Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-07-03
4 POLITICAL
RE OLUTIOW

Those WHO have read Miss Ellen
Glassov's splendid story Of Virginia
notifies. entitled 1.-The Voice OF the
PEOPLE" cannot fail to note inc
accuracy with which she portrayed
coming events in this State; nor VIII
they be slow to suspect that In choos-
ing the youthful, red-haired "Nicholas
Burr for her hero, she had IN nina
tae present distinguished young At
to,ney- General of the State, who is
now practically tho nominee OF his
party for Governor.
Miss elias cow draws a graphic pic
ture OF young man OF clean hie'
wonderful popularity and matchless
eloouence, who, with superb, moral
and ply steal courage, went before inc
people and under the most adverse
circumstances swept aside old land
marks and wendell his way to power
and prestige over the PROSTATE forms
of man who for m IRE than the lifetime
Of q generation hal operated the
nol,tical machinery of the State. She
paints BIN not only as popular idol,
but one who really believed in "the
voice of the people and who listened
TO it in the discharge of all his public
duties.
scoRNED POLITICAL BARGAINS.
She follows the campaign, however,
in delineating the striking character
istics of her hero, a great deal further
than the present one has progressed
"Nicholas Burr is chosen Governor,
and his friends are pressing his claims
for seat in the United States Senate
TO succeed an old antagonist. But
there ale complications in the Legs
lature which is to choose a Senator.
"Burr" has net majority OF the mem
bors of the Democratic caucus. Some
of his erstwhile enemies propose a
"deal" which would land him IN the
Senate. A pending bill, charterlne
some gigantic corporate scheme which
would materially abridge certain popu-
lar rights, is taken to him, and he is
told that if he will afix his signature,
in order that it may become law, he
will that night be triumphantly named
for Senator. He scorns the propo'
sition and drives those who mace
it Indignantly from the executive
Office. He is made to say: o.
the Senatorship; 1 am the representa-
tive OF the peope."
MONTAGUE A STRIKING FIGURE.
Andrew jackson Montague is indeec
the nicholas Burr OF the Virgins
Democracy. Against the best judg
ment of his friends (who could sec
nothing in the effort but hopeless de
feat) he took the platform OF the
"May Conference" for his campaign
shl5boleto; went before the people,
appealed to them for their support, land
croo,ao tidal wave which enabled
him to unhorse old leaders and become
himself, by all olds, the most con-
spicuous figure in virgieia politics
His campo gn-the most brilliant sinc'
the days OF Henry A. Wise-not onl.
insured hs OWL nomination Tor GOV
ernor, but has bee ,me infinitely more
far-reaching in its effect. Indeed, il
partakes much of the nature OF
political revolution, such as now ant
then in all ages have been known t
Jar the the very foundations OF humal
institutions.
TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION.
1t begins to look as if the people o.
the State were in mood to carry
to its logical conclusion, and name 0
Norfolk, as representatives On the en-
tire ticket, mel who have been promi
nent i'll the movement led so Brilliant
and so successfully by Mr.. Montagu
There appears hardly reasonab