Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-18

the chief go-between. His presence ct
Banna's headquarters In New York has
been frequently noted by the newspapers.
On the other hand, when he is here in
Richmond he Is always surrounded by
prominent Boilers. What is more. he
is a pronounced Mckinney man, and the
editor OF tho Times has spoken to the
people from the same platform. Again,
men who have taken prominent parts IN
Democratic Boilers meetings here are
we'll known to purpose voting for Nc
kinney. Again. we have seen Democratic
Boilers very active In causing the regis
tratlon CT negroes In Richmond and Hen
rico. DO they expect these negroes 10
vote for Palmer. or for Lamb? No; they
could not say that they do. The Boilers
are marshauing the negroes to vote for
Mckinley and Lewis this year, and, OF
course. their names viii be on the regis
tration-books next year, when the coah-
tlonists put into the field that ticket.
which, II successful, will negrofy VIZ
ginia.
And what means Mr.. Creelman's state
ment that Hanna e. Co. have hopes OF
buying the election officers in fifteen VIZ
glnia counties? What means the sending
of professional detectives into certain
country neignborhoods; what, indeed, II
not to tamper with or intimidate election
oficersl
The whole plan OF campaign In VIZ
ginia OF ingalls,, Hanna e. CO. must con-
vince the merest tyro in politics that all
this money, all this coercion, all this
coalescing is not intended to serve the
purposes of the Republicans for one year
only. Next year the boss Bolters-or
many Of thern-and the Republicans VIII
be found working in concert to elect a
Governor. a Legislature, and senator
And We may venture to suppose that
since President NJ. T.. ingalls, Is labor
ing so hard TO crush the Democratic
party In Virginia this year, he would not
enjoy the spectacle Of Democratic VIC
tory In this State in 1887.
Can such a plan OF campaign be car
ried through without the aid of the
negroes? No. And will not the negroes
expect their reward? VIII they not ex-
pect negrofying legislation? Don't they
want places on school boards, electoral
boards, etc, and would it not be the
basest sort of ingrattude TO deprive
them of the fruits of victory TO whicf
they had contributed a five-sixths share
Already we see the negro preachers OF
Richmond lining up the men Of theii
race for the contest of November Sd
Would they take that trouble to enter
hopeless contest such as this Is? Vi
course. not. They could tell the Times
that the muster this year is but pre-
liminary to the serious contest OF nexi
year. when it may be in their power tC
put upon our legislation the negrofyins
stamp.
II the Times has never forecasted tn'
result of all the registering and drilling
OF negroes now going on under th'
patronage of the boss Boilers, 1t woulC
/ better do so at once and retrace 1t.
steps, and then open fire, as of yore
upon 1.-THE negroes and their mean white
allies"
The Times would have the public be
lieye that it is in favor Of Palmer; bu
| II this be true. why is it mastering mel
fer Mckinley? The Times has proclaime'
that as between its old Confederate com
rade, John Lamb. and l. l.. Lewis. VIII
was not a Confederate. II is neutral. Blu
is 1t not gross violation of the law
Of neutrality for a neutral TO enlis
troops for either contestant? To be sur
it is; yet we find the Times deeply IN
terested in registering negroes. we
knowing that nearly all Of them will vot
against the gallant old bullet-marke
Confederate who is our nominee.
When. it comes to this, that the Time
can raise it's hand to hurt a man wit
a record such as John Lambs, we shud
der to think of what it may be found dc
ing in the political contest Of 1897.
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