Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-03-14

] mean exactly what say, because they
are inferior TO the white race there is no
doubt. The God Of nature, when He ere.
ated, stamped upon their forehead the mark
upon Cain. IL there any man who would
elevate them 10 the degree Of the white
manl i cannot think so. The idea that
the negro can ever elevate himseIi 10 the
condition of the white man Il preposier-
Gus" Mr.. John L. Thomas, Collector Of
Customs in Baltimore, another Republican,
said: Il am utterly opposed to being my
self taxed for the education Of any black
man, do not care who he may be Now,
we do not propose TO give the cOlored man
the right TO vote or the right to bold Office"
Two years after the adoption ofthe present
Constitution, the Republican Convention,
which assembled in Baltimore on the 9Th
OF June, 1859. adopted the following Is q
portion Of their platform: ''Resolced, That
we are pledged 70 the maintenance OF the
present ConstttutioH Of Maryland, which
expressly and emphatically prohibits negro
suffrage; and we are equally determined TO
uphold the registry law, which excludes
negroes from voting, and have no desire
either 10 recind or abolish the Constitution
or registry law" And right here will
say, that when we had an election ten years
ago "for or against the Constitution" a
majority of the Republican leaders in this
county advised the cOlored people to vote
against the new Constitution. ! am sorry,
friend Graves, 10 have 10 quote you all this
authority, as you are an old line Repubh-
can and not one Of the white designers.
You also want 20 know why the Democrat
&c party has never placed Mr.. John + But
Ter. Of the fifth district, on the ticket. My
| answer is simple enough, because MIR. But
Ter has never aspired for any position, and
the colored voters do not constitute ma
jority OF the Democratic party, whilst they
do constitute nine tenths of the Republican
voters OF this county. Many colored men have
aspired 70 places on the Republican ticket and
sney s.s told; e ygS ns M En9w 'h 9 49, =
a colored man 10 ONCE. And now for the In
| formation OF the colored people viii say
few words right here in reference TO holding
| ONCE, &C.. land net 70 enlighten friend Graves,
| as he knows all about III. 1 admit that a GER
tain clause in the Constitution of Maryland
states that only white men are recognized as
citizens; yet, although the word white still re-
mains on the statue, every man of intelligence
| knows, or ought 10 know. that this clause has
been eliminated by the 18th Amendment 20 the
Constitution of the United States, which makes
| all men free and equal before the law. Arti-
Gle IL, Section ], reads; All persons born or
| the Jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the I'm
! tied States and of the States wherein they re-
| side. No State shall make or enforce any law
| which shall abridge the privileges or imnuni-
| ties of any citizen of the United States" ATti-
Gle Is Section ! THE rights Of the citizens Of
the United States 20 vote shall not be denied or
| abridged by the United States or any State on
| account Of race, color or previous condition Of
=, And and I0w my i soS friends
| have always contended that to the victor be-
| long the spoils, and as believe the colored
people compose about nine-tenths of the Re
1 DIIhliran cluuDF
| you or some OF You ought to have place on
! the Republican ticket. II Is just ana fair, aud
| YOU should be recognized on that ticket rs you
| do the most of the voting and receive nothing
| in return. Yes. ] can point to many colorcd
men in this glorious old county OF ours that
| and II Is your own fault that you don't stand
| up for your rights. Demand and receive re-
| cOgnition OF the Republican party and not
| listen to these designers thatI have told you
| of before; uhe designers are the new re-
| cruits). And now. my oolored friends, il
you want a test OF your so-called white Re.
| publicans. place a coiored man on the ticket
this fall and you will see whether IL Is for love
| of the colored man or greed for Office. Make
| them turn out and support you, as you have
| supported them long enough without some re-
| cognition, though small II be- And now. friend
| Graves, will say that any organization formed
for public good and composed entirely Of
| white Republicans, should not have closed its
| doors TO a eolored Republican, and as you sag
tho North and West where colored people are
not admitted, and this s all laid at the door of
the Republican party. Friend Graves, where,
1 else am I to lay Il when the officers OF nll OF
these organizations are Republicans! And
again, friend Graves, you seem to place grca.
| stress on the fact that you with your father
| and two elder brothers cast your vote for that
memorable Constitution on the 4th of Oct. 1854.
| Now, friend Graves, such being a fact, and
| don't dispute IL, how Is 10 we find yGH several
years after holding the position of Justice OF
| the Peace and posing as Democrat not later
| than June 8, 1872? And whilst think Of IL /
| will say few words to the Rev. Jas, G. Bry-
| ant, and I win state that ! am the author of
| the two cards signed .iCandld," and that ami
not lacking courage for anything, but did
| not want public notoriety. and nothing more
| than that suggested the nom de plume of Cam
did" And will also state. that anything can
| do to help you in your landable undertaking
| am with you, AS will more fully appear i'm to-
| days BEACON over the nom de plume of Can
| did" Friend Graves there Is much more that
| I could say, but don't think it necessary af-
| ter what Mr. PuFneii and Hon. John l.. Thdin-
as has said and the adoption of tho platform of
| June a. 1889 These facts alone must and ou ght
| to convince the colorcd people that the Repub-
| lican party is no friend 10 the colored race in
their material advancement when Il won III
take from them their right to vote and every
other privilege they now have; and Us have
promised letters on another subject, and al
ready have another written on this same sub
| ject, which would have appeared but for this
reply and my last in reply TO the Editors Of the
Enterprise" / will close for the time being
and subscribe myself in favor of higher edu-
cation for the coiOfsd race.
Yours in candoT,
=. II. J. READaoHp.