The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-10-17
SOME POLITICAL SNAP SHOTS.

county mt. CarmeD and Mr.. Warheld In
Southern Maryland isnot the same man and be
may have some difficulty in explaining MS
Jekyl and Hyde game. At Mt. Carmel he
talked of negro domination and its dangers,
while in Southern Maryland he told his audi
ences that he provided for large number OF
negroes on his Howard county farm and actu-
ally said that while he was away campaigning
trusted eolored man had entire charge at ms
farm and he felt no fears for the safety Of ms
fanaily So we are having Mr.. Warfeld in two
phazes in this campaign. The people can
Judge for themselves.
When it is remembered that the negro pop
ulation of Maryland is about one to hye OF the
entire population, the cry of the Democrats OF
NEGRO domination" is so utterly absurd as 10
scarcely merit consideration. What the people
are more interested in is an honest election law
and fair count after the votes are in the box,
but this is something the Democratic orators
will not discuss. They know their party is
responsible for the present execrable election
law that Senator German, Gov. Smith and
others are responsible for and they are afraid
of discussion of it. The people will attend
to it on the Sd of November.
There are several hundred unfortunate white
men in Baltimore county who will not be able
to vote on the Sd of November because OF the
present Democratic election lava law that
has not even one redeeming feature But
these men have sons and other relatives who
can vote and when they 60 into the election
booths they should not forget the gross indig-
nifty that has so unjustly-so outrageously-
been placed uDOn their relatives heir vote
prevail OF this outrage. Think of this before
you mark your ballot.
A Towson contemporary sneers at Mr..
Robert Garrett, one of the Republican nomi-
nees for the House of Delegates, because it
says he's millionaire. But he's more than
that. He's clean cut Republican, gentle
man and man who has the brains to get up
before an audience and make a mighty strong
talk on the road and oyster questions, matters
that are of deep concern to our people just now.
If Mr.. Garrett is millionaire he didn't make
bis money by robbing other people, He came
by it honestly and it is we'll to remember this
as you go along.
The elegance with which the editors of the
Towson Democrat express themselves must be
found intensely amusing to those who take
the trouble to read what they say-if there
be any such. And then its familiarity with
the candidates on the ticket is too funny for
anything. They are all CHARLES, !" "Willies,"
"Tommies, - etc. That may be a very fine style
of backwoods journalism, but it scarcely comes
up to the requirements of the present day.
But then it all goes to help make a little fun
at their expense.
If fair election is held and the vote is
honestly recorded no fair man has word Of
complaint to make 81 the result. But when
all kinds of tricks and dirty work is the object
OF the Democratic managers to the end that
they may accomplish their object, then it be-
comes altogether different matter. 1t is time
for the honest voters of all parties to be on
guard, otherwise they may SOON be entirely
robbed of their rights as free Americans.
Two weeks from next Tuesday the people of
Maryland will have chance to vote for can
didates for Governor and for the Legislature.
If they vote the Democratic ticket they need
not look for change in the present condition
of affairs. If they are r-minded men and
will vote the Republican ticket they can rest
assured that the platform pledges of that party
will be carried out to the letter, as they were
after the election of '95.
John Green, q Democratic nominee for the
House of Delegates in Baltimore county, fgur-
ed prominently in the scheme to deprive lot
of colored men of their legal right to register
i. = - O. Tbic 10 MO
sort of a man to solicit the votes Of the re-
spectacle people of Baltimore county. If he
DC1Ven py enooSan0 VOeeS tne nonesS |
citizens of the county will fail of their duty.
The Towson Democrat thinks it did great
thing in its issue of last week by digging up
some past political history in Baltimore coun-
ty and connecting THE UNION with it. We |
have already said that we are entirely satisfied
with our past political record as newspaper |
publishers in Baltimore county and have no |
apologies to make to anybody. That ought to
be sufficient.
Why newspaper should keep up continu-
GUS case of Misrepresentation is to US alto
gether inconceivable. 1t appears to US that it
would make it feel good to tell the truth at
least sometimes. An old public school copy
book heading read thusly: "a liar can never
be believed although he may sometimes tell
the truth" Let them think about this seri-
ously.
The people of Baltimore county should bear
in mind the fact that the Democratic party is
wholly responsible for the miserable excuse for
a law under which our elections are now held.
II you want this law changed the only way to
it is to vote for the Republican
candidates That party is pledged to the pas
sage of law that will insure fair elections.
When you go into the election booth on the
3D. of November you can put cross marks after
Lwenty-one names if you wish, for you can
vote for that many candidates, including the
candidate for Associate Judge of this district.
If you should make twenty-five marks your
ballot will be thrown out. You should bear
this in mind.
Forty-three white men in one precinct OF
county were disfranchised in order
10 send Mr.. German to the U. s. Senate. That
IS the election law that sent him to the Senate
excluded that many white American citizens
from the ballot box in that small area. This
IS a hard case, but no one will attempt to dis
Dute its truth.
Friends and self-respecting citizens of all
shades of politics, don't forget the fact that it
was the Democratic party that inflicted the
present outrageous and fraudulant election
aw upon the people of this State. We know
you want it repealed and il surely will be if
you vote the Republican ticket on the Sd of
November.
The man who would buy the vote OF another
s in all respects as much of a criminal as the
nan who sells his vote. If the Republicans
larry Maryland this year they will pass such
avs that will look to the breaking up of these
practices by endeavoring to send the buyers
ind sellers of votes to the penitentiary.
Our nearby neighbor, the Democrat, has