The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-04-25
Some Eastern Shore Thought.

Reproducing late editorial from TnE
FREE Lance. warning the friends OF DR..
letatonOt to jeopardlizc his candidacy by
unwise combinations. the Cape Charles
Light comments in the following logical
way:
THE rebukc has come, and il is de
served. We can hardly believe that the
spleen of some people would carry them
50 far a. to sacrifice their own country
man. rather than take n single chance Of
advancing or strengthening the forces Of
those they Oppose
"This seems TO be the DRIFT Oi some OF
those who have been crying ring rule,
but who are raising Heaven and earth in
their efforts to try Ia get n delegation
pledged and committed To Mr. Montague.
Senator l.eCato is in the race to win,
and will never be- a party to any such
scheme, and why our people will be led
not 10y the Ring they talk so much
about but by The First District Ring,
we are NJ loss to understand,
During the Senatorial fight it was to
get everything pledged To Governor Ty-
Ter, and they did it, and got left now the
same element who dictated that OppOsi-
ton, and who. in fact, was the father of
the move is moving Heaven and earth
to try and get the First district commit
ted for Mr.. Montague.
I'VE have never said word against
Mr. Montague or Mr. Swanson or any
other candidate. m our desire has been to
secure n recognition for the Eastern
Shore in llr. IeCato, and il in doing 80 Mr..
EchOls Mr.. Marshall or Mr. Montague
are elevated it makes no difference to W.,
but we do contend that with the geo
graphical position of some OF the candi-
dates Senator leCatO's chances are much
brighter with some than Others, but it
should not be his policy or that of his
friends To try To tie the hands of the
delegates from the Eastern Shore so that
in convention, even if the opportunity
arose to help the Senator, they would
not be able to do so by reason OF being
pledged to this or that man.
we understand that some OF our Ac-
comack friends are using every effort in
their power To get delegation pledged
to Mr.. Montague We do not know
whether this is because they have schools
superintendent aspirations or not, butif
such il the ease the sooner the school
question and politics are separated the
better for all concerned.
"rHE FREE LANCE pays our neighbOr
DR.. LeCato n very high compliment in
deed when it says, We ardently wish for
his nominatiOn-as much because some
thing is due the First Congressional Dis
trict as for our esteem for the Doctor
himself Tidewater needs friend Mt
court and no abier one could be found
than in the Nestor Of the Eastern Shore.
1.-The Eastern Shore has n right to the
second place, and it i'll becomes those who
DIR. LeCatO has helped in their political
aspirations in days gone by, to show
their ingratitude at this stage of the
game by trying to sell him out, and sim
ply because Senator Martin and Mr..
Swanson are known to speak rs they
pass by.
Select men who are honest and who
can be trusted and let them go to the
convention unfettered, and il. in the race,
after Senator IeCato's chances have been
taken care OF, what matters it to us il
Marshall, Echols, Swanson, Montague or
any other good man wins out.
ave are for Senator LeCato first,
Messrs. Montague, Swanson, Marshall
et al. afterwards"