The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-14
DR.. Dickinson i, Much in Eanc,


hd'for Richmoud Mans.
My heart is SO fan Of gratitude Il
you that must thank you for expos
ing the fnghlfu frauds that are poin.
ON in my dear old State in connection
with the contest for Governor. Yol
have not announced who is your man
i"r the place, but you declare over and
over again for fair and fan expression
of the peoples views ou the subject
and for this you deserve the thanks of
every honest Nirgnian.
A. for myself, ] was alarmed a- soon
as J saw it announced that "a United
STAKES Senator and half-a d.zen Con-
gre-smen had selected man to >uc-
ceed Governor Tyler / knew then
what was coming, for knew this ~y.-
tenn oi fraud had been going 900 here in
Virginia for years. ! have seen those
who were apparently in the employ
of this syndicate going from one coun-
IS To another buying up men who
wished to come t0 The Legislature. of.
ierIng topay their campaign expense,
ifihey would agree TO vote for certain
measures favored by the ring. and /
have seen men thus aided answer to
their names when the Legislature met
DOB Richmond. That thing has been
done again and again, and there are
men who owe the places they hold 90
just such methods, a- thousand good
Nirginians can testify.
When saw the proclamation CONF
ing from Washington as 10 Governor.
il filed me with alarm. / knew that
men would go through the State in the
interest Of the ring offering money and
offices and almost everything under
heaven for votes, but did not dream
then that they would resort TO the dis
graceful measure which now amuses
)ur people. A few days ago i'm com
pany gathered in my Office "a distin-
guished Doctor of Divinity, after read
ng the copy of the Evening News i'm
which you described the shameful
proceedings i'm Newport News and
ienrico county, and Norfolk county.
.sked, WAS anything more disgrace
ul done by the carpetbaggers, when
hey swooped down upon us after the
var, and gobbled zap all the Offices
han what is being done 10y this infa.
nous ring tins very moment ~
Another brother asked, WAS any
hing worse done in Jackson Ward or
% any other ward or county in Viz
mia when Democrats were seeking
b control the negro vote than Senator
Iartin's co laborer- are doing this day
, control the vote of Democrats them {
Elves p"
But why should ! say more? Fair
nd honorable as your paper is you i.
ill likely throw this thing in the \,
aste basket, but | shall feel all the oil
ippier at having made one more eli. Z,
rt To open the eyes Of my friends 10 m
Ie frightful Ills that are coming upon is
le dear old Commonwealth, a. sure b
these men carry this election. II q.
icy succeed now, they Will succeed W
ore easily next time, and easier still w
the election after that until we shall n,
a, p0wefless as PROSTATE Pennsyl. d.
mia, whose arrogant Boss is now
ore than ever i'm the saddle, lashing
n for daring To entertain reasonable W
oughts" II will be thus IN Virginia, ia
I'd the good men who vote now f0r an
is ring viii to the day of their death be
nd longer probably regret having dr
me such a thing. fu
stand amazed at seeing the people tii
Virginia where the very life of the of
they must know, is al bl
Ike. And these men who are buying
d selling and making money, am ma
lazed at them. Why do they NOT WI
row down everything else and go 90 fol
p country places, and IN Gods name Oh
( the country people 10 give one te.
re honest vote for fair elections wl
lille there is possibility that it may be
'omplish something. II may be let
, late. DO
fla negro steals pig we send him mt
the penileutiary, but ifa white man
ais a thousand votes we send him
neWhere else.