Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-04-03
ABSURD ARGUMENTS.

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Upon beirg repeatedly question as to
his peculiar actions in regard to the
color of rsd, he was finally induced
II talk and this is what he said. 81
doan want muffin to do with led for
YIN v bite people cum over to our
country, landed from boats waved
red rags, and our formers fiocked
to de sho to see what you alps was
er doin wild the red rags you was a
wavin, an den you white people got
all round US tied rs and put US in big
ships and tuck us away from our
homes, hats de resin | don't like red
NJ mo, an don't like the whise's
berry mn'h for dat neider.n The old
ign"rsnt and prejudicsd negro
could never see to his dyine<la, al
though il was d hardship even if, as
he alleged, he was captured, & brought
from his native land, Ii 1t he and all
bis race who had been thus trans
ported, had derived incalculaole
'henefit ty being thrown in contract
\yhite people of civilization
ysdsiaSmsIayes. Th9t old
aaped in the new - and 1t Is to
inlsavits that his q country he nov
ii .ce forgotsns grievances are lon.
said of gotten. But what shall be
sid Of that class Of white people
who vote solidly for a party ard fol-
low blindly its party leaders, not be-
cause they believe its doctrines, poll
cies or SO called political principles
are best for the country at large, but
for the sole reason that those self
same leaders OF the patty, whose
practices aud prinsipl will not
stand the test of fair scrutiny; en-
tinually try and 10 their discledit il
must be said, do keep .hem in line,
by shouting exhorting and pleading
a ia aBilly" Sunday, that unless they
stand together and vote solid, the
demUci ATTIC ticket the negro will
dominated over us all. FIaunt in
their faces Republican ticket and
that class of man will show as much
drssd and repulsion as did the old
negro TO the led flannel and, when
Induced to talk in defense of bis Pc
caliar conduct in voting for a dis
credited political psrty has no argu-
ment with which TO refute those Of
his opponents, his sole stock in trade
being abuse Of those who hold differ
ent views and his pet phrase is "I'm
a white man.
The bIind following Of the leaders
of the dominant party by misguided
men because Of such foolish and
absurd reason as the fear of negro
domination has led those leaders to
do very many things not compatible
with the religious decaIogen the prin-
cipal one being @rhou shalt not
steal" Among those unjust and I'M
fair things are the Wilson ballot law
by and through which very many
persons white and black were de-
prived Of their right of franchise; the
graft los rolling, State road bill in
trodLced in the House OF Delegates
by its democratic leader which for
tunately by combination of Re
pnblicans backed by few democrats
was defeated bat nevertheless at
tempted; the oyster law by and
through which the oyster bottoms
could be leased for an indefinite
period to combinations of capitalists
to the sreat injury and detriment
OF those along the waters whose
livelihood depended upon the oyster.
These are 3nly very few Of re
laws enacted or which attempts have
been made 10 pass and, failing now
will be tried again, why not, they, the
blatant leaders say, aif the people
kick all that ii will be necessary for
us 10 do to bring them back into line
will be to put on tie platforms in
every nook and corner OF the Stale
our men = ho have the sgift Of gaL",
and who can best depict the die
Results that will befall our people if
we are not again placed in power for
otherwise the Republ cans will win
and the negro will dominate u.s.
How absrr1 and Yet very many
otherwise level hea led men will
follow such leaders and such party
even, as the late Senator Gorman
sid when lie broke with President
Cleveland, if it @,eads INTO the fifth
and mirev.
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