The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-11
years the memory of this plain, quiet,
supplemented man will be revered by
our children and our children's children.
THE AMENDMENT DISSECTED.

Stones dinner to the Republican editors
the suffrage amendment was thoroughly
disSected, so much SO that no feature of
it can possibly be used by its promoters
to delude any voters who read with in
telligent interest the arrangement of
the measure made by Secretary Bona
parte, State Senator Putzel and others.
By this time the nefarious measure has
been so exposed that it has no more
capacity for collecting votes than a
sieve has for holding water. 1t has
been reprobated from one end of the
nation to the other. 1t has been held
up to censure by prominent persons, in
GLIDING Mr.. Taft, and it has been point
ed to with scorn by almost as many
persons of Democratic persua ion as of
Republican.
No proposition in the history of the
state has been so thoroughly discred-
tied as the Poe measure which was
subtly contrived for the defeat of polit-
zeal rights, for the deception of voters,
for the Inauguration OF an orgy of par
tisan rule. The present measure is its
| counterpart. Secretary Bonaparte very
aptly showed the pernicious effects of
the measure when he said: with the
amendment in force we could not have
elected the new judges in 1882; we could
not have rejected the call for a consti-
tutional amendment in 1887, and again
IN 1907; we could not have elected Lloyd
Lowndes in 1895; we could not have de-
feated Bryan in 1896, and again in 1900;
we could not have rejected the Poe
amendment in 1906" SO much for the
wide-sweeping political effect of the
measure that processes to make this
state a "white mans state, 3" while in
fact it would make the state a Demo-
cratic state, Astounding with the black
deeds of partisan insolence.
State Senator Putzel well said that
the measure would be in violation of
the Constitution of the United States;
that it would debase political conditions
in the state; that it is unfair in its pro-
visions. 1t is, in fact, but a tissue of
pretense, a bundle of lies and sheaf of
deceits. In this nature it appears to
the voters and they will not tolerate for
a moment its passage. The circufn-
stance that Maryland has large alien
born population that might oe affected
by the property and educational clauses,
no matter how well framed the amend
ment may be to not run afoul of this
element, the fact that its rank discrim-
nations would make it odious from
every point of view of the national Con-
stitution, gives to the measure particu-
larly sinister significance. But there
are other aspects of the amendment
that are not commonly dwelt upon.
1t is to be borne in mind that the con-
ditiOns that the promoters of the
amendment avow as its defense are to
be found in not more than eight coun-
ties of the state; that is a very large
colored voting element, enough to be a
determining factor. The measure is
not based upon majority sentiment, it
is not based upon preponderating geo.
graphical needs; it seeks to drag the
state into bondage for few counties.
The eight counties where the conditions
| exist that give any basis for such an
amendment include but small percen-
tage Of the voting population. Shall
the state be shackled to party because
mere fraction of the white population
conceive their political interests to be
unduly affected by the colored vote?
The plea is preposterous.
Moreover, it is a fact that IN the
Southern States with restricted suffrage
the Mary land amendment is looked upon
with i'll favor. These states see that
because Of the peculiar features of tht
Maryland measure it must come before
the upreme Court of the United States
for Interpretation, and these states fear
that the result of passing upon the
Maryland measure will be declaration
by the highest tribunal ruling OUT all
amendments aimed at the colored voter
as being inimicable to the Fifteenth
Amendment. So that even in its own
household the Maryland amendment is
not honored. 1t is everywhere looked
upon as bird of i'll omen except by the
few political ringsters who clamor for
it in their lust for political spoils. 1t is
spoilation measure, pure and simple.
The Republican party is doing fine SER
vice to all the citizenship of the state
by leading in the valiant work or effect
ing its defeat.
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