The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-28
OUR POLITICS WE'RE PURE PRIOR TO
1888.

OUR POLITICS WE'RE PURE lhiVh ~
1888.
In an article in The Times Of the llth,
entitled "The Decadence Of Public Morals
in the state" we said the growth Of
fraud and corruption that we see spread
ing more ana more widely over the state
had it's origin in the new order of poll
tics that we adopted I'm 1855 when money
I'm elections came to be the support on
which we leaned 20 accomplish every
thing.
We said that our politics werc pure
before that and the complete proof OF 1t
was Mahone's carrying the state by the
negro vote In November. 1919. Had we
then had our present politics. he never
would have had a ghost Of chance TO
carry the State.
An old and original Readjuster. who
has always .een a true Democrat, how
ever takes exception TO this statement
and writes MS "A long letter which VIII
be found In another column, I'm which
he undertakes TO prove that the Read
justers carried the state in November,
1879. by the vote Of the white people.
1t has always been so well known that
the entire negro vote was cast in that
election for the Roadjusters that We did
not suppose we should ever be called
on to prove that the negro vote gave
the State to them then. But as this gen
lcman calls our statement into question
we furnish below some facts which We
think will settle the controversy. The
Auditor includes in his annual report the
number OF males in each county and city
q mn
be seen what is 10 be expected from the
oapltation tax, and he separates them
into whites and blacks. We quote his
figures for the year 1879 in the counties
that elected Readjusters. which show tho
number of white voters and the number
of negro voters that were in each county
and city at that election. We also show
from the records Of the office Of the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth. the ma
jcrity or plurality of each Readjuster
elected to the Legislature In the counties
where the whites were in the majority
Gable showing Readjusters elected to
the Senate and House Of Delegates. No
vember, 1919, with white vote ana col
ored vote in each county ana city, ana
majority or plurality OF each person
elected)
SENATE.
Senatorial White Negro Majority
District Voters. Voters. or Putty.
Cumberland. Prince Edward, Amela:
Bliss ..........,... 2.5s2 i,oSi eos MAJ.
Elliott -. s74S S'l-i is MAJ.
Carroll, GraysOn. FLOYD:
Hale ............ Gas $40 1856 maj.
Charlotte, Mccklenburg.
Davis ........... $3.50 4,&f IS plur.
Dnwiddie. Greensvile. Sissex:
Pickett .......... I.J4- o,tNt M MAJ.
Elizabeth. Warwick. York. James City.
New Kent. Charles City, King VIII
Norton ......... 1856 bss2 1904 maj.
James ........... $3.50 l.255 454 maj.
Halifax.
King George, Richmond. Westmoreland,
Northumberland, Lancaster:
KING and Queen. Middles'X, Gloucester,
Cannon -. 4.556 1881 77s maj.
lurenburg. NottoHay, Brl nswick.
Williams, Williams poaoS Sg,i 4Sse 81 maj
Eskridge ....... 4,oo2 l,i@ AL maj.
stoval 80. 1856 l.eas IN maj
Powhatan. Goochland, Chesterfield:
walker ......... 3.63S 37f 40 maj
Pulaski, Wythe. Bland. Giles.
French 49,. 300 l.eS Si7 maj
Rockbridge,, Botetourt Allegheny. Bath,
ftlHnldNO.
Sherrard ....... 1866 2l96 705 mai
Rockingham:
fdul ..s......... o-I54 bI WI MAJ.
Russell. Buchanan. Tazewel.
Leece ........... sos 4S3 493 maj
Scott, Lee Wise
Wood ..:........ 1854 30 l.ls9 maj
Shenandoah, Page:
Rjddleberger 80. 5,2S3 5S2 l240 mai
Southampton, Isle OF Wight Nansemond
Kawies No.. 4.6S 4.S42 2.lSo maj
Washington, Smyth:
fulkersOn ...... 766 SO Isl maj
Norfolk. Princess Anne:
Macon ........... S.l4 2.S7 26l plur
Petersburg. Prince George. Surry:
wilcox .......... 39pi 5,OC5 y9l mai
Portsmouth. Norfolk county:
Boush .......... 1853 $3.50 ISL plur
HOUSE OF Dt,LfSiATE.S.
White. Negro. Marty
District. Voters. Voters. or Putty.
Bath Highland:
Revercomb 80. 1858 2o2 5si maj.
ApRomattox:
Botetorrt:
Linkenhoker -. ZOOS @3 70 mai.
Brunswick:
Collins .......... .23S 1,Si ii plur.
Buchanan and Wise: