The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-29

lnOA 7, Or ElVl DIN Q ~
he solomon Of the First District
am no lawyer, but practical business
man. II was in Congress / would
favor law that would put oil the law
books IN one pile aud burn them up.
Lawyers are curse 10 the country.
They make laws aud cannot oonstrue
them intelllgently themselves. Now,
this same gentloman-"Will" Jones,
who only represents one per cent Of the
dtstrict-how many platforms has he
stood OF In 1892 ne was for free trade
IN 1896 for free silver and ia 1909 against
imperialism Now be is going TO- fail
t1is time. and In 1904 what then He anc
his party Will have to 60 to F.ddlers
Green which is nine miles from destruc
tion. e. get en- issue Now, my friends,
all you have 70 do Is to stand by the
Republican party this fall, which means
good times aud plenty of money, aud
we will give Billy Bryan" and "Bl
ly Jones" the blackest eyes they ever
had.
Now, let Us talk some horse sense !:
o mpare conditions now with those Of
'96 Il was then that Coxey's army
IN lrohei on 10 Washington The Dem
ocrats did not know how to get rid Of
them. They were running here end
there 10 keep them from invading the
departments Poor people were tramp.
ing all over the country looking for
work. Soup houses were established
In every city The country was on the
eve f a revolution. When the election
came on what was the result? MoKin-
ey was elected and the Republican
paity in power Have you heard OF
O Key SINGER Do you see any soup
houses runningi No You see business
prosperous in all its branches. money
plenty and good prices for the farmers
products. am not posted on the Phil.
ippiue question That is 900 miles
from home and | Rant 10 difcuss what
affects the people Of the First District.
met Mr.. Jones on the steamer a few
days ago aud he said you ought not
to be a candidate for my Office. II you
beat me you will take the salary s. 600
per year from my family" " Now, gen.
tlemeu, this is remarkable Does the
seat In Congress belong to Mr.. Jones
l. Il heritage handed down, and when
he gets too old 70 attend to the duties
Of the Office will it be handed down TO
his son? Or. in plain terms does the
representation Of the First District be-
long 70 the Jones family? l say no
and you will see that It is not so when
election day comes. Jones has no in
luenoe in Congress when he speaks,
is is TO empty benches He has done
nothing for the district. Compare the
appropriations on our rivers with that
Of rivers Of the North who have Demo-
cratic representatives and you see where
we are. He is hated by men Of his own
party as the devil hates holy water, be-
cause Of his opposition to pensions, and
his own colleagues Of the State Of Vir'
Qiuia shun him and do not take him
into their councils.
If | am elected to Congress / will be
at the beck and call Of my cJnstituento
not locked up in back room, requiring
red tape to reach to me.
Turning to Mr.. Jones. he said: you
expect to have a walkoyer. II you do,
you will have to walk over me at every
Court.house and cross roads in the
district, where will meet you
aud discuss the issues / never
surrendered to the Yankees in '65, and l
will never surrender to you am not
made Of surrender material / was born
In 1916. At 10 l enlisted in the Con-
federate service, and was at Apo
mattox when the surrender took place.
l am Virginian. 1 love my old State
with her grand traditions. My mother
was named Virginia; my wife, who
lies buried in Gloucester. was named
Virginia; my daughters name Is Vir'
ginia; my grsnd-daughter's name is
Virginia, and my intended is also
named Virginia. and the people Of the
First District can trust me because oil
am and have ltands for Virginia