The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-27
THE CITIZEN URGES T H E
ADOPTION OF THE AMEND
MENT AND THE ELEC-
TON OF THE DEMO
CRATIC TICKET.

The CITIZEN counsels and advises
every voter who favors white suprem-
acy" in county aud State; who desires
to see the wrongs inflicted upon the
South by the institution of "negro suff-
rage rig ted; who believ, in the 'pledg-
ed purpose" Of the Democratic party to
see that the ''intent" of the Constitu-
tional Amendment are honestly carried
out, and who feel that that 'intent" is
to rid the State Of the ignorant, visci-
Gus AID illiterate negro" vote and not
to deprive any "white man" of his vote,
on any pretext whatsoever, except his
absolute inability to conform to the re-
uuirements contained therein, which
are manifestly fair AMI equitable, in
order to comply with the Constitution
of the United States. to vote unhesita-
tingly for the i-franchising Amend
ment.
If The CITIZEN believed the count
less objects Of the opposition; If it be-
lieved that the leaders had any such
| ideas in framing The Amendment as is
charged to hem; if ii fit that the opera
ton of the Amendment would disfran-
chise 10000 white voters in Baltimore
City, as is frequently asserted by the
opponents of the measure; if a proper
tionate number of white voters in the
State. also suffered from the same cause;
if, FIR any reason, it thought that fraud,
trckery or any corrupt intrntion was
behind lhe plan proposed for the obi aim
ment of white supremacy" it would
most certainly join with those who
from either upright and honest reasons,
or for PLAIN party advantage, oppose it,
and strongly urge our people to nave
none of it.
The pubic declaration of Senator
Rayner against the Amendment, the
opposition of Governor Warfield aud
Attorney General Bryan and the an
tagonisim of many prominent lawyers
in b fillmore, are well considered in all
we have to say on this subject.
Much of it was expected from one rea'
son or another. Some of it is hurtful
aud still other of it, will haveslittle
effect. The old Scriptural addage
"those of you who are not with me are
against me" can be made use of in this
connection. The discussion of this
question has ben of sufficient length
of time to embrace nearly all that can
lie said on either side, and to show how
true this il, the opposition has transfer
red it's scathing;arrangements.from the
Amendment itself, to Senator German.
All those who favor the Amendment
are held up TO the most unfair and un-
just criticism of their honesty aud their
motives and the campaign has descend
ed to one of bitter personal abuse and
utilization.
The CITIZEN, for itself, denonnces
these low campaign methods, and de-
nies in toto every charge of fraudulent
in'eut and purpose. For those who
favor the Amendment, we can3only say
that they ought TO vigorously condemn,
by their voice and their votes, the
attempt to prostitute their purpose in
this fight aud to put execrable contume-
ly upon their personal honor and integ-
Eity.
The main issue has been lost sight of
in the mad scramble to bring defeat to
the Amendment by the foulest means
possible-that Of the most pronounced
Misrepresentation of principle and In
dividusls. In all the campaign the
Republican party has carefully avoided
reference to the negro, except when
and where it could do them no harm.
They have not attempted to justify
their misuse of him as voter, nor the
gross frauds in which he has figured,
both in registration and elections, at
their command and connivance. All
this is apparently overlooked by the
persons who seek to nulify the efforts
of those who would root out. from the
voting lists of the State this irresponsi-
BILE horde ofnegro voters. We claim that
the opposition has besg ed the issue and
put forward vague pleas, sophistical
theories and utterly untennable argu-
ments to support their cause
The CITIZEN stands squarely upon
the d mocratic State Platform in its
bold and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and urges
all who are not blinded by distortion OF
facts, hypocracy and abuse, to stand
with it in the fight in Frederick county,
to vote for the Amendment and to SEE
that the excellent county ticket nomi-
mated by the Democratsc party is elect
ed.
HELP TO RUN THE CA NJ
PAIGN-E VERY DEMO-