The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-16

turns-tor making a partisan census,
useless to the government because
wickedly false, "but valuable to the
Republican campaign workers and
managers-and were coaticted, some
by the verdict of a jury aud others by
their own confession in open court
This i a matter of record and cannot
tie disputed: but the Republican State
Convention, though the events We're
recent uttered not a word condemn
ing this ubiquitous scheme or ceusur-
ing these efficient campaign workers;
one of whom, now out on bail awaiting
the hearing of his case or appeal. was
in control of the Republican County
Convention of Saint Mary'e County Il
couple Of weeks ago Why pirate
about partisan census" in referring
to the State enumeration ordered 10y
the extra session Of the Legislature,
when the State enumeration was rem
dercd necessary hy the very frauds
which Republican officials themselves
committed3 Ifthe Republican euum-
orators hai not perPetratad the outra-
gcou~ frauds Of which they have since
been convictrI IN q court of mstico
There word 0.va been n, naad Of =
safe c.n-p. and ,ha.. would bove
been none ordered AT the tax.p,ycr,.
exreu,r" Tine. criminal couducf of
fine Rppub,ir,u ot1iriaI, va. therefore
tn4 caiI.,. of fine ~ta,, rau-u. ,n5 th,t
conduct j. RESPONSIBLE for m. evprp.a
ccca,ioned bv that enumeration
So far from the STATE cen.u, BEING
'u,,le-, to The state" q, prrvrnteI !.
great wrong from being cou.ummated
bv Republican campaign worker, and
managers. aud rXpo~ed rorulnt
~.hemc founded ON a reckless disregard
of law and involving shocking moral
turpitude
Th4 second propo,ition is that the
Legislature Of 1901 ..,crpetrated \
most unfair .ovprnment of Baltimore
CITY distress. What this mean, We
are at a los io understand Not nm
derstandjug j, we pa,. il by until we
are enljrh,4u i a, To- it, ,jcnitfratiou
Third. T.e Republican state Couven-
tion tell, ~ that tine Demorroti,. .,,.
i.lature .mad4 itself Infamous bv il.
unconstitutional di.fr,urbf.ino aI.c-
tom law Ietu. saa what Tho Ra.
publicau Couv4utiou's id4o of inf.,n,v
i. The LEGISLATURE enacted . b,Ilnt
law and Republican noIitici,n. o..art
that fine rt,act Of that Law. will IA. -
di.francbi.p ilIitaroto nagroos R,c,1.a
if will do this the law +. denounced ~
Unconstitutional ana tbo Iocis,ot,ra
i. branded -, Infamous Iftbi. he in.
lannon's il will bo ravaIation 70 TIA
tho,fobtful ,cLy. mon oftba state
According ia tba Federal cansus Of
1900 there are so oos negro voters in
MARYLAND of these Of 4o5 Or over
forty nnr cont are iI1iterata Tho in.
crease in tba total nonuIotion ~ t,o
state from ls.oto l9oo wa. H. teo. hnt
fine increase in IN. repistarad vo,ar.
was 81 1o2. The ordinary ratio ~
voters to total nonuIation i ,hont ono
in forr INF Inc octp,I ratio a. shown
by the Federal census was one in two
and j half or nm avca.s If 81 1so "a.
tiers over the number there .bonId
have heen ana this npn,bar +. iu.t tyo
hundred and thirtv-siv les. finn tha
aooregata ilIiter,ta uarro vnto In
$50 the REGISTERED White voto ,.o.
1855 3o-. ACCORDING to tba Federal oon.
sus If 1q0o if va. in tbot v.or On :,
lfterate and 1Ilg7 fIIi,eratr or - totai
of rs. q6S. am increaA about IA nor
cent in ten wears IN 1850 the regi..
tered uroro vote vas t. gso. ,crorjin,
to the Federal census of 1900 if wos in
that wear Is. 80 Iiterqta md 81 ~ il.
literate or a total offo oos an increase
Of about So Der cent IN ten wear.
In the election Of 1850 when Gov.
ernor Lovod defeated Mr. Hurst nv
l,.767 Their. were 5I.47a registered NO
gro voters II the forty ner cent IF II.
/ liierate voters prevailed in 1898 - in
la0o-and tber..i, mo doubt tbot if Ala