Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-03
JONES'S REJ0lNDER,
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voted, and that upon the remaining six,
which were the more important, he faiisd
10 vote.
/ held in my hand at the time the Re-
cord OF the attn OF June, 1925. and read
tnerefrem the amendments upon which
he failed 10 vote. did not refer TO any
other vote OF his, save 10 mention that
he had voted both ways on the silver
question. ! confined my comments en-
tireiy to the sixteen recorded votes on
the sth DAY OF June. l said that the Re
cord showed that Senator Martin was not
paired, and that he had lodged six impsr-
tant votes. Senator Martin declares mat
ne was pairsd. and Indignantly repels the
charge that ne ever. lodged a vote
This raises A question OF veracity. winch
the Congressional Record only can settle.
tie says ne had general pair with Sena-
tor Mantle, a Republican senator from
Montana, and he adds: II have examined
carefully the Congressional Record, anu
[ have failed TO ind a single instance du-
ring the consideration of the war revenue
measure I'm which did not either vote or
ndNt lily Noit ny my SNhtA'N
pair with Mr.. Mantle"
Let US see about this. In the first place,
Of tho ten votes cast by Mr.. Martin, nine
were affirmative votes. The Record shows
that Mr. Mantle, wonderful to relate,
voted for every amendment for which Mr.
Martin voted, and for four for which he
did not vote.
This was doing fairly we'll for a Repub-
llcan senator, considering that all Of these
amendments were offered either by Demo-
Gratis or by Silver Republicans and Popu-
lists acting with them. 1t would seem
rather unnecessary, too, that senator
Martin should undertake TO protect the
votes he did not cast by pairing with a
senator who voted as he did when he
voted at all. But this is not all.
MARTIN AND MANTLE.
Notwithstanding the knowledge that
Senator Martin is presumed 10 nave OF
his own acts, and the fact that he mas
supplemented that knowledge by a care
full examination of the Congressional ke-
| cord, ! assert, and the Record VIII prove
that Senator Mantle voted, and voted In
the affirmative on three amendments
upon which Senator Martin did not at all.
on the amendment, offered by Senator
| Allen. to prohibit the bonds and certih-
q
act from being used as a basis for the
issuance of national bank currency or
national bank notes, and to prohibit tho
Secretary of the Treasury from increasing
| the gold reserve from the sale of these
bonds, MIR. Mantle, although a Republican
| and paired" with Senator Martin, voted
yea, whilst Senator Martin voted not at
| all. =
| Congressional Record, page 6l66: On the
amendment having for It's object the Is
suance of Treasury notes instead of bonds,
} as provided for I'm the bill Senator Man
| tie voted yea and Senator Martin failed
| TO vote Page 6lS0: on the amendment
| offered by Senator Turpie, authorizing
| the issuance of Sl50OoO,000 Of United States
| Treasury notes, instead OF the AOO.0Oo0O0
| Of bonds provided for in the bill, Senator
| Mantle, a Republican, be 1t remembered,
voted yea and Senator Martin refrained
| from voting.
VOTE DODGING."
| In the face of this record Will any man
say | have not established beyond con-
| troversy the truth OF every charge made
| by me against Senator Martin?
1t is aside from the question for him to
mention votes, although they may be ever
| so important which he cast at other
| times. L ufu not diltst ludl ne udN IEN1A
voted for any important measure.
| charged that of the sixteen recorded
votes had on the 4th Of June upon amend
ments offered to the war-revenue bill Sem
ator Martin voted ten times and failed
to vote six times He replies by saying
| that he was paired with a Republican sem
ator every time he failed to vote. 1 prove
| from the Record that this Republican
senator voted for more Democratic
| amendments than Senator Martin did,
| and voted three times on the day In ques-
| ton when Senator Martin absolutely
failed TO vote at all. He was present
throughout the day On three of the
votes upon which he is not recorded he
was paired with senator who had voted
every time as he had. on the other three
the senator with whom he claims TO have
been paired voted and he failed to vote.
II there facts do not establish a case OF
vote lodging then Il is impossible TO
establish anything of the kind by the
Congressional Record.
When Senator Martin next attempts to
vindlcate his record, / respectfully sug-
gest that he coll into his service more
efficient assistants. He has vOuched the
Record i'm support OF his own memory,
and the Record cOnyicts him. This letter
is already far too long, and, therefore.
shall not undertake TO recite the amend
ments upon which Senator Martin voted
to prove that as compared TO those upon
which he failed 10 vote, they were uu-
important. one was 10 tax mixed -four.
one to tax certain proprietary prepara-
lions, and still another 10 exempt bundles
of newspapers under one hundred pounds
in weight from all taxation.
No Intelligent man will say that either
fcb "a
defining trusts and taxing the products
therefore l IL per cent. upon their value,
an amendment upon which the junior
Senator from Virginia failed 10 vote.
And the people OF Virginia cannot be
made TO believe that either OF them was
as important as that taxing tea 10 cents
per pound. an amendment upon which
SENATOR Martin also failed 10 vote.
w. A. JONES.
To Elect Delegates.
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