Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-02-01

Inc ETidenee.-As the testimony is TAX.
en- in the Mudd and Compton contest cas. -
are more and more impressed with the be,;sf
that the Democratic party is unified LONGER
TO remain in control Of the affairs Of the Stat
They boast Of their JeffersOnian purity and
have emblazoned on their banners. and a, n.
head Of their leading journals the mot,o
Equal rights and justice to all men, and
by false and specious arguments strive IN In
duce the public to believe that they r;o;di,
adhere to that doctrine To convince ,bo,e
who have heretofore been falsely led 10 ann.
port that party Of great pretensions and small
fulhllments, that they would be dong an n.
Justice to themselves to longer continue their
allegiance to that party We give below
some extracts taken from the testimony Of
witnesses, Democratic and Republican on
Monday last. It shows how the rights Of
political opponents we've disrega,ded at ihe
last election. The name Of Anoe
Arundel Democrat is stencil in
the nostrils Of all pure men throughout
the State
Edward ]. Hines, ST., the Republican
Judge at the first precinct Of the Third district,
Anne Arundel county. testified that he s,w
Two cOlOred men pulled away from the polls.
There were from forty to fifty colored ms st
the polls, and they were intimdaied by rsuobs
from Baltimore. II was the first time be ever
acted as judge, and he did not know what
steps TO take A thought Of n protest never
entered his head. There we're three deputy
sheriffs there, but they had not received their
badges or written commissions.
George II. K. Jubb, Democratic Judge Of
the same polling place, said; 81 have always
voted the Democratic ticket. saw those
roughs, who were said to be from baltimore
taking darkeys from the polls. | do not
think II was a free and fair election. Net
over dozen colored people voted before the
disturbance, and none voted afterwards.
saw the roughs pulling a number Of the col
ored men away from the polls"
Arthur G. Whittemore, living at Morelirg,
and Of the same precinct, arrived at the poll
ing place about nine O'Clock He passed,
about one hundred yards from the polling
place, crowd Of colored people, who we're
talking about organizing to secure their
rights to vote, Roderick Kess, colored man,
attempted to vote and one Of the roughs
caught him and ran him about twenty yards,
aud then hit him. There were no more votes
cast by the colored people. The roughs came
from Baltimore in a dayton. They had guns
in the wagon.
VIM. H. Hall, the colored leader Of the dis
trict, said lie was upwards of three score and
twelve years old, aud that he paid Anne Arun-
del county over three hundred dollars ia tax
es lie produced plot showing the positions
held by tue white aud colored people at the
polls, and the roads leading thereto. lie APP
preached the polls to cast an open ballot, and
4 stranger caught his ticket, tearing it into
bits He asked: "Can we not vote here to
day." and half dozen voices said mot
d-n one of you " Mr. Hall then advised the
colored men of the fact, and told them to
make no disturbance, hut to return home-
Mr.. Hall said he apprehended danger, even
before he got to the polls. lie WAS almost
afraid to return home the way he cane
Rodcrick Kess, colored, said be was thrown
away from the polls aud struck. He did not
tarry long.
Jerome Hall, colored, said the utiDida-
ting strangers were from around the Back
Basin (Seyeutoeuth ward
Il iah g. Howard, colored, saw five or six
khtls III thS WhEbuoi oh~ 49,
protest. 4
Noah Queen, colored, got mad with his PEG.
pie because they would not fight llesald
he laid right down on the grass and cried and
cussed every blasted nero there, because
they would not fight for their rights Queen
told about a tight number Of searS ago az /
the same polls, in whichoae jack ,lH9s was
Killed, aud he vas badly injured. y-.s /
Jacob Il u sens saw several rien loading |
guns nj the side Of the polls, and his courage
left him. He said that Mr. Edward Fdlnphres,
Who had been appointed deputy tod him
he was not worth 4 d. in such il crowd.
About thirty other eoIored men were exam I
ired. They all wanted to vote the Rrpuoli.
, n ticker, but were not allowed TO do so -
Many of tn, IA had preserved their tickets =
some OF the testimony wasiqa'ite itilAsSag i
With such showing further comment on
FHqual rights and justice TO ali men'hi Is IN
necessary. Mr.. Mudd will lie, as in III fur
ness aud justice he should be, Seated:b3e tue
Fifty FIRST Congress. ,a.yssat 81