Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1911-11-03


Vote The Republican Ticket And whyf
This a campaign more OF the people
than IL is Of politics. 1t is more a
campaign Of honesty against dishonesty
than II Is camp.igu of republiesnitiu
against democracy. The republican
party ia this election as It has in the
past STANDS Zoe honest and fair selections
and ecoaomy IL the administration Of
the all rs ~ this Comfy ard the State.
The desaucratic party Oh the other band
iavors tbecontrary. This is not ordinary
campaign talk. The facts bear out the
above statements Therscords Of the two
parties Infhe State proves them. when
the republican party was In power from
1895 to 1900 the people OF this state
enjoyed an honest election law under
which every man could cast one ballot
and have that ballot counted as cast.
As soon, however. as the democrats got
into power they changed the election
law and have continued to change il
ever since until to-day the people Of this
State and especially in this County have
had to face one Of the worse election
laws under which any civilized com
munity ever lived
The constitution Of the United States
guarantees 10 every man regardless o.
race, color or previous condition Of
servitude provided be has never been
convicted q an Infamous crime therIght
to cast one vote and have Il counted as
cast Undst the law. however, passed by
the late senator Wilson. Of prince
Georges county known as The Wilson
Ballot Law. a very large percentage Of
the people 81 this County b til white
and coloredAre deprived Of that right.
Thedemocratic politicians say th,t the
purpose Of the Wilson ballot law is to
disfranchise the cnlored man. Mr. Yer
non S. Bradley in his history Of the
sWi'son ballot law in Mary land
politics. says, fits purpose and reason
able and sensible men must agre with
him, that 1.-THE Wilson ballot Is a Tart 81
a system and deliberate scheme framed
by politicians to steal opposing votes
and coutinueing themselves in power.
The purpose Is not to disfranchise the
colored man but TO rob every white re-
publican and Independent of his vote
for the sole and lone purpose of perpe-
tuating democratic politicians in Office.
II the people or anyone doubts this.
let him compare the ealibre of men
Nominated on the local tickets in this
county two years ago and again those
|nonsInated on the two local tickets this
wear. ltthere was sincerity in the
claim Of the democratic party that the
only purpose Of the Wilson ballot law
is to disfrauchise the coiored voter why
don't that rarty nominate on their state
and local tickets the men Of the highest
degree OF ability and character2 III
their statem,nt Is true why do they
disfranchise white men as well? That
large persentage Of white men are
disfranchised under the Wilson ballot
law cannot he denied.
Inc people o. TINS county remember
only too well the blanket ticket that
was pivan chem nv thu election erooks
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vaiuable work on THE Wilson Ballot
Law Maryland Politics. Mr.. Bradley
seta. forth that. Tha Wilson ha,,at
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seeas ''N Vo'os u 'hVusa"us ana
sseai'ng man vote Is rooping INN OF
n's poiis'eal irstaom ana denying MN
ms r'kps = participate 10 the govern
q 1'ls s'aes inis IS true ana must oe
aom'''su'
As was said by the late Chief Judge
Bartol, 10 Reward VS.. Hoffman Us Nd.
4eSl:
The right legged to have been violat-
ed is justly esteemed as one of the most
precious ana valuable belonging 70 the
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