The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-29
THE BALTIMORE "WORL D"
ESPOUSES THE CAUSE OF
THE WHITE MANS
PARTY"

luutpeDueul III It's dttlluuc On I'olIllCdl
questions and in reference to political
conditions, has espoused the Demo
cratic side of the argument on the ne
gro Acknowledgement proposition, and
has forthwith jumped into the Journal
istic arena with Drawn and brain, alert
and ready to do battle for the white
mans cause" This paper has greal ly
improved lately, and is widely cad in
Baltimore. Following is sample Of
what its idea is on the pending matter;
1T is a fundamental necessity in
order to insure the safety and we'll
being of any individual, or of society
as whole, that any germ of corrup-
ton which appears must be straight
way removed"
The time has come for Maryland to
recognize that law would she preserve
her integrity, aud apply it to her po-
litical situation.
Let Us look at that situation:
Two political parties are facing each
other.
The one is stern, uncompromisiug,
and points the finger of sccu-stion.
The oil her is sardonic aud defiant
You seek to hsrbor within your
ranks au element which you have
corrupted to your own ends" says the
first. You seek to impreguate Mary
land with the seeds of that corruption.
You have provided yourself with a
budgeon by which you iutimdate the
feeble and nullify the efforts of rich
aud poor alike. We call on every citi-
zen who hates corruption to rally he
hind Us and put an end to the1. dis
grace"
The other unblushingly admits the
charge.
1t says: 1.-THE black man Is our tool.
We buy up the ignorant of his race and
vote them as we please. By this
means we are enabled to uullify the
vote of the honest laboring man, and
the rich man alike When We are
through with the 'nigger' we throw
him aside. What can YOU do? We
own to the corruption. But we defy
You and the whole of Marylandr
This is tie Crisis in which the World
contends that in order to insure the
safety aud well-being OF the individual
and society As whole the germ Of
corruption must be removed.
The Poe Amendment seeks to re-
move the corruption from our midst
and the Bo,id urges the nee ssity of
its adoption.
Politically the World iJindependent.
Any course of action which it, may
pursue is not followed out because OF
any partisan necessity, but because OF
an honest and sincere belief that it is
right.
The World maintains that the Poe
Amendment should be adopted be-
leves the political situation demands
just such remedy.
Tue Poe Amendment should not be
viewed as a party measure. 1t seeks
to mitigate an evil which menaces,
every man, woman and child in the
State of Maryland
OF course, it is political necessity
that the Republican party oppose the
amendment aud decry it as fraud.
That is to be expected,
As for the opposition Of the Bdlh-
more american aud the Epening Ne,cs
that, too, is to be expected.
The lash has cracked about their
heads and they must bend to their
tax with the best grace possible, else
they would be denied their place at
their trough.
Thus far they have labored strenu-
ously, and it is not beyond credvnce
that under the stimulus Of their own
frenzy they have come to believe their
own arguments.
As for the various features Of the
amendment, the World will endeavor
to present these in their true light in
its columns day by day
There are many who have not as yet
fully grasped its meaning and inteut,
and in their ignorance have sfallen
ready victims to clever partisans who
put upon it the Interpretation which
test serves their ends.
That the Republican party today,
secure in its i'll gotten strength, dares
openly boast OF its corruption, and
fsut its defiance in the face of the
people is a disgrace to Maryland and
the World heartily espouses the effort
which seeks to remove the corrup-