The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-26
THE NEGRO ISSUE.
The Black Man To BE Put On Top
OF The White Man.
A Republican Campaign Issue.
From the Baltimore sun.


When Governor Roosevelt, of New York,
received a young negro man into his residence
at Albany as his guest, and the guest of his
family, that was q matter with which neither
the people of Maryland nor the people ofany
Southern State had anything to do. 1t was a
matter which concerned the people of New
York and Governor Roosevelt and his family
alone. But when Mr.. Roosevelt, the Pres-
dent of the United States, entertains a negro
man as his guest in the White House that is
an act which the people of the whole United
States have perfect right to discuss.
1t may have seemed a small matter to
President Roosevelt to ask Prof. Booker I.
Washington to dine with him. He may per-
haps consideri it somewhat more courageous to
entertain negro in his family in the latitude
of Washington than in the latitude of Albany,
and courage is one of the Presidents strong
points. /. In New York the Governor could
dine with negro without exciting much com
ment. 1t is not an uncommon thing tor white
people to do. Whites and blacks attend the
same schools in many of the Northern States,
and in the North many whites and blacks as
sociate together upon terms OF social equality.
The inevitable result of this association is in
termarriages between black men and white
women and white men and black women.
The negro race has none of the qualihca-
tons of self-government. They lack self
control and there are among them so large
proportion who are criminal and disorderly
that they must be kept in control with firm
hand. 1t is safe to say that this act of Presi-
tdent Roosevelt will have a marked effect upon
he demeanor of the who lie colored race and
will make them more presumptuous, more
disorderly and will put ideas of social equality
in their heads which will bear evil fruit
This act makes it more than ever dangerous
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MARYLAND for the Republican party to win the
election in this State this year. 1t is known
that the principal work of the police force of
Baltimore city is restraining disorderly ne
groes and preventing negro rowdyism on the
streets Under the Republican administra-
ton the policemen found that it was imposs-
bic to do so. When disorderly negro was
arrested the policeman would be threatened
with dismissal by a negro politician, and the
policeman knew the threat was not an empty
one. The police force was parayzed and the
negro ran riot. With this act of President
Roosevelt to encourage them if the Repuli
cans get possession of Baltimore and Mary
land again no white'woman would be safe on
the streets of this city. In 1899 there were
portions of Baltimore where the conditions of
negro rowdyism were such that respectable
white Republicans made demand upon their
party in the Legislature to clean the Police
Board out and make new board with Demo
crat on it. But the Republican Legislature
was afraid of the negro and did not dare to do
it, and it could not be done, and the negro
rowdy could not be brought into subsection to |
law until the people arose and swept the whole |
Republican party, from Governor down to |
constable, out of power.
Do the people want those times to return ? |
Do the people of Maryland and the South |
want the bottom rail on top? Do they want
the negro or the white man to rule I?
Is il the policy of the Republican party, |
from President down, to break down social |
barriers between the races and promote not |
only mixed schools, but marriages between |
the races2 1t looks so.
The Sun published letter from Annapolis |
on February IL, 1898, from which the follow
ing is taken: "Senator Putzel has a bill |
which will legalize the marriages of whites
with negroes and also bill repeating two of
the most ancient laws on the statute books of |
the State. They are Sections 1874 and 2l8 of |
Article 81 of the Code. These two sections |
have come down to us from colonial times,
having been enacted in 1715. Section 1874, |
which is to be repealed by Senator Putze's
bill, is as follows 1fany minister, pastor or
other person who, according TO the laws of
this State, do usually join people in marriage,
shall under any pretense Join in marriage any
negro Will ANY WuiIe pcrsOH He Sndii Ou cuu-
viction be fined $780,
.'Section 218 provides for the punishment
of white women for certain infamous offense.
This section it is also proposed to repeal.
Senalor Putzel also has bill repeating the
law which prohibits the marriage of white
persons with negroes The passage
of these bills will legalize and render lawful
the intermarriages of whites and negroes in
Maryland
Senator Putzel is again candidate for the
Senate, and this bill shows the bent of the
Republican mind toward the negro question.
What do the Republicans, from President
Roosevelt down. care for the South and the
struggles of the people to keep their homes
and schools safe from the negro?
WHITE VOTER