The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-11-02

said
"These speakers say and reiterate that the cleo
ton of Democratic Legislature means the undoing
of all good legislation so the election laws CO.
This, say, is an unmitigated SANDER"
He spoke of his knowledge of the leaders of the
Democratic party, who in every way were as worthy
of public confidence as either Mr.. Cans or Mr.. Bon
aparte. He spoke highly of the candidates of the
party in both city and State and sud word could
be uttered against them. There has been no pre-
tense that the executive branch of the State govern
ment has been ia Use to its duty.
He accused the Republican party and the Reform
League of insincerity and hypocrisy and pointed
out that the Election law now proposed by the Re-
form League makes no provision for the indepen-
dent voters.
They want to restore the party emblem" SO as
to allow the iliterate to vote the straight ticket
but they make more provision for the indepen
dent voters, who may not belong to any party and
may not care to vote straight ticket. They are
left absolutely helpless See the Inconsistency of
their pretenses."
Charging inconsistency in the claim of the Re-
form League snd the Republicans that the ballot
law is unconstitutional because the illiterate can
not vote, he said
every day see in the papers that the Repub-
licans have Instructed the negroes and they can
ality?"
Mr.. Carter swung into the question Of negro dom
ination and made these statements:
1.-THE negro, except in exceptional instances, is
not fit to exercise the privilege of the ballot.
1.-The experience i'll Maryland, in all other
Southern States, is that the negro votes bindly as
he is led or driven by the leaders Of the Republic
can party.
In any State where the negro vote, added to a
minority of the white vote, makes majority, the
negro shonld not be allowed to vote. Loud and
long-continued applause.
81 say this because believe it," (''send them to
Cubap' shouted voice in the gallery.0
He briefly presented Governor Smith, who was
given an enthusiastic welcome.
For White Government.
"The majority of the white people of this State
and all the Southern States ought to govern those
States They cannot do this if you add to large
negro vote minority white vote, because then it
is the minority of the whites and not the majority
that controls. What is the consequence of allow
ing the negro and the minority whites to win in
this State Ah you have only to carry your minds
back to Annapolis in 1S96-1S9S and remember how
those time honored halls of legislation were swarm
ing with negroes You stumbled over them as you
walked about. Many of them were ofiiceholders.
This is a State where the whites alone should hold
the offices and administer the government"
Mr. Carter then tnrne his attention to Mr. Roger
Gull, who is now opposing the Democratic ticket
He referred TO him person, and read from the
Sun of April H. 1899, all open letter written by MI
Gull to Senator Wellington vigorously denouncing
the Republicans for The negro rowdyism i'll the city
Governor Smiths Address.
In beginning his address Governor Snilhreferred
to the recent speech of Senator McComas at Belair
in which nj i'll his remarks
about the new Election law. The Governor re
viewed at some length the attitude of Mr.. Nc
Comas then a representative in Congress, toward
the measure known MS the Force bill. The speaker
said il was the most ubiquitous measure ever in
troduced in Congress by any party since the fonn
datiop of the Government" and had been warmly
supported by Mr.. McComas. He added:
'Now, my fellow citizens, this is the man who
had the assurance at Belair to stand before Mary
land audience and advocate fair elections Fai
elections indeedl If he had his way in 1890 nS
State in this Union south of Mason and Dixon'
line would ever again have had an election of any
kind. The choice public officials would have been
made by the bayonet and not by the ballot"
Governor Smith then passed on to a discussion o
the issues of the campaign. He asserted that The
Federal census frauds proven i'll the United
States Court made State census necessary i'll or
der that the basis of representation i'll the House
Delegates be fixed justly. He asserted that thu
Election law it stood previous to the extra ses
sion gave every facility for bribery and corrup
politics and should have been changed. The Dem
ocratic party, he said, has redeemed the pledges
made to The people two years ago He reviewed
the record of the past two years and said the party
was prepared TO go before the people on that re
cord
To The COIOred People.
On the race question he said:
II wish to say to the thinking colored people Of
this State that the Democratic party has desire
to raise an issue of The issue has been raised
and crowded on us by the Republican party in it,
efforts TO hold the colored vote i'll line by an appeal
to base passions and influencing their votes by ill.,
ceudiary means against the Democratic party,
which, as constituted in this State, includes large
majority of the white people. This feeling has
been fostered by the colored people themselves by
their blind adherence, with scarcely an individual
exception, TO the Republican leaders, who have
used them at will to promote their own selfish ends
'"This solid mass of non-taX paying voters, as dom
mated by the lower class of whites, is absolute
bar TO civil progress wherever i'll control, and we
see the logical and inevitable effect of such condi
lions in the increased tax rate wherever it exists
"The white people of this State have been the
colored mans friends. They have supplied him
with schools, police protection, free treatment al
hospitals charity and work, and in return the col
ored people try to MAIN the hand that has so Ions
been extended to them in generous aid"
The Governor closed with a glowing tribute to
the Democratic candidates.
MIR. German the Last Speaker.
When Mr. Carter presented Mr.. German ''youI
Senator from Maryland the greatest demonstration
of the meeting occurred. 1t lasted for several min
utes during which those on the stage well as in
the hall stood and waved their hats, while they
cheered Mr. German stood facing the crowd
smiling Three times he he tried to speak but each
time the cheering broke out again. Some one
shouted "Hurrah for the next United States Sena
tor"
After addressing his audience as 'Felow-Anglo
Saxons' Mr. German declared that the Government
under which the people of Maryland lived should
he Angle Saxon. "what does this contest mean?'
INQUIRED he. mot the oinces. 1t extends far be-
yond them and puts Maryland on one side or the
other of the great question which has been before
ms for 80 years-whether the white or the black
people shall rule
"rhe innior Senator from Maryland dominates and
controls the Republican party and controls its des
TIMES in this State He has attempted to befog this
issue by personal abuse of Democrats 10 turn atten
lion from the question before the people. While
personal abuse amounts to nothing, do not ex-
aggerate when say that we have more personal
abuse of public men than any other State of the
Union There has not been at any time within my
recollection when any man who attempted to do
something to build up the Stale was not roundly
abused by his opponents"
Regarding the Legislative candidates of the Dem
ocras. Mr. German said they had nominated a ticket
composed of meu three fourths of whom he did not
know but he did not doubt they were men of abil
ity and good Judgment aud would desire to do the
hest possible in the matter of electing Senator.
II Think he said THAT the next Legislature will
Democrat tic party is poor in money, but rich in
TALENT The Democratic Legislature will send to
the senate man who will advocate economy in
government Just taxation, for the business in
terssts the expansion of commerce-one who will
be capable to deal in broad and manly way with
the great questions which have come to us in con-
sequence of the war with SPAIN He VIII go there
with no ma rrow, preconceiyed views of his own.
He will go there without Il collar around his neck
or a label on his back, and. unlike McComas, free
from Executive control. He W i'll not be around the
White House, and he will not dine there, either
Laughter and applause.
In conclusion, Mr.. German, abiding to the acqui-
sition of large numbers of people of the dark race
to govern ms result of the Spanish War, said that
II woud require the redoubled exertions of the An
po-Saxon to save his governments from destruction
and preserve them for all time to come.