Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-15
Frandnlont Votors.

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We have several times heretofore men
toned reports which were in circulation
charging the Mahonotes with the inten-
ton to commit frauds upon the ballot-boX
AT the next election and thus secure to
themselves the Offices for which they have
long hankercd." We have not been in
clined TO doubt that the election officers
would be able TO prevent the Illegal voters
colonized temporarily in Virginia from
getting their ballots into the ballot-box.
In fact. we were hardly ready 10 believe
that the Mahonoites would dare TO try TO
play the game alluded TO.
A good deal Of light is. however, thrown
upon the subject by printed circulars
which MALONE has scattered throughout
the State. In one of them, dated August
18th, he first charges thnt certain Demo
cratic registrars have already undertaken
T. purge the registration-bOoks. lie next
quotes section 81 of the Code of Virginia
of 1887, and then proceeds TO argue his
case against the registrars As If be had no
evil designs upon anybody, nor any pur-
pose inconsistent with fair dealing. He
advises the wandering negroes whose
names the registrars may decide to strike
from or not TO put upon the reglstration-
books 10 appeal 10 the judges of the coun-
~ courts. He also advises them TO see
that every name stricken from the regis
fratiop-hooks before the 25th of October
Ice restored 20 its place upon those books.
Or. rather, that is what he intended TO say.
But what he does SAY is that " eU1y name
stricken from ne registrN'ion-bo9kS before he
25h dqy Of Octola is unia'cfH." If SO the
names certainly ought not 70 be upon the
books. This sentence and many Others
in the circulars 90 30 prove the truth OF
Mr. YosT's averment that MALONE cannot
write English.
A circular from MALONE dated the next
day-August z7th-tclls US how colonies
ton may heresorted to successfully. How
would MALONE Ike for the Democrats to
adopt his theory? Every man, he says.
has the sole right to determine where his
real home is. Soall that a negro yagabond
has to do in order 10 keep his name upon
the regstration-list. or have II entered
there. is to claim his residence where he
offers to rcgister Why, then, have any
registrar? Why have any law on the sub
ject? If the negro vagabOnd has the sole
right to determine where his real home
j., the registrar might as well resign his
Office and the law might as well be repeal
ed. Every negro near the North Carolina
line. every one near the Maryland line,
every one near the West Virginia line.
every one near the kentucky line, every
one near the Tennessee line, may claim his
residence in Virginia and vote the Ma
HONE ticket. Ii was in this way that Viz
Einia negroes voted for Corr in West Viz
pinia last fall. and subjected that State TO
the expense Of having all those negro
ballots thrown out and FLEMING seated IN
the Executive chair.
Note the expression, "his real home"
Why was this word real " used? Because
in case the registrar had testimony going
% show that the negro was domicilcd else
where. whether in another State or in an
other county, SAMBo would draw line
between his real home" and his " home"
Persons in Government employ do not
lose their right TO vote in Virginia because
they reside temporarily in Washington. or
even abroad. General MALONE refers TO
the eases Of Mr. BAEBOUR and Mr.. GooDE.
But we leafn that though Mr.. GoODE voted
in Virginia as long rs he was IN Govern
Inent employ he no longer claims the right
20 do so. lie has begun the practice OF his
profession in Washington and Is not now "A
Government official. Mr.. BARBOUR Is and
has been for years a member Of Congress.
Democratic registrars and Democratic
election officers and Democrats selected TO
challenge fraudulent voters viii not be de-
ceived or misled by these circulars. 1t 10
the duty of all election officers to protect
the purity Of the ballot-boX.
MALONE SAYS that Our Democratic man.
accrs are already at work ordering re-
registration" &C., and then he Cor his
Yankee secretary adds in New England
phrase
"In case like this the person in charge
of the precinct for Us tcGl.iS % ride over 1t
quickly" sc. He wGts 20 notify tho
pastors Of the colored churches" DC.
"Our man in charge OF the precinct
tcdnts in addition DC.
You rant 10 take pains to find such
voters as unregistered in other precincts"
DC, &c.
We ask the Philadelphia Press, New
York Tribune Chicago Tribune. and all
respectable Republican papers in the
North TO observe the base uses TO which
MALONE proposes 10 put the pastors of
the colored churches" How many of
them VIII renounce and denounce Me-
honeism1
What win MALONE pay his negroes for
their work in hunting up voters? We say
negroes" because he says that reliable
colored men" ought 10 be selected to oak
(note that over the precincts. MALONE
promises to pay as follows:
"Where the work has been faithfully
done. these men will be paid. % cents per
day, and cents per capita for each man
he has gotten to register"
That H., the three reliable colored
men" will receive no pay unless they
cause the names of tho men TO be register
ed whom they walk over thepreeinct" to
ind. We predict that the Democrats will
have white men riding lover tho pre-
cinct" 10 secsthat bogus negro voters are
not allowed 20 register.
MALONE threatens TO take appeals from
the registrar 10 the county Judge, and so
on "all the way up 20 the Court Of APP
peals." But there is nothing in this threat.
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