The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-31
The Press and Judge Lewis.

The Times roproduces in It's Issue to-
day an editorial from the Richmond
Times-Dlspntch of yesterday, which cN-
haustivcly reviews tho Hundley-Lcwis
controversy and presents It's findings
upon the issue joined. We ask at the
hands of our readers a careful reading of
our contemporaries article. 1t is fair,
dispassonatc and conclusive treatment OF
the matter. and one which accords en-
tirely with the views hitherto expressed
in these columns. The Times cannot but
feel gratined at the fact that It's position
In the matter is thus sustained by one.
Of the most reliable and higl-minded
opponents of Journalism in the South
Roanoke Times.
AS circumstantinl evidence on tho
point, no such bill was pending at the
time fixed by Judge lIundley. and there
could not, therefore,. have been a debate
on such bill. The present law of the
State prohibiting the -mTermarriage Of
the races was law before Judge Lewis
was born. / stands unchanged to-day.
after more than twenty years Of Dem
ocratica legislatures have had opportunity
to alter or amend fredericksburg
Evening Journal
broken stick II they are relying on Dem
tory.-Lynchbur News. y
To summarise:
/. Judge Lewis Is n6w insultcd at The
idea that he ever opposed a State law
forbidding rniscegenatlon.
g Judge Lewis argued before the Fed
eral Court in 1879 that Republican lcgis-
lation created conditions by which a
State could not interdict iniscegenation.
rs g. YETI Judge Lewis was a member Of
the Republican party at the time of
making such contention.
g. SO, If Judge Lewis now thinks that
mscegcnaton is Infamous. he must
think that a party that would lay the
famous.
s. BY his own logic. therefore, he Is
driven 10 the admission that SO great
was his Republican zeal, he chung 10y
ally to Republicanism, fought for 1t,
stumped for It, led It's forces--in spite
of the infamy and shame OF Its legls-
latlon upon the miscegenation matter.
4 man who holds Republ!canism dear
or than Virginia should never be. tAn
never be, Virginia's honored Governor
Roanoke Times. :.
we cannot believe that Judge Lewis
ever actually favored mlscegenation; but
that he opposed the legislation sought
to be enacted, which would and did
make 1t II crime punishable by Virginia
laws, seems to have been pretty we'll
established by Judge Hundey, SO far
as the testimony goes that we have seen.
though Judge Lewis stoutly denies it..
AS long as tho matter has been brought
out let's have all the proof possible
to sustain it, or do the proper thing
Salem Times Register. y
1t can be easily understood that one
might oppose a partlcan measure OF leg
jslation prohibiting the intermarriage OF
whites and blacks, and still not be In
favor of such intermarriage. AS q plain
matter OF principle. VIC do not believe
that Judge Lewis over favored msccge
tiou.--IndexAppcal.
Judge Lewis has denied that no ever
advocated miscegnnntion of the races in
Virginia. Hon. w. A, Jones and Judge
Hundey have published statements posi-
lively saying that Judge Lewis publicly
stated in speech that llc believed In
allowing all persons, black and white, 70
marry whom they please. On this evil
dcncc Judge Lewis stands guilty. and he
richly deserves defeat. as he will be-
Gordonsvlle Gazette,
III his speech at Richmond on Tues
day night last Judge Lewis said:
.'If Tiers is anything like fair cleo
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