The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-03
G0RMAN'S
GREAT SPEECH.
IGNORES sen. RAYNER.
Tells About the Amendment
and How 1t Was Originated
Speaks of Force Bill and Pays
His Respects to Secretary Bon
aparte.

Senstor German made most ad-
mirable address to the people Of
Howard County at Ellicoit City on
Thursday afternoon Of last week
His theme was the amendment and
much comment wss created from the
fact that not once did he mention Sen
ator Rayner's name aud only did he
refer to him incidentally aud that 10
the briefest manner. He INDUCED in
no Tetributiye abu=e for those who
have slandered him 20 severely and
unjusly in this campaign and in The
past, but be cogld not refrain from pay
ing his respects to the Hon Charles J
Bousparte, Secretary Of the Navy
Reform Lacquer, "bos-" OF the Repub
leans in Maryland and the life Of
their fight against the amendment.
Mr.. German called him q common
scold" and referred to him in a way
that he won't soon forget Mr. Cor
man has been in the field Of politics too
long to lei little flashes 10 the pan dis
turb him or make him forget facts
The Democrats Of Maryland read this
addres. as a message from their leader
and cheer it 10 the echo. tn sc who
are still uncertain must admit il was
truthful presentation o. the facts in
the case. There was no mistake in
the tone-it bad the true ring and will
make many votes FOR the amendment.
Following are few excerpts from Mr.
Gorman's speech:
HOW THE FIFTEENTH AMEND
MENT WIS FRAMED.
'Let US FOR a moment recall for
the benefit of the young men what
has taken place Prior to 1868
the Constitution Of every State in
the Union granted the right Of
suffrage to white men alone.
The right Of the States to govern
their own affairs was never disput.
ed. 1t was fundamental The
Constitution of the United States
could not have been adopted but
for the fact that that right vas re
served to the States. But in all
our history there has been a fac
tor which has brought distress to
our people-the injection against
our will Of the negro problem 1t
eliminated in 1860.
"The passions that accompanied
and followed the war induced the
radical men of the Republican
party to frame and introduce the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn OF the United States.
That Amendment was framed
so as 20 require the States to give
every negro, no matter what his
condition, no matter what his in
telligence, the right to vote. By
that Amendment the suffrage was
debased. The negroes usefulness
was impaired and the white men
and white women in all the land
south Of Mason and Dixou's line
we're humiliated.
at WAS DONE PURELY
FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.
NO HIGHER OR BETTER PUR
POSE WAS INVOLVED IN IT.
1T WAS INTENDED as A
? U NISH MENT TO THE
SOUTHERN PEOPLE. TWAS
CARRIED AGAINSTTHEPRO-
TEST OF NEARLY ONE HALF
OF THE REP UBLICAN
STATESMEN IN CONGRESS.
AS IT WAS ONLY ADOPTED
IN CAUCUS BY A SINGLE
VOTE.
at was politics that gave birth
to the Fifteenth Amendment.
The new leader OF the Republican
party mean the Napoleon, or
rather Mr.. Bonsparte would as a
matter Of fact, deny anything,
and, as appears from his state
ment recently made, be would as
sert anything. say the records
concerning the Fifteenth Amend
ment show the facts TO be as /
have stated.
Through the'action ofsuch men
rs these (Steyens, Summer, ct al,
the most mOnstrOus proposition
ever conceived by any man was
fastened upon this country. 1t
was an outrage greater than any
that has ever been perpetrated
upon any people during all the
ages. Had such law been made
in Germany it would have created
a revolution. 1t would have ere.
ated an uprising in Russia, down.
trodden as her people are. 1t
would have made revolution GER
tain in the Empire Of Japan-that
wonderful couRtry that has now
come to the front to take It's place
among the great nations OF the
earth.
SENATOR GEORGES PLAN.