Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2. 1890.

The Closing Hours Of tho Canvass.
Our correspondents have swept the
political horizon with their ield-glasses,
and their reports are spread before our
readers this morning.
Activity everywhere prevails. There
is general mastering OF voters Tor next
Tuesday. The old reliable, never-isiling
party men are alertsnd ready to hasten to
thepolls. The young volunteers are being
rapidly enrolled. and the campaign com
mittees will call out--il need be, haul
out-the reserves, as they may call that
large body Of men who while true to
their people and principles, are disposed
TO be Glow in their movements and not
always keenIy alive TO the importance OF
the pending issues.
In every camp there is hustle and pre-
paration. The enemy is formidable
in numbers and resources and not lack
ing in expedients. He sees millions
and millions of voters gathered under
the Democratic flag. lie knows that
we outnumber him and is aware that
when the test comes we can bear hum
down. His only hope for success IS In
trickery and bribery. Very few out OF
our great multitude are approachsoie
by the hand Of corruption, but we are
always more or less liable to suffer from
surprises and lodges OF the various IN
genious sorts which our willy old enemy
knows 60 well how to originate and exc
cute. SO we must keep our wits about
us and watch his movements. In
some localities he viii attempt rad.
The success Of such q strategy Is al
ways committed to few daring leaders
and active supporters VINO select q DIS
triet where the Democrats, unsuspiclous
OF danger, arc having. good, easy
time. with no idea that the enemy IS
near aud it may happen that when they
rouse themselves the day is lost.
In other places our foe will 80 to
mining and undermining rs. If we are
on the lockout and note LIS movements
carefully we may anticipate his purpose,
and if We cannotpreyent him from firing
his train We can at least find Crater IN
which to bury him under our ballots.
IL is great battle that is to DO fought
on Tuesday. A dozen millions OF men
will be engaged. Ballots will be their
bullets, and in many States there are
new voting eystems. The demand OF
the day is for polling process that will
enable the citizen to exercise the right OF
suffrage untrAmmelled by his employer
or by political bosses. In the North and
West for years past the great manuiac-
turers have controlled their employees
Now. il the Australian system, or rather
The notifications Of 1t such as have been
adopted, operate 0s well as expected,
these wsge-workers will go into booth,
or private room. and prepare their ballots,
free from thu spying eyes OF foremen
and committeeman. TO enable them to
do this in several Of the States the tick
cts are printed at the public charge,
and the voter in the secrecy OF the
booth strikes of the names OF those can
didates for whom he does not wish to
vote. The arrangement is very much
after the order OF our Democratic pri
mary.election plan, with these excep
tons Tho voter is not met at the stree
corners by men offering him ballots; h'
goes TO the booth. where he gets tho off
cial ballot or ticket, and strikes of
the names and thence he passes INTO tn,
polling place and deposits his ballot il
the box.
Such is the plan OF voting adopted ii
acme of the States and which is to b
put into practice for the first time mex
Tuesday.
If its requirements are not too compli
Gated and its purposes are not perverte
1t will help the Democrats, but the pull
lie may well look suspiciously upon an
law that the Republicans pass for the a
legged purpose Of securing "imparti'
elections" Generally they are like tn
ciyil.seryice law, whichis safe harbor f.
Republicans when the Democrats comoi
power.
However, the prospects are that th
Democrats will win a glorious victor
next Tuesday. The increased stol
prices have been teaching the peopl'
HARRlsoS'S unpopulaniy and the odior
features of the tariff ought to win US Il
victory North and West. Add to the'
tho force bill and the seating OF LANG
TON and We can ses sone OF the reason
Why the whole country will gladly hay
the Republicans ousted from power.
From compilation which appears
the Baltimore Sun il seems that lin thi
ty-nine States elections will be held ne
Tuesday for congressman, and In maj
OF the thirty nine States for State OF
GERS. la large number constitution
amendments will he voted on. In al
bama eight congressman will be electe'
in Arkansas five, in California six,
Colorado one. in Connecticut four,
Delaware one. In Florida two. in Geo
eia ten, in Illinois twenty, in India
thirteen, in Iowa eleven, in Kans
\ seven. in Kentucky eleven. in Louisia
SIX, In Maryland six. in Massachuser
4 twelve, in Michigan eleven, in Minncso
five. in Misaxsippi seven, in Missouri fol
teen, in Montana one, in Il Nebraska thru
in Nevada one, in New Hampshire tv
in New Jersey seven, in New 70
thirty-feur, in North Carolina nine,
South Carolina seven, in North Dakt
one, in South Dakota two, In OF
twenty-one, in Pennsylvania TWEEN
eight. in Rhode Island two. in Tenn
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