Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-19
The Congressman Enthuses Dem
OcTats CT Shenandoah Valley.
MARTIN q VOTE DoDcER
rho conGrsssiona Record show. that
in one Congress, lie Either Failed
TO Vote on Bills Involving the In
'ercst "t'he People OF vir&insn. or
Ho'ed with the nepuoiican,-Net
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lNchmond, Va. Aug. ia special
from From; Roya, last night says:
Congressman w. ~ Jones address
81 large and enthusiastic audience
OF Democrats at this place to-day. His
speech created a profound Impression
and is pronounced one OF the most mas
teirly ever delivered in this courthouse.
He reviewed the movement in Vir-
ginia ana the efforts in Congress to
secure an expression OF the peop.c on
the selection of United States Sena-
tors ana showed that the attention OF
the people was now entirely eu2rcSseu
with this matter. when it should h.
turned 10 other matters rel Ing 10
the state.
MARTIN AGAINST THE PEOPLE.
He charged the junior Senator from
Virginia with having begn instrumen-
tai in defeating the motion in the
mary plan. also in preventing the State
Central Committee from recommends
Ing an EXPRESSION OF the popular viii
AT the polls. and said he was still in
terestcd in doing the same thing
through the county and city political
machinery OF the state.
PEOPLE SHOULD ELECT
He reviewed the history Of legisla-
tive supremacy as II once existed. and
showed that the modern tendency was
toward The election Of all officers by the
people, instead of by the I.egisla ture,
and that the election of Senators inS
the various legislatures last winter
showed that Legislatures are controlled
by corporate Interests. who elect multi-
milllouaires resardless OF the wishes of
the people.
SENATOR MARTINS RECORD.
Mr.. Jones gayc out another install
ment of Mr.. Martins record in the Sem
ate. quoting from the Congressional
Record. and saying that he would en-
ter into solemn obligation to give $500
10 any man TO point out any mls-stats-
meuts Of that record as given.
He said: II hold in my hand an abb
stract Of every vote he cast. l Will take
one session ont of the five which he
has been in the Senate. To-wt. the
Filty-0ith Congress. In which was
passed The Dingley tariff bill Out of
Il hundred ana eigh;y-seven aye and
nay votes Martin failed TO respond TO
hundred and seven. between the
18th day of April ana the eth day OF
juno the Record shows that Martin
voted only four times. though they were
considering the passage Of the p.nGley
tariff bin. once on the Wilson Substi-
,utc ~ the bankruptcy blll; once on the
saue bill: once on free homestead on
public lands. and the fourth time on
point of order
' Z. -.
During THAI period there were a Srclt
many recorded votes many OF them ~
the most important nature, such as
NldrIch'S amendment inrrea the
duty on drugs ana reducing duty on
pIs-iron: Aldrch's amendment inrress-
ing duty on chlorate Of potash: Jones'
amendment reducing duty on window
glass. Jones' amendment reducing duty
on China stone crOckery ware: Vests
ameniment reducing duty on bottles,
Walls. jars etc; Whites amendment re-
ducins duty on spectacles and eye
sllSseS; Vests amendment 10 take duty
Oft cotton ties: Vests amendment re-
dusinG duty on tin plate: Whites
amendment II reduce duty on iron and
steel chains; Vests amendment regard
ing some lines Of cutlery; Turpie's
amendment 20 reduce duty on horse
shoe nails.
VOTED WITH REPUBLICANS
These are fair samples of the DEM
o,rrat.e amendments on which Mr.
Martin failed To vote during that
period ON the eth of June. on the
Vest amendment to except white pine
from The s. per thousand duty on sawed
lumber, he voted mo" with the Re-
puplicans on June FIST he failed TO
vote on the amendment to take duty
on OF reapers, mowers. etc. July 5th,
on an amendment offered by Senator
Mills for an internal revenue tax OF
I'VE per cent. on all articles In excess of
one thousand dollars per annun on
manufactured articles made In the
United States. from iron. steel. and
many other things. the tax to be ap-
Piled 10 the interest bearing debt, ha
voted NO" with the Repu blicans, only
one Democrat voting with him.
NOT n VOTER. ~
Mr.. Jones said Mr.. Martins friends
say that he Is not n sneaker and ..Tha
record shows that he IS not a voters