The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-10-01

PreiudiceS of The Negroes May be De-
pended Upon TO Secure Their Solid
Support"
A TIMELY WARNING TO THE HONEST
VOTERS OF MARYLAND.
Published by authority of the Maryland
democratic Editors Association.
The maneuvering and the coquetry
and the false promises and the viola
ted pledges between the dominant fac
ton OF the Republican party in Balti
more city and the colored brother, in
the recent royal battles over the spoils
OF party success, ought to afford an OBJ
iect lesson OF great value to the honest
voter OF Maryland who is sincerely in.
tent upon redeeming his native State.
while yet there is opportunity, from a
thraldom that may compass her ruin.
The solemn and deliberate promise OF
Mr.. Master and his friends to put three
negroes on the legislative ticket. the
manner IN which the negro voters
aocked to his standard under the inspi.
ration OF this promise, the subsequent
apparently reluctant but equally DELHI
crate violation OF this promise by the
. Malsterites, and the reasons assigned
. by them and the independent press
A for such violated pledges, will furnish
the subject of a profitable meditation on
the part OF the honest and patriotic
Marylander. The facts OF this chapter
Of political history will 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 Republ-
can 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 10 counties. there emil
merated, in which the Republican party
as shown by the figures of the Balti-
more Sun Almanac, is composed OF 81.
o}9 colored voters and II,2S6 whites
the latter Tor the most part not fairly
representative OF the intelligence, the
respectabll1ty or the substance OF the
communities in which they live. and
many OF them non-taXpayers. 1t was
there shown how the iliterate colored
voters OF those negro-dominated coun
ties had been converted into a solid and
unreasonlng political machine bv the
West kind of race prejudices instilled
INTO their ears by the white men who
make personal profit by the scheme and
are denomlnated 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 coIored
voter. OF the State. maintained as a po-
lucal machine, and that, this machine
broken, and the Republican party in
Maryland, as in every other Southern
State would sink into immediate and
absolute insignifcance."
THIS IMPORTANT FACT RECOG-
MED BY MASTERS PROM
ISING DEPARTMENT.
The important, undeniable 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. Nal
sters political machine, at the incipien-
cy OF its great fight for the mayoralty
nomination and the rich spoils OF office
that go along with it. He, therefore
made deliberate promise to the 1900
negro voters of Baltimore city, through
their accredited leaders with whom he
opened negotiations, that if they would
select suitable man OF their race for
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 flocked
10 the standard OF Master 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 polled in his independent
PRIMARIES. about $4,000 votes while
Marburg, n his Organization" pripiar-
les poled only about 1000 1t would
nor be Just, perhaps. to say that Mr.
Masters enthusiastic support consisted
Oh the 1000 registered negroes, supple
mented by about 900 whites, but it is
an undeniable fact that the colored ele-
ment constituted very large preDon-
derance OF his following.
IGNORED BY THE BUREAU OF
PERFORMANCE.
put although Mr. Master won his
hght by the support OF the negro ele-
n!ent OF the party thus obtained, when
MS city convention assembled the col
ored brethren and their duly elected
representatives found to their amaze
i hieilt that they were to be left in the
iiurch The convention, after nominal
Jug Mr.. Master for mayor, adjourned
o.eF IN great confusion and disorder
without making any further nomina-
IONS and for the admitted purpose OF
ha'adNlhg up new legislative SLATE"
above the din and confusion of the dis
ppluerly and dispensing gathering could
" heard the shouts OF vengeance on the
part OF the enraged colored brethren.
vi inc floor and in the galleries. the re-
oPo,SiVe shouts of defiance on the part
VI the white heelers. and the shrill pro-
. ISL OF some OF the white Masterites
La t;a' the trick was being played without
ms Personal approval. Altogether ii
was a memorable scene. as nearly APP
pioIimating to pandemonium as it
%9uld be possible to imagine The
Jews News' IN its report of the affair, OBJ
lived that the adjournment was
brought about for the purpose of con
y nGIelihe the most graceful way" OF re-
0oAing the promises made to the col