The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-14
CHANGE THE CONSTITUTIONS IN RE
>PECT TO ELECIISG SENATORS.

Editor Post: / notice in n recent cll-
torial IN the Post statement when
] thiIk does great Injustice 10 the peO-
PIE OF tllS state, as well as to one Of
us most hOnOred citizens ara ask
you I'D justice 10 both, as well as for the
SAKE OF your own record as an impartial
journalist to publish this correction The
eNltoIlal IN question referring % the
defeat Of General Clements by Mr. At
knson Tor the gubernatoral nominate IA
in Georgia, institutes a comparison he
tween that and the recent defeat If
General Fttzhugh Lee in tins State for
senator and attributes both To tie same
cause to-Wit; The waning popularity OF
such Ola soldiers as Generals Lee. Hamp-
/ l'H' etc, ana the desire Of the people
! 10 send them 10 tho rear and fl their
! places with younger and more progressive
| men, Ihis may be the true explanation
as 70 the cases Of General clements
ana General Hampton, bat is certainly
| ABOUT as FAR as 10 is possible 10 get
/ from the truth as 10 General Lee. on
| tle contrary, whatever may have been
/ the causes that occasi0ned his defeat be
/ iore the Legislature. no one at all fami-
Ida, WIN me state 1f puh1c opinion mere
VIII hesitate to believe that if the ouee-
non mad been decided by popular vote.
General Lee would have beaten his oppo-
,tht by a larger majority than. Ter
mans any msn ever received i'm the
state for any office whatever That the
i-eslSiature ala not represent the peoDl4
IN that election is undeniablc The rem
IeSeHtatNe from my county Fauquier)
voted against him for reasons | sun
pose, satisfactory to himself. although
ne must have known that before the
people Of the county General Lee ass
against r. s. Martin would have reeeiv"J
nine out Of every ten votes cast Ana /
90 not believe there is today man in
inc state who could poll for any office
Il larger vote than Fltz Lee
". $. BOSWELL.
Mareanna, Va. July g.
We happen to know all about Mr.
Boswell, the writer Of this letter. Ho
Is one Of the best citizens in Fauquior
county. He is a farmer who has never
had any connection Of any sort with
poltics. except 10 DO his duty as "A clti-
zen by voting the Democratic ticket in
every election. lie had a brother, Cap
tain James Il. Boswell. on General Stone
wall Jackson's staff. who was killed M
the batte OF Chanc ellorsvlle, by Jack
sons side. and by the same vollcv that
killed that immortal commander.
There Is great deal i'm this letter that
the people Of Virginia should think about
ana think about very earnestly. It is q
startling thing TO say. as Mr.. Boswell
says, that. in the recent election of
United States senator. the Leg stature
undeniably did not represent the pe. plc
OF Virginia" and Mr. Boswell is bv no
means the only person who saws this
Tor we have Vet to meet with a single
person who has claimed that the Legisla-
ture d!d represent the people of Virsini,
in that election. s
II Is also startling thing to saw. as D
Mr.. Boswell says, that although Tho
representative from Fauquicr county
voted for Mr. Martin. che ,nust ba,,.
known that before the people of the T.
county General Lee. as against Mr. Mar d
tin' would have received Line out Of eyer, d
'o" Votes cast Mr.. Boswell is not the b
only citizen Of Fauquier whom we have ~
'"o"h 10 make this or a similar state =
heht' Indeed we have heard citizens Of o
auquier declare that in a contest be- u
"een General Lee and Mr. Martin be- "
ore the people Of that county General II
lee would get all the votes and AR o.
dartn would get none at all ~
NOT Is fauquier singular in this matter ,
rom every quarter Of the Common u
'ealth our adyices are that the same d,
tate or facts exists. Whom then did the is
lrsima Legislature represent i'm the &C
ate senatorial election? That it did not IN
epresent the people OF Virginia * as a.
iain as the MONDAY sun. Whom them CIV
I'd 1t represent? no definite and an &.
hentic answer can be made IN tbot oh
uestlon though II would probably have J"n
ecome possible TO give one il the great wi
'hiilttee on how not 10 do n" had nu
Jt forbidden Witnesses L. tell what tho. 40
new OF the matter. 1t is certain tbo,eh m,
lat The Legislature did nor ranras.,,. no
e people AiTrfrfo a., Hb
hese considerations are Of the lasr and VIII
ost pressing importance Just AZ tbis int
ne. MIR. fuckers bill 10 almond -. o oSi
institution OF the United States 60 &C con
take away from the Legislatures Tho rff99
Acllon or electing United States soma VIII
rs ana submit their election 70 Tho ~ the
IL vote OF the people. VIII be before SeI
shress IN few days, and the foot. Nh
Virginia case are OF overwhelmino the
portance when that bill IS being cor, me
ered. II United States senator boo VIII,
N chosen last fall by the peonie 90 into
slhla through their direct vote an3no - ~
'u'uates before them had been Ge,aral hea
ana MI Martin, II is absolutely cor m
'hat In Mr.. BOswelrs Iancuao, che,
'n'r@i Lee would have beaten bis -, ratl
tnt by a larger mn fo-i,,. ingt
-. anv ma, o,.l.y man. per- Hus
20 ., WV received In the praC
III any onice whatever" No,, any
" 'nis as the state Of the case. is IL IN U
most astonishing that the man wno No
-" nave been defeated ''bv Tho Lar eXaC
ority that any ma, 'ecSt II
against hi,, non ever mad poll Cabi
~ h'm' is yet made senator legis
" Tue man who would have hoon conn
''a by the largest majority ANY, ehes,
. yer received in the State for any now
g Whatever is defeated7 7, -, Let
way election NJ. -. - '"is Is the
I.latures -, sehators by the | repol
a. -, 'eSuits everywhere elsa ratif
~ ~ plain that election % .o'' SURGE
sena'oTs prosI