The Washington times., 1905-10-02
Secretary of the Navy
Throws Down Gauntlet
to Senior Senator.
GIVES OUT STATEMENT
DiSfranChiSement to Be Basis
of Battle All Along
the Line.

who Is recognized as the real manager
OF the Republican campaign in Mary
land this year. today made public
statement concerning its progress and
issues. Secretary Bonaparte was chair
man of the Republican State conven-
ton. and in many ways the current
campaign is regarded by public men as
political duel between him and Sen
ator Arthur p. German for control of
the State.
1t has been freely predicted that If the
Republicans win this year in their fight
against the Poe amendment, disfran-
chising the illiterates, Mr.. Bonaparte
will in the near future be elected Sen
ator from the State. under a Republican
regime Hence there is special inter-
est in a statement issued directly from
him.
In response TO n request for jnforma-
ton as TO the action of the Republican
convention at Baltimore, Of which he
was chairman, Secretary Bcnaparte
wrote the following letter, the publica-
| ton of which he has authorized as
means OK disseminating information as
to the actual situation in Maryland:
Race Prejudices.
In the campaign now in progress in
/
for success. as il has relied for success
in many campaigns during the past
| thirty-five years. upon appeals to race
prejudice. To infiame this prejudice. /.
| has frequently circulated and IL circu-
lates now many utterly false and indeed
ridiculous stories as to what the Repubn-
can party would or might do. II intrust-
ed with power nv the voters. While
these falsehoods are not only absurd In
themselves. but conciuslvely refuted by
teaperience during the four years OF Re-
| publican supremacy In the state, when
the late Lloyd Lowndes was governor
from 1856 to 1900 thss had undoubtea
weight with a certain class of voters. OF
whom some are very ignorant and others
so Intensely prejudiced on this question
as to be almost beyond the influence OF
| reason.
..Some of these preposterous tales are
to the effect that a Republican Legisia'
ture would compel by law certain form;
Of social intercourse between the I'VE
races, as for example. by establishing
compulsory attendance at mixed public
schools or obliging white children 10 b'
taught by colored teachers. Others holt
out the alarming prospect that Re
publican governor or mayor would ap
point a vast multitude of colOred OF
ficials with no regard to fitness or ex
redieney TO all sorts or public positions
Tribute to Timanus.
"Of course, when we had a Repub
lican Legislature and a Republican gov
ernor nothing OF the kind was done. an
the present Republican mayor Of Balti
more. Mr. Timanus. has made no sue
, selections for public ONCE; nevertheless
some people actually believe thes
| warns and others try to persuade them
selves there may be some truth in them
. so as to vote against their own reaso
and conscience and. while such dupe
are found. the manufacture of sue
falsehoods continues.
Stories of the first class form par
OF an outcry against social equality
stories of the second class give sue
color as they may ., an outcry agains
| negro domination; the resolution Of tn
, ! Republican convention disclaiming an
desire OF purpose to promote either
these chimerical evils must be under
! stood in the light Of the surroundin
! ctrcums tances. as above set forth
'In Maryland IL has been so under
stood and has attracted little or II
comm ent: outside the State IL seems I
have been widely misunderstood, b
v rea son of widespread Ignorance of Il
q peculiar conditions which prevail wit
a us
i II ought. perhaps, to add that a
, though | am the presiding officer OF III
i convention, | did not appoint the con
= y mittee on resolutions. was not men
Der of that committee. and did not SUI
gest or advise the adoption of the res
luton i'm question. ! do not. therefor
speak for the convention, but. in speal
I ing for myself on the subject. / fe
V perfectly confident that / voice the SCI
= timents OF all sincere and earnest r
/, publicans in Maryland