Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1909-05-14
Greatest Political Outrage OF the
Nineteenth Century.


The greatest political outrage of the nine
teenth century was the Acknowledgement
of the negroes in the United States.
Eight millions of this race, who had
been in slavery for over hundred years.
were set free and given the right to vote
without condition, limitation or quallhca-
ton.
There never has been in the history OF
any civilized people in the world such an
outrage perpetrated upon political rights
and representative government.
Not only in the face Of the fact that this
race, thus enfranchised, was utterly isnor-
ant. lawless, prejudiced and criminal, and
known by all intelligent people to be
menace to our free institutions and to the
continuance of free government. but the
mode and manner by which they were
given the right to vote gives this outrage
character that cannot well be exageer-
ated -..
The rregularity. the force and the ille-
gality of the means used by the RepuDii-
can party to secure the adoption OF the
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States. by which the negroes
were enfranchised, robs it of all moral, II
not of all legal force, in the opinion of in
tellieent men the world over.
But even if the means, used had been
such as to commend themselves to the hon.
est men of any political party, the thing
done, to-wit, the giving to eight millions OF
utterly ignorant people the right to vote,
and not only that. but the right by their
votes to dominate and control the desti
MES of a number of States of the Union is
utterly indefensible. Some of the States
in the South had negro Governors, and
what the people of those States suffered
from negro control is well known to all.
Negro suffrage. if permitted, would domi-
nate a number of counties in the State of
Maryland. The negro is not in majority
in most of the counties of the State. but
they are when joined by few white vo-
tiers, who do not join with them in ma
jority of the counties. That they do not
control a majority of the counties, is sim
publicans and negroes is discredited and
pebald combination that will not be toler |
ated by the people of this State. The one
thing, above all others. that has kept the
Democratic party in power in this State
since the Civil War has been the utilization
of the Republican party with the negroes.
This utilization is discredited in every
State of the South, and negro suffrage has
been repudiated in every Southern State.
except Maryland and Delaware
These two States are to be pitied These
are the States bordering on Pennsylvania
and Overshadowed by Washington city, and
thus our environment helps to fasten our
degradation and disgrace upon us.
The Republican leaders and the Repub-
lcan press have much to say about the
DANGERS of one-party State. and not a
word in justification of negro suffrage per
Sc. If it is right and good, why do they |
not have the honesty and COURAGE to say |
so, and then defend it upon that ground
They admit that the Republican party is
so deporably weak that it could do moth |
ing without the negro vote Why is it so
weak in this State If il was such good |
and great party. it ought not to be so weak |
1t either has a bad record or its promises |
for the future are bad, or it would be |
stronger. 1t ought to be strong enough to |
stand without being propped up by the |
negro voters. if it is worthy to stand at all |
The truth is the Republican party is
weak in Maryland because it is dscredited |
by its negro cohorts. and any other party |
would be dscredited by utilization with the |
negro Nopolitical party of whites and |
negroes is strong or creditabe in any |
Southern State. or ever can be. because the |
Anglo-Saxon race is bound to control its |
own destiny and will never accept or sub
init to mongrel domination Frederick Md
Citizen