Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-03-27
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trlct, even at the risk of little rope
tition. 10 the first place, In reading
over the call for primary election
for delegate 10 the convention from
this district, made by the chairmen
of the democratic committees of
Clarke and Warren counties. we find
that about one third of thevoters of the
county have beeu virtually disfrAu
chised, not only by placing the vot-
ing precincts IN such q way that the
poorer people, who have very limited
means Of transportation, will be una
BILE TO get TO the polling places, but
by an innovation upon the regular
customs, 10 appointing one half Of d
day or less. instead of a whole dav.
and that the latter half, In which 10
cast the votes of the entire county.
If the goth day Of April happens to
be bad day or the Shenandoah river
Is high, which Is usually the case at
that time Of the year, 1t Will be Ger
tain 70 prevent three-fourths of the
voters from the other side of the riv
er from getting 10 the polls; and even
# IL Is good day the distances to
many Will tx so great and the time
10 which 10 vote SO limited as b pre-
vent very many from exercising their
right Of suffrage, particularly so when
the half Of the day that is chosen, is
M the evening, and the laboung man
who, after working hard in the morn
ing, Will be too tired 70 walk such
distances 10 the polls and back, will
stay al home, which. with this pres
eut Ubiquitous gag lar in force, per
mlts only those 20 vote around the
specially chosen precincts, where the
f0reStQNiNg and c0mmitfinq petition
Of Mr.. y. Moore, Jr., were circulated
and signed. This whole thing. to saw
the least of 1t, is a gross injustice to
the people and if it was Intentionally
done Is a criminal wrong that ough,
not 10 be and will not be submitted
10. IL Is just such acts as these that
often, rightly. cause the people %
bring out an independent candidatr
or even forces them in their despera
ton % turn their counties aud towns
over 10 tn republican party as has
been frequently done throughout this
State, instead Of admitting to such
outrages on the part Of political CON
blnes and factional bosses.
Notwithstanding the fact that il is
the general impression around her.
that the trickery and jobbery of this
recent gag laC is entirely in keeping
with the haste and toHv" shown IN
the .fOreStaNiHq and c0mmiffi,10 nett
ton that was circulated nearly one
year 10 advance Of the time that the
people will cast their final vote on
the questions involved, cannot be-
lieve that our county chairman was
willingly a party to any such trans
action, but ] do believe that when mis-
attention is publicly called TO il. IT.
will be all that is necessary for its
proper correction and that he will as
quickly apply the remedy as be did
when the Racing Bin slipped by him
IN the last Legislature.
1t is to be hoped that the people
will be stirred enough to cause them
TO put down al who are engaged in
the stupendous effort to stife their
voices; 1t may cause an extra effort
10 do II, but from the result of the
last county election we have every
reason to be encouraged, for notwith
standing the fact that it did. at the
time, look like the laws of Virginia.
for the special benefit of LAWYER. had
taken the license from the barroom
and turned them temporarily over
to the law offices, to dispense whisky |
and money for political purposes
alone. Some of the candidates were
more overwhelmingly defeated than
was ever known before in this comfy.
showing that whisky and money |
com bined even in the hands of law
Vers can't always carry elections.
and that We ought to go to work
10 earnest, in order to defeat this
Boom Trust and Combine in its eff
fort to dupe the people, though they
may use whisky and money again.
In my first letter | stated that ow
ing to the cumbersome lar naacbiaerv
IN this State it costs more to run the
government of Virginia than it does
to run the governments of North Car
Dina, South Carolina and Georgia
com bined. which is true aud the
fact has not been contradicted, but
can be abundantly substantuated.
aud that it was owing to the iniouo.
.us judiciary system that prevails in
Virginia. | have taken the trouble
to probe the legal profession to some
extent on the subject. must saw that
while some of them are "mum"
many others are outspoken on the
subject in opposition to a change
and a few only are willing to sacri.
lce their personal interests and
gains for the benefit of the people.
As to where, Mr.. Moore. the. Presi.
dent of the boom and the candidate
'f the combined POLITICAL factions.