The Democratic advocate., 1909-10-29
NEGRORS HANDICAP PARTY.
White Republican Vote increases as
ColOred Vote Diminishes.

If those partisans who are clamor-
ing against the amendment would cast
their eyes over the state, they would
find that, as a rule, the white Republic
can vote is the largest, proportionally,
where the negro vote is the smallest
Wherever there Is a large proportion
ate negro vote in any county almost
the entire white population is driven
into the Democratic party. In Gar
rett county, where there are only 80
negro voters. the white Republicans
out-number the Democrats about 2 to
/. In Allegany county where the me-
gro registration is only 447 out of
nearly $4,000 voters, the white people
are Republican by nearly 1000 ma
iority. In Washington, Frederick
and Carroll counties, where the negro
registration Is comparatively small,
the white people are nearly equally
divided between the two parties. In
Montgomery county, where more than
IS per cent. Of the voters are negroes,
there would scarcely be any white
Republican party except for the Office
holding overflow from Washington.
And as we come eastward In the
State, almost in proportion as the
negro vote increases, the white Re
publican vote dirninishes. Republic
cans from North and West who have
purchased land and settled down in
Southern Maryland, the Sun is inform
ed, soon identify themselves with the
Democrats. They refuse to be identi-
fed with a local party which is made
up Of ignorance and is arrayed against
the white race. They refuse political
association with negroes
Do sincere Republicans desire this
condition to continue. or do they de-
sire TO cast the old man OF the sea
from the shoulders Of their party?
All thinking men know that there
are many Republicans in this city
who vote the Republican ticket at fed
eral elections, but who vote the DEM
ocratic at State elections because they
fear the negroes power should the
Republicans be elected They be-
lieve that, however excellent the Re-
publican candidates might be per-
sonally they would be unable to CON
troll the negro population because Of
their consciousness Of the negroes
political power.
II both the Democratic and the Re-
publican parties were composed OF
white people, there would be a conf
dence that whichever party might
carry the election the State would be
safe That IS the condition In the
white counties OF Western Maryland
as far as local elections are concern
ed. Would it not be better II the same
conditions prevailed all over Mary
land, and especially In the eastern and
southern counties?
Those counties are appealing TO
their white brethren in the city and
the western counties for relief from
the incubus Of ignorance in their cleo
torate.
The shiftless, ignorant colored vote
casts blight and shadow over the
State Of Maryland The shadow Is
thrown upon the white Republicans
as well as the white Democrats. They
are both equally interested In dispell-
ing this shadow and emanclpating
themselves and their State from It's
baneful influence. Why should not
the patriotic white voters OF both
parties join hands In support OF a
movement which. while benefting the
negro, win improve economic and In
dustrial conditions, redeem and bring
prosperity TO important sections OF
Maryland, and raise the State and
themselves to a higher political plane? +?
BALTIC. Sun.