Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-02
AN OPEN LETTER.
The Situation az Seen by one of
our Most Learned
COURT JUDGES.
He Appeals to Democrats to
Stand by the Whole Ticket.

Judge Bouic of Southern MARYLAND
one of the most distinguished jurists of
Maryland, honest, upright and patrio-
tic, has issued letter to the Democ-
racy part of which we print for the
benefit of the Democrats OF Worcester.
He says:
| have always been a Democrat,
EVEN AN ANTI-GORMAN DEM
OCRAT OPEN AND ACTIVE, but
what has that to do with my allegiance
or that of any other Democrat to the
principles and organization of the
Democratic party? Not bagatel.
When nominations for Office are to be
made | use my best endeavors to get
the men nominated prefer, but when
those preferred by others are nomina.
ted and are good men, honor and de-
votion TO the principles and the organ
ization of the Democratic party and to
the public welfare require me and
every other true-hearted Democrat to
do all IN our power to secure the cleo
ton of the nominees.
What is the Republican party which
Democratic deserters urge Democrats
to aid in putting into power? 1t is
the legitimate defendant of the late
War, whipping, Union, Shrieking party
which deluged the land with blood and
draped it in mourning. Surviving
members of that wicked party are now
among the members of the Republican
party of to-day. Besides these one
half Of the Republican voters in the
State are negroes. In this county the
proportion of three negroes to one
white man constitutes the Republican
party which we are advised to place in
authority in the State. The candi-
dates of that party proclaim that if
they can capture the State they will
reward the negroes for their services
with fair proportion of the offices.
They propose to distribute the offices
by means of Republican political
bosses TO he paid by the State under
the name of Civil Service Commission.
ers. The duty of the Commissioners
will be 10 tell the Governor what
negroes ought to be appointed and
what white man, which would relieve
him of the odium of filling the offices
with negroes. Thus the Republicans
if they can succeed will place us under
the dominion of negro officials and re-
ward them with their proportion of
the public offices. Resulting from
which will be enacted penal laws com.
polling the admission and entertain
ment Of negroes in all public buildings,
churches, hotels and boarding houses
upon an equality with white people,
also public schools Of black and white
children together, with negro school
managers and teachers, leading to as
ISOLATION of the races in families and
intermarriages of their sons and
daughters. Let the white man who
thinks himself the equal of a negro
affiliate with the Republicans and vote
for the candidate for that party. Let
all other white men who have any
self-respect affiliate with the Democra-
tic party and vote for the candidates
of that party. Mr.. Lowndes proclaims
that he will take the schools out of
politics by enacting law authorizing
each county to elect its own School
Commissioners. This means that in
Southern Maryland the schools are TO
be controlled and dominated by he.
groes-as this race is largely in the
majority there and the white people
Inundated and the taxpayers robbed.
earnestly advise all Of my old
Democratic friends now living, and
the descendants of the host of old
Democratic heroes and friends who
are now slumbering in the quiet grave
of the dead aud who have stood by me
and with me in so many battles in be-
half of Democratic party, and every
other white man who is not willing 10
make himself the equal of Il negro and
to he brought under the dominion of
negro officials and associates and OPP
posed TO mixed schools and civil rights
bills, to not fail 10 go to the polls to
vote for the nominees of the Democra-
tic party. all of whom are worthy and
competent TO fill the places for which
they were fairly nominated
WIN. NElRS BOUIC.