The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-26
THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY OF MARYLAND.
IT'S CHARACTER AND COMP0-
NENT PARTS.
Some Press Opinions on the Second
Article by the Democratic Edi-
tors Association.
Oakland Democrat.

Oakland Democrat
It dIscloSeS some startling facts in conneC-
ton with the new election law, which the Re
publican party has enacted for It's own parti-
san ends, and shows, among other things,
how Il little over II 900 unrepreSentative
white men in 16 counties, by combination
with more than two and one-half times their
own number of the illiterate machine colored
vote in said number Of counties. are enabled
to elect "A majority of the State Legislature
and thus make the laws of the State. Such
a condition of affairs should not be allowed to
exist in Il great and progressive State like
Maryland, and the remaining number of more
than 2O2, 600 registered white voters of the
State should see to it that halt is called i'll
this direction before matters have gone too
far and the State is hopeleSsly within the
grasp of this irresponsible and conScienceleSS
element.
Cambridge Chronicle.
We publish another political article, pre-
pared by the Democratic Editors A>Socia-
tion which we commend to the thoughtful
consideration of all the readers of the Chroni-
Gle. showing as it does the component parts of
the Republican party in Maryland and de
m0nstrating that said party is irrcsponsive To
the intelligent public sentiment of the State
because Of the irresponsible elements that
composc ii. The article is worthy of the care
ful nerrlsal and serious reflection of voters
r.,.,,,, o,,,,,r
......
Noi II iacI 'heTG!h S'"'t" can ne "'i'''-
dicte1' y" I'e3upliclii "rlTer OF Ei'e"her; II"
neP'Ipl!r''n ~ ne"HE"P'i nv i''''''
ciarI' an, WIN a''c'lP' ~ u" II" ...........
If If any one of Them dare
IL Is iact 'hat lI'ooV uhrerl eSeh''''lNe
Wh!le men III sixteen countiGS eiet' ~ " ma
l"ri'y ol Inc LegiSlat1re oi Marylahu Mary l"Sl year
ana made 1t fePnhIlcah. me fP$lS'eftH
negro vote IN sixteen couniirS ol me stare Is
2S,o"9' ana the totai liepubncah vote "9;"-';
ana these l,ZHb white hepuhHcah voters nave
an aggregate representation oI Sixty III the
General Assembly
How long can popular form OF govern
ment stand such blow aS tins
In these sixteen counties, winch are named
III the article IN today ; Ledger referred to.
every white Republican has - actual votes
How long will popular government stand tins
strain?
CentreVllle observer
little over One-nlneteeth part OF the 2l3,
304 registered white voters of the State, con
siSting largeI Y of taxpayers not materially
. interested i'll the economical government Of
the State or their counties. are enabled to
combine with more than TWO and one-h half
llihtS 'licif own number Oh 'ne hltciihe COZ
It WY ','L" ~ = S,it VI ~"
TaS, L tio G,ro, of
fair. elact;n, md tba rag;ctrotio1 made I,st
va,r Wnro tIn .el,;st stered wbita vnt, ar,,-
mnntad L, tho X 06n white democrat. who
r,;InJ to to,r;,to, io,t ,.oo,.nnd tb RennII;cn,
vota d;nin;SLod L. tLe Democrots who votnJ
for MCKINLEY ON iba financial ,nestion Iut
who will NOT 'lonoer affiliate with that marty.
thr cumnorison would he stronuer still
4 1Iance at thr cold facts revealed by the
above statistical tahle proves at once tbat thr
whole stori; IN traIn or thr Rennblican marty
in MaryInd consists of the mbrollru ranks
ofthe iif1y-odd thousand colored voters OF the
State. maintained rs a political machine.
This machine broLen and thc Rpnuhlicau
parry in MARYLAND, as in every other Southern
State. would sink into immediate and abso-
lutte insignifcance. We're the negro vote
divided evenly. or at all. bctwpen the two
poIiticoI partics as if onuht 10 have done Ion"
ago and would have done under normal con-
ditions. and the | 900 white men in sixteen
couutirs. who are now vested with the bower
of naming q minority of the law making
branch of the State government wauII at once
become an entirely insignificant factor in the
p,litics Of the Stofe * we'll os of the counties
in which thev reside.
,,,
l"'' l"o'''" 'ine'
Inc cOlored voters haNinS Dten. nhotr lne
systematic teaching OF race prejudice 50 we'll
known in this section of the State, conS"Il-
dated into an unreasoning machine ready to
do the bidding of few white men by whom
they are controlled, and conSttutimg as these
colored voters do, almost the preponderatlng
voting force i'll majority of the counties Of
the State, as shown by the tabuiated statement.
these few non-representative white men IN
me coui''leS "he'e 'he coiore" YOURS are
i;,,,,, ,'.,rt,. ~ ,1ar,Ian5
A. ,ar,,, H., H., G,,uro. - ,t1o o,.or
Gno ~ tn." ,,,I;to ,,,,,, to ,ra,,;,,,l,io,
~ y, oL;, tio,. L, =" ;It
Ii,,I 80 "1aat o,,n f,,,,.tl, - a,,'. Ia. MI.
,,.I,;ro ~ 400 ,r ti'a ,o,,a tIos. l,. tbo
oo+,,.,I,, aioo+ nF tLo
Stnto To,r;si.tn.o ,Tboso uL;fo nan IN
hasa cnmTt;aS L,. tbo mara f,ct r ,bn;r stnoI,.
;n,, 10 tLo dano;ff,I ond d;sbonor,LIa rola nf
w9rI,;n% mn the nrninJicas Of tho coiored NON.
rI.,t;nn and orr,yi,,,, Them IN nnuotnral nnIiti-
coi ontooonism to he substantial white men
and taynovers in tle communities where tbav
live thereby assume an aftitnJe of defiance
and irresponsiveness to the intelligence and
substance OF their respective counties am OF
the state at large winch Is Illustrated III the
record OF thelr party whenever ana wherever
they htvt au 'le administration OF Pnolc al
'"i,S-'o''''c vi I"""9.,
IT Is 10, Surt'II'i"S 'ii"i Parry resting vi
surn d IaiSt lon.l'.'lTIl .. Snoi nave Pr"Een
ttrled1' ~ 10 l'H ,rus, "eIenfF 1t mas ?ee,l Ell
.h "i'ii "''I mnet 't ms u,
ane ~ 'uoliI'l;. p.'';S 'I,I 'ou."
anu daJ 10 M toII;a,t II, iniT i = ~ u"5 oo
alle r nv ,otel | W. @ oe ~ Ioiie
~ ~, t''I t,,. : mas 'e III
'''iN '''"'e III '''' P"S' TWO years
Prince Georges Inquirer
il seeks to point out upon what an insecure
basis the party now dominant in MARYLAND
rests and how, if this power is perpetuated
the State NAV suffer evil consequences. The
article presents strong and undeniable facts
that deserve the serious attention of both
white and col0red citizens who have the wei
fare of The commonwealth at heart If the