The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-21
SUNDAY APRIL. u. 1895.


The DISPATCH makes very merry WI"
xbat II preiends to think Out has 100
mich sense really 10 think ore incon-
slstencios Of The Times IN connection
oil, our elections. Tho Dispatch knows
,,.rfeetlv well that The Times has SAID
mat it's exposures of the corrupt prac-
,,oes under the Anderson Mccormick law
contributed 10 forcing the Legislature 10
ABANDON that law. and it knows 'ha'
This is the only claim Tho Times has
oyer made that st. aided In passing the
Walton law. II rcjoiced. however. IN IT'S
,,,.ssge as beins a change from the
Anderson NIcCormick law, but nos -
hejng itself good law. The Dispa'oh
knows the Ncts. bat il stin insists on
presenting q perverted view OF 'hem'
The Times is perfectly satisfied with the
record as 81 exists. and not as the DIS
match would create II. and 80 that incl
dent may be considered closed as they
say In diplomacy.
Put very much more serious charge
ia made by the Dispatch in the following
language.
.Jt (The Times must know that The
Virginia public Is laughing at its sham
morality and hooking at IFS pretended
virtue"
This statement. II true. proves one o.
two things. either that The Times Is
utterly hypocrtical ana IS not really IN
favor Of fair elections, or that the peo-
nile of Virginia have become so hardened
that they like Solomons fools make a
mock Of sin" and havS no faith that
mere Is any Ma~rs conviction or prac-
ticc in politics.
The fact IS. tho statement IS utterly IN
true. both as to The Times and to the
people of Virginia, and like ali such H.
bells should bring proper contempt upon
the author. We have never heard there
was. and DO not believe there is. an horest
man I'm Virginia who believes mat The
Times morality Is q SHAM" and who IS
knocking at it, pretended virtue" And
we say FURTHER, that we do not believe the
Dispatch can name a single person outside
Of those who practice or approve the
alienation Of names or ballot-box stuff
ing-a very small portion of the people
OF Virginia-who win say that he believes
The Times morality is sham or who
viii admit that "he mocks at its pretend
ed virtue"
II. then. tho whole public is doing
this. IL must DE an easy matter to name
some individuals who do.
We. therefore. request the Dispatch to
name one man who is in favor OF fair
and honest clections-the testimony or
opinion OF any other sort of man would
not he worth havirs-who will authorize
II to say nc believes The Times 'moral-
ity Is sham" and who Will say that he
"mockJ at its pretended virtue"
The Dispatch should justify charge
which assalls the integrity of The Times
or of the people of Virginia, or should
withdraw ii.
But We notice that the Dis
patch says nothing whatever of
our request that Il ten the pub
lie what was said in the Democratic eau
Gus OF the purpose intended to be ac-
oomplished by adopting the Walton law
II has incautiously admitted that I
knows what took place there. If now.
The Times has done wrong 10 the
authors OF the Waltoa law in stating that
It's enactment was not intended TO pro-
mote fun. free and perfectly fair as
cortainment OF the will OF the voters,
then the wrong can be shown 10y disclos-
ing the ayowed purpose Of the Lesisia-
ture In its secret council The way to
meet the issue is not by abusing The
Times. but giving the facts. The Times
does not believe in Democratic party
that hides its head in shame or fear,
but one that founded on everlasting
Democratic principles, faces iearlessiy
the truth and defles any disclosure.