The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-29

A correspondent signing himself
Voter" writing from Roanoke to the
Salem Sentinel under date OF August 30,
has, among other things, the following
to ssy in regard TO the, coming election:
What have the Republicans, Prohibitionists or
Populists TO expect from tho old Democratic reg.
inner The echo answers absolutely nothing. The
and all other laws which will redoWn to the ao ~%
OF the party cliques and machine politicians
They do not and will not have you vote your sen.
timents unless for their benefit solely. Now for
the interest and welfare Of all who favor honest
elections we must have good substantial men
nominated and those who will fight the battle not
only ut the polls and on the stump but in tho
nails OF the legislature at richmond, In the city
OF Roanoke we have man in the person OF Harris
to go before the people, make representative of
whom the district would be proud lie is n man
Womb po n 80 ny PETTY promise that he
tcrest of the people. Mr.. Hogc would make an
aggressive campaign being man of ability and
stumpers who infcst the green fields and roar in
Il 9 mountains like caged lion and boast OF the
g sOs ,n S, Ma1n eIecon law has done tho cit
tieman we now nominate him for Senator.
A TIMES reporter showed the above
clipping to Ear. Hoge yesterday after
noon and obtained from him the follow
ing interview:
will you be q candidate in the COM
Ing electlon?"
my name will not go before any DO
litical convention. If the people of
this distsiot desire me to be o candidate,
irrespective Of political parties, 1 will
willingly yield to their wishes"
What are your views in regard to the
proposed honest election movement"
II know nothing about the meeting
hold in Petersburg. WAS not present
and had nothing to do with 1t. am in
favor OF an honest and fair election law.
One that1s entirely non-partisan in all
OF its provisions. 1t can hardly be ex
pected that non-partisan cleo sion law
could be obtained at the hands OF any
one political party. That was clearly
shown by the Walton amendment to the
Anderson Nc Cormick elt ton law. The
only way that the people can expect to
nave voice In the management of their
ahalrs will be by q non-psrtisan elec-
tion law, and that they can only obtain
by a non partisan Legislature"
Have you examined the bill pro-
posed at the Petersburg conference?'
II have not read the bill, but have
read only few extracts from 1t. So
much of II as have seen appears to be
entirely fair and non par sisan. From
what 1 have been able to learn from
those who have read 1t. the bill was in
tended, as near as possible, to follow
the regular Australian ballot system,
which has been 80 successfully used in
other States"
What do you think of the proposed
coalition OF the Republicans, Prohibi-
tionists and Populists2"
II believe that, without regard to
partiesi the people are beginning to feel
the necessity Of an honest election law,
and, In my Judgment, there will be a
strong coalition upon this one question
OF Republicans, Prohibitionists and
Popullsss and independent and fearless
Democrats, all of whom feel now that
under the present election system vot-
Ing is mere fan e, and the ballot box is
no longer an evidence Of the will OF the
people OF our State"
III you are candidate you have said
you would not be the candidate OF any
political party. Do you mean also and
with no coalition of parties but merely
an independent candidate entertaining
the above views which you infer are the
principal issue in the coming cam
paian?"
II cannot speak for that coalition. II
1 am Candidate, however. it will be in
obedience to the wishes OF the people
and do not regard any question so i'm
portant as the one I have just men
toned. have been urged by repre-
sen'atives of all the political organiza-
ttons to become q candidate for the
State senate. This request has been
confined to no one locality OF the dis
trics. l am really not informed as to
whether the proposed coalition intend
making any nominations.
IF understand the position they
have taken they are non partisan and
may endorse one candidate as we'll as
another who would pledge himself to
q non partisan law. II / should be
elected to theosenate I would 20 there
determined to be unsrsmmeled by any
party organization or party caucus bat
In all cases go for what 1 believe the
best interest of nv people whether
that measure was approved or rejected
by any party CAUCUS"
"Do you believe the question of free
silver should be made an issue in the
coming Campaign? ?"
why not? It has been TWENTY-FIVE
years since silver WAS demonetized.
There Is certainly great scarcity of
money, and the people are clamorous
for its increase. The history of the
country shows that under the law pre-
vious to 1873 silver did not disturb the
issuing Of gold, and the circulation OF
both metals increased the growth and
prosperity OF the country. Since 1873
there has been constant shrinkape in
values of products and a constant in
crease in the price Of money, til
demonstrating the law OF supply and de-.
mand. Money is like any other article:
its price too Is governed by the law of