The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-27
WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE pon
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TO THE CONTRARY NOE EN-
WITHSTANDING. T.

The weakness of Mr. Rayner,s o..
ment that all foreign born clti2epS oigu,
many generations of their childrlSa, and
unborn, are to be disfrauchi.ed h,' YET
adoption of the Proposed SVSa me
Amendment, is fully shown for image
reasons: several
LIST. Because-brieiy stat ed :,
object and cope of The proposed AMAZE
ment, as appears by its plainest intor
probation does not contemplate tba au S'
Reimbursement of a single white ci,ie us
native or foreign, either now or 1,i ho.
after. nefe'
End. Because, if after its saoo,;o. :.
is executed in iniquity", the soyere I ~
white men of this State have notass a
remedy in their hands, hereby '. ,Lt
whole matter can be remedi, d.Ebo ,ns
Section 2 of Act IA, of the nr aUm.
Constitution in mandatory iangnsuo
says, at shall be the duty of The egg ps
eral Assembly to provide bv law fo'
taking, at the general election to ~
held in the year 1887 and ever brenE e
gears thereafter, the sense of The ,,so' y
in regard 10 calling a convention e''
altering this Constitution; and if mo-
] )rity If voters at such election or eIec
| tons shall vote for a convention H.
General Assembly, at its next session
shall provide by law for the assemhIinr
of such convention, ana for the eIect;oss
Of Delegates thereto X Thara
fore, the General Assembly at the com
ing January session, thereof. a. D. Iona
must enact a law which will ubmit tho
question of calling CONSTITUTIONAL
Convention tn the sense of the peonla
and this sense of the people will bs
taken at the general election to he held
A. d. 1907. The practical operation ~
the present proposed Amendment Il
adopted at this coming election. will he
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 iniquityrl
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 tW
altering our present Constitution. h
manifest, for there are many features
our present Constitution that ues
altering. Suffice it to say, that it is The
duty of the sOhite men of the State, d
this time to eliminate the negro frOu
all political privileges in this State,
voting for the present Amendment an
then, if in practice it is found not entireu
| ly perfect. the Unite men of the Stale
can provide for Suffrage Amendment
to be framed in the year A D. 1908
along such lines as may tie for the bes
| interests of the white citizens of ths
Slate, native and foreign--by a CO0sti
tutional Convention - comp, SEED d
white Delegates selected from the bet
citizenship oflhe State, for the adoption
of the present Amendment " ill eIimi
nate the negro, who will have no vOic
in the selection of Dell gates 10 sal
Constitutional Convention, of the we'd
A. d. 1908.
Voicing the warning ola Maryland
Democrat" published in the BaltimO5
Sun of October 10th 1905, we rel eati
''toiay! today! today! white man
the State of Maryland-strike for Il |
welfare and protection of your &dA
your homes and fresides, your WiwsaN
daughters, and vote for the AmeOdN
ment that will eliminate the negro as
political factor in this State forever
Do not make the mistake Of thiukil
that as some later day you viii vote
make tue change in the negroes poH
cal status. The today"-of the a
preaching election-is your only Oppd
tunity. The-tomorrow-o some
ture election-may neUer darn
you. By yow vote ledUe q legacy p
lection to your 7Oie and little on
YOU CAN HAVE NO HIGH
DUTY THAN THIS -
OPPORTUNITH