Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-02

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Republican party and the African
race which seeks to carry Maryland is
made of the same material as the Re-
publican party OF Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, New York and Pennsylvania
and in each of these and every other
Republican State the negro is given
his just proportion OF official honors.
In each of these he can serve in the ca
pacity of judge, juror, legislator,
magistrate, school commissioner teach
er in white schools. and in every other
position with his white brother where
his influence will take him. Only few
days ago the eolored people demanded
mixed school in a district less than
twelve miles distant from the Mary
land line, and their demand, though
objected to by white people, was COM
piled with under force of law.
In view Of these facts how can any
sane man have the impudence to say
that such will not be done here. 1t is
folly to talk such stuff. II is non-sen-
sical for any man who processes
honesty, white or black, Democrat or
Republican, to utter such farcical absur
dities. The colored man of Maryland
in the same as that of other States,
and he will attain to this elevated
position, to which he will be entitled,
whenever the Republican party car
ries the State. Already they are
making their boastful threats and give
them an opportunity to carry them
out and you will be confronted by
circumstances, the like of which you
never dreamed of.
But that great luminary, the Balti-
more SIN saysthe Republican party will
hand it back to us next year, yes, and
it would have been consistent with
other utterances OF that contemplate
sheet for it to add lon silver waiter
But who will you believe on this sub.
ject that disreputable sheet. the Sun
paper, or the standard bearer of the
Republican party Lloyd Lowndes
who, if elected, has the power, and who
has truthfully said "give us Maryland
this year and we will keep her in line
for go"
In this connection we would state
that however emphatically he ha;
promised ito keep her in line for '96'
he has failed to tell you how he pro-
poses to do it. Many of you know
the State is safely Democratic, and
you may say we will vote right next
year. But this you cannot foretell, fol
no man knows, except Lloyd Lownde.
himself, what the conditions of tn,
right of suffrage will be year henc,
under Republican administration. i
may be that before you are allowed thu
right to vote that you will be required
10 promise your support to the Repub
lican nominees whoever they may be
Refusing this you may be turned dowr
as possible some of you have been be
fore by this same Republican party
at the point of the bayonet. Lloyt
Lowndes is partizan Republican o
the deepest dye. He alone has th'
secret of how he will keep the State il
Republican line. The only promis'
he makes to his friends is that he vii
keep it there. He says however there
should be a new registration law
Pray tell us why? Is there any rea
son 10 complain of the present law
We see none, and we defy any man tC
produce single objectional charge
against it. Has there ever been q
man turned down who was entitled tc
get registered? Is there a single
charge against the law or the official;
in this county or State. which has not
been settled by law. No friends there
is not, and we defy the production o.
any reason for new law. The present
law is economical, just and non-partizar
and subject to appeals TO the highest
courts, but elect Lloyd Lowndes, Gov
ernor, back him with Republican
Legislature and you will then see how
he proposes to keep Maryland Gin line
for go" Yes, fellow-democrats it can
be done and he is the man who will
see that il is done. But il is useless
for us to discuss this further for we
know the people of this county TO well
to fear they will permit any such a
sacrifice of their party principles as to
allow such.
Again, you have been told by this
unprincipled Sunpdper that this fight
has no bearing on the election of next
year, that no national issues are invol
we'd in this years campaign, but that
it is simply and solely in the interest
of good government without pointing
out single case of bad government
or single fraud perpetrated by dem
ocratic officials. Do you believe thi:
statement No, we dare say that moi
a single reader of this paper has any
faith in such unreasonable assertions
How can you when you know that thc
next Legislature elects United States
Senator. The people for whom yor
vote next Tuesday elect the man VIII,
will sit i'm the upper branch of tn,