Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-10-19

ance- In every State in the Union
controlled By Republicans, except
Delaware and West Virginia, where
that party had secured power with
in the last few years, there were
mixed schools, and whites and
blacks sat side by side.
Hon. L. Irving Handy, Exon
gresham from Delaware, was the
next speaker. Mr.. Handy is fair.
fat, something over forty and has q
full suit Of long. black hair. Mr..
Wilkinson had alluded TO him in his
remarks as speaker and a. half roll
ed into one. His speech was effec-
tive and he kept the crowd interest
ed from start TO finish. He began
his speech BY saying that he was
born on the Eastern Shore OF Mary
land and while a Delawarean by
adoption and proud of his adopted
State. still he loved old Maryland,
and coming here was like coming
home.
He spoke of the sturdy people
along the Chesapeake, one of whom
he was proud to be, told Of the in
calculable wealth Of the great Bay
and its tributaries and warned the
people against ever surrendering
their free fishery rights in It's waters.
He told how independents black
smiths, mechanics and sh0emakers
had passed away and given place 10
factory workers in their lines and
reioiced that along the Chesapeake
were 20O, 900 oystermen who worked
without masters-free and independ-
ent citizens who took no masters
pay envelope and 70 whom no man
could give . discharge. He said il
was an alluring proposition TO the
inland counties of the State TO lease
the bottoms Of the Chesapeake and
20 use the money to build roads over
the mountains. Citizens along the
Bay would no doubt be allured by a
proposition for the State to lease
Western Maryland coal mines and
utilize the rentals in macadamizing
Southern Maryland roads. He urged
our people to be on their guard
against the insidious dangers of the
Haman Bill and to send as their
representatives to Annapolis men
who would have influence in the
councils of their party and whose
protests would be needed. The
regular nominated Democrats were
the men to protect their interests.
Gene Home, White Han, Come Home"
Mr.. Handy spoke eloquently of
home and the sweet home life, of
father and mother OF the family, in
so many instances gone to rest of
the brothers and sisters who once
gathered around the dear old fire.
side, but now were out in the wide,
wide world. The dear old mother,
he said, typified the great White
Race. And this was a fight. said be,
when the mother was calling to her
sons TO come home and help defend
the inviolability of the home and
family. In eloquent periods he spoke
of the importance of the issue in
volved, and each appeal he ended
with the injunction, Come home,
white man, come home"
The white man made history.
He made civilization. Religion flow
ed from God into bis heart. What
did the negro ever do? We don't
want equality. Neither does he |
He wants dominance.
No arguments can be produced
toprove tnat the people Of Maryland
do not want o white man s govern
ment. The amendment before you
is framed after the bestof those now
in force in the Southern States which
have found it necessary 10 make Con-
stitutional changes toguarantee their
safety. 1t has been wisely decided
that these Constitutional changes
cannot be sprung upon you without
time for consideration, and they can
not catch you unawares.
Experience ofothsr States.
''Other States have taken this step
without any danger to the white
man s vote. Mississippi, Louisiana,
Alabama, South Carolina, North
Carolina and Virginia have each
amended their constitution to ex-
clude the negro. The experience
of these States, where the expert
ment has been tried and proved
successful, has been so favorable
that not a complaint has been heard
that a white mans vote has been
endangered. The negro race has
been more contented, better behaved,
more prosperous and happier with
out the right of suffrage than with
it. It's better for us and better for
them that they should rot vote.
There are inherent difficulties in
the situation. Any amendment TO
the Constitution must not be in con-
fiict with the Fifteenth Amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States. It must be agreeable to the
Supreme Court OF the United States
to be of avail. These inherent diff
ficulties were put there by the Re-
publican party of generation ago.
Everyone knows that the provision
that negro cannot vote cannot be
put in any amendment. The trainers
intended that no worthy white man
would be robbed Of his right to vote.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Handy's