The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-25
ON THE VIRGINIA STUMP.
Senator Martin to Make a Canvass
of the State.

II. L. w, the Washington POSTS spe.
cial political writer, has the following In
that paper from Scottsville, Va:
az have determined to 90 upon the
stump in this State this fall and make a
thorough canvass" said Senator Martin
to the Post correspondent to-day. 81
have not yet outlined nv programme, nor
will any definite arrangements be made
until the meeting of the State committee
and the appointment of the executive
committee. From the begiruing of the
campaign. which will be about the mid
die of next month, until the day of cleo
tion, I will give my entire attention to
the political situation"
This unexpected announcement, made
e..day, will be read with all the more
interest because it has not been Senator
Martins policy in the past to make
stump speeches. In fact, Until the Pres.
idential campaign of last year, when Vir-
ginia witnessed one of the most exciting
contests ever fought within it's borders,
Senator Martin has not made a political
speech upon the hustipgs. In that cam
paign he appeared half dozen times,
notably ct Culpeper and Charlottesville.
He is not naturally a public speaker. His
training had been entirely in the courts,
and while he has acquired a wide reputa-
he has never sought to widen his intlu-
encs through public speaking. Even
though be has been in the Senate three
years he has never made asspeech in that
body.
In the campaign which will occur,
however, two years from now, a legisla-
ture will be elected which will elect Mar
tin s. successor. This year twenty State
senators will be elected, who will hold
over, and who will, therefore. have a
voice in the naming OF the Unlteh States
this year affects Mr.. Martins future. He
is candidate for re-ele ,tion, and pro-
poses to go before the people and form
the lines which, he hopes, will result in
his return to the Senate. He labors un-
der the disadvantage Of not being as
widely known personally throughout the
State as Senator Daniel, for instance, al
though his acquaintance with the leaders
is very extensive. This disadvantage will
be largely removed by his active paI tici-
patton in the canvass this fall.
AS the legislature to be chosen in No
VEN Der will elect Senator Daniel, and as
the election in 1880 is somewhat depend
ent, as already stated, upon the result
this year, and as there are few or no
important local questions to discuss, the
campaign in Virginia will be fought nj
most entirely upon national issues. SEN
ator Martin will again, rs he did last
year, take an unequivocal ground i'll favor
of the free coinage Of silver ut the ratio
of 16 to 1 without the aid of any foreign
nations, and has already fortified himself
with a large mass of information upon
the subject, although the exact text of
his opening speech has not yet been pre-
pared. In addition to this he proposes to
oil 20 fI0 inc f-,x- nd ,t,tl
advocate the adoption of n constitutional
amendment providing for a tax of this
kind. He was not in the Senate at the
time the income tax provision OF the vii.
son law was voted upon, and consequent.
ly has no record as a public man upon