The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22
The Simple Confessions !.
a Republican Politician

w 9 are Republicans. Won h.
we are to the marrow bono oV',
these wicked Democrats ara ana
ing to steal our thunder ny,
lightning, too, for that mo, ana
They have placed us in rs ti'r'
awkward predicament in ', at:
campaign, but our worthy la 'n'
ers are managing to meet ''+ +I,
situation in the only wav n 'us
sible-the Yankee fashion pO y,
answering a question by asking
another. N'''S
"of course, we know perfectly
well that the amendment is "
tended only to operate aoaina.
the negro and that the wbi''
man will not be affected in ths
slightest degree, but it is n rrs
policy for US to admit tbo .'
We would have no show in tS.
world, as every time the nea o."
has been a direct issue, as in IN
1903, our party has been bon "a
lessly licked. So YOU see tbs,
our position is a peculiar on,
eve try to say as little abo,,
one colored brother as we can
although our State platform
declares strongly against negn
domination. That was rattle,
impolitic. Of course it mean,
in perfect English the desip
for white domination, and that
is what the Democrats ara
fighting for. We will have fl
say as little about that as va
can, so as not to draw too much
attention to it.
$50 the only thing for US to
do is to keep on hitting tbs
Democratic sore spot left over
from 1901 and the elections
since then = the weak kneed
kind that do not keep posted
and who are easily Influenced
by a bit of buncombe and Tom.
my rot. We pile it on as strong
as the case will admit.
eve talk to the son about hi,
father who may not be educated
and tell him that his "poOr
father" will not be able to vote
if the "Poe" Amendment is car.
ried. Then we pile on the mo.
lassess about his having to earn
bis bread by the sweat of his
brow and did not have a chance
to go to school. Of course we
tell him it was not his fault and
now his own party is trying to
take his ballot away = away
from him who had probably
voted since and before the wal.
1t is an outrage we say and
become very indignant. Ger
tainly we do not tell him that
the negro is the only person
whose vote is threatened but
we try to play on his fancy and
paint pretty pictures on his i'm.
agination that will aid OUT
cause, without putting the ne
gro in evidence at all
"Then we tell the weakened
Democrat that the Democrats
leaders will derive all the bene
fits from the success Of The
Poe Amendment-we always
speak of it as the "Poe" Amend
ment-and that once in ther
hands they will forever haw
dominion over the State Of
Maryland. This is usually .
good one, and you can often
see your subject shudder if you
tell him what terrible creature;
the Democrats are.
"The poor, uneducated fathFl
brother, uncle or son, however
is the best card we have ID
stock and usually does th'
work.
"The people are getting WISE
to our methods, but we g.
quite a number even now =
listen to us. We do not ~
them ask us questions regaH
ing our plans or party policies
but hit the Poe Amendmen
all the time to keep their after
ton that way. We are a lli'1
weak OH the negro question am nl
know that if the truth is fuD
known how we have manlps
lated them for our own bensD
and never allowed them ~
more recognition than we cOa !l
help, that it will go hard W., W.
us. So we have the 'fs
Amendment to play with iAl
fall, and you can see how CIV
erly we have twisted its meal
ing to suit our cause. AlNl