The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-11-01
A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.

A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.
We have received from Mr.. John G.
Rouse, several old copies of THE
KGIs AND INTELLIGENcER, one of
which is dated November 9th, 1866.
1t was then edited by the late Alfred
w. Bateman, who afterwards be-
came one of the judges of the Har-
ford county Court. 1t contains the
election returns of Hartford county of
that year The late Stevenson
Archer carried the county for Con-
gress, over his opponent John l..
Thomas, by a majority of 1011.
The total vote cast was only 3211.
Compare this with the registered vote
of 1901 and it will be seen that
the list of voters has gained 1880 or
more than twice as much as it was
thirty-fve years ago. Of course, this
has been augmented by the negro
vote of 1464, but the white vote has
been almost doubled. There was at
that time only one polling place in
each precinct. The largest district
in the county was the third which
contained 692 votes. This district
has since been divided into four pre-
cincts and Bel Air has ITO or rs
more than were formerly in the whole
district. The Conservative members
Of the House of Delegates were
elected that fall by a majority close
to one thousand 1t will be under
stood that the Conservative party
was the same then as the Democratic
is today and the principles which
governed them are treasured by the
present members of the party of
Jefferson as sacredly as in those days.
If we take into consideration the
negro vote of today it will be seen
that Hartford county at that time
was not as strongly Democratic as
it is now. A comparison Of the vote
of 1899 is quite interesting in this
connection. Lowndes, the Republic
can nominee for Governor, received
1892 votes. If we subtract from
that the 1911 negro votes it showsa
total number of white Republican
votes to be 1851 in Hartford county.
The Conservative vote in 1866
as shown by the table in
the paper we referred to was
1156, and while the total voting
population has far more than doubled
the Republican party proper has only
gained 295 white votes.
Is this not food for earnest thought
and should not the Democrats make
a renewed effort when they come to
consider the insignificant gain made
in Hartford county in the white Re-
publican vote. Any personal matter,
which might have weight with them
should be cast aside in this united
exertion to keep the white man in
supremacy in this State.
In the same issue there is an edi-
torial which is worthy of republica-
ton and we make no apology to our
readers for giving the following ex-
tracts from the same. 1--WE feel no
disposition to be noisily jubilant, no
impulse to exult over the defeat and
modification of our adversaries,
their weakness proves beyond a
doubt, and loss of power and place,
for which they have sacrificed their
sense Of justice and Constitutional
privileges of their fellow citizens 80
They must now see for themselves
how few in numbers and feeble in
moral strength was that minority
that has striven so desperately to
grasp the whole authority of the
commonwealth; and even amid the
war of passion and the maddening
impulses of disappointment they
they will in their secret hearts, feel
the consciousness that it is a good
thing for all that they have been
checked in their wild and destructive
career. THEY MUST DISPEL THE
ILLUSION THAT THEY ARE
WISER AND BETTER THAN
THEIR NEIGHBORS AND BLUSH
TO THINK HOW ARROGANTLY
THEY CLAIM THAT ALL THE
VALUE, WISDOM AND PATRIOT
ISM OF THE COMMUNITY WAS
CONCENTRATED IN THEM
SELVES. They will repent, if they
do not confess, and RECOGNIZE
THE BENEFICENCE ofthe popular
decree whose BLESSINGS they will
SHARE as fully with those THEY
HAVE SO HEAVILY SINNED
AGAINST.
"Above all, we are fervently CRATE
full for the noble conduct of our peo-
bic. EXCLUDED FROM THE
BALLOT BOX, INSULTED AND
REVILED they. have been patient
and forebearing, DESPOILED OF
PROPERTY, AND THEIR DEAR
EST PERSONAL RIGHTS, WITH