Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-08

were without foundation. and they began
TO see that they enjoyed all the rights
under n Democratic administration that
they had enjoyed under Republican al
ministratons. Their faith i'm their for
mer leaders began 10 be shaken and an
earnest desire was discovered In many
quarters among the negroes 60 break
away from their former party affiliations:
Under the then existing condition OF
things this could only be accomplished
by an absolutely secret ballot Political
courage with the weak depends much ON
political associates The power TO break
away from the associations OF church,
society and business among an ignorant
and suspicious race is not realized without
a struggle. Threats OF social and reh-
gious ostracism could be withstood with
difficulty by the negro. and. therefore. II
his INDEPENDENCE was 20 be declared and
recognized I'm hts ballot Il could be done
by providing for absolute secrecy.
This the Walton law was intended TO
secure; this your circular sought 20 de-
stroy. The Walton law would be Of no
avail or effect II such action as your
circular taught could be carried on with
impunty. To carry out the provisions
OF your circular. supposing the tickets
TO have been printed all alike. would have
resulted in multiplying the law. Your
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churches 10y your partisans and party
workers.
THE power Of party organization was
used to bring every cclored voter into
these schools. and the attempt was made
"a teach them the one name Of j. Nost
10 the exclusion Of every other name, and
tho voter went into the booth to vote
with the eye Of the brightest and most
intelligent Republican in the precinct
still on him. II he called upon the con-
stable TO assist him II was proof con-
elusive. after his instructions. that he
intended 10 vote the opposition ticket and
not for }. Yost and he thereby made
himself amcnable 20 the persecution and
ostraCism of his associates.
Il further aver that YOU and your
partisans in your efforts 10 defeat the
operation OF the law. instructed the illit-
crate voters not 10 rely upon the assist
ance Of the constahles. but TO scratch
all on the ticket except the name that
had five letters in it to-wit. j. Yost--tell-
ing them that IL they could not read they
could at least count the number Of letters
i'm the names ana the name which CON
tanned only five letters was alone 10
remain on the ticket.
Following these Instructions ] aver
that all through the district. contrary TO
law. your iliiterate voters took into the
booths with them slips with your name
printed on them with which 10 measure
the length Of the names. and IN many
instances took sticks which had been cut
to the length Of your name with which
10 measure the names
And 50 Mr Tucker continues 10 argue
/ his c4se-an argument as much against
the position Of the Times as against that
of Mr. Yost.
/ The Times gave Governor OFerrall
'gs little help in the canvass Of 1855,
ana j, welcomed his election with a
strange salute for a Democratic gun TO
fire. During the campaign Of 1894 It sup
Piled the enemies Of its party with the
most effective ammunition that they had
| Extracts from its editorials were kept
| standing in black letter at the head Of the
! editorial columns Of Republican ard
| Populist papers. and the mouths Of Re
publican and Populist orators were filled
with sayings of the Times, to the detri-
ment Of our party. Now t is engaged in
making difficult the way Of McKenney,
| Tucker. and Otey. as if the malice and
! ingenuity Of our enemies in Congress
needed reinforcement from a Democratic
editor and member of the Democratic
| state Committee.