The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-01
COMMUNICATED.
MIR. MARTIN DEFENDED.

Editor OF The Times:
Sir.-I noticed fin your paper q few days
since "a controversy between Hon. W. \.
Jones and Mr.. Green. lu which the CORNER
asked that one single thing that Mr.. Mar
tin had done for the good of Virginia
might be mentioned Ny inclination lh
simple Justice o. Mr.. Martin. was az once
TO reply in NE affirmative. Llt j was Hoe
at that time well enough % 90 SO. /
win state here that ] am out OFT 2ohlcS
and have uO favOrs 90 ask OF amy pun
tcian. During the Lee and Marlih cam
paign ] was an arowed Lee man. TOOK
am active part and did all that was lN nv
power for DIS election. When th' 'fill'
bin was be'ng prepared tound Clauses 'l
10 which meant ruin not only to myself
but 10 an manufacturers 0i p"P'.
boxes. Committees were formed from ah
parts OF the country 10 tako this matter
up and bring every influence 90 Dear upon
representatives and members in Congress
Many letters were written and ialr PRONG
Uses made When our committee reached
Washington. representing the papaf-noA
manufacturers from an over the Nnlted
States. with a capital OF S2000o' ana ein-
plOying over f0o 90 hands, we found 'he
Senators we had communicated with 100
busy TO pay any attention Go us. Sena-
tor Foraker Of Ohio. could not give US
an audience Mr.. Plat. OF New YORK. OK
cused himself although thu chairman OF
our committee was chairman ot the IKE
publican city Committee. of Troy, n. IT,
and personally acquainted with HIM sen
atOr QUAY could not meet the fenn1sI-
vania delegation. After much delay Sena-
tor Primrose gave us an audience OF
few minutes. and although ha had writ
ten very polite letters. knew nothing OF
tbe question. I saw AR Daniel on two
occasions and although J fully explained
our position. he took mo- interest To- the
subject. The same letters had been Wil'-
ten TO each nator including Mr. Mar
tin. whom we then approached. lie nAue
ana appointment for that evening" TOOK
time 10 carefully consider tne Wnole il'l-
ter advised us 90 reduce our commit e' I'D
two persons. which was done Dy tNe ap-
nointrnan+ az 1fr Bisler. OF Philadelphia.
and myself ar. Martin then eAp.aI"'u
chat the chief difficulty was 90 get n
hearing from Mr.. Allison. chairman oi lns
Tariff Committee I'm "a few DAYS MT
Martin succeeded IN making am appoint
r,ont for ms. and I'm thirty minutes inter
view, had the paragraph We habfr1ined m
serted I'm the tariff bill. giving entire sais-
faction TO the manufacturers. MI Mdflh
laid aside any personal feeling I'm my hay
ing opposed his election and was strong
onoueht TO consider the good OF the many
who were employed by me. Mr.. blsier'
of the Pennsylvania committee. was so
much pleased with Mr.. Martin IS prompt
moss and business ability. without WHiti
49,. coufd never have obtained an inter-
,.io,r with Alr. Allison. that as chairman
NJ the Pennsylvania committee wrote a
letter thanking him.
As at frst stated. T write this letter TO
rofute the charge that Mr. Martin mas
never done anything for the good Of VIZ
eiaia. for had net this clause been INSERT
ed m least three hundred hands would
tavs hem thrown out OF employment from
this state alone. ~.
This is written without consent OF
Knowledge OF Mr. Martin.
n. Y. RANDOLPH
Richmond Va. uJly o. lssi-