The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-03
DR.. Herring NOTIFIED OF HIS NOMINATION.
Great Gathering Of Representative Democrats at Head
quarters in Baltimore.
Notification Speech by Hon. John P. Poe and Re-
sponSe by DR.. Herring.

amendment to our constitution regu-
lating our elective franchise.
This amendment carefully avoids
the objections so strongly urged
against the rejected measure OF 1905,
and is earnestly supported by the
great bulk OF the Democrats who
were not satisfied with that measure.
Its purpose Is to undo the great
wrong put upon us by the Republican
party In the day OF It's vindictive pow
er and wrath and to relieve our white
people OF the unspeakable evils OF
illiterate negro suffrage In just.
lawful and constitutional way.
without going into the historical
details OF the fragrant violation OF our
Federal Constitution, by which this
terrible evil was inflicted upon the
country, 1t stirs our deep indignation
TO recall that Il was accomplished by
the ruthless Acknowledgement Of the
great mass OF the white people OF
the South and by the votes, under Re
publican military supervision and
control, OF the newly-enfranehised ne
groes OF that scourged and terrorized
region.
The long-established constitutional
right to vote Of our white brethren
OF the Southern states was taken from
them and recklessly bestowed upon
their Ignorant and misguided newly
enfranchlsed freedmen by a cruel and
wicked exercise OF brute force with
out a parallel In the history OF ma
tons. and now that the enormity OF
l4A ssNatsa .Ns..H "a.
been abundanly proved and is at last
freely acknowledged even by some Of
those most prominent In IT'S perpetra-
uon, and now that our sister states Of
the South have In some degree sue.
ceeded In suppressinR II. we ask the
people OF Maryland to rescue our
state from It's evils by disfranchisIng
In lawful and constitutional way
many thousands Of illiterate negroes
not worthy To possess the outrage
and upon whom II ought never 20 have
been conferred
II II was expedient 70 enfranehise
the black man all over the country by
gross violation OF cur Federal consti-
tuition by counting IN support OF the
Fifteenth Amendment. by which this
result WAS achieved. the votes OF
Southern states which were not rec
ognized as states nor allowed the ma
tional privileges Of States until after
their votes were thus wTonRfully and
Illegally counted IN It's favor, who
shall deny that II In now expedient
for the people OF Maryland TO deliver
themselves. II they can. from this
tainted and dangerous suffrage by
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illlterate negroes who misuse and de-
grade II TO our irreparable injury7
II IL was right as a measure OF
nerce and bloody resentment and re-
yenge To disfranchise hundreds OF
thousands OF free-born white men, Is
II not at least equally right now. with
out resentment or revenge. 10 undo
10 some extent the fearful conse-
quences OF that cruel disfranchise.
ment aud 10 restore 10 It's Victims the
former political power OF their race?
VIII the white men Of Maryland
fefuse 10 aid In this great work Of
Just restitution?
During the campaign the wisdom,
Justice and absolute constituaonality
of the pending suffrage amendment
will be constantly VIndicated before
the people, and they will be earnestly
urged 10 vote for II and thus do for
us In Maryland what has been ac-
complished with such happy results
In our sister States of the South.
With its adoption we can move on
to the good work Of the steady, pro-
gressive development OF our states
resources
We can make Maryland attractive
to desirable immigrants, whose in
dustry will bring into rich cultiva-
ton acres upon acres OF our as yet
insufiiciently cultivated soil and we
shall remove one OF the strongest
obstacles In the way OF the increase
OF our white population.
Until the dangerous political power
o' the illiterate negro shall be broken
we can not reasonably expect any
material accession of white people
to our population either from our sis
ter states or from abroad.
Next In Importance TO the suffrage
amendment Is the question OF lncreas-
ed representation for Baltimore City.
The action OF the convention upon
this subject was conservative, wise
and practical. II pledged the Demo-
cratic party to what was honestly be-
lieved to be within the power of the
party TO accomplish.
IL recognized the fact that there ex-
lists In some quarters opposition TO
the granting to Baltimore City OF a
representation In the Senate greater
In proportion than that possessed by
the most populous county, and ac-
cordingly 1t declared in substance
that in the House OF Delegates her
representation should be SO increas-
ed as to give her fifty-two delegates
twenty-eight more than she now
possesses--while in the Senate she will
receive an addition OF two members.
The party can be relied on TO faith
fully keep and redeem this pledge. A
larger pledge would not have been
sincere or capable OF fulfilment.
The representation of the small
counties will not be curtailed and in
the re-apportionment, which Is re-
quired to be made after the result of
the census Of 1910 is made known,
full and complete justice will be done
to Baltimore City as well as to the
counties.
Upon contrasting our platform with
that of the Republicans IL win be
found that they are substantially In
accord on the question of the expedi-
ency of a Public Utilities Corporation
Commission and that there IS but a
slight difference between them on
the question Of increased representa-
tion for Baltimore City; the main
and real difference is upon the suf-
frage amendment.
Our people are deeply IN earnest on
this subject. They regard it as