The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

tude Of those citizens who teel nn u o,,n
ths pfrIty p esct plppaeeiced
recent Richmond local primary, e lee 81.
That fnrt has been proved, ana me o ,'a
jeet Of Che committee 70 sears,f1 20 out D ,ns
a fsua otS Renr fpss piSn. H thereto whs
may have occurred and 70 punish ,,t, nna
to take steps 10 prevent It y then fut unsS
Wrtlng as 9 lawyyer, wae t 1Ift ahd for
l's jurs al Which ,' he did not lawfully
possess when Is oel9ly, ,s dee srad { {tpy
sho a9rlty rspTrt Of the do not assert
that lie made Nh intentional nsarp pa
Of power, but do state mat J. ar1
lcsIs nenot,enl excus,,.r II IL Was hnar ~ ia
aor q us meant meas We 81" exceeded h
power in attempting to accom !. . ., Il 5
object The publIc ,a aftS ot p pab.
1e e O. G'eefl az And ii mailing this
}en1s revieW of Judge Wits action
/ transEress !, no Nav Of Virginia, and
here refer with pride to the utternnce .. s Q.
President William Henry Harrison, nmnp
said In his inaugural address. ~ uccenEt
tho government should be not only toI-
Grated, but encouraged" It Is ilnposs,.
bic to add to the strength Oh tnc IL pup 20.
Spouse Why he was willing e. act a i, 4, a
member Of the Committee of FIFTY, INC nc,
attempt to prove that the action o. 'n n,r
like MIR Waddey IS Il reflection upon o ~
law has yet been found who VIII main, ),
tain the position that Judge witt WIS
right; that is, that under the law OF
vrgns he has tie egd r of tic % grand su
Jury. This itself Is 4 most sis 81! ~
fact In the opinion of the writer. NO {,
action could have been more un"ise t ,hnt
the attempt Of the court to suppress !. 5h a
MAJ, ,,.1t IL, I'm pnonln resented IL
for they have been improperly depr,a,tnIu
OF their justGrlghts, IN this brief cru.
cls,n l have not mentioned and 40 no.
intend to mention the names VI a 'hs -
The principal at Issue Is Of far more re-
public Importance than the success !, or
failure Of any Of them TO obtain me
object Of their ambition strea'n The the
spring itself Is muddy so VIII De ny ny
stream. If the primary, Is CORRUPT aha
fraudulent, then the will Of the people orae
Is Detected phe wt Ire a rs never Voted
any other tickot, but, the De aI,,eu ug
which he chershcs calls for pure anu
unsulled ballot and he VII never ns tee
voters to the support Of candidates wnen
it has been proved that they have been zen
foisted upon the people by ira ud. no
halfway ground can be taken WneIe
fraud is CONCERNED II was nr,, .he h srehe
who used, In giving a decision, the mem
orable Words
Fraud cuts down everything.
And he was right. The writer claims 70
be second to none In party realty ana
party loyalty, but the most loyal Demo,
crat that ever lived cannot be expected
to give his support to any candidate VINO w,
the voter positively believes obtained ms
nomination by fraud. and nothing could
be moro hurtful to the best Interest OF
the Democratic party than the attempt
to condone fraud perpctrnted at the "a.
lot BOX. 1t Is the high and lofty object
OF the Committee of Fifty to turn on
the light. SO that all the people may
know Whether or not tho candidates Sc
lccted are Justly entitled to their. nonln-
ations. | do not Estate that they are or
that they are not. Like other people
do not know. Every effort aimed at tne
suppression Of the truth will but ADD iuel
to the flame and seriously ear th NJ
1t will swell the ranks Of the RepuHN-
can voters Therefore, lifelong Demo-
crat, and in the Interest Of true Democra a.
cy I appeal to the authorities to STOP
their effort to suppress the discovery OF
e"o ~ : "a LIFELONG DEMOCRAT
September112, 1905. -
(Our correspondent is mistaken IN the
statement' that nd! lawyer has been found
to sustain Judge Wits course in not
| allowing the publication of%the minority
report i or the contrary d member or
| tho Richmond, bar who is recognized as
| high authority olnft such matters, MADE
| through The Times Dispatch an able, de-
| tense Of Judge Wits gcourso.-Eds Ilmesr
1 riSno trh 0f-5a 81 am