Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-03
eSprcssions in this regard. His record
goes against him.
The REASON WHY q .g.5l Is Ita

goes against him. ssg eg.,st sSsss fssil
THE REASON WHY.
take It for granted that every man
mere is IN favor of having this right
ana privilege. and l Will discuss It III
order to impress upon you the reasons
why you Go not have It. One single
man has placed himself against thin
movement for selfish motives. L have
Seen around the State n good deol,nn
have talked With many people on this
question: Wherever l have been and
TAXED the question has always been:
Who is the candidate for Legislature
~, IN favor OF United States Senator?'
me question has naver been asked as
TO illness. The Richmond candidates
said nothing as to whom they favored
FOR the Senate
The Legislature will have many inn
portant matters before 1t. The nlsn
that constitute that body ought to be
true. honest men CT ability, going there
terests OF the whole people. In 1901
the interest on tbs public debt will be
Increased onc-third; the Legislature
VIII provide for meeting that debt But
the candidates have net been asked
what they are g,ing to do about that,
but whom, do you favor for the SEN
ate%
THE lesson drawn is that the clec-
ton oc Senator should be left to The
people. 1t seems tc me that every man
should not send people 10 the Legisla-
ture with only reference TO the election
OF United States Senator.
Some legislatures have proven that
they cannot elect Senator's. OF all
these elected last year there was not
one who WAS not II millionaire or rep
rcsentntivc Of some big corporation.
Gould Derew CT Adlicks have been
elected by the people? tCrics cf No.
Eo,D
an, 1,a,,,,.,..,n; Do,,,,,, t-,,,,
and Oregon the Legislature were una
bic to elect Senators. and for the next
two years those states will have but
ono representative in the upper house
Of Congress.
Some people doubt The ability Of the
people TO elect better Senators than
thosn have mentioned, bat they can
elect sound ones. and only take one
day to Go it in 1t, ton.
WAVES ROLLING HIGH.
such things have not taken place in
Virginia yet We can point with pride
10 the fact that they have not taken
place. but these waves are rolling high
Ell day by day, and unless We take into
cur own hands this election OF Senator'S
we cannot tell when these things may
happen.
The people scorn always, ut heart,
to rally around the pigmy.
Il have taken great interest IN this
question. and ii would make no differ
cnce TO me if the candidates were my
dearest friends, | would advocate the
election ~ he one who was an expo
ncnt OF 'incipleS advocated in my
platform.
You wi Ike q mistake In return
ing Ser irtin. He has not rem
dercd vice to the State that
warrants urn. What can he
show 10 h 1t? What great mea-
sure Of pu interest has he advo-
Gated? | m old lie is n great worker,
indeca tigablc in securing the passage
OF measures OF benefit to his people.
What great question of public interest
has he taken active part in?'
Mr.. Jones then referred to n circular
that was being sent around in the in
terests OF Mir. Martin. He took the
circular by paragraphs and discussed
each one thoroughly. He reiterated Il
statement thar he made in a speech at
Houston some weeks ago in which he
declared that Senator Martin had
lodged six important votes on the day.
The war revenue bills were being dis
po.ed OF in the Senate.
He stated that he had q copy of the
Congressional Record to bear him out
in his statement.
MIR. Martin is, understand" said
Mr. Jones. attempting to show up my
iNNp'u ia NSOiiSE tSS ne Is lINIHS ~
show that mine Is as bad as his. | am
not a candidate for the Senate You
have nothing tn do with my record: it
has nothing TO do with the case. | dis
dain to discuss 1t because It's not
Pertinent question. l understand that
Senator Martin is in Richmond ut the
same hotel with me. and that he is al
most dying TO meet me in debate. If
he Will name the time and place,
Will meet him n 1iSnpcc this.
ton.
y CONSISTENT RECORD.
"EIc may think my record as bad as
his, but Il; Is c0I!siS rJrT uIIc. i1.17-r
always voted on every question, and
have never lodged. and while he has
taken both sides of the financial ques-
ton by voting once for silver at 1G to /
and then for the single gold standard
have been consistent ana have al
ways voted with the majority OF the
Democrats of the United States
1T may be ancient history 10 some
of YOU. but III tell it. In 1896 the
great question was that of finance. The
people W,rc divided into two great
SurSing camps. but no one can tell from
his record where Senator Martin
stands. So far as | am informed that
question went before the Senate twice.
Once he voted for the 16 to ! measure
ana then he voted for gold.
Some people call themselves bime-
tallists, and perhaps that may have
been the way he understood Ii. The
Bryan platform is different. (Cheers).
Il believe in the Chicago platform.
and believe that the only thing to re-
turn prosperity is the reconciliation OF
silver. ] say that when the people OF
Virginia send a man to the Senate and
he undergoes an honest change and
votes one way and then another, he
should get up in the Senate and give
the reason for the change. I say with