Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-25

parts: and ADVANCES that record as
thc reason fof his election
Wn fnror revision of that Con
sutotion and It's submission 10 the
people:
The Issue Is again made: The de-
c's.on Is with the pcop!e.
Rcform of Suffrage.
The distinguished candidate of Tn.
Democratic party Ia his Ciin.wood
/ speech. md others, EXPRESSES sr.ut
alarm over the p.oposai In thu Mr.
folk platform fOr Il feferM Us Our
e'rctorini system. md ass.rta thnt
thia VIA give Us every adult nearo
IN. right Us pote, lsnh 0fns the rnce
Question bach int1 poi:t!r:i In VIZ
Einia- pht3 Ia not true, nnh !f AIR:
Trinaie rcnd the Norfolk platform.
ns he ahouid have done before .nnh-
ing snch u statement, he hnvwa Il ia
/, NOT true. So far na dragging thu
negro unestior back into politir", tr.
B.mrarn,ie parry has Msrd .vr.s
known device 10 Keep II from getting
out. The Norfolk platform nna|,y
put Il ou, and deprived them OF their
greatest asset
The Norfolk ytatfurm takes 81 dell
mite position upon the racc Iuest!"n,
which In effect Is To declare that therr
can ba no mixture os the races -
Virginia Ia the schools or anywhere
tina, the white people ~ Nirpini.
constituting over tws-thlrdr nf u"
l>opuiatIWn, Swning over % per vent
O& lite pr1perty, with 1000 years of
rNperipnrc en- the 'lerrlOpmcn ut
rclf-govprnmrnt have the right and
are charged with the duty TO al
minister the state and local gov
nm
the other HAM, lh,e inpo-os upon
the white people the duty To- do juG
p ticc ~ both races, and within tho
limitations stated TO alive To tn"
negro svcry opportuui,r for develop
ment within racial linep> and pro-
rrc-r In economic ltfc. No iutelli-
rent citizen az thi, state van object
,o this whether no be white rr
Coiorcd
Tha; platform then demands AMI
pledges the Republican party to such
reform IN tho electoral laws o. th's
state ~ viii encourage. not pre-
vent voting by competent and quail
fed person. and vet protect the state
and local governments from any
danger ~ control by Ignorant or In
cornnc,cn; people" These limitations
are controlling Upon any electoral
reform In Virginia. To say tina, ,h.s
brings the rae" question back into
politics rs obviously contrary to tn"
facts FOR II IS a definite. positive and
constructive step 10 r"mov" that
question from politics In Virginia FOR
ul time. and was SO accepted hy tn"
iuirllir"u, people and the 2rcss az
uil r.r rifles a, IN" Tim" OF !ts adoption.
Cu', ~" cxigcnci"s OF a political cam
raIru have induced tn. Democratic
leader to scck TO blind tho people and
:" arouse their prejudice hy false
and luaccurat" statements ~ posi-
ions taken in this platform. and by
dragging this old Skeleton" ~ III"
race question hack into IN. political
discussion IN Virginia. with its r"-
sul,'uv prejudice 20 tho rights Of
both races. and danger to the peace o,
the stat"
iiu, ia is urged tina, We propose 70
abolish ,ho ppll tax IN Virginia. That
IS no, true Wc believe that the poll
tax should be continued a. tax FOR
man should contribute something ~
IN. government, under which Re lives.
Bu, it should not 70" used as q penalty
upon tho exercise %! citizenship. /,
should bc collected ~ a tax Instead
Of allowing $4,000. Ooo o. unpaid poll
taxes To accumulate on TIA. books %
this state In order 10 disGualify its
day. "" do favor a revision OF the
law, SO that the payment of the poll
lax shall not be a prerequisite TO vot-
ing. Tho poll tax is not "A protection
against ignorant and incompetent
voters Of either race. The protection
Qualifications which properly ad
InInis,crcd. would fully safeguard the
suffrage Of this state without dis
franchisinc the great mass Of It's
white population. The poll tax -
only an instrumcn; az fraud and the
corruption %: the electorate. II is
matter ~ common knowledge that
candidates Of both parties often pay
tho poll ,axes of thousands Of voters
contrary TO the law. in order to con-
troll the voter. whose taxes are so
paid. In other words. large mum
her OF the votes In this state are
bought for $3.50 apiece. Such a sys
tenn is "a disgrace to any modern COM
runity and constitutes an effort 10
build civilization upon fraud. We wish
TO remove this instrumcntality OF