The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-04-23
Predictions Verified.

In 1895 when the Democrats charged that
Republican success in Maryland meant Ne
oroes in Office the Baltimore SIM said such
predictions were without foundation. The
same was said in regard to the predictions of
lawlessness upon the part of Negroes IN the
event of Republican success.
Thinking men knew the predictions would
come true One half ofthe Republican party,
nearly, is made up of Negroes, and 1t was
we'll known that many of them were aggres-
sve and that they would seek some of the
fruits of victory. If denied they would re-
volt. and revolt of the colored voters meant
death to the Republican party. They have
demanded office and received il. They will
demand more and more, and they will get
more and more so long as the Republican
partv is in control of the federal, state and
local patronage. They were given places at
Annapolis and in Baltimore, and now more
have been given places in Baltimore and IN
some of the counties where the Republicans
are in power they are getting public Offices.
Most of the road supervisors in st. Mary $
county are Negroes.
The Negroes, TOO, have assumed a license
that all thinking men knew would be assumed
in the. event Of Republican success. tv cry
CITY aud state official holds his position by
reason of the Negro vote, and the Neg roes
look to them for protection III dong as they
please. In parts of Talbot county the Ne
sroes have raded houses and hen roosts at
pleasure. In st. Marv's they have raided
private oyster beds, Knocked the officers and
defied arrest In Baltimore they insult w"-
men. rob both men and women, rand un"c-
cupied houses and have established. under
the name of clubs. low denS OF wee and cor
ruption. So outrageous has been The CON
duct of Il large element OF The Negroes the
press have been crying out against II. ana the
police department has been spurred t" onn-
sual activity. The police have been some
what hampered, for, the majority OF the police
commissioners being Republicans, they feared
10 use the full force of their power to break
up the lawlessness because they might be
dismissed. And in this they appear t" have
been right. for when the unusual IawlessnesS
of the Negroes was charged, both the kep"h-
lean commissioners set up demIalS. An IN
vestigation was set oil foot. but the Witnesses
seemed TO have been selected with view OF
sustaining the Republican commissioners. an"
the lawlessness is still rampant. though the
police are more vigilant and are running III
maHy offenders.
The Negroes are not altogether to he blamed
for their acts Such aggression. such law
Iessness. the seeking of Office are all the ie-
climate results Of the teachings and promises
of the low whites who have been handling
them within the Republican party. And the
Baltimore SIN and Netr& are still NOR" to he
rensured for denying what they knew would
result from Republican ascendancy IN Baitl-
more and Maryland. misleading the people
and deceiving them into supporting Repno'-
can candidates under the speclous cry OF
reform when they were only moved by
hatred and malice toward Mr.. German and
Mr. Raisn The people are now fully CON
vinced of the hypocrisy of these two journals
and have had more than sutficiency OF Re
publican misrule and incompetence