Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-10-16
i've Of politics, Endorsed the re.election =

i've oil politics, Endorsed the reelection of
Judge McSherry. II any of your white Re
publican friends doubt that II is to the cleaf
interest oil the people of the whole State, re-
CARELESS OF political opinions, race or creed
that Judge McSherry should be retained on
the Bench OF the Court Of Appeals, ask them
TO ask Mr.: Williams, the Republican candi-
qate ior Governor, or Mr.. Whitelock, the
nepoolican candidate for Attorney General,
70 inform them, in writing, 80 that there can
pc no mistake about what they say. whether
they do not know that the interests of the
State will be better served by retaining Judge
McSherry on the bench, rather than by eX
perimenting with an absolutely inexperi
enceo and untried man. Applause
When Mr. Warfeld, candidate for Gov.
ernor, was introduced to the audience he
met with warm reception. He said, in
part:
II have just come from Southern Mary.
land, where spent the greater part of last
week. Mr. Williams, the candidate OF the
Republican party for Governor, has repeat.
eddy stated that the negro vote In this State
is vote for good. He could never have
said such thing had he travelled through
Southern Maryland. No intelligent man.
who s familiar with the conditions in South.
ern Maryland, can truthfu!y say that the
negro vote has been q vote for good. and I
DO not believe that there is a white man in
montgomery county, who, when he knows
the conditions existing there, will not rally
70 the standard Of Democracy 10 this con.
TEST ior the supremacy of the white people
in Maryland.
In 81. Mary's county the negro vote il
within 100 of a majority of all the votes
See the position OF the white people there.
one hundred and fifty designing white men
tano, as rule, the white Republicans there
are selfish, designing men, who are using
tne negro Tor their OVID purposes and ad.
vancemenD with the solid negro vote. con.
troll, the affairs of that county, and fix the
rate oil taxes and assess the same upon the
property owners. The condition of the
white people there is deplorable II is truly
a condition Of taxation without representa-.
tion.'
"At recent term of court there were over
thirteen indictments, all against colored
men-not one against white man, The
oailitf, who has charge Of the juries, and the
crier OF the court, who maintains order. are
negroes. All the road supervisors of the
county are negroes, men who pay no taxes.
yet they disburse thousands of dollars of the
peoples money The same condition exists
IN Calvert; the same condition exists In
Charles county, where there are fifty. nine
more negroes registered as voters than there
are white men. In Calvert county 1t takes
only seventy five white men, with the negro
vote there, to control the affairs of that coun.
W. Is not this negro domination? If 1t is
not, should like TO know what is negro
domination.
The Republicans seem to be very much
alAtpn m hat
welt invited Mr.. Williams. the RennhIican
candidate for Governor Of this State tn
luncheon. This should ordinarily occasion
no comment. Mr.. Williams is a gentleman
OF culture and refinement, and would be an
agreeable guest in any household
but II the purpose of Mr.. Williams visit
was 10 indicate that the President of the
united States is to participate actively in
me election in this State, and that he is to
use. the power and patronage of his position
70 advance the political fortunes of his party,
mere, then II becomes matter of interest to
every Democrat and every good citizen in
the State OF Maryland. This election ia a
state affair, and it is not proper for the Pres
ldent oil the United States TO interfere in the
matter.
The publicity given to this incident is
Ior the purpose OF intimidating the United
states government officials 10 MARYLAND and
10 give notice to all offlceholders that they
must be active paTtisans 10 this contest.
resenst this as an unwarranted interference
10 our local affairs, and President Roosevelt
u tne nrst PRESIDENT, to my knowledge, who
pu9ncly proclalms that he is politician,
ana mat he intends TO take hand in State
politics from now on until he has again been
nominated by the Republican party.
HE should remember the example set bv
our Industrious and great President, Grover
SleVeland. When l served under him as
surveyor OF the Port of Baltimore, In defer
ence 10 MS expressed wishes, l resigned as
member oil the state central committee and
RETAINED from active participation in noI;-
tics. Have Mr.. Roosevelrs appointees and
other men holding office In this State done
IIkewiseP The most active partisans in the
Republican party to day, in fact, the men
VINO are managing party affairs in this State
ana directing this campaign, are government
oihcenolders. shall not take up your time
ID giving the names of these men
MT. Roosevelt should live up to the rule
isiu doWn by him when he was a member
Oh the ClVll Service Commission. and should
say TO his subordinates Ia this State that
tney are at liberty to vote as they wish. but
must not be active in political CAMPAIGNS
lie should give the time he is deyotinS tn
politics to looking after his own administra
tloD and to Furnishing the men who have
been deirauding the government and bring
ing dlscredit upon the public service He
must keep his hands off our local affairs.
ana clean out the gratters 10 the postotfice
ana other departments in Washington. The
people oil Maryland will not tolerate his |
meddling with our State affairs"