New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF"
WAKEFIELD WARNS NORTH.
GoUerHor-Elect of Maryland on
Negroes at Pennsylvania Dinner.

With the declaration that the sons OF the
South knew the conditions which confronted
them in the race problem. Edwin Warfeid. Gov
ernor-eIect Of Maryland. told his hearers at the
fifth annual dinner Of the Pennsylvania Society,
at the Waldorf-Astoria last night. TO keep
their hands OF" The SOutherners. he said.
would settle affairs there themselves In a fair.
manly way. but they would assure the rest OF
the country that no ignorant prejudiced. venal
vote would control the affairs OF the nation"
He was talking about Mason and Dixon's
, line II well remember the first ever knew
about it," he began. My father had been 70
York PENN 10 recover some runaway slaves.
When he returned he was full OF the sentiment
then rife above Mason and Dixon's line Lincoln
was right, he said; the country could never exist
half slave and half free. Slavery meant an IN
constitutional government. All the political sig
nihcance Of the line is gone now. and the great
conflict demonstrated that there is no vaIor like
the American brand.
Don't be carried off your feet though. by
anything you may hear about the race issue in
our part OF the country. We know the cOndi-
tons there better than you ever can. You must
have confidence in US Wen settle 1t all in
fair and manly way. We intend in Maryland
that the thoughtful. intelligent citizen shall al
ways remain in control. The day will never
come when our people will allow ignorant
prejudiced, venal vote to control the affairs OF
the nation. Keep your hands on, and let US
who know the conditions. settle it ALL for we'll
do it fairly
Governor Pennypacker Of Pennsylvania, re-
sponded to the toast Tine State OF Pennsyl-
vania-" He said that Pennsylvania alone since
the time Of Abraham Lincoln. has never given
an electoral vote against the President Of the
Republican party
II oF NayV
Jersey. spoke for his State. He had always
thought. ne said, that little plot Of ground had
had great deal to do in the Revolutionary
period which had been much spoken Of at the
dinner. 1t was the ''New-Jersey idea" which al
lowed Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware
to have two Senators like the rest of the States.
Governor OdeH was the last speaker. He was
very brief He referred to the friendly relations
between the group OF States represented at the
dinner. but declared that he never knew why
New-YOrk gave up a good thing like PennsyI-
Vania.
1T was the threatened withdrawal OF com
rnerce.'' he said, which led TO the building of
our States canals by De Witt Clinton. one OF
my predecessors. II was the threatened with
drawal, again. which has just led TO the author
izaton of the greatest expenditure IN the history
OF the State We must maintain our boast the
title. The Empire State"
oS At the table with the president ROBERT G5,y 8
vania Edwin WarheId, Governor-elect OF Mary
necticut; Robert H McCarter, representing Gov
ernOr Murphy of New-Jersey. and John BassetI
Moore. representing the Governor OF Delaware.
Governor OdeN came in late. Others at the table
EeO soc5tT Francs Pendieton Vee g
dent of the New-York State Society OF ne Ctnctn-
natl; Walter s. Logan. president OF the Empire
State Society, Sons Of the American Revolution
Colonel John J. MeCOok. president OF The Ciho So
ciety; Harry ST. George Tucker. representing the
Governor Of Virginia: General Thomas H. Hubbard.
president OF the New-England Society; Robert Il
Turtle president Of St Georges Society Morris Pat
terson Ferris, secretary Of tina NewYork Society OF
the Sons OF the Revolution: Thomas H. AontSona-
cry State Librarian. Harrisburg, Penn, and NJ. J.
Verdery, vice-president OF the New-York Southern
Society.
full sized model OF the Liberty Bell was sus-
pended above the speakers table The collection
OF facsimile of historic Pennsylvania flags be
longing TO the society, also feature or the
decorations In the Aston Gallery, which served
as a place OF assembly before the dinner, was the
original plaster OF the statue OF Colonel Alex
ander lie Roy Hawkins, OF Ptttsburg modelled
by William Copper. Of New-York, from which the
bronze will soon be cast for the memorial to be
erected in Pittsburg. 1t had not been shown pub
Iicly in New-YOrk before.
The souvenir of the dinner elaborate
ulenu-prograIn1ne. with cover OF Pennsylvania
steel. given by George G. McMurtry, president Of
the American Sheet Steel Company. II was stamped
and embossed with the portrait OF William Penn
and the seal g the society.