The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-14
A Wall FROM NEBRASKA.
The Nebraska State Journal. pubi!sheo


at Lincoln. says:
The Richmond (va1 Times frankly de-
<ends the act of the authorities OF Nir-
z rinia in ..proclaiming, the ncwly-framed
Prostitution that has occupied so many
months in its incubation. TO be the Jaw
Of the land without first submitting ie
5 to a vote of the people 1t says ina u
the proposed Constitution was submitted
s to the people there would be long ana
sitter campaign. in which me pre!uoices
and nassions of the voters would be I'M
nieasant1y aroused and the outcome
would be the same, because the Demo-
-.rats of Virginia who have rmlimiteu
S control of the election machinery, Wouio
be Obliged TO see that it was adopte"
at all hazards. Hence why go 10 inc
srouble and expense of holding an eiec-
( ffon which would be a mockery anyway.
The frankness of this public proclama-
s,on of the situation in Virginia equals
that Of Ben Til,nan's old speech on me
..nsccer,' in South Carolina and may De
accented as the last word about VIZ
ciuia politics. Surely 1t must De true
mat an election IN Virginia is hollow
farce when the accepted organ OF .iie
party in power there makes conlessioh
OF that sort Then why menuon an
election among friends! Nnsn4a
evidently better without elections tnat
rtra;n the voices of the orators to no pur-
nose and force good men to stun the
Z baIlot-box for the salvation Oh the peo
nle from republic rule. That was Wis.,
fre new Constitution was made 1or ana
co 81 Is useless to worry any more about
what the Democrats have ordained OF 80
through the motions of ballot
we do not know where our western
contemporary got the idea that Inc
Richmond Times is the accepted or
gan OF the Democratic party Oh virginia
This observation will provoke many
smile throughout the Old Dominion. we
inform our contemporary tnat The Il1nes
IS not the party organ in Virginia anu
does not pretend to speak for the party
organization in this State. The Times
&c Democratic paper, however, and IL
&c Southern paper, and it is VIZ
oinia naner. and it is frank in the e3-
preston of its opinion
The democrats of this State have pee1l
forced. for reasons which 1t is unneces-
sarv TO discuss, to carry elections "heti'-
nv ar NOT for white mans government
and If was to get rid of the necessity OF
,,,vin. TO do this sort of business that
the Constitutional Convention was caiieo
and q new suffrage plan adopted. Lie
Times has made no conceaihent Oh 'i's
fact that the whole movement was reFo-
stationary a counter revolutionary move
.non+ IN offset as far as possible the
revolutionary enactment of the f1fteenth
Amendment to the Constitution OF tne
United States. That amendment was
worse than proclaimed. 1t was, 10 use
vulgar but forceful expression. rammeea
down the threats of the Southern people
-,.;,, bovonets. The people of Virginia
stood 1t as long as they could, but lhey
finally determined to rid themselves o.
the incubus and menace OF the soma ne
gro vote. To that end, they assembled
in convention the very best Gnu Wis
oct and most patriotic of their represeh-
+.3;,,a citizens. and these members OF the
Constitutional Convention. after having
spent nearly twelve months In conference
in discussion and in prayerful cohsioeia-
1ion. finally adopted plan winch 'iies
believe Will be effective. Having aoope-
cd This nlan. they determined that the
.,res+ and simplest way of putting IL
into effect was the best. and they nave
no apologies to make
We wish to assure our Nebrasha eoti-
semporary, however. and all othef crilics
that this movement was in the interest
of clean politics. honest elections and pure
government. and every good citizen OIL
Virginia, Is joyful at the brighter pros
meet. Our political situation has oeeh
,7;.tressinr and white men in all parts
90 Tho country. regardless of their party
afiliation should rejoice with the "hi'e
men Of Virginia that relief is at last IN
sight God bless the Commonwealth.