The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01
independent press" of Baltimore Citv
which have become the first unscrnnu.

GUS allies of the Republicans - ~. ~" p.
taSrant breach of faith with H. LOT TINS
,ans - WI. WI De OF more interest ner-
-rp', 10 the intelligent and caIm-inda
~ Voter OF the State, and nroIabS,.
+ re, instructive, than any other feat,r y
h,t t'i :, uhSlvory affair. From the t;,ne
- 40. ene action of the Ocean Civ co.,
ta m'ion assured the success Of MI
ana the tact of his positive nro~,
10 nominate three negroes far ~
-eelSlature and the actiono Of the roo.- eiie
selecting three of their best n,en IS
NC PAGES became known, the "S,n"
and the News" manifested fhe NO.,
eager zeal in urging their gratuitious adj
wee upon the Republicans as to the
personnel OF their ticket. This soon
Ilpeneu INTO persuasion, argumentative
pleading and humble entreaty AT first
they contented themselves with sage1v
suggesting that the Republicans ought
10 be especially careful not to put OBJ
Jectonable persons"~ on their legisla-
tive ticket, at this especial time, when
the flnal effort is to be made to smash
the great German Machine" shrewdly
suggesting that, after that was accomp-
llshed, there would be no necessity for
SO much circumspection in avoiding
popular prejudices."
AS the day Of holding the convention
came closer, and the difficulty of Mr..
Master extricating himself from the DO
sition he had assumed became more
manifest the independent press" put
aside its generalization and came out in
plain English against the "nigger in the
woodpile." The Sun" Of Sept had
the following frank statement OF the
case:
II would be piece Of political folly of the
hrst magnitude TO ignore the force of existing
sentiment in. regard to the selection of colored
candidates for important State Offices IN,
time has not pet diriu Il lChen ttGi - an h
n0ne 1cuh SAT. y b. III" party doing it, The ar,
gument that II is absolutely necessary in order
70 piacate and keep the colored voters in line
is without substantial foundation The great
body OF colored voters consider the success of
the Republican party more important than the
assertion ass OF right which may involve poti-
cal disaster Their sym pdthies nlid pft induces
gre AT dTtdD'd on The sids Of thHt pIr'y and
they can be countcd on 10 support it SOlfdlu on
erection ddp The reports of disaffection
among them have been assiduousy circulated
by the same agencies which have circulated
these reports in past campaigns with the design
OF forcing the Republicans to perpetrate a
serious blunder. To deteut Mr.. GOrnlnii's lea
'sidtiue ticset and to prsusnt M. Gol mars re-
election to the Senate, the RenublicG, Ie0isiG
tlpe tlcket shou ne trse from anything likely
70 erctte popular prejudice to offend popu-
lar sentiment.
On the same day the News" deliv-
cred itself in the same tenor. as follows:
The great task before the Republican party
OF Maryland at the present moment is to Sc
cure control of the legislature In this under
taking, they lCi hdUs to 'Bcnuufer the Oppo
sniOn Of one of the ShFerdest pnlit cal fndIiG-
aud determination CREATE than he has had &c
castor 10 employ in any former contest. This
undertaking is no child's play, and the party
cannot afford, at this june Llt, to assume any
unnecessary burden.
TO inject the race issue into the question of
he selection Of a legislature trhich is to name
Gornnn'S successor would be a peculiarly i'll
considered move. The Republicans have
great deal OF working capital in the shape of
Democratic anti-Gorman feeling in Baltimore
and in every county in the State Who knows
how many Of these Democrats may decide to
swallow German if the Republicans put up
legislative ticket with colored men on Il? The
negroes can better afford to let this thing go
than endanger the success of tne whole Repub
lican ticket.
The reasons thus urged upon the Bal
timore Republicans by their new found
allies for their fragrant breach of faith
with their colored brethren were the
same upon which the Republicans at
tempted, wholly unsuccessfully, to JUST
fly themselves.