The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-10-27
WHY YOU SHOULD vomn
THE AMENDMENT-RAvrrUO,!
TO THE CONTRARY Me- y :!
UNDERSTANDING. u

The weakness of Mr.. Rayner,s
ment that all foreign born c IN, ) argu
many gen erations of thejr cbi i@elis az
unborn, are to be disfraucbi.ed,u t Iel
adoption of the PROMISED c uS
Amendment, is fully shown for pu Sara!
reasons: ''' sever
LIST. Because-briefiy statad n
object and cope Of The proposed A.,
ment, as appears by its plainest u i'
probation does not contemnI,te u, lus
reimbursement of a single white ' oi,,
native or foreign, either now o v.I ~
after. VI nel
End. Because, # after its sdon,iou
is executed in iniquity'', the soysrn;
white men of this State have . ' W..
remedy in their Eands, wherein NY
whole matter can be remedi, d..
Section 2 of Act IA, of The nr no
Constitution in mandatory lspp W.
says, ut shall be the duty of The ~.
eral Assembly to provide by law
taking, at the general election 70 +
held in the year 1887 and ever bro,
gears thereafter, the sense of the Mad
in regard 10 calling a convention
altering this Constitution: aud If a
jprity # voters at such election or al
tons shall vote for convention +
General Assembly, at its next sessiX
shall provide by law for the assemble
of such convention, ami for the electiz
of Delegates thereto M
fore, the General Assembly at the al
ing January session, thereof. A. ID n
must enact law which will ,ubmit f
question of calling Constitution
Convention to the sense of The peoIa
and this sense of the people will
taken at the general election to he M
A. d. 1907. The practical operatioIs
the present proposed Amendment
adopted at this coming election. will.
fully known by the time # the gene.
election to be held A. ID. 1907.
1t is within the sovereign poyer
the people to call this convention. 4.
it is further within their power 10 SCI
delegates to that convention of IN
choice, and those who will lepress
their views. Sn, that, should the ops|
ton of the present proposed Amef
ment, have been executed in iniouits
it could be entirely wiped ouJ by &
Constitutional Convention, and
new Suffrage Amendment be sunni
ted to the people for their adoy ton,
gether with any other alterations nd
to our present Constitution.
3rd. That the people of this 81
are ripe for calling a conveutions
altering our present Constitution
manifest, for there are many feature
our present Constitution that ID
altering. Suffice it to say, that it 81
duty of the Uhite men of the STATE
this time to eliminate the negro &,
all political privileges in this state
voting for the present Amendment, Z
then, if in practice it is found not e1ii
ly perfect. the unite men of the ST
can provide for Suffrage Ameadrne
to be framed in the year A D. m
along such lines as may tie for the b
interests Of the white citizens %
Slate, native and foreign-.by a Cod
tutional Convention - comp s.ed
white Delegates selected from the b
citizenship Ofthe State, for the adonil
of the present Amendment will elIn
nate the negro, who will have DO 70
in the selection of Dele gatts TO n
Constitutional Convention, Of tbe y
A. ID. 1908.
Vuicing the warning ola "MaryA
Democrat" published in the Ballin|
Sun of October 10th 1905, we rel al
'toiay! Tod ~! today! white man
the State of Maryland-strike a.
welfare and protection of your 81
your homes and fresides, yOur Uiyes
daughters, and vote for the AUD
ment that will eliminate the negro d
political factor in this State fOre1er
Do not make the mistake Of thil hi
that as some later day you will We
make tue change in the negroes lQ||
cal status. The today"-of the }
preaching election-is your only q p
tunity. The-tomorrow-of SONG
ture eiection-may neUer darn
you. By your cote ledUe q tegdcy pl
lection to y0ur vJe and Httle IN
YOU CAN HAVE NO HIGHI
DUTY THAN THIS!
OPPORTUNH4X