Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-09-13
BOB TAIL TICKETS on X NOR
A fortnight ago we calle' attention 10
"bob- tail" ticket nominated " this ecu
by the Republicans, and wtr1el cur pet
agajnst the snare act for ther nndQnr

by the Republicans, and wtrle- cur people
apainst the snare act for ther nada,nr u
Apasass. however ast numpor sko
.,luptlss OF the s.ess similar tactics Lave
been foliowed, ard it looss very much aa u
,he astuto siste leeier5 q the party had
adopted this polioy u an# ,t9ea leg wheye
~ cN3 a&h base %.
hcnUoss.
IN spite af 'a iseetious fonmenta 81 ere
as gan ps upon or 1rss.oae arii-
,ls ~ ale sill positive ga our conviction
,tai hose ,aoue5 prove q dismaliaiiure,
The unguarded frankness OF our Repuol'-
can friends In their efforts e preserve ipe
good viii and loyalty Of the 5ss and 41
the same time to offer induce BEN
ocrats to vote the Republi ae., DIS
closes the inevitable non SeQuitar; and our
Kensington neighbor makes 1t very clear
that the purpose Is to establish the whole
Republican program in Maryland. To I'M
derstand what this means II is only neces'
sary to revert 10 the conditions In those por
lions of the State which are under Repub'
lican rule and where the negro voters
constitute the bulk of the party. The
period of Republican ascendency In Mary.
land was too short to develop the schemes oil
the Republican politicians, but enough was
done towards the last to convince the people
of the State of the danger and the degrade
ton of further lease of power 10 those
hands.
Furthermore, the leadership Of the Repub
lican party has materially deteriorated since
the passing of the Lowndes administration
However excellent gentleman Mr.. Gather
may be, 1t is manifest that his nomination
was nothing more than reluctant conces
sion of the machine TO the independent sen
timent of the State, which could In no way
thwart the personal ambition OF the men
who dominated the convention, and who
are known to be reckless In the means they
employ to accomplish their ends.
1t casts strong light upon the whole sit.
uation to remember that the only two names
seriously mentioned in connection with the
United States Senate, in the event of Repub-
lican success, are those of Messrs. Mudd spd
jackson. 1t is a safe conclusion that II Mr..
Jackson's declaration that Sydney and me
had the votes to nominate anybody we
chose" for Governor be true, they have not
neglected to take care Of their own ambi-
tons in the election Of Senators. And 1t is
still better known that these men have risen
to their positions Of leadership in the Re.
publican party through their control and
manipulation of the negro vote, and that
they can retain their positions only so long
as they can bring that vote to the polls in
their behalf.
It fair argument, therefore, to warn
the good people Of Maryland against giving
power to men who employ and rely upon
the lowest element in our population to &C
complish their purposes. A party under
such leadership and composed 80 largely Oh
such elements cannot represent the intelli-
gence or promote the highest interests Of
this commonwealth.
1t is not a question Of NEGRO scarecrows.'
We have no fear Of permanent negro dom.
lnatlOn In maIylhnu. we KNOW tnAt 81
the first demonstration OF 1t, our people
would trample the loathsome thing in the
dust. But we do wish TO avoid the conflict
we do wish the orderly, progressive devel.
opment Of our great resources; we do wish
TO see our politics lifted out Of the filth with
which negro suffrage has polluted them
and we believe the Republican party, a;
now constituted, is hostile to these ends
And we shall not cease in our efforts to con.
vince the people of that fact.