Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-03


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sae.F esaszzunitizs - ne deee1ssze lzesksds
anaeT me- cd s1str* ~ shseh they had been
1870. me Dcm1e <@eaders ana press In
s1s oouanszn MzFJ*a fccuntfes. when the
Aa.sssiias syssea sptsng was being eonsid-
esa y ne LeEsaasEH q ss7o. very naturally
ea'afzzSed AID ezHFHsrd grave approximations
iess - appiieasson = - iiiiterzfe eoiored VET.
~ Easns prove e IS a insfrumeafalify of
97pzc1ns - Negro vote and reztor-
.ns - Gao doznanagn -ghirh had proved 20
sssnl . der scrnS'On tAs other hsnd
ue ao'eaa aeaeNs % the Negro-domina.ed
sos enass'ns1 - sissned % The large
eelecaon "a ne EezzD veto Which had mani
iss.en snsa ~ II - presiding years. and
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soesf. WA no. - 80
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CURED 20 MAKE AnS uoscrsoe- me cain was
81 will nos 1tteznss TO ascertain. save in
eases and in the nar<ser IN which arm author
ized by the Lam 20 .. for what candidate
candidates any pesxun xhaii vote, or has voted.
or how any person zx.ail vote, or has voted on
any question xflet 1zes be. or may have been.
submitted 20 the xss< Of ths people, and il
such knowledge sh1il ke acquired by me in the
performance Of rnr ) ~ viii not directly. or
indirectly. by word + acs. diyuige or reveal
the same. or aid In 4 ssng 90, save when / may
be required "a DO - - law IN eofss legal pro-
eeedings and WI y I'll things faithfully exc
cute the duties ct my cf.ce Of ballot clerk az
cording % the best Of my knowledge. without
favor or partially. 90 help me- God"
This oath. although !. may not have exer-
cised very obligatory force on the conscience
OF some ot the partisan ballot clerks, yet the
severe penalties OF perjury, which It's violation
imposed. served TO deter them from making
any vindictive or punitcTy use ct their knowl
edge thus acquired The eoioFed voters soon
came to understand this. and SO the unknown
and undiseoverable detection of colored voters
from the Kepubl'caa ranks IN Southern Mary
and continued under the operation OF. the new
Ia"' with the result OF continued disaster TO
kepooiean supremacy IN that section OF the
stafe-
Therefore. when the Republican party found
itself In control Of the State government upon
the assembling OF it, Legislature in 1885, the
necessity OF making the election law potent
ins'rumentaiity TOR the maintenance OF tneiT
party supremacy was the chief thought in the
minds OF its astutc paTtisars- To this end
completely new election and registration Law
was promptly introduced and ultimately passed
To the accomplishment OF this partisan pur-
poso three several means had been determined
upon:
.. To dispense with obligation to secrecy on
the part Of those who marked the ballots OF the
iliiterates. and thereby subject the 90 ooo Negro
voters TO the surveillance Of their white leaders,
and thus 20 restore the old state Of affairs in
Southern Maryland and solidify the Negro vote
| throughout the State.
To revoke the restrictions imposed by the
registration Law Of 1880 upon the colonization
Of Washington Negroes into the adjacent coun-
ties Of Maryland
} To subject the counties Tor 4 wholly unnec-
/ essary registration of all voters, which in
while MANY White voters ,,.oI.-,ad =, -.,,;.,nr
| the Neoroe. al ,.o,s.sr.d u1,h .,,,.rs.;,io,,s
punc.uaIi,v
ms DRAFT OF this important partisan measure
IS understood to have been the work OF Mr..
!ohn I. Rose, OF baltimore. who appears 20
nave mad ter HE aid and adviser MI sydney
+ aauoo' o. eE1eiss county VINO became
speaker OF the douse OF Delegates Rose
might be appropriately designated the Johnny
davenport OF Maryland IN compliment TO his
assute, indeiatiguabie and uneonscionable par
usanshipi but ne fngeniousiy hides all these nc-
compartments under the veil and garb OF
devoui TetormeT, under which hypocriticzl
| disguise ne has most deceit'uiiy imposed upon
many well meaning gentlemen IN baltimore,
known as Reform democrats. Mudd. on
the othef hand' makes no such pFetenSions, but
aehghts 10 ooast o. MS superior skill IN max
ing partisan ceais ana turning political tricks
Fuiiy equipped BY practical experience IN the
| actual WORK OF corTaiiing and intimidating the
| Negro voters and thereby maintaining Negro
domination IN southern Maryland. he gave
The points OF partisan advantage TO be secured
| IN the election law to the resoureefui Rose,
who was depended upon TO give them vitality.
Inc suOjeouon % INC nii'e'~'c .>es'o 'Oters
20 inc uhfes'rie,Sa suiveiiI1hes Oh lneH %h"e
iocai posses ana thete1S 70 the severe dise''
pllhS % theif I@es anu ''ei i@iiies mus
- $40 Oseh tho pflheipal pnr'
poS~ !" DC Accornpnsnea ny The reform elec-
ton law presented by the Republicans. This
ana less hnesse and diplomatic subtlety than