Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-20

y. rsiiv orpoeed the resolution. He
ia oSrsonaliy be would BE- elad 20 en- ~
dorse the acts Of 0ovsrnor ~, Iy'saa o nse 20
40 so inasmuch as 1t would indicaie
that the administration had been cslls-
ciscd in other quarters he was Ros
tive that Governor Iyisr reo not n
order. he thought. for the House TO 30
Mr. Ayers insisted upon his resoIu ,on
but the hour OF ] o'clock h a,sc,sl order
the election OF United States senator-a"a
Mr.. Ayers withdrew his notion
SENATOR MARTIN ELECTED.
Mr.. Saunders presented the name We,s =.
Senator Thomas s. Martin TO the house
| for reelection to the seat he now noius
in the United States Senate. Mr.. Sa""-
ders said: .,.,an
Mr.. speaker: I'm the course Of human
events" the time has come Tor the ueneo
raj Assembly Of Virginia TO discnafse vno
OF it's highest and most important aut, rs,,i
For reasons deemed sufficient. AFTER lha
and solemn debate the e Tst,tu ,iH de-
termlned that the senator's IN Conslsss
should be elected by the generai assen-
blies of the several States. 60
This method of selection has ehuurea 70 ~
the present time, so that II mas come "
mass that this General Assembly mas peen
realred 10 scrutinize the claims OF tne
candidates for this high place, ana exc,
else its constitutional duty on nias
| selection between worthy competitors.
The members who compose TINS pouy
have brought TO this task full sense Vi
their responsibility to the peoPie. w WIZ ~
they represent. and for whom tney aie ~
| choose a representative. .. .ho
IL was with no disparagement oi .ne
| claims of others. no reflection upon thsli
| moral or intellectual worth, past Tecoius,
| or party loyalty, that our cnolce na'
| fallen upon one who has worn e'ic 'e'
! torial toga well and worthhy.
SIX YEARS AGO.
Six years ago. in this hall, IT was f Siaass
| on behalf OF this gentleman py lrienu ,s
| who knew him WELL that he was d ma.
| Of practical common sense, stuuent'
| worker. a patriot. 1t was pre1ictcu c, .nae
| the people in those portions OF tnS S'a.e'
| moi then familiar with his lIe, us io
nord and his public services, would soon
| learn to know him, and knowing nm ~.
world learn to honor, TO esteem, ana 10
| love him. $500 7. ,ra,, ha
.rne that his gifts are not those OF MS
associate IN the Senate. 1t may be tnat
| he does not possess that rare GIT Oh eio-
ouence with which that associate Is 20
richly lowered. and OF whose speecny,s ~
NAV be said, that when he ends, sucn Is
| the lingering charm of his discourse, ms ,,
audience still think him speaking sui
| stand transfxed to hear
But, grant that his talents are not "a
the snowy order; grant that he yieids
| the palm Of oratory to his colleague ne
is not without gifts of his own, which
| render him q valuable servant 10 the
| people who have hoLored him, ana wn0mi
he delights to serve 1t has Deen justly
| said Of our senators in Congress, that
| the one is the complement OF the other.
| If the one CLEANS and sparkles, the otner
| shines with serene and STEADY lghI' ne
possesses in the highest degree thar raLe
ola nd n0rCniGnOtlG
| SO essential 10 the public man, whose
| daily task Is to impress his associates
with his views upon all questions aHect-
| ing the rights. interests, ana aHalrs Oh
| Ills constituents.
JUST, SAGACIOUS MAN.
His character has been drawn by the
poet, who. when describing anotner'
| spoke of him as a type of the just, sa-
gacious man" He owes nothing OF ms
advancement to adventitious aid. 1t IL ms
pride that to his own clear mead anu
| resolute purpose he owes his success IA
life. His aims have always been nlsn. re
! has borne in mind the maxim that ne VINO
shoots at the MONDAY sun VIII always
shoot higher than he who aims but al =
bush He possesses the rare quahty oi
attracting men to him. OF making anu re-
tanning friends. He has taken TO heart
the advice of Polonius to his son, ana
the friends he has. and their adoption
tried, he has grappled to his soul with
hooks of STEEL Herein stands revealed
one of the secrets of his otherwise mar
yellous success. He has friends, many OF
them true, staunch, and loyal friends
who know him, love him, work for him,
and stand by him-and he stands by
them.
This generous quality of loyalty, sc
conspicuously evident in the relations OF
private life Is no less prominent In MS
public service. Moreover, above all tnlnss
he is a man of affairs, a man OF details
hue N "A
for work
THE BUSINESS SENATOR.
This era has seen the evolution of the
business senator. With the growth OF oui
country, the development of its industries
the increase of its population, the nuiu
plication of the points at when the gov
eminent touches the individual, the for
mer type of public man has to some eX-
tent passed away. The constituencies see
more of their representatives, ana re
ouire more of them In the matter OF per
sonal attention to local affairs and loca
interests.
II is safe to say that the mail OF any
prominent member of Congress- durlnt
any one week OF a modern session, equals
the mail for an entire year OF congress
man of q century ago.
The contents of this mail relate to al
Infinite variety OF subjects, ranging IRON
an appropriation Of millions for harDo
! or a river to the establishment or ais
continuance OF some pttty ioSai fo''
2 Office but great or small, these matter
, require the personal attention OF tn
9 member 1t Is by his masterful girl
upon the business committed TO him D.
his constituents. his painstaking atten
2 ton to every detail of that business. no
neglecting the smaller matters of the In
dividual constituent for the weishty In
terests urged by populous cities am
powerful corporations, but dealing wit
each in its turn, at all times calm, pa
tent, unvexed, and imperturbabe tina
r the Junior senator from Virginia has me
} the expectations of his friends, confound
/. | ed the prophecies of his enemies, an
I converted whilom opponents into staunc
adherents.
. REVENGES OF TIME
! Time has brought its reyenges, for
/ is within our recollection that a fe'
nights since the gallant ex-Confederat
soldier who seconded his nomination pre-
faced his euiogistic remarks by sayin
u that on his first election he opposed hin
i but that his record of work well done !
l the Senate had brought him 10 his SUI
port. Elected for the first time six year
:. ago he has stood with success the ties
of actual service. When he stood as
II candidate for reelection, and became
'. target for hostile criticism, q host {
S! voluntary champions came willingly foi
ward to uphold his cause, TO bear test
IL mony TO the effective character of hi
work for the people OF Virginia. and I
u award honor where honor was justly du
e He represents a State rich In gloriou
memories" throbbng with industrial az
: tIvities. and eager TO tread the paths {
commercial enterprise and aboundin
l. prosperity. Such State deserves an
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