The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-06
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
DECLARES FOR A WHITE MANS" PARTY

whether negro suffrage, put upon against will by 7
shall be restricted and its power for evil DESTROYED This ~
cratic Convention, representing wohird of the white n
of the State reafrms the declaration of party in o
forms of 1899 1908 upon this subject and now nroi
resolute purpose maintain the supremacy o %
race and control by all lawful and constitutional means ~
the administration of the political affairs of the State
upon this question: distinctly presented the camna
of 1903 the paramount issue of that contest succeeded 81
obtaining three-fhs of the Senate and of the House Of Dali
gates for the first time in many years found ourselves IN
position redeem pledge the people and obey their conn.,
mand by preparing and submitting for their adoption an Amend
Constitution the ntoerabe evil from which
have suffered so long.
Our Democratic Legislature of 1904 clothed with bi
power and exclusively charged with this duty and repons
proceeded with and deberaton frame an Amendnan,
which, while avoiding all conflict with the Fourteenth and F
eenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States
WILL if adopted us in Maryland from the bright of gno
and debased negro suffrage
at will keep from registration books the names Of
thousands of ignorant and vena negroes Totally to vote
intelligent manhood suffrage secure to us the %
less benefit of the political supremacy of the white people oe
State
RIGHT OF APPEAL POINTED OUT.
And these ends will be accomplished righteouslv honest
~ by fair means for with bipartisan Boards of Registration
attendance of party watchers in the registration room
and full right Of appeal the provided and secured BY
law which pledge maintain arbitrary and mn
just denial of registration of white black truly entitled
to be registered, will be practically impossible
Believing, therefore, that the Amendment will operate an
effective remedy for the evils of situation, without prejudice
injury any class; regarding it moreover as com.
pete response the clearly expressed mandate the poo we
IL
1--WE make it the single issue of this campaign.
eve declare it to be our battle-cry
1.-The negro stands today perpetual menace
the prosperity and peace of Maryland
civilization for is ignorant corrupt the blind instrument Of
inscriptions and selfish leaders White divide upon
of public policy They keep alive the of
patriotism which make popular government possible The
negro divide. They compact mass under
all circumstances subject orders of their managers ask
ing no questonsa urthinking herd be delivered
the market place
with such factor forever present the equation OF our
fao+op
but always insenble to the promptngs of citizenship
what hope Of honest and enlightened government pob
"soLEMN DUTY" 1T SAYS
The Democratic party therefore, representing twohrds
of the white people of the State proposes Amendment
the Constitution of Maryland under the operation of which
the evil in question will be greatly reduced We this not
only in discharge of solemn duty imposed upon by the
popular of 1908 but with the profound conviction that it
will open way to intelligent and clean politics by lodging
the in the honest responsible and patriotic with
ont reference their party incnations and affiliations
at is alleged though without truth justice, that the
Amendment contemplates the oppression of class As
ter OF fact it does noting of the kind We seek merely
standard of citizenship whereby the obviously unfit may
excluded from the ballot box and lift the franchise the
gutter into the realm OF common decency In the hands OF the
ignorant and depraved the ballot is public peril In the
hands OF the Intelligent and the vrtuous the safeguard
our haoWed institutions The Democratic party Maryland
appeals the whole electorate defend honor the nteg
rity and the peace of this proud commonwealth.
Nothing in the proposed Amendment discrmnaes against
class The poor we'll the rich humble
well the mighty the nauraized well the born
clzen-a can exercise the privilege of sovereignty and
10 say that 1t violates the organic law of the in
duge in idle Those who make know
that it is intended only for the wigwam and stump They
know that would receive nothing but contempt and rdcue
in the forum of the courts
DECLARED AND JUST.
"The truth that the law advocate more liberal and
Just and righteous than any the laws that have been enacted
anywhere for the purpose of protecting society and civilization
as against corruption, anarchy and crime bull
wark for the State for property for ORDER for the resde
That any man. at honest and intelligent oppose
must ever be mystery 1t appeals to who respects
himself and at the time considers welfare of his neigh
Dor
- This IS an intimate and personal quests &
The capitalist the merchant the wage earner-tiese -4~
depend for their prosperity orderly and vrtuou
methods of government If the ballot be retained in the hands
OF the ignorant degraded and criminal classes whose home
safe? Whose livelihood assured?
The Republicans set the proposition that they will con-
unue employ these $4,000 ignorant corrupt and pon
Die voters without injury the commonwealth without injury
10 our CIVILIZATION without peril society We repudiae the
claim as nsincere physically morally and intellectually mpos
slble and charge them with full knowledge of that fact
On the other hand the Democratic party the white