The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-28
TUE sDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1890.
THAT "sourHERS. PREss DODGE


In the New York Times yesterday was the
following ,und r the caption southern rress
Dodge:
"Members Of the Southern Club Of this city
have received recently many southern
newspapers containing marked articles
calling upon all New York Democrats 10
support Tammany Hall
IAN investigation has led TO the discover!
that these articles were written III NcN
York by peysOns employed by Tammany'
and were sert % southern papers with tne
request that hey be printed out Of compll-
ment 10 that organization. All the papers
that subscribed 10 the scheme have received
liberal orders for extra copies. and these are
now being seat 20 all southern Democrats D
this CITY whose address can be secured.
The few Tammanny newspapers IN Ne"
York are also reprintng the stories.
"a prominent member OF the Soutnei,'
Club. who is a Nirgipian by birth, said last
evening; 4 received three Virginia papers
to-day containing an editorial calling upon
democrats 10 rally 70 the support OF lam
many. The mail boxes at the CluD are
damned full Of Southern papers when IN
doubtedly contain the same or similar
editorial. Tammany is simply trying 70
make a national issue of purely local
campaign. Such contemplate methods az
this will work more harm than GOOD among
the members Of this Club. southern papers
like the Atlanta Constitution and the Rich
mond Dispatch cannot he condemned 700
harshly Tor being parties 10 such an out
rageous plan 10 help "a corrupt OrgannauOn
like Tammany in municipal electi0n'
We are growing tired Of correcting mis-
takes In alleged metropolitan journals
but as The TIMES Of Richmond is one OF
the papers which has been circulated
widely among Southern residents OF New
York we must deny statements which nave
been made against Southern papers as lar
az THE TIMES may be concerned, and we
reckon that investigation will show that the
New York Times has been misled in form
ing its judgment about our esteemed con-
tempOraries. Here are the facts as far as
The TIMES is concerned: The edi'
torial calling upon true patriots
20 support the Tammany can
ddates was written in THE TIMES Oh
fee by one Of its editorial staff. II was
written because Tammany at present rep
resents in New York politics true Democ-
racy. Against true Democracy every
where are leagued advocates of force and
fraud at the balloi-bOX, no matter wh'.
those advocates may calithemselyes. II =.
they have the active or concealed support Of
Radicalsm is enough to condemn them,
whether they are Haskelliies in South Car
DINA, INDEPENDENTS in Virginia. or peo-
pies municipal leaguites in New York.
Angels cannot associate with devils with
out having their wings singed.
You cannot fool around burning birthstone
without running the risk Of partial asphyx-
iation.
You cannot wade through "a mud puddle
and keep your shoes blackened.
Independentism may have been sincere,
though rash and misguided in the onstart.
IL should be forever halted at the outcome.
the support Of Radicalism. Enemies Of
their country will not support anything
likely TO stand IN the way Of their accom-
plishing their nefarious plots.
The South is the particular part Of the
country 10 be injuriosly affected by the
Force bill. Ii has its own fight on hand
but yet has time TO call upon all lovers Of
freedom in the country 10 support any
movement representing the party Of free
dom. That is why THE TIMES urges all pa
triots 10 vote the Democratic ticket. For It's
general opinion Of rammany ana its particu-
lar reasons for supporting Tammany at this
time THE TIMES refers its New York name
sake to its edition Of Saturday last.