The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
xopr cooD NEWS FROM THE NINTH
CONGREssIONRL DISTRICT
southaIrs Fine Speech in Noifo'k-se'ef"i
Esteemed virginia Contemporaries WV
Their Views About Election FRAUDS

last time he was mentioned II was
well-known insurance agent, and he VIII
give the Dispatch a most interesting IN
terview. IL our neighbor likes. want MS
name?
A rumor having been circulated that
the sound money men were LOSING
ground at Clifton Forge. Mr.. ID. n. CON-
man went up to investigate. and here Is
his report:
WYTHEVILLE, VA, october S.-Ai-
ter a careful and thorough investigation
| found that our forces were holding
their own fully, IL not actually gaining
This / learned from sources absolutely
reliable. Having thus been detained
missed connection at Lynchburg, and so
heard MIR. ingalls, speech. just lew
weeks previous l had been present when
Governor Cameron spoke, and / am, OF
course. qualified 20 make comparison
Of the audiences. At the time OF the
Governors address the crowd was hostile
i'm The extreme, and it was with great
difficulty that he spoke. without at
TEMPTING to give the reasons, l can truly
say 1 never imagined so great Il chahse
i'm public sentiment in so short uine'
The audience was Overwhelmingly WIN
us. and the occasion was one OF the
greatest triumphs OF the campaign. Dan
iel has been here, but did no harm what
ever.
MORE GOOD NEWS.
Here is another letter rom Mr.. Cot
man, written from Abingdon under dale
of 18th:
"Since my last to YOU ! have been TO
Bristol and. having spent q day hele'
to ANNrfhtNilla
our prospects are growing brighter every
day IL the district. and l believe sound
money will carry it by good majority.
We have accomplished much in this,
Washington county. by getting major
ity of the Judges at the large precincts,
thus insuring us "a fair count. The sill
verites are red-hot about the change IN
Judges and the factiCnal fight is raging
more fercely than ever. This means that
Williams will be scratched heavily and
we believe the county will be extremely
close.
Daniel is speaking iere to-day TO about
] 500 people from all over the county
feel certain the number given above IS
full estimate We will carry Bristol by
a small majority. probably nity votes
WE HOPE so.
The Dsnvnle Register says:
The occupation Of the ballot-boN stut-
fer is about gone. The efforts TO insure
fair election in Virginia Will have good
eject They may not be entirely success
ful I'm preventing frauds this time Dut ~
landing q few Syrcles in the jails OF Inc
state they will insure honest elections N
the future.
A personal letter from Norfolk says
that Mr.. S. V. Southalls speech, made
in Norfolk recently. was mastery ana
statesmanlike address on sound money
and the most instructive and entertain
ing speech yet delivered In that city.
DON'T TRY IT.
The Index-Appeal says:
The pretence tnat the negroes OF Peters
burg or any considerable part OF them
will clandestinely vote for Mr.. Bryan,
and are deferred from doing 50 openly
BY fear of their employers, is trans
p>rent absurdity, and IS entirely 100
thin TO conceal the purpose IT IS dc-
signed TO cloak. Whatever defects OF
qualification may be alleged against the
colored voter. the lack OF moral courage
TO vote contrary TO the wishes OF ms
employer cannot be imputed 10 him. lie
Las most conclusively demonstrated TINS
fact in the exercise of the right OF SUI
frage for more than d quarter OF
century, and during which time he has
withstood every form Of inducement 10
vote with his Democratic employer with "A
hrmness worthy OF a better cause. Is 1t
at all probable now that he has either
been converted on an issue but imperfect
~ understood by even majority OF white
voters. or that he has been smitten with
a sudden and unaccustomed fear OF his
employer, and is now victim Of coer-
cion and intimidation? No man who
knows the negro character Will believe
this any more than he Will believe that
the brave and honest white workinSmen
of the State deserve the stigma put
upon them Of being hypocrites and
towards IN wearing the colors Of one par
" and voting for the candidates of an
other. No, good friends Of the opposi-
ton, this little device is absolutely too
thin. Don't try TO use it. Tske our
advice, and circulate the example Of
Captain SCOTS coon by coming down
gracefully. The evidence IS overwhelm-
ing IN support of the fact that Peters
burg is against Mr.. Bryan, and there
Is nothing in the career Of Mr.. Bryan
TO indicate that he wants the vote Of
this or any other city II he can't get it
fairly.
FAIR PLAY-AN HONEST COUNT.
The Alexandria Times says:
No upright and right-minded man,
having tho interest OF his country and
fair name Of his State at heart. no mat
ter what may be lis political affiliations,
but that desires to see fair play and an
honest count" in the State OF Virginia
on the Sd of November next. That this
shall be so the Sound-Money Democrats
arc bending every energy and sraining
every nerve to accomplish.
NO FRAUDS.
Tho brunswick Gazette says
The Gazette was the hist Dcino' -
naper In Virginia TO raise IT, satd
againsf the corrupt methods tnat az 60
80 oxist in certain portions OF the S'@'e'
g., the conduct Of elections. In us au'o,
60, ~ honesty and in denunciatioh VI
ga In elections, IL has uttereo no uh-
aartain sound. and has shirked no lie.
snoreih,lity. The writer was the ~ y
nenocrat in the Legislature OF the So
IN utter a protest against THESE 'ne''oeS'
80 90 invoke legislative AID ID sup
Gu" ,,, Them. There is nothing that W.
"syd on the subject that we "ouIu
odifv or retract, nothing III ,iic oo'. 80,
,o bave pursued that we reslos, u W.
,Sich we have any apology 10 oliel 49, vi
Relieve that every nan VINO - 80 tbs
Nv the Constitution ana ia"s ,r,,,,-
~ franchise should have inc pi.si.
elecuve aa,,nx his ballot freely for the
,ssnh,a,f. Of his chaice. and 10 nave ene'
IL, ~ legally marked and o'he'" WIS.,
proper, prepared, counted for the GO ea hc
| d,date for whom IL was intenoeo u ~
oas, We believe that any other oours.
&c a dangerous invasion OF me hlsnes'
- a "a 11I,aDnnhin and at the same time