as an
olive branch of peace, but there is no
peace. The war will continue. II
Mr.. Adreon thinks that the COL
ored voter at this period is SO easily
satisfied, he has set the wrong
value upon the plainly manifested
spirit of dissatisfaction that is heard
expressed everywhere around him,
not that we object to the two colored
appointments; on the other hand, we
are disguised at the class of positions
that two young men so worthy as Mr..
Matthews and Mr.. Stafford have been
called to fill.
Both of the gentlemen represent
the culture and respectability of the
colored people of this city. That
they should be subordinated to a DO
sition below their standing, is not
only shameful, but creates lust the
sort Of apathy among the aspiring
young colored men as Postmaster Adj
reon and the other white republica ns
desire to see. Mr.. Adreon will for
once find that his efforts to quiet the
agitation, instead of having its effect.
will fall far below it. He has had a
chance, as far as he is concerned. to
exonerate himself from any further
blame of the mistreatment of the col
ored voter and it would have been
the part of policy. considering the
bare represention of the colored people
when compared with the whites in
his Office, to have made six of the an
pointments colored men. This be
failed to do. and thus placed himself
on record as being in opposition to
according the colored republican what
he justly claims from bis party, but
in doing 50 he must remember that
he also does his part to pave the ave-
nue. for independent action among
the colored people.
We conclude with the following
hand-grenades from the same issue Of
the VindseatOr
The present silence Of the colored
state convention means a great deal.