The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-09-18
TO THE VOTERS


through the State, Tor the purpose OF
keeping the people IN the City OF Bal
timUre and the other counties ignorant
vi the injustice and the outrages prac
tieed on the people III the " ilson Law
counties, ana thus arousing the poll
tical conscience OF the whole State.
IN THESE ELEVEN COUNTIES
THIS LAW, INFAMOUS IN IFS
PROVISIONS, - SILL MORE
UNANIMOUSLY ADMINISTERED
AND HIS REMAIN APPLIES TO
EVERY OFFICIAL FROM THE
GOV ERNOR DOWN TO IhE DE-
MOCKAIS ON The BOARDS OF
ELECTION SUPERVISORS, IN
The CONDUCT or ELECTIONS
IN THESE COUNTIES. Inc law is
administered by those oihcia,s, IN close
touch aud co operation, with the lead
ers OF the corrupt Democracy ui
Maryland, who can only acquire office
by such corrupt methods. In these UNI
fortunate counties, this law DE-
PklNES NEARLY, If NOT QUITE.
50 PER CENT OF THE VOTERS,
WHO HAVE BEEN PRONUUNC,
ED, BY THE REGISTRATION OF
FICkRS, AS DULY QUALIFIED
10 VOTE, UNDER The CONSrl-
TUITION AND LAWS OF THE
STATE, OF ALL RIGHT OF SELF
GOVERNMENT. On the ballot gwen
them a. official, by the Democratic
supervisors and their tricky and UNI
scrupuious counsel, the right place Tor
an ilitcrate Democrat to make his
mark Is plainly and Enthusiastically
pointed out, while IT is, purposciv
made impossible ior an iliteratc Re
publican or Pruhibitionist TO register
ms choice ui candidates There Is no
party designation 10 the candidates
named and opposition candidates are
Jumbled up IN an order, constantly
changed and mingled with so-called
candidates vi several lake parties. cngi-
neercd 10y the Democrats and nut ON
the ticket by supervisors, who are
their wiling tools, Tor the purpose ui
dtceiNing the opposition voters and
preventing them from voting correctly.
y deep black mark, drawn next TO his
name, points ont the Democratic can
didate simply and uncrringly and II is
only necessary to put the cross mark
VI the voter IN the square at the fur
thcf end al that line and the Demo
cratic candidate gets that vote Yet,
alter all these trick ballos are exposed
and these tricky methods known,
these same supervisors are appointed
and rcappuntcd year alter year.
In these counties oi Maryland citi.
zcns both white and black who have
been legally and validy, pronounced.
by the proper officer Tor that purpose,
as qualified To- vote, actually enjoy no
more OF the right oi SELF government
than a Scri in Russia.
q stranger would suppose that in
these countic, there is such large
negro vote and such a small white vote
that the latter is controlled by the for
ncr Nothing could be further from
the truth, With all the advantages,
which their raNcally ballot gives them.
THAT PARTY CANNOT POLL
ONE-llNlF OF THE WHITE
NOTE IN ANY ONE OF THE VII
son IAW COUNTIES. Take So-
ncrsct county iur instance In 1907,
ont 81 a total registered vote at 5000,
Oi which 1883 were colOrcd. there were
cast and counted only about 1900 or
$500 votes, Thi, would leave over
$500 voters, who do not appear At all
IN the returns Vet these people with
the exception. say ri 500. 20 Ia the
polls and d" their best Ia vote. They
cannot solve the problem and 1000 81
their votes are thrown out. uncountcd
Vet. IN the county. in that year. the
victorious - Democratic ticket re-
ccycd q vote varying from 1857 To loss
he people receiving such a vote are
returned n elected. There were. ac-
iualy. more white votes cast iur Taft