The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-22
WI, MAY not RE TRUE.

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r,o ,e;chmond correspondent OF the Bal
.,oro sun sends that paper The follow
ing special dispatch:
pIctyNOND. VA. Nov. i9..Ihe penlo1
r.,,c leaders are pretty wen delrIhli'Ie"
.Iau. ,hcir influence 10 prevent the Leg
,slatrre from making any nilpoi az ~.
..hsnees In the Walton election law TO-
onIv will Governor O'Ferralis ni'SS" ~
commend all the general features ol tIo
49, h,,t The leading party managers afe
,,rS,od in their purpose to use thelr lnhu-
encs in inducing tho Assembly 10 anntaS
10 the Law as IL now sianuS. .. ~ ~
n,,iet ~ understood not 10 be ld'oIdpic
60 some of the features but he VIII prop"-
hlv not take any part in pressing
change
We don't know what special iniorna-
,on This correspondent has about the IN
tcn,jons of the Democratic leaders OF
virginia but it will be a sad day for
Virginia if IL shall prove that those lead
ers have resolved on this course lhere
sre two classes Of Virginia Democrats
who are profoundly dissatisfied with the
feature OF the Walton law that disiran-
chises the ilhtorate voter unless he VIII
hiindly consent TO allow a constable TO
vote him as that constable chooses, win
no power anywhere to revise The acnoh
Of the constable and say whether ne mas
acted honestly or dishonesty. These are
the iiliterate white voters themselves who
are subjected to this outrageous treat
ment. and that large body of Nirsinias
most upright aud intelligent sons. who
understand the whole thing TO be a trick
by which nnterate voters may be forced
TO vote just the opposite to what they
I'll. them
selves az the Democratic leaders may,
IL - nevertheless fact which they
can easily learn to be a fact. that very
large proportion OF the Democrats Of this
State are profoundly dissatisfied with the
present condition of things These lead
ers think that they have only to crack the
party whip and these dissatisfied Demo
Gratis will come into traces and pun as
they have done of yore We warn them
that they are making fatal mistake in
entertaining this opinion. German and
his fellow-bosses believed the same thing
Of Maryland Democrats. and now they
are all overthrown and Maryiand's whole
government is turned over TO the Repub-
lican party. We warn our own party
leaders that they had better ponder On
from the time indeed. that suspicion
commenced 20 20 abroad amongst the
people OF Virginia that our elections
were not being honestly conducted-the
white vote has been steadily declining, un-
III at the recent election II dwindled 10
proportions that are simply alarming
When We see men like General James A.
Walker and Colonel j. catlett Gibson
men as truly representative Nirginians as
ever lived. and men whose records as
Confederate soldiers their country will be
forever proud of-when we see these men
quitting their old associates and COM
rades because. as they declare, they will
not allow themselves to be connected with
thimble-rieging politics. leaders OF ordi-
aary prudence and discretion would think
that the time to halt and take ones
bearings had arrived And we warn these
same leaders that unless they do they are
preparing to bring a catastrophe upon
This State. There ave thousands OF orr
erayest and best citizens who are as much
siscontentcd with the present state of at
airs as General Walker and Colonel Glib
son were; and there viii be other defec-
ions as important as these unless q
change OF front Is made. The good neonle
Of this State demand that all suspicion
II unfairness shall be removed from our
elections. They are not particular about
the method that may DC rcsorted TO
They don't care whether there arc two
:onstables. or one constable. or no con-
table. What they want Is fair elections
md unless our leaders give them what
hey demand those leaders win bc LEFT
~ German was. with naked skeleton
" baiiot-boxes and smoothiy-oiied ma
shlncry and with nc grict for their mills
whatever. We hope the correspondent OF
Ae Sun has been misinformcd. ana that
sur party leaders instesd will give their
Nst attention to methods for removing
y complaint ef or election laws.