Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-09-10
1.-THE SUN" WITH US.

called upon the Baltimore Sun
to take the lead in the fight for
the supremacy of the white
people of Maryland, and we
were much pleased to read its
strong editorial on Wednesday
of this week, declaring itself in
accord with the Democratic
party in this campaign and en-
dorsing its platform and princi-
Piles. 1t truthfully says that
the Republicans promise things
that they cannot deliver. 1t
suggests that the Democratic
party is sure to be the party in
control of legislation, and the
people must look to that party.
The Sun comes out strongly for
the suffrage amendment and
we submit its own language on
the subject. The Sun does not
wholly approve of every stand
of the party but it wisely says:
"IN THE POLITICAL WORLD, AS
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, 1T is
NOT ALWAYS a QUESTION OF
WHAT WE WANT, OR WHAT WE
HAVE AN ABsTRAC: RIGHT TO,
But WHAT WE CAN GET"
All wise political leaders or
those who are pushing an idea
take this course, while those
who have not sufficient wisdom
to accomplish much, "bite off
their nose to spite their face.
There are people in Worcester
County who have adopted this
foolish attitude and who have
never accomplished anything,
on the other hand there are
those who have trusted the
Democratic party and they
have found it able and trust
worthy to make good its
promises. We hope all good
citizens of this county will
this year have as much wisdom
as the Sun, and being able to
see the inevitable will have the
good business sense to line up
with the Democracy rather than
throw their support TO a party
which cannot deliver the goods
and which would not make fair
promises if there was any
chance of making them good.
The attitude of the Sun in
this campaign is responsible for
our offering these suggestions
to our people and as we are
DEPRESSING we will return to the
main object of these editorial
comments.
The Sun says of its attitude
on the suffrage amendment:
1--WE are frank to say that if the
pending suffrage amendment contained
the Objectionable features of what is
known as the Poe amendment, defeated
in 1905. THE Sun could not support it.
But it is free from the objections urged
to that amendment, and as far as the
qualifications prescribed for the colored
voter are concerned, is very similar in
principle to the amendment advocated
by Ex-Governor Warfeld 1t will not
disfranchise any white voter in the
State, native or foreign-born. 1t will
have the effect of DISTINGUISHING most
colored voters, and ii is frankly intended
to do this. But under it many colored
voters will still be able to vote-all can
do so, in fact. who have $500 worth Of
property or who can answer a limited
number of designated questions, none
of which are inherently difficult Nor
does it close the door of hope against
the masses of the colored electorate.
1t, in fact, holds it open by the property
and educational qualifications and offers
a stimulus to thrift and literacy which
would, in the end. prove valuable aid
to negro advancement. Without dwell
ing in detail at present upon all the
arguments in favor of the amendment,
we believe that its general effect would
be not only to promote good government
in Maryland, but to promote the best
interests of the colored people Of the
State and to advance them ultimately
to higher plane of citizenship. Thus
believing, The Sun unreservedly adj
vocates the passage of this amendment
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