Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-30

than auv others. were urged ana aIgueu
bv me before the committee. refer W
the Jury clause which retains the old jury
svstem which prevailed till recent years
In Federal practice and makes II pos';i'
hie for jury TO convict tor politi.
col offences. The framework of the
nresent Jury law gives an almost
absolute guarantee against such convic'
ton Tbe other clause is that which clothes
Tia Federal courts with Increased iurisdic.
ton in mandamns cases and facilitates pro-
ceedines to obtain redress against such
wholesale frauds in registration a. were
rracticed i'm this congressional district one
raar 400 after we had wrested the district
from Democrats control. The general
nroyisions of the bill, while entailins
somewhat cumbersome machinery and con-
Siderable expense, offer to my mind not a
perfact hat the most feasible check
nnon the existing determination to
t6wart the popular will and stifle the sui
fringe of the colored race IN the South.
Unless this or some kindred measure -
adopted bv the present Congress they, wiz
have lost the only opportunity they nave
had in the last twelve years TO do justice
Inv n section of as faithful adherents rs
The Repubican party of the country ever
had and the prediction or threats. may
sav of the Richmond Dispatch may soon be
f,,ifiled when 1t SAID, One more victory
and the enemy Is ours; elect another
Democratic Congress and the Republican
party will never again control the House
of Representatives, ut least such party
as is now in control"
Republican Ex-CoDfederate.
Robert u. Ward is an attorney at law.
He has resided in Richmond for thirty five
wears. He was an officer IN the Confed-
crate army and was the adjutant in charge
of the famous Castle Thunder here during
the rebellion. He has been Republican
since 1870 aud is an officer of the Supreme,
Court. I'm my opinion" SAID Mr.. Nhfd
to-day. 1.-The white people OF the South are
So Violently opposed to the negroes having
the RIGHT of suffrage and exercising it un-
less thew vote for the Democratic nomi-
nees for office that the leaders and those,
who control and manipulate elections Will
use every effort, legal aud otherwise. 10
prevent the free and untrammelled casting
Of their votes and whatever Is done 10y
ANYBODY for this purpose. however uniaw,
full il NAV be, will be countenanced ana
sustained bv public sentiment; When
the Democratic party" continued captain
Ward charge us with being the negro
marty in this State / always point
them TO the fact that they were the first 70
apnoInt the negroes TO office up IN the
State Capitol. They say they fear the negro
domination 1t does not look as II that
were n remote possibility. seeing that with
over {. 900. 900 of negroes III the South they
have only one representative OF their coior
In the House Of Representatives,. In the
LEGISLATURE Of Virginia, where there are
thirty counties having negro malorltles,
more than one third of the representatives,
from these Republican counties are De-
mOcrats.'
DIFFICULTIES OF ENFORCEMENT.
Captain Ward in discussing features OF
the Lodge bill. re narked that the greatest
trouble would be experienced IN enforcing
its provisions. 1t would De diihcult, i no
thinks. TO secure enough men Of intelll-
pepca. force. and fearlessness 10 see TO me
enforcement of the law. Men who vii!
petitiou for its execution rs provided VIII
be ostracised. II they are dependent on
daily toll for livelihood they Will expert
ence difficulty in securing work. In hlgher
offices the incumbents will be subject 70
the social fiattery and preterlnent OF men
who will court them simply Tor the power
they will possess. The spirit OF ostracisih'
which has been dying out, now Will be- re-
vivad The white Democrats will leave no
effort rntried to invaldate the bill, make
il non-effective. and thus continue them
selves in power.
As showing the drift of public opinion
in this direction, the gentleman stated
that men who are now under indictment
in the district for election frauds have
since been elected to public Offices.
There is no apprehension OF q negro
domination IN the South. In Virginia such
talk is nonsense. The cry Of negro domi-
nation is being used Us a nightmare to
frighten the mass of the whites. into OPP
posing all measures looking 10 far count
and freq ballot. q. n. NC.