The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-13

unsought. ana | have made ~ ,ne Iu'.
OF my life to avoid no responsibility, anu
TO declare myself whether IL De poP1
or not. IL there Is any one WIZ ,,,
any abuse to speak Of any oen"'o'' 0'
with 1t like man.
/ remember AZ one time, when my col
league was the subject OF puDnc rspon.
and he threw down the gauntlet 10 nus
who charged him. and the Gene.al ~
sembly Of Virginia declared Una. No -,
ment was untainted II thcte = -
who wishes 10 besmirch II. stanu w anu
let the world know upon what tue ~"
ton rests.
INSTRUCT THE LEGISLATOR.
Now gontIeren want 10 lay n
proposition before YOU. and II Is TINS.
Every Democratic voter In NirelnIa ~"
should have and has had since. Nlisi'lla
was sovereign state IN the 49,, a.,
opportunity. and now has an oppv' '"',.'5 -,
to have himself heard. as 10 "ho snel
be his Senator Is there an! ,o"'ss 80
the Commonwealth 10 when " 49,
lege Is to-day denied. or. I'm whlch easy
opportunity Is NOT AFFORDED TO attend ms
county convention OF MS cou'.S
mary? II so. and they choose 10 nave
it. let them instruct the MEMBER OF the
Legislature who TO vote for. has ever
amember Of the LEGISLATURE OF TINS S'"'e
been instructed to vote TOT sum "ns
man and voted for anotherF VINO anu
where. and when? In this very electloh
some Of your constituents nave heeh
pleased TO give TO their representative
an expression Of their choice, and ! need
only 10 look into the faces OF this au-
dence 10 know that no man here mas
the countenance OF guilt or would
betray public trust.
Now. as 10 this primary system. II might
be that a primary system might ne lald
before me which would commend my
earnest sympathy and support but 90
not believe that Thomas JEFFERSON great
as he was, exhausted all the FOUNTAINS
Of human wisdom and as much as | love
and revere and respect the great and mo-
BILE leader Of my party. "Nilliam Jennings
Bryan" I would take issue with him
as quick as ] would with you II ] saw the
truth as I conceive IT, for II he is a wise
man. he Is not above instruction from
even the humblest Of his followers.
Mp. JONES QUICK REPLY.
The gentleman who has just spoken
Mr jones' assumes that we have
perfect primary system before us now;
was il from Georgia?
Mr. Jones. NO
Major Daniel-"Ho says no. perhaps he
got II from Nebraska. | would ask for IN
formation: was e the same perfect pri-
mary sysem that nominated William
Jennings Bryan?
Mr.. Jones Bryan was nominated for
senator I'm convention
Maior Daniel understood my friend
10 say differently. but I may be In err
ror. but I understood my friend Jones
TO say that he was nominated 10y a pri-
mary in Nebraska and then defeated by
corporations at the polls. confess. gen
tlemen. have never studied the primary
system at all. and my friend says that IL
we say it is crude and undigested, that We
ought 10 have perfected H.
Gentlemen, ] never perfected anything
in my life that I did not have 10 sit
down I'm the midnight hour and get all the
books / could get and then consult with
tho wise men around me. and learn what
they had 10 say about II. If my friend will
allow me in the utmost goodness. I will
say 10 him I'm the most unaffected sine,
fly. with the highest admiration and
respect and sincere love for him. rs n
worthy comrade and as a noble comrade
Of our Old Dominion as ever we had in
Congress.-if he wants as 10 have
perfect primary system why didn't he
get one Of those perfect systems that are
LAYING around in South Carolina and I'm
eNbraska. that we like himself might
NY friend says that all that is the mat
ter with him Is that he IS bleeding for
the poor people. Gentlemen. all 7 have
got to say for the poor people is that
both Of the Senators I'm the United States
from Virginia have been an the time and
are now Just I'm line with the wisdom Of
my distinguished friend from the northern
neck.
HOT SHOTS FROM JONES.
Mr.. Jones-I would like 10 ask tho Sen
ator If. when the junior Senator. two
years ago voted against the resolution
To coin silver AT the ratio Of 1G 10 I. he
voted with the Senator. or with me. and
T would like 10 ask another question.
whether when he voted a few days ago.
To put a tax OF two dollars a thousand
on white pine. DE voted with the Senator
or with me.
Major Danlel-If you have got n double
barrel gun want 20 know
IT, want my friends 20 hol-
Ter for Jones quick. because am
going 10 saw for him that my friend Mar
tin when he was n very young man in
the Senate he had iust gotten there. no
was very much the same as my friend
was about four years ago. when he was
trying 90 have ms an sing the song:
-Four more wears % Grover,
Then we viii be in clover
want 10 ask him II that is the clover
patch he wants 20 bring rs TO- 7 want
to say about my friend Martin that he
is like Jones He is ~ young and pro-
gressive Democrat. and he is getting light
daily. As far as the question ~ white
pine Is concerned 7 do not think the whole
subject would pay for the scratch OF
match 10 give MS little light on the sub
Iceland II looks 20 me ike Jones Is think
ing more about Tom Martin than he is
about tho bleeding people perhaps I ought
not to say that now.
CALLED DOWN AGAIN
Mr. Jones-The convention will observe
one thing. l know you want 10 be fair.
When Senator Daniel asked me if / could
name an instance when Senator Martin
had voted different from himself.
and from me- not the Democrats OF Geor-
ga. but from him aud myself l said 1
could name two instances, and ! did
name them. and the Senator answers
me by saying that he voted with the
people In Georgia. the question PROFOUND
ed WAS whether heFoted with you ana
me. Now as 90 Grover Cleveland.
Senator Daniel-Oh well, YOU are right.
Brother Jones H0ud and continuous
cheerinsJ There is 900 principle in the
Democratic platform that requires Mr..
Martin 10 vote one way or the other
for white pine
Mr. Jones' did not charge him with
doing anything wrOn-.
Senator Daniel have no feelings
about this question, except TO say this.
that il is a serious Innovation upon long