The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-04
Representative Jones Sticks to His
Charges.
QUITE A SPICY REJOlNDER.
lie A gain Takes Up Nfr. Martins Mil
itary Record and Declares That
Hc Dodgcd the Responsibility
ofNoting on War Tax Bill.
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statements which i am rcpoitsto 10 HaF
made at Houston on Monday last. Inc
first OF my statements 10 which senator
Martin takes exception. and which lac
charactcrizcs as Co. "disparaclug remark
IS the assertion that De Cld not take part
with The corps OF cadets I'm the battle Of
New Market 10 VIII Doe remembered by
those who woro present and heard the
discussion between Mr.. elem Green and
myself that iu my opening remarks ] dld
rot aru1c o. Senator Martins military
record 10 was his friend and sDOkes-
man. tho gentleman whom he requested
20 represent him in the debate. who made
his military record the subject OF dis
cussi0u between MS. I'm relating the ser
vices which Mr Martin was supposed 10
have rendered his State. Mr.. Green stated
that Senator Martin had entered the Viz
GINA Military Institute when q mere boy,
end that he had afterwards gone from
there into The Confederate army where
ho had served with much distinction. &c.
lie was thc only Confederate private sol-
der in the United states Senate. and for
that reason should be kept there. I'm
my rcio.udor j said I knew Senator Mar
tin had been o. cadet. but that it was
news % mc. and would Doe 70 tho people
of Virginia, that he had a brilliant record
as private in the Confederate army.
that had heard of many claims made for
him hy hIs friends. bat that for the first
time / had heard him on that day eulo-
sized as military hero. ] challenged
MI Green TO name the command in which
his hero had served ana the battles in
which ne had participated, and l was in
formed that ho was in the battle OF New
Market My reply was that he was not
in that battle. and that L had always
understood he was guarding the baggage
OF tho battalion when the battle WAS
fought. J ala not charge that he had
failed 10 perform bis duty. ] merely gave
the facts as / understood them. lie add
mits he was not in the battle Of New
Market. and that his friend was mistaken
in so SAYING His statement is when
tho battalion of cadets was ordered down
the valley on the occasion of the battle l
was sick in the hospital The only diff
ference between us IS that / said he was
guarding the baggage whilst he alleges
that he was sick when his battalion was
ordered down the valley 4 was in no
way responsible Tor the airing which his
military record received. and st appears
l. me IA be purely "a case of Save me
from my friends
CHARGES AGAINST THE SOUTH
Senator Martin complains that 1 charged
him with not viudicat.ng Virginia when
nssailed in the Senate. I charged that
he had never defended the South when
the people had been assailod upon the
floor of the Senate. If Senator Martin
has failed Goo hear the wholesale charges
that have been preferred against the peO-
pie of the South during his term OF ser
Vice / can only account for IL upon the
hypothesis that he was absent from his
seat more frequently than 4 had supposed
..H Nlf
does not know where / got the idea that
at the time of my (his) first election 20
the senate he was known as the agent
and lobbyist OF railroad corporations. but
that 30 has its origin in falsehOOd and
malice. Wei. ! confess that up 20 this
time had never been aware that he had
been elected tO the Senate more than
once. 10 has been claimed for him. if not
bv him. that nc was as good as re-
clected-that three-fourths of the menu
beers of the Legislature 90 De elected next
fau. although none had then been NOM
Iratcdl were already safely committed 10
him. but I had not supposed that the
Democratic party in virginia was so boss
ridden and machine controlled that Sena-
tor Martin could refer tO his election as
an accomplished fact 10 may DE. mas
much as the Democratic voters OF Viz
riu.a have been refused the opportunity
to express their choice for United States
Senator. the junior Senator viii Doe rec
elected. but 30 is hardly accurate for him
10 speak of his only election as "my first
election The gentlemen who SD kindly
assisted as we are told. in the revision
of his statement. should not have per-
mitted this s0lecism Their services may
lie dispensed with another time.
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