The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-06
The True Issue.

l. 'AtANHA NHAApAatAi' "iiiCii navy 'ltb az
eel in the Republican organ of this
county-the Examiner during tins
c mpaign, aud We fl conf lent that
every intelli. ent r.ader nf that paper
vii class them rs such, tn Que pub
lished in its las Issue, under tll,. u, adj
lug How Utterly Shameless caps
the climax. 1t only shows how far its
degraded .en,e Of propriety ana fair
dealing il! go in treatiug The true and
mas. fe,t ISL at stake To reply in
! langaare fit lug t. measure with its
| debased To- or wdLld he TO offend the
refined seusibiiities of our re der, but
We ca not refrain from making brief
staleneat If facts in sensible Fefita-
ton.
The efforts II the Examiner TO rush
into the fray with "A cpnglomerate and
distorted array If threadbare ia !acies
is apparent t. all who pecus- its col
umns, but this year the attempt is so
plainly exaggerated and prostituted a.
to be instantly comprehanded. 1t is a
fraotic attempt to Ike p its party in
power IN county and State, against the
manifest de'tnie7 of fate
The strength in Frederick County
of the r publican party has always
been very great and only by the III st
vigorous work has it beca reduced,
bur this time the discomfort ard
apathy among them Is 80 palpable and
p tteHtous that it will take the most
d spera,e endeavoTs t. change the tide.
Tne iur-e th-y have TAX ~ is pai1.
Personal abuse and tn vic alton OF
every heightened instinct is put before
honest political argument aud this
C 'ntemptible appeal to the lowest class
Of its members cannot fail to have the
effect it rightly deserves.
There is one question the En-
dpaer is extremely Sc sitive upon,
d tn is the one relating to the
negro. knowing full well the charac-
tsr "fthe larger portion Of this class of
INDECENT citizens Of the nation and the
absolute dependence it places in them
for success at the polls, 1t seeks to dis
tort our statements and make them an
insult to the white Republicans, who
NUMBER under50 per cent. Of their total
vote
The Examiner charses the CITIZEN
with accusing the Republican rarity
as being the nstigator of all the negro
outrages in the State; OF being the pro-
moter of criminal assaults ard hold,
ing out the promise of pardon TO negro
brute ravishers and defumers of homes
aud womens' sacred honor.
Such Il charge, on the face oft, IS in
famous and deserves righteous condenl-
nation. The CITIZEN never made
such charge in fact, AMI most indig-
nantly denies the allegation. The E,c-
dnl6ler mistakes, in its efforts to re-
suscitate worn-Out and abused idea,
the difference etwe IL personal and
poll icli accusation. The CITIZEN has
asserted and re.asserts that the supreIn-
acy of the Republican party in State,
county and municipality, has resulted
in greater increase in the criminal
annals OF the n"gio race than ever be-
fore in its history. 1t is natural So
queuce and the very nature of this MAJ
urally turbulent and morally corrupt
cement bears out the statement.
In Maryland there are $3.50 lie.
gro voters. The Republicans party de-
ponds upon them to put il i'll power,
and without their aid it would not
be factor in the contest. This fact is
known TO the negro and it is natural
thai they should take every advantage
Of their power. Satisfies prove this.
The record of negro depravity and law
lessuess in this State since 1895 will
show an alarming increase in the num-
Der and character Of vicious depreda-
tions. In Baltimore City their outra-
geous conduct became SO serious and
so repusnant to the white citizens that
an overwhelming protest went up
from pulpit and press AMI al indig nant
people rebukedthe purity that was in
directly responsible, at the polls LIST
spring. We say indirectly, in that no
white Republican was known to have
prompted BY direct advice or counsel
the commitment Of such crimes, but
the inevitable effect of its control of The
Police Department and the influence
Of its political leaders, embroidered the
negro to follow the bestial bent of h s
nature, and to trust to his use on cleo
ton day to secure for himself at least
light punishment, if captured, or re.
lease through political influence.
Many such cases have been shown up
III the papers aud doubtless Others
never came to light. The same state of
affairs exists all over the State aud one
OF the principal causes is the reliance
the negro places in his Republican al
lies to stand by him. 1t is a mistaken
notion in many cases, but no Que can
deny that it exists. In fact it has been
expressed in the presence of reliable
persons by negroes themselves aud has
been so recorded in the newspapers. A
perusal OF the Baltimore papers during
the Hayes-Malster campaign, when
the matter was carefully brought to