The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-05-01
Republican Boasts-Let Democrats
Consider.

The Democrats will moi have a chance to
elect Senator from Howard county. Semi
tor Day will not resign to take m iudian In
spectorship. His son-in-law has been given
the place, and he will resign after the end of
the next session of the Legislature, and then
Day will be appointed. This is the deal.
The Mckinley Administration is willing TO do
anything to hold Maryland in the Republican
column, and has so said. When Lowndes
was the nominee for Governor he said in
speech before Republican club in Washing
ton that if they carried the state in 1895 they
would hold it in 1896. When he entertained
the Republican electors at dinner at Annapo
lis last winter, the Governor referred to his
prediction, which had been fulfilled, and he
remarked that if the party can succeed in
carrying the state in 1897 they would hold it
in 1898.
It is well for the voters of Maryland to con-
slider what has happened and to give attention
to the boasts for the future. By the aid of
Democratic votes and many thousand fraudu-
lent votes Maryland was carried for the Re-
publicans in 1896. Maryland's electoral vote
was cast for Mckinley and high protection,
and six Republicans we're sent 10 the House
Of Representatives They secured a United
Senator as a result Of the election in 1895,
and if Mr.. Lowndes second prediction is full
filed. both United States Senators will be
Republicans and six Republicans will be sent
to the House of Representatives again.
This is the situation confronting the Demo
Gratis Of this state The honest purpose of
some Democrats to reform the party and pu-
rify it has resulted in turning the state over
10 the hands of set of bad and incompetent
politicians, whose main purpose is to hold
Office and intrench themselves III power by
fraudulent registration and strict surveil
lance Of the $4,000 eolored votes through Re
publican election officials, made possible by
the great reform election and registration law,
Every succeeding success of the Republican
party adds to its security for the future, and
we warn all Democrats that unless active and
vigilant work is done by united party in the
coming struggle and the Allegany Ring hurled
from power, steps will be taken to further
intrench themselves. The battle is one for
white supremacy in this state, virtually, for
there can be no Republican success without
the black vote, and that vote will have to be
given recognition in the distribution of offices
IN order to hold it.
Those Journals that persuaded Democrats
to sever their party allegiance were told that
the charge that Republican success meant
Negroes in office, was simply scare crow
and was not to be considered for a moment.
That it was not a scare crow is shown by the
appointment OF coored man to an import
ant place in the street cleaning department
of Baltimore, and the filling Of every place
under him BY black men. Colored men have
applied for places on the police force, and
though the police board has just decided they
will not consider them, they cannot ignore
them if the party is given another lease OF
power In some counties, where the blacks
constitute the bulk of the Republican vote,
negroes have been made road supervisors,
and Senator Wellington and two Congressman
have busted themselves TO get a colored man
appointed Recorder of Deeds of the District
of Columbia, position that pays about Slo,-
600 year. The Republican, bosses are NOV
ing slow in giving offices to colored men, in
order not to offend the white voters, but they
cannot hold the black aspirants back much
longer. They are growing aggressive every
where, and the price of their votes will be
fair and proportionate share OF offices, and
their demands will have to be respected.
And they will be respected, too, if Repub-
lican victory be scored in Maryland this year.
Let Democrats throughout the state, who aided
the Republicans in carrying, Maryland, with
the hope of purifying the Democratic party,
pause and review the result Of their work, and
cast glance forward and see what will further
result should the Republican party win at the
election in November. Let them look back
and see if their grievances were not more
imaginary than real. Let them compare
what they had with what they have now, and
what they must expect unless a change is
made