Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-09-07

claim, the Amendment will most
probably be defeated. On the
other hand. IL they can be held
down TO the actual point. the Amend
ment will be carried by an enormous
majority. In not one Of the States
where the negroes have been dis
franchised have the whites been af-
fected. except ia the most infinitesi-
NAL degree. why should it affect
them In the State Of Maryland? The
very class Of white, voters that the
Republicans are trying to influence
by their false cries are the linden
tical men who naturally ought to be
strongest In favor of the Amendment.
They have more at stake than any
other class.
The experience Of every State
whore the suffrage is confined to
the whites has shown it to be bene-
fetal. Il has brought purer poll
tics: IL has lessened most materially
the danger Of race conflicts; il has
promoted morality among the ne
groes; 10 has made fewer criminals,
and IL has made them a better labor
ing class. Il would have, unques-
tionably, the same effect In the
State Of Maryland. The rot about
what the Democratic Ring" OF
Maryland will do IL the negroes no
longer vote in not worthy OF consi-
Iteration. The Democratic Ring
will never have the power. even IL
1t had the inclination, TO do 1.-THE
Of the dreadful things predicted by
the Republicans and the assistant
Republicans.
What can be more corrupt, more
degrading, more subversive of good
government than dense mass of ig-
norant voters chained perpetually
to the car Of one party? Judging
by what has gone before, is there
anything the Republican Ring" of
Maryland would stopat II it had the
power2 II is oil very well to say
there is no danger of negro domino
ton in the State OF Maryland. or
course, there is no danger of a me-
gro being elected Governor, or
Mayor Of Baltimore, or of the ne
groes having majority in the Leg
islature or OF the City Council of
Baltimore; nor would there be il
there were twice as many negroes.
The Republican Ring" would see
to that. But il the Amendment is
defeated. is there no danger of Re-
publican Ring" domination? Ma
turally, the Democratic party would
be discouraged and dishearted.
They Republican Ring" would
then rally for great effort the en-
tire mass of negro voters. They
would bring out thousands who
have not been in the habit of voting
for years, and with the aid of their
friends-the so-called Independent
Democrats-it would be quite pos
sible for them to get q hold hard to
unfaSten.
TIE REPUBLICAN RING AND IT'S DAN
GERS.
There are multitudes of Maryland
ers who have lively recollection of
how the affairs of the State and City
were managed when the Republican
party was firmly intrenched in
power. Do they wish q repetition of
the conditions then prevailing2
Talk about the manipulation of the
election machinery No Democrat
who ever lived anywhere, or who
does live anywhere, ever was or ever
could be o match for Republican cleo
ton manipulators when they have
the chance. OF course, the white
people of Maryland, if they desire,
can vote down the Amendment. If
they elect to do so, they cannot CON-
plain when forced to face the conse-
quences. Ii is not only the strong
possibility of the permanence of Re.
publican rule-it is the negro per-
sonally with whom they will have to
deal. He will be more aggressive,
more insolent, more overbearing
than ever. and the negro sister will
not be slow 10 play her part. The
street car and other incidents which
have famed to fever heat the indig-
nation ofthe community will dwindle
into insigni6cance by what will sure
~ follow. In the past month or two
there have been terrific race riots in
New York and Philadelphia, caused
by negro insolence and excuses.
At times the police have been power
less to control the situation. The
negroes in New York and Philadel-
phia are q very small fraction of the
population as compared to the ne
groes OF Baltimore. It is unneces-
sary 70 follow this, for the sugges-
ton Of what may occur will be in
everyone's mind.
NEGRO SUFFRAGE TERRIBLE WRONG.
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