Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-09
AWAY WITH pRgrunIcv

PublIcans in convention - ',..
placed in the political Celia !. .'''' .',..o
''onal ticket. The convention y ~ u,'., CON-
posed of white and colo,.d W. ..,o,..
lives. The Democrats b,,. uami.
mated ticket. The coo,.a,,s. that
nominated their ticket wa, -. .a,,oo..
ca Of white and colored MN That
beng So the Democratic party. cry Of
Niger party" to prejudice A. rbite
vote Of the county, cannot b. a.ed IN
the present campaign. One 49,, !. ..
much IN Democratic phr,,.olo,v a
Niger party as the other; i I ,5c Re-
publican is more SO than tho n'..,,,ic
party, It is because Democratic insenui
~ failed to make it the rev.,.. Tbi.
division Of the colored vote NM, neces
''r'Iy remove all prejudice against the
co'orcd voter out Of the polite, Of the
county. And men will be- lot - cote
as IN antebellum days, for priuciple. ~
i wall serve to remove the aniuo.ity Of
the white voters against the Ronnblican
party; and leave open the pathway t.
the free exercise Of judgment The
protection doctrine of the Republican
party Is a principle derived from that
deceased political organization Which
once ruled the destiny Of this country
known as the Wing party, and upon the
doctrine of protection in opposition ID
the Democratic fallacy Of fire., trade
Many a campaign has been foucbt apc
upon 1t many glorious victory won
Those principles still live, and are til,
main issues dividing the two parties to
day The war with its train Of disaster
brought necessarily many politica
changes The serf was made freeman; &
the servent of the white man was made hl
equal IN political rights. These tw,
changes following quickly upon tn
heels Of the ruinous rebellion were NOR
than human llberalty could stand Thu
it was, the line Of the demarkation di
yiding the two great parties then exist
ing WIS sunk out of sight into the ne,
revolution Of things. Prejudice sap
planted principles. and the two parte
pooled issues and joined hands in som
mon struggle under the banner Of De
to defeat the colored voter
then voting with a new party which ha
its birth in the doctrine Of anti. SLAYER,
called Republican party. From the b
ginning Of this struggle up to the pre-,
ent time race lines have been draw
and the colored and white voters hay
with few exceptions vo.ed solid
against each other. The white vote
Of the county have learned at length
respect the rights of the colored man
They have at last become educated D
to the belief that frcemen in free eouI
try should be entitled to all the RICH
Of freemen This spirit of liberalit
wis ther it be deception or sincere b
hal the effect to conciliate the -
voter toward his former masterIn p
itical sense, and some of chem hay
oined his party, thus removing, v
nope, forever the stigma Of prejudi'
rom the politics Of the county Prej'
lice overcome, it is time then that Il
voters should vote for men and measure
The Republican ticket being unexceI
tional and superior in many respects
the Dem 1cra,c. it should receive larl
Of the voters of the county lrr
spcctive of color. The few suryiviI
who once fought under the old VIII
aag Of protection need no longer compr
mise their convictions, but can come o
boldly and support the party of the
principl 5, The poor men of the cou
is can come to the front, since one par
is as much "nigger party" as the otI
cr, and support their friends Of the r
publican ticket without the fear of ha
ing the look of scorn from his less liber
brethren of Democratic proclivitics ca
upon them. The nominees Of tile RcpuI
hcan party are the representatives, of Il
masses-the poorer class of people of Ii
county and the poor people shou
stand by them in the present campaign
Without Republican favor many Of the
would have still remained in obscurit,
with it they have risen to promncn,
aud by the support Of the poorer elias
others Of them will soon follow in the
footsteps The poorer class are in
majority in this county and they shouI
rule It's affairs The bourbon, Blu
blood and aristocratic Democracy ha,
run their race, and must die, and die. to,
by the hand of the laboring class Of tn
county TO accomplish this great en-
there is no time better than the preseD
SO Iet the united Republican colore
voters. and laboring white men Of til
county arise in their majesty and sa
to the aristoeratjc Democracy b
the election of the Republican lick,
io November next by majority LARGE
t.an ever before that We are capable
managing our own affairs without il
advice or aid.