Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-11-03
MIR. FARQUHARS DEFENSE OF
MR.. MOORE

Mh. MOORE.
In our issue of last week, we gave place
to the letter OF Mr.. Allan Farquhar, defend
ing the action of Mr.. Joseph T. Moore, the
Republican candidate for Senator, in voting
against the bill TO prohibit the marriage o.
white persons and black persons. We con.
fess 70 being little astonished at the char.
acter OF the defense. We suppose that oui
correspondent TO whose article Mr.. Far
quhsr takes exception, had no reference
whatever to Mr.. Moore's personal views,
and the SENTINEL certainly had not in its
attempt to elaborate the views expressed by
"olney." We-were dealing with the prob
able consequences OF political act, and our
comment was intended to apply to Mr..
Moore In his official capacity as q represen
tative of this county In the General AS.
sembly.
II Mr.. Moore lie opposed to mixed mar.
rlages," &C., as Mr.. Farquhar declares him
TO be, we presume that his opposition is
based upon the conviction that mixed mar
riages, mixed schools and mixed social re-
lations" would be detrimental to the COM
munity aud the Stale. But believing this,
how could he consistently vote to make the
worst OF the mixtures" q possibility in
MarylandS MIR. Farquhar says be so voted
because the prohibition punished the limo
cent children Of such marriages" We are not
sure that even the sentiment In this defense
can claim any merit, for II puts a limited
class ahead Of all other classes in the COM
munity as wards Of the law. But after the
passage Of the law the parties 10 such mar
rages would be the authors OF such misfor
tunes as their offspring might bear as birth
right; and neither the letter nor the spirit
of the 9th article Of the Bill Of Rights could
apply, because the children would have In
law the same rights which other citizens
enjoy. Their Disadvantages would be pure.
ly social, and would be the deliberate brand
of parents who had no respect for the Law
of the land or the law of God.
But, we repeat 1t, it is the practical, DO.
litical far-reaching social aspects of the
question which interest as, and 1t Is in thi,
particular that we have taken the liberty to
criticise Mr.. Moore. He was acting in {
public capacity, was supposed to know the
consequences Of his acts, and be cannot es
cape the just censure of criticism-even /
the criticism is tardy, as is claimed Their
is no sounder principle than that which de
clares that where the interests OF classe.
conflict, the smaller and inferior class mus
yield 10 the general welfare. The principl,
is strengthened tenfold when the objec
sought is the prevention of wrong-in thl
instance wrong born of lust. II 1t be true
as asserted, that Mr.. Moore is personally Cd
posed TO this kind Of marriages, then in yot
ing to permit them he must have vote,
against his convictions OF the best Interest,
OF his people, and fine sentiment of pit,
for possible illegitimates cannot excuse hi
conduct The communities which were I,
bear the burden OF pauperism aud degra
dalton which such marriages are sure TO pro
duce, were entitled to q share, at least, o
tuC tCuuCt ictiiu6 WuiCu 10 uOW TtNedle0 q
the justification OF his act.
The truth OF the matter Is, as eyerybod
knows, that Mr.. Moore is Republican @
the straightest sect. For thirty We year
the Republican party has nursed the nepr
vote with assiduous care. We cannot recal
a single instance in which that party hs
sought to curb the evil tendencies anon
the negroes, no matter what might be tb
personal views Of the individual member
OF the party. Csjoled and flattered BY poll
ticians, the subjects of corruption at prima
ny elections, thriitless by nature, unable as
rule TO understand the relations Of the cIti
zen to the community, and utterly incompe
tent to realize that emancipation impose
obligation, the negroes as class have stead
lily deteriorated. They constitute menace
problem, II you will-which is taxing III,
efforts Of the best and strongest OF our pub
lie men and scholars. Even Republican
President has lately told them that the whit,
men among whom they live must determin,
their status. II was our plain duty, there
fore, To place before our people the record o.
candidate who is seeking their SURFACES
and to warn them that upon this question
judged by his acts, Mr.. Moore had no claim
70 their votes. That is our deliberate judg
ment Heretofore, (although Mr.. Farquhar
seems not to have known the fact, this vote
Of Mr.. Moore's has played part 10 his past
defeats. Now, when the question of race
supremacy is TO the fore, our people will not
forgetit.