Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-10-01

Who Urged that "The Time has nee yef
Arrived when that May be Done via
Safety" and that "Tbe Sympathies and
Prejudices Of the Negroes Nay be Dc
pended Upon to Secure Their Solid
support"
A TIMELY WARNING TO THE HONEST
VOTERS OF MARYLAND.
Published by authority Of the Maryland
democratic EDITORS Association9
The maneuvering and the coquetry
and the false promises and the VIOLA
ted pledges between the dominant FAC
ton OF the Republican party in Baln
more city and the colored brother, in
the recent royal battles over the spoils
OF party success. ought to afford an OBJ
Ject lesson OF great value to the honest
voter OF Maryland who is sincerely in
tent upon redeeming his native. State,
while YET there IL opportunity, ron
thralldon that may compass her ruin.
The solemn and deliberate promise Of
Mr.. Master and his friends to put three
hS6iOCs oH tIIC lCBiblduNN UIhCtg khC
manner m which the negro voters
foeked o his standard under the inspi-
ration OF this promise, the subsequent
apparently reluctant but equally delib-
crate violation OF this promise by the
Malsterites, and the reasons assigned
by them and the Independent press"
for such violated pledges, will furnish
the subject Of a profitable meditation on
the part of the honest and patriotic
Maylander The facts OF this chapter
OF political history win be made the sub
ject of this article.
THE SOLID NEGRO VOTE THE
FOUNDATION STONE OF
MARYLAND REPUBLICANISM.
In the second article Of this Associ-
alton, published in June, the character
and component parts OF the Republi-
tan party Of Maryland were clearly
disclosed to the observation OF the PEG
pie OF the State 1t was there shown
that majority OF the Maryland Legisla-
ture is elected in I6 counties, there emu
merated, in which the Republican party
as shown by the figures OF the Balti-
more Sun Almanac, is composed OF 3d.
o3o colored voters and II, a86 whites.
the latter Tor the most part not fairly
representative OF the intelligence, the
respectability or the substance OF the
communities in which they live, and
many OF them non-taxpayers. 1t was
there shown how the illiterate colored
voters OF those negro-dominated coun-
ties had been converted into a solid and
unreasoning political machine by the
yilest kind Of race prejudices instilled
into their ears by the white men who
make personal profit by the scheme and
are denominated by Senator yelling
ton as "scalawags." The conclusion
was there stated that the whole stock
IN trade OF the Republican party in
Maryland consists OF the unbroken
ranks Of the fifty odd thousand colored
voters OF the State, maintained as a DO
titical machine" and that, This machine
broken, and the Republican party in
Maryland, as IN every other Southern
State, would sink into immediate and
absolute msignihcanee."
THIS IMPORTANT FACT RECOG-
NIZED BY MASTERS PROM
ISING DEPARTMENT.
The important, undemable and ire
pressible fact that the solid negro vote
is the foundation stone OF Maryland
Republicanism was fully recognized by
the promising department OF Mr.. Md
ster's political machine, at the incipien-
cy OF its great fight for the mayoraity
nomination and the rich spoils OF Office
that go along with il. He, therefore,
made deliberate promise to the 1900
negro voters OF Baltimore city, through
their accredited leaders with whom he
opened negotiations, that il they would
select a suitable ma nj thar Tor
the Legislature in each OF the three
Legislative districts OF the city, ne would
see that they were nominated by his
conventions. Acting upon his prom
Use, the negro voters OF the city fiocked
to the standard Of Malster and wholly
deserted that OF Marburg, the candidate
OF the mugwumps and OF Wellington's
organization" who had not the cour-
age to make such promise. As re-
suit Master polied, in his independent
primaries, about 1900 votes, while
Marburg, n his Organization" primar-
les po,led only about 1000 II would
not be just. perhaps, to say that Mr.
Masters enthusiastic support consisted
OF the 1900 registered negroes, supple
mented by about 1000 whites but il is
an undeniaole fact that the colored Gle
ment constituted a very large prepon-
uerance oil ms following
IGNORED BY THE BUREAU OF
PERFORMANCE.
But although Mr.. Master won his
hight by the support OF the negro eie-
nent of the party thus obtained, when
his city convention assembled the col
ored brethren and their duly elected
representatives found to their amaze
ment that they were to be left in the
iurch The convention, after nomnat-
ing Mr.. Master for mayor. adjourned
over in great confusion and disorder
without making any further nomina.
tons and for the admitted purpose Of
making up new legislative SLATE.
Above the din and confusion Of the dis
orderly and dispensing gathering could
be heard the shouts OF vengeance on the
part OF the enraged colored brethren
on the floor and in the galleries, the re-
sponsive shouts of defiance on the par
OF the white hcelers. and the shrill pro
test OF Some of the white Malsterite.
that the trick was being played withou
his personal approval. Altogether i
was memorable scene as nearly ap
proNimating to pandemonium as
would be possible to imagine Tn,
News in its report OF the affair, oh
served that the adjournment wa
brought about for the purpose of con
siderng the most graceful way" OF re
voking the promises made TO the col
ored element. 1t must have irnpre sse,
all impartial. observers as altogether
cowardly and grsceless method of stink
ing away from promise deiiberatei,
made and profited by After a subse
quent stormy conference with the col
ored leaders. the Republican conventio.
came together again and nominated
full delegation of white men for tn
Legislature
THE JUSTIFICATION.
The reasons urged by the seif-styiet
independent press" OF Baltimore city
which have become the most unscrupu
lous allies OF the Republicans, for thi
fragrant breach Of faith with the colorec
element will be of more interest. per
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