The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-09-28

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Nov. shat Consequences slll .ollas should
Democrat, rs their ,ulrs band ias State IS
MARYLAND aver 10 the Republicans some
ii them aEs fhesr. Every State officer elected
s, the Buagd IT Public Works aal he R~pab
Icau Every state o'aeer whom tar Cover
nor sill appoint vii hr q Republican
Every officer elected bF She Legislature
viii s. Republican. ihs- means thar the
SECRETARY of State, the state Librarian. thr
Admtgnt General, the Superintendent ot the
state House. Officers al Registration, Justice
If lbe Peace Directors af the PeuitrnTiary.
Hoass. 81 Correction aud she Agricultural
College. school Comm t~sioner-. State IaN
Commissioner Insurance Commissioner
Officers &c ;he oysssr Nayy, nited States
senator. State Treasurer. lao Police Com
missioner, 81 Baltimore Cisy. Nutarles Public
and many subordinate officials VIII be Re
pubhcaus in "a Democratic STATE Were al
Republicans .aft, men this consequence ut
turning the State over 10 the opposite party
would n0i be such a seriuu, matter. But
when YOU consider that more than one halt oi
the vote. actually east by the Republican
party Ia MARYLAND Is cast BY negroes, i he
comes matter Of grave concern. Let as
look the situation .quarriy in the face. axe
the guberuaiorla election If lS9l, when Gov.
Brown was elected. There were w., ulI
votes cast for ail 4he candidates f0g Governor.
OF these los $50 were Democratic votes; Is
SIS we're Republican votes and $40 were
Prohibition votes OF the total registered
vote of the State 4s. S9S were Heg,oss. We
all know thar nearly every negro votes al
every election, and that nearly every one Of
them votes the Republican ticket. But sup
pose that only 1000 of them voted III 1921.
Then If Won deduct those 4. 900 negro votes
from the IS. 3sS total Republican vote you
have but s.. Us tchiir men voting the Repub-
ican ticket Thus the rhits Republican vote
was }. son less than 0Hs-hHlf Of the whole Re
publican vote polled that year. Now. il the
Republican party succeeds thi, tall how will
il be possible for il 70 ignore the claims of
the negro to some political preterment when
the negro vote constitutes the majority Of the
Republican party strength The Republ-
can leaders will not retain Democrats IN. or
appoint them 10 office; and they cannot afford
to entirely disregard the negro. even il they
were So inclined Doubtless they viii not at
once place him ia the more lucrative posi-
tons. but they will be driven by the fact that
the negro vote makes up the majority Of the
Republican voters, to give him some appoint
ments 1t has not been possible for the Re
publican party to do this heretofore in Mary
land, because that party has not had the OPP
portunity TO do it-has not been IN control of
the State-Since the negro began to vote.
But wherever the same party in other States
has by the aid of the negro secured supremacy
it has been forced to place some negroes in
office Policemen, Justices Of the Peace,
School Commissioners, or School Trustees
will be amongst the first negro officials select
ed How would you fancy seeing Baltimore
City, ike the City Of Washington. Differed in
part by negro policemen? As long as the
Democratic party remains in power such a
thing will be impossible. As soon as The Re
publican party gets into power this result viii
be certainty. Why incur the yisk Of il by
voting the Republican ticket?