Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-30
Snnnresslnr Votes.

Suppresslng Votes.
We cannot dismiss CHANDELIERS and
SPooNER's partisan harangues Of Thurs
day last without once more reminding
call whom 1t may concern that for
years the Republican party has 10y It's
measures suppressed the votes of mil
hon Of white men. That is to say, there
is a majority Of one million Of the white
voters Of this country Belonging to the
Democratic party. Republican rule IS
IN other words. synonymous with negro
rule. Aud get CHANDLER and SrooNER,
and other Republicans like them, have the
face 70 arrmgn the Democratic party and
the white men Of the South Us guilty of
the offence Of having wrongfully OBJ
tanned possession Of the Government.
This is indeed uubushiug impudence.
ghe Republican party forced INTO the
Constitution an amen 'ment making
voters Of the negroes. In the northern
States Of the South. 90, IN the northern
States proper, al these negroes vote the
Republican Ticket Tie exceptions are
So few il number tina, they need not be
taken into the account One Of the
most outrageous political crimes ever
committed in the history Of the world
WAS the comforting of the night Of sui
frago upon these ignorant They
were no moro qualified than white boys
five OF tn years old TO cast an intelligent
ballot
Look how these negro voters Lave IN
fueuccd the results Of elections. so
numerous are they in New York. New
Jersey. Connecticut. and Indiana that
tlcy ere almost strong enough to carry
al those States for the Republican party.
and DO not lose sight Of the fact that If
either one Of those states goes for Haze
aasoN this fan, and its vote should turn
4he scale IN hi, favor, ho will owe the ex-
sted Office of President Of the United
Statea to The negroes. That would be a
suppression Of votes worthy of men
ton New York State hasa white voting
population Of about fifteen hundred thou
send. OF these voters q majority OF ten
s. twenty thousand are Democrats; bat
their strength has been neutrailed at
some mostimportaut elections by the cast
Sngof thesohdneeroyotc Of about twenty
fhousaui for the Republican ticket.
What an outrage it is upon the intelll-
gonttax-pay.nc Whitley voters of New York
fhnt Their voice should ever be stiaed by
that Of these ignorant negroes.
Without tho vote Of New York Mr..
CLEVELAND cannot bee reelected. With
out the negro vote the Republicans can
not possibly carry That state. The re-
suit of the approaching presidential cleo
tion may thus be said to depend in u
measure upon the conduct of twenty
thousand negroes III New York. This is
literally true 50 far as the Republican
side of the question is concerned. It Is
lust as certain that tho Republicans can
not carry New York without the aid OF
the negro vote as that the sun rose this
morning. All that will save the people
from the humiliation of having their
President chosen for them by negroes
will be the ability Of the Democrats to
carry the State over the combined oppo-
sition forces in spite of the mongrel
gang that has degraded the right Of suf-
frage in this feir land.
In New Jersey, Indiana, and Con-
Notwithstanding with New York.
what are called the doubtful States--the
Republicans are III exactly the came con-
dition as they are III New York STATE.
They cannot possibly carry one OF, those
States without the assistance OF negro
voters. New Jersey has more than ten
thousand negro voters. Indiana has
more than ten thousand negro voters.
And Connecticut has nearly four thou
sand negro voters. And as in all OF
these States the Republicans are abso-
lutely dependent upon solid negro
vote 1t requires men with faces of brass
70 stand up in the United States Senate
and accuse the Democratic party and the
southern whites of corruphng the suf-
{rage or suppressing votes