New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-29
given him at the Minneapolis Club by ex-senator
No hhurn
HE FORCED A FAIR COUNT
GENERAL WALKER PUT A STOP TO
FRAUDS IN HIS DISTRICT.
HE WAS FORMERLY A DEMOCRAT. But NOW
COMES TO WASHINGTON AS REPUBLICAN
CoNGRESsMAN-HIs VIEWS ON THE
SITUATION IN VIRGINIA AND THE
NEEDS OF THE SOUTH.
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NEEDS OF THE SOUTH
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Washington, Nov. 2s.-The only Republican can
dldate for Congress In Virginia last year who sue
ceeded in obtaining a reasonably fair count of the
votes actually cast and in preventing wholesale
fraud by Democratic special consables in the cleo
ton precincts was General James A. Walker, OF the
IXth District, who arrived in Washington last
night In the fourteen counties which compose that
district the total number Of men Of voting age in
1890, according TO the census returns, was little
more than A. oOO OF whom $1,000 white and the
remainder colored persons. 1t is therefore white
district according TO the common Virginia class
fcation ard the percentage of voters who cannot
read is smaller than in some of the other Congress
districts. General Walker who was formerly Lieu
tenant Governor OF the State and one OF the most
prominent and influential leaders Of the Democratic
party in the Old Dominion became so Disguised
with the free-trade notions Of his party that he
severed his relations with it and joined the Repub-
lican party several years He is a man of
extraordinary firmness, determination and energy
and In his campaign last year he made everybody
understand that cheating OF voters by Demo-
cratic special constabes OF election. at the polls
by the Democratic managers and officers of cleo
tion would be tolerated. and he gave notice that
he would hold personally responsible any special
constable who should attempt TO deceive voters
who might apply to him for help to prepare their
ballots or any other election officer or manager
who should be detected in tamperlng with the bal
be a OF his word, and the result was mini
mum amount of Democratic fraud
General Walker gallant soldier IN the Con-
federate army during the war, ana was promote
mendaton of "Stonewall' Jackson few days be-
fore the latters DEATH He Is therefore exceedingly
popular among ex-Confederates. many Of whom are
voters in the IXth District. shown by the
fact that he carried the district, according 10 the
face of the official returns. by majority OF abou;
1000 his Democratic opponent. whereas In Ioy-
the Democratic candidate. "Cycone Jim Marshall.
elected by a majority OF about 900 his
Tribune correspondent General Walker sad:
Il left the Democratic party because the black
counties reported heavy Democratic maiorities at
every election, and my party ceased TO be the
ton Virginia would give Republican majority OF
at least 10000 The frauds committed by Demo-
the limits of bees Things have come to such a
seated by the work of their election managers and
| predict that Virginia will be Republican in the
ten Congress districts viii break loose from their
old allegiance. Why. sir. the South needs pro-
tection-and not the kind Of protection Mr. Cleve-
land has been neutrality-suspicious. to the manu-
factories and free trade In material the South
Is full of raw material of iron and coal. and other
minerals and raw products What II wants Is a
Il voted for Cleveland the first time he was can,
nv views fairly. | not believer in inds-
crmnate protection for the sake Of protection any
forms Great questions like these should, in my
opinion be treated with care and discrimination
beneficial to the business interests OF the c0J,3S
But ] am protectionst nevertheless ana When
say that think po n a the of M ny
ternal revenue taxes on anything. | should vote
against the proposition to 1nT san Oh he
Government needs revenue let It be levied on M ne
system but by amending it to provide for the
needed deficiency