The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-27
WHY YOU SHOULD vonp -
THE AMENDMENT RAYNppSS
TO THE CONTRARY No HS
WITHSTANDING. VI

The weakness of Mr.. Rayper,s 49,.
ment that all foreign born ci,i,ona igu.
many generations of their chiIdrddss ana
unborn, are to be disfrauchi.ed h yet
adoption of the Proposed SU ny The
Amendment, is fully shown for S seuavge
reasons: several
LIST. Because-briefy stat ed
object and cope of the proposed Ale
ment, as appears by its plaineetf 81 i iet
probation does not contemplate the a.
reimbursement of a single white ci,ie us
native or foreign, either now or u,I bo.u
after. ueie'
End. Because, f after its stontion ;,
is executed in iniquityn, the savs ,oaN
white men of this State have = ' notpsi
remedy in their Eands, hereby r's ~!
whole matter can be remedi, 4. ale
Section 2 of Act IA, of the nr aU@.
Constitution in mandatory Iangnsu ns
says, at shall be the duty of iha eGca oss
eral Assembly to provide bv Iaw 0f fe'
taking, at the general election 70 III III
held in the year 1887 and ever brcnh
gears thereafter, the sense of the neo' y
in regard 10 calling convenlion fn'
altering this Constitution; and if a mo-
] ,rity # voters at such election or aIoo
tons shall vote for conve.,ion ~.
General Assembly, at its next sessi 'V
shall provide by law for the assemhIinr
of such convention, ami for the eleclioss
Of Delegates theretu"* Tbera
fore, the General Assembly at the com.
ing January session, thereof A d lone
must enact a law which will ,ubmit tbn
question of calling a Constitutiona
Convention to the sense of the people
and this sense Of the people viii h.
taken at the general election TO lie held
A. ID. 1907. The practical operation ~
the present proposed Amendment H
adopted at this coming election. will no
fully known by the time # the general
election to be held A. ID. 1907.
1t is within the sovereign power Of
the people to call this convention. and
it is further within their power 10 send
delegates to that convention of Their
choice, and those who will represent
their views. Sn, that, should the opera
ton of the present proposed Amend
ment, have been executed in inuuityp
it could be entirely wiped OUT by said
Constitutional Convention, and ON
new Suffrage Amendment be summit
ted to the people for their adoption, to /
gether with any other alterations mad,
to our present Constitution.
3rd. That the people of this Stat
are ripe for calling a convention fa (
altering our present Constitution. h
manifest, for there are many features d
altering. Suffice it to say, that it is ths +
duty of the aOhite men of the State, at
this time to eliminate the negro from
all political privileges in this State, By
volIng for the present Amendment aud I
then, if in practice it is found not entire s
ly perfect. the White men of The Stale
can provide for Suffrage Amendment
to be framed in the year A D. 1908
along such lines as may lie for the bet
interests of the white citizens of The +
State, native and foreign-by COnsti
tutional Convention = comp SEED d
white Delegates selected from the bel:
citizenship oflhe State, for the adoption
of the present Amendment " i'll elimi
nate the negro, who will have no voice
in the selection of Dell gates 10 said
Constitutional Convention, Of the yesi
A. D. 1905
Vicing the warning of Maryland
Democrat" published in the BaltimOn
Sun of October 10th 1905, we rel eat
''tojay! Tod ~! today! white man d
the State of Maryland-strke for The
welfare and protection Of your STAT
your homes and fresides, yOur 1CireS and
daughters, and vote for the Amend
ment that will eliminate the negro as
political factor in this State foreger
Do not make the mistake Of thiukin
that as some later day you will vote
make the change in the negroes pOlG
cal status. The today"-of the ap
preaching electi0n-is your only OppG
tunity. The-tomorrow-of some 70
ture eiection-may never darn fN
you. By yonr vote leaUe legacy pro
lection to your wife and little Oaa
YOU CAN HAVE NO HIGHER
DUTY THAN THIS
OPPORTUNITY