Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-09

prices tor extra ooinoDs of the news
papers shis afternoon cad night
AT noon to-day she first report was
made, and it Included indlstments
against the following persons: Mayor
MOSS. fer accepting o bride; Uoun
siimsn j. r Hughes, for accepting q
bride; Councilman n. Lsnghlin. for
accepting . brioe; samuel r. Reg as
ter, OF Rich mono, for Offering . bribe.
The jury sdjourned until this after
noon, aud TO night brought in twu
moro indictments against q. +. Smith
representing the PAuly Jail Mspufsc
ip MARROW, Q local csrrisRe-5under."
Following are the specific charges
named in she true bills found to-day
against the six parties mentioned:
m v II Moss, on October TIN, 1893 II
alleged 20 have accepted $3OG from b.
r Smith, the Jail CONTRACTOR. for his
influence in securing the jail contract.
@ uncilmsn hughes on ID mber 1e,
1893, is alleged 20 have scct pied $500
from Samuel K. REGISTER co influence
his vote for the contract for the Tween.
'y-fiith and rwen,y-iourth street
b idges over the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad.
Councilman Mark u. Laushlip. on
December l8 1893, is alleged TO have
accepted $500 from Samuel z. Reyes
Ter to influence his vote for the con-
tract for the twenty fifth and Twenty
fourth street bridges
Samuel r. REGISTER, on N vember
2osh, is alleged TO have offered $3.50 to
X. E. II juutcastle to inf Ieuc- his vote
for the contract for lighting streets
an highways OF the city.
"B. r Smith is alleged to have offer.
ed . bride 81 $50 to Councilman Gary
OF o ,tooer z 1898, in connection with
thu ] .il eontrsoG
Philip MARROW is alleged to have of.
fered q bride NJ 81 600 60 Councilman
Burcher to inflleucs his vote ia the in
terest of vitrlfied brick company in
the paving CONTRACT"
ALI Of :thess individuals are whit
and are of high standing. Their pric-
seemed TO have been much higher than
the ignorant Negroes. 1t may be that
the iusiguificsnce of the price has been
the cause Of the eontempt with which
the VIReINIAE-PIL7r regards the trans
actions with venAl Negroes. He con-
tinues:
He concludes:
The Negro as q voter is dangerous
because be is 8 Negro. His is not y
sci coventry race. The only solution
IT the race problem 10 TO teach che Ne
gro self control aud build up his NOR
al character. Unsil that is accom-
plished he will be q dangerous voter.
It will probably take so or 100 years
to accomplish lt. Is is worse than fo,.
" TO suppose that L. can be accom- plisn-
Ell oy requiring him Co resd and write,
ard be Just a. troublesome as ever
U der the impression that this nos
rrum has cured the body polite of
the virus of the Negro vote, the viii es
will divide, and the Negro will become
aIesl power in politics whereas he IL,
no~, quite impotent-prscsicali dis
francbIsed, educated and unaducated
alike. And this has been accomplished
by perfe city natural political evoI u
ion When the Negro vote was in
j4cted suddenly and forcioly into
politics the great mass of whites sim
ply withdrew into a party by them.
selves took Charge OF State affairs and
are keeping it. That is the situation
that will have to be maintained unit
the Negro learns political wisdom,
and divides between the two parties
DIstranchisemeut of the ilIIterate
Negro will not remove the necessity
for race politics. 1t will merely invite
disaster By confusing the issue,
The Negro has already divided be
tween the two parties, both North and
S nth. But what does it matter if the
cause is rsciSl, and the discriminate ton
az Ainst him is to continue even though
he be in the Democratic csmpi
For cur part, we are against all such
"A annel, mouthed" individuals. be
they young or old, gray or grzzl d
Democrat or Republican, Christian or
infidel
We are American citizaps and as,
such shall insist upon all OF our rights
as conferred by the Declaration OF In
dependence and Constitution of the
Uaited States.
there should be enough liberal mind
ed white men in Virginia to relegate
such howlers TO eternal oblivion and
10 permit the better element of both
races to come together upon a common
platform, with one common purpose
and sheltered by one national flag.
Then peace will prevail and harmony
be triumphant, while the strains o
martial music will sing q requiem over
the Negro hater's grave.