Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-03
J0NES'S REJ0|NDER,
The Congressman Answers Sena-
tor Martins Letter.
REASSERTS HIS CHARGES.
Declares That h Senator DOdsed Votes
on the War-TaX Bill.
CRITICIsEs SOME EXPRESSIONS.
Public Patronage Not n Personal
Pcrquisite-Mnrtin's Military Re-
cord-When the Senator Was
"First Elected,
WarsaW. July 81. 1879.

statements which / am reported to have
made at Houston on Monday last The
first OF my statements TO which Senator
Martin takes exception, and which he
characterizes as a "disparaging remark"
Is the assertion that he did not take part
with the corps Of cadets in the battle Of
New Market. IT will be remembered by
those who were present and heard the
discussion between Mr.. Glenn. Green ana
myself that in my opening remarks I did
not allude to Senator Martins military
record. 1t was his friend and spokes-
man. the gentleman whom he requested
TO represent him In the debate. who made
his military record the subject of dis
cussion between US. In relating the SER
vices which Mr. Martin was supposed to
have rendered his State Mr.. Green stated
that Senator Martin had entered the Vir-
and that he had afterwards gone from
there into the Confederate army. where
he had served with much distinction. &c
He was the only Confederate private SOL
der In the United States Senate. and for
that reason should be kept there. In
my rejoinder / said knew Senator Mar
tin had been a cadet but that It was
news 10 me- and would be TO the people
of Virginia. that he had a brilliant record
as a private in the Confederate army:
that had heard Of many claims made for
him by his friends. but that for the first
time | had heard him on that day eulo-
gized as a military hero. challenged
Mr.. Green 10 name the command in which
his hero had served and the battles in
which he had participated. and was in
formed that he was I'm the battle Of New
Market Ny reply was that he was not
in that battle and that I had always
understood he was guarding the baggage
Of the battalion when the battle was
fought. ] did not charge that he had
failed to perform his duty. I merely gave
the facts as / understood them He ad-
mits he was not I'm tie battle OF New
Market. and that his friend was mistaken
IN so saying. His statement is when
tht battalion Of cadets was ordered down
the valley on the occasion Of the battle
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" I was I'm no
way responsible for the airing which his
military record received. and II appears
TO me 10 be purely a case of save me
from my friends"
DEFENCE OF THE SOUTH.
Senator Martin complains that charged
him with not indicating Virginia when
assailed in the Senate. I charged that
he had never defended the South when
the people had been assailed upon the
floor Of the Senate. If Senator Martin
has failed to hear the wholesale charges
that have been preferred against the peo-
ple Of the South during his term of SER
vice can only account for it upon the
hypothesis that he was absent from his
seat more frequently than | had supposed
was the case. Senator Martin says he
does not know where ] got the idea that
'at the time Of my (hisl first election to
the Senate" he was known as the agent
and lobbyist of railroad corporations. bat
hat II has its origin in falsehOOd and
malice. Wei, I confess that up to this
time / had never been aware that he had
been elected 10 the Senate more than
once. 1t has been claimed for him, il not
by him, that he was as good as re-
elected-that three-fourths of the mem
bers of the Legislature 10 be elected rext
fan although none had then been nomi-
nateO were already safely committed 10
him. but / 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. 1t may be. mas
much as the Democratic voters OF Nir-
ginia have been refused the opportunity
to express their choice for United states
Senator. the junior Senator Will be re-
elected. but it is hardly accurate for him
TO speak of his only election as my first
election" The gentlemen who so kindly
assisted. as we are told. i'm the revision
of his statement. should not have per
mitted this soecism. Their services may
Re dispensed with another time.
MIR. MARTIN AND THE RAILROADS.
As TO my statement that Senator Mar
tin was known 10 the people Of Virginia
as railroad agent and lobbyist. so far
as he was known 20 them at all before his
election. / have only to say that THE
idea" whether il had its origin in false
hood or malice or not is not new one.
Senator Martin does not intimate that
"the idea" originated with me. He knows
that IL was current throughout the State
n the time of his election. Ii was re-
stated at the time OF his cleo
ton. and during the six years that nave
since elapsed II has been so frequently
alleged in the public press and elsewhere
that the people of Virginia have long
since come to regard IL as a settled and
accepted fact. He will scarcely deny that
for some time prior TO his election he was
in the habit Of spending his winters in
Richmond when the Legislature was In
session. and that he cultivated most as
siduousiy the acquaintance OF the MEM
hers of that body. He admits ne was
he paid agent Of a railroad corporation
~ that time. and If the corporation which
,mployed him was asking for no legisla-
.ion at the hands of the General Assem-
Div II was certainly Interested in defeat
ng some which was proposed.
ELECTION or SENATORS.
senator Martin SAYS | stated he had
aid me he was opposed on principle 10
he election OF senator's by the people,
whilst as a matter of fact he had never
iad any conversation with me on the SUD-
ect. IL / am so reported in any paper
IN lnaccurately reported. What | did
nv was that before | offered the resolu- |
ion at the Roanoke convention providing
or a general senatorial primary | went |
q Senator Iartln and urged him 10 give
his support, and that he declared 10
ne rhen he was opposed TO II on princi- |
lie. Upon referring 10 the account OF this