Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. %, 1879
Tucker and Yost and Our Elections.

fucker ana Ost anu Ou- i4Ve'-'4AS'
me recount Of the Rockhrlse ballots.
made upon the demand OF Mr. Nos''
proves that the judges of election IN that
county erred on the side OF Mr.. lo-t
ami not on that If Mr. Tucker And
this notwithstanding the fact that two
thirds Of those judges are Democrats,
Tho recount was made with pains
taking care. and showed that the judges
Old not exclude from the count all OF
the ballots that should have been cN-
Guided by strict Interpretation Of the
law. bat that Of irregular ballots whicn
they permitted 10 b counted. more were
csst for the Republican than for The
D.mocratic nominee. In other words
tb.. recount in Eockhrilgc has proved n
boomerang for Mr.. Nost lie loses votes
thor. instead Of gaining them. liAd
the result In Eockbrijse been the re-
verse IF what 1t was We should
have heard crcat outcry Of fraud
fraud" from those Who are SO
fol % condcmuing tn" Democratic
rarity. rs IT is ~ have here proof that
III, Eocksilke officers were SO afraid
mat they would not do air. Yost Justice
that they erred on his side.
The number ~ Ro.khr.iee ban Is
found o. &C. irregular s.es t. show. how
over. that the voters Of that county We're
not as wcll-infomol as To- the require
ments of tie Walton law as they should
have been. nor SO wei informed AS they
VIII BE- at the nsNt spring elections.
Who, thr existing system If marking
b,'Iots WAS first introduced into tie
democratic urinary elections Of Rich
rr,rJ hundreds 90 ballots hal u De- re-
+..tal for irf,r-,.1it..s. Al one time We
cam, uea~ having serious contest on
his account. hut hy good lucN-or good
maaas.mtut. rttioI--wc passed the dan
rar point. ana: now almost al the Demo
,,.,.. ,.t,r. of This civ can rr,rare
,r..ir. .,,r l..f.ts accurately.
1nr ,,urtr- friend. would NOT tolerate
3D.. .,.....,ioc .t.t 3D.. ,,.,,.. ,i.,.
,.rfer il -, ,oor, ,utolli,.ur ,....- than the
.,.cr.s. country voter nut IL not will
NOT TN. country man learn how t. urelare
his ballot I'll. realuy ass the city man
has dauee We think So. Tn, value q
irs,r,tc,io, and .vr.ri.,.-a i- thf. matter
,s shown here v.b,r. tha voters. KNOWING
,,..,i ,,. r..,..ir.,n.,-s 90. III. f-vy ,rr.l
,,..~ ,... ~, tba last election ra,tll,.
..-l, AND a.crra+.,v and with ~. ,a-
,,,.,l.,ro r...,l+ or .lfcirf,.. from all ~
,,,.. defeated cau5.5at,s voluntary testt-
,nor. mat our NOMINEE. was fairly elect
O.. And this testimony included not only
his civ and Manchester. but the cogu-
ties of this district.
We think II not unlikely that there
were fewer irrcgularitics in this district
than elsewhere because Of our greater
familiarity with the system: but we can
not but bolicy, that the officers OF elec-
ton elsewhere were as honest as ours.
Indeed We venture t. say that no finer
body % men ever served any state at
any election than the special Constables
who served az the polls in Virginia last
November The fatal mistake that the
Republicans made was In not trusting
them. Had the Republicans trusted the
constablcs. instead Of trying to beat"
the law by telling the ignorant voter TO
vote for such and such a name IN the
order Of names on the ticket, perhaps
they would not be in the plight they are
now in.
We observe that test case has been
made up in brunswick county to have
the courts determine whether the Wal
ton law is constitutional or not. All
risht Let it be hurried forward. We
SHOULD like for our Supreme Court Of
Appeals 10 have the opportunity Of pass
ins upon this question before the con-
testod-eloction cases come up in the
United States House Of Representatives.
The Democrats have always been ready
ana willing TO have this law tested in
the courts. Indeed, time after time last
summer the Dispatch challenged the enc