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

many on the outside listening az the
windows. Senator German spoke of
our local tickets, saying among other
things thas our county Democratic
ticket was fairly and honestly nomi-
mated that IL was entitled 70 the sup
port Of al Democrats and that II the
gentleman who headed 10 for the State
Senate was elected he would be
strong and influential in Democratic
councils. On the other hand. said
the Senator, II his opponent should
win, who would he represent. As
q Democratic Senator he (Mr. Cor
MANI would not take him by the
hand. He had more respect, he said
for IN honest. open republican than
he had for Q disgruntled Democrat.
Senator German devoted most Of
his speech 10 the Amendments, and
gave the history Of its formulation
aud adoption. He said that Demo
cratic Senator'S agreed upon it in its
present form. because that form was
best calculated 10 accomplish the
object intended, namely, the disfran-
chisement Of as many negroes as pos
sible and securing the right to vote
TO as many white men as possible.
His Excellency, the Governor, said
the speaker, although he now pro-
fessed opposition TO placing so much
power In the hands Of the officers OF
registration, when he met the DEM
ocratic Senator'S In conference on the
Amendment, agreed 10 that identi-
Cal provision now in the proposed
Amendment. but wished 70 have In
corporated In the Amendment q pro-
vision that anyone who paid taxes
on 800 worth OF property should be
allowed to vote, giving as his rea-
son that he would not agree to any
Amendment that would take away
the right Of voting from three old
colored servants Of his family. The
Senator'S, in redemption OF their SOL
emn promises TO the constituencies
that had elected them, could not
agree with the Governor, and so the
Amendment was put before the peo-
pie without the aid and signature of
His Excellency.
Hon. Lloyd Wilkinson was the
next speaker. Mr.. Wilkinson spoke
ably and forcibly an the issues in
volved in the campaign. AS Mr..
Wilkinson is TO speak here again we
will make no report now OF his
speech.
George Byrne, of West Virginia.
was next introduced. Mr.. Byrne
is tall. thin and bald and bears a
strong resemblance to the pictures
Of Bill Nye. He spoke with fire and
vigor and drew q vivid word pic
ture of the conditions in West Vir-
ginia where there is a large negro
vote. He said in part: 81 am here
ut the call Of patriotism and because
Maryland's fight is that OF West
Virginia, Anxious eyes there are
looking to you to see what you
will do in this the great crisis
10 our history. / want to appeal to
your patriotism and pride. l come
10 ask you TO preserve this great
government handed down to you by
your forefathers and to continue it
for your children and your child
ren's children.
Every father has given a hos
tage TO civilization and IL must be
redeemed. The great duty of you
who are fathers is to say i will at
least do as well by those who are TO
follow me as was done for me-
What preparations has the negro
ever made for the great privilege of
governing himself and US for he
does govern us. For more than
5000 years history records that he
roamed the jungles OF Africa a saw
age. In all those years he organized
no government, but was divided
into petty tribes, ever warning
among themselves. In all those
years he acquired no property.
What he sawsand wanted he took by
might II IL were possible, and the
same inclination survives. Release
him from restraint today and he
hears the call of the wild and re-
turns to his former condition. In
all bis 5000 years Of wanderings and
war in African jungles he invented
no weapon OF war or the chase wor-
thy Of the name. All of you have
seen setter dog come into the room,
90 to the rug before the fire and
walk round and round before he
lies down. Why does the dog do
this? Because ages and ages ago
his wolf ancestors did the same
thing TO crush down the grass on
which they made their beds, and
the setter dog was civilized FIVE
hundred years before the negro.
Such is the force and power of
heredity.
''One hears the slave trader spoken
OF as the greatest enemy the Ameri-
can negro ever had. But such is
not the case; he was his greatest
friend. Nearly all the negroes in
Americt came from the west coast
Of Africa. About three hundred
years ago slavers brought them here
from darkest Africa and put them
aimd q splendid civilization and
where was the advantages of Chris
tian religion. The real enemy of
the negro was and is the political
party which put the ballot in his
hand and hung him around the neck
OF the Eoath.
THE negro race 10 upheld and
civilized by leaning upon the white
and superior race. This is proven
by the history of the Island Of Hayti.
IL was settled by the French who
there built up as splendid q civiliza-
ton as was in this Western World.
Beautiful homes and stately palaces
dotted the Island. Then the negroes
rose; the whites were massacred