Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-01
IN. rsmes,s Pinaforc Tune.

TIA Times insists that Goode is en-
Ntlsd to Epess seat in Congress. II nae
r.aA the record and puts Its Judgment
...,r.. the Judgment Of the House COM
mittee on Elections. That the D'sp".."
prefers to accept the conclusions Oh VI.
COMMUNICATION had before " n'"."
more information than the Imes "au
,,.a. the Times to quote from Pinaiore
~. ,hrsaabare lines referring to 'hose
who .vote at their party's CALI ana VINO
.nsver think of thinking Tor then'-
selves at ALL"
=, NAV be that we err by excessive
s.yo,,on IN our party, but such sin' we
should think. would be more paioo''"oN
than that which ascrbes to ones parry
the very worst motives for nearly e'e,'
thing that IL does. 1t was possible Ao'
tire Times 20 ascribe proper motives !"
o,r democratic Legislature In passins
the Walton law ESPECIALLY as the ii,"es
claimed that the passage OF 'ha' 40"
y,.s Times victory. but instead oil uoine
go and without producing evidence !"
.,nnor, Of its charge. 1t declared tha'
w. iaw was conceived in frauo.
was possible for the Iimes W Co.,
nroper motives TO the electoral poa,uS
an alternating the names OF ca"u''
~, this point recall what we nave "''
Iowa soid MS TO the views Va
1ohn randolph Tucker Harry Tue
er Willie Jones, Gardner 80,
e,o1 but 1t chose 10 describe
,.s,on "a "a masterpiece OF trlckeiS'
Co 90 cannot profess any astonishi'''is
,oz, when we see it brushing ASIDE Us 20
-, ,o,.eorence the report of the Comihl'-
,en on Elections and declaring tna' '''e
cunmitt,c Is all wrong ana the i""s
ell right in prcnouncing judgment III '"'
Goodc-Epes case!
~. Tlrnos's irnpartiality CONSISTS lo'
,ha moot part. in deciding every u'9
n,rtcd point against its party Is We
come 70 any such distinction as inns soil
og non-par.!sanry may bring. for o",
-, x,. nrefer 10 lie in the positioh vi
a., man who will believe no Ill OF MS
tr,.,e ,.o,,l II Is demonstrated to q ma'hs-
-, o.-,,,nt,. rather than in the po-
teton Of ons who gives credence 10 e'e''
,,biesor AGAINST his friends honor
Tho Times assures It's readers 'na' 'he
..rac,= az the Goode and Epcs case are
1..,.t,., what IL has represented them
N nc" and upon these facts II does
80, .oo how anv honest man who Is not
r f,el CA 6oubt that conspiracy was
% ,,-rosj 10 steal from Goode the seat 10
V.h,cn he was elected and that that con-
s-,r,cy WIS put into actual operation
e-d effect" The majority Of those men,
hers &C the House Committee present
v,hen the vote was taken. as well as many
Other WORTHY persons, are thus cata-
locued BY tie Times as fools or knaves'
Eappi,y. however. the Judgment OF the
,-,.,es q known not to be infailible
The Times wants Epes unseated. This
a. clear. 1t IL also clear that 1t thinks
that Zones. Tyler. Mckinney, Otey
Swanson. and Tucker hold certificates OF
eiection due largely TO a masterpiece OF
trlckcry." Tho public might well be
astoandea and horrifed at the Times
attitude towards these Democratic mem
hers. if II Did not remember that Few
months ago the Times yelled out fierce
demand that the southern members OF
Congress should take back seats In the
halls Of legislation. Then IL only wanted
our representatives 10 take back seats.
now II is actually helping TO unseat many
OF them. SO the Times goes. but the
Democrats OF Virginia 30 not with IT.
for IL carries no flag that veteran Demo
Gratis are willing 10 follow.