The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-07
DEMOCRATIC DISCONTENT ~ NIE-
GINA.

We find the following in the Washing
ton Post:
~. d. Berry. tobacco manufacturer
national-bank president. and city iather
of Bedford city. Va, is guest at the
Nefropolitau. Tie is Il deep student oil
events. and an interesting conversd-
tionalist
Virginia is in a mixed-up state on the
financial question" said he 10 a reporter
land there is no use OF trying to conceal
the fact. II is incredible 20 see 10 what
an extent the people dislike President
Cleveland. II nearly approaches halrcu'
Virginia will not 80 Democratic next
fall. unless some decided changes occur
In Bedford county. which has he'h 'Nc
i.,,,,, county Of the Democrats for years.
,t', tas, election was carried 10y but A15
majority The Populsts arc not gam
inc any but the Republicans are. am
an out-and-out Democrat. but ! nope
that Virginia viii 20 Republican. Inc
Government is in rut and change
would he beneficial to every one. Inc
neople a lew years ago used 10 thihK
auything the Republican party uid
80 wrong They are thinking more
now and they see that they must moi
lei prejudice enter into the case, nul No'o
for the best interests Of the Stale ana
country. We Democrats OF the SCUM
have never had positive staho OH VA
tional questions: We have Simply "'''l
,ondaa together TO beat the 1egro End
keep the whites in control, Inc Peol'o
aro now studying and thinking OF ques-
,tc,s NOT nartics. and the better element
i'm tbo south understands that the edu-
Gated negro is con@rvailVe, ana VIII
,.o,n with conservative whites every
fine. We are all endeavoring TO ecu
cafe the negro for in that is the sdi'a-
ton Of the South
ain orr county the negro children
trpdce "a school in all sorts OF weather
barofooted. and without storm-coats' alN-
ions 10 receive an education vhilc the
white children have TO he driven IL ~
sad hut IL is true. have 2r' negroes III
my factory. fifteen OF whom were I'd
,na.r my grandfather and father. ihey
wound do ANYTHING In the world for me,
and believe that know the nesro
,hout as well as any one. Their oesct-
ding sin is whisky. and then theE are
,,.,l.~o,-,dent Education Is remedying
holm these evils and the next EehciaA'h
vnl he "A wonderful Improvement over
The present Many OF the negroes nave
been saving and al these arc IN larry
good circumstances
thinks Virginia will not 70 Democratic
ncyt ram b,H We ASSUME. from what he
saws Of tho negro. and the negro vote.
that il is because Of the general dlscon-
tent AZ what is believed to be fraudu-
lent system Of elections. winked at. II not
actually encouraged. by the Democratic
party Of the State. We take Mr.. Berry
to mean something like this That We
no longer run any risk from the negro
vote that the peoplo actually believe edu-
cation is bringing the negro 10 realiza-
ton that his true interests call upon him
TO vote with the white people. instead
of against them; and lhat the white
people ere therefore. opposed TO an eiec-
ton system chat deprives tho nea'o OF
free suffrage. Whether Mr.. Berry cor
rectly diagnoses the case or not. We
have no sort of doubt that the discomfort
with Democratic party management exists
a. strongly as he paints it. Is It wise
in our Legislature 10 disregard this ais
contenty Would il not DO much better
10 recognize II ana alfay IL?
The vote cast In the Ninth dis;;ot IN
the last congressional election ous't 10
ten o.r Democratic mInig rs something
OF the volcano they ARE standing over.
General Walker received ii2s' vote,
against 1881 for judge Morrison. ms
is IN n district almost solidly white and
27ciS votes, or nearly the whole strength
OF tho district. were cast. When a thing
Of this sort can happen, It is VI 70 use