The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-01-29
POLIrICs-DYS PEPTIo AND
HEALrHY.

HEALEh1.
10 the news columns Of the Rich.
mond Times Of late have been various
references 90 machine" candidate,
s'maohine" rule. and so forth, anent
the RnbsrnAt0rial contest which is now
fat waxing hot The CRY has been
taken up- strenuously by some of the
local papers. who begin 20 squeal before
their pet candidate shows much sign Of
being squeezed. We we're surprised 10
see the usually conservative Manassas
Journal, in the Eighth District, lose
its head as it did, and more than sur
prised that First District paper. the
Middlesex Sentinel, should talk about
the 'maohipe." The Eighth District
has been pretty free Of so.called office"
rule and we do not see that she stands
In any danger OF being squeezed out OF
office by the trust " The First Dis
trics has been Crying Uffioe trust and
ring rule every time shat Senator Mar.
tins name IL heard. forgetting that II
there is any District in the State hide
bound and ring-riddeu it is our own
District.
Because of the foregoing reference
to the Manassas Journal that con
temporary has seen fit, in an intern
perate explosion, to refer to The
FS~%E LAVoss->s sSeuDer unwarrsnted
oy ouk mention of ip,,S>with q malice
miSgly as vehement ss~.pneslled
for and with charges that arss terly
groundless so far as the preseH Is "a.
agement Il year old) is concerned or
is cOgnizant of. We do not even
know the JOurnars editor, have not
harshly criticised it nor has its exis-
tenee and sareer been of other than
ordinary indifference to as. Our
article took expressions from what it
supposed were reputable represents
tive papers in each the First and
Eighth Districts. and as We are ideu-
80 largely With both Tbs FREE
"a. Aseted upon its prerOgative as
tlue~ ty paper to jibe in a not
hAS0 way these Democratic
. nOu Iv hpOn their incOnsis' Rejss.
unseo .r,su malice and iyss sfsts
sTp1""aassooToEod 20 reply
Unp. Ssr meritksts:S Sell-pOised
sl>p0' tempsS 1T paper takes
.a - the Firsssays'
eO. "a matte the fact shat it viii
up tn0 as late as August next be.
s.Ip Y6ocFatic candidate for Gov
oropa Virginia Is nominated, she
f4ement which even now prevails
mono the friends Of the rival caRdi-
dates seems so us quite premature. Bat
a. we fad thst our exchanges are tax
ing M she fight in real earnest and ad-
voeasfng the claims Of their favOI1te
candidate, the Sentinel had just as
we'll give expression to It's vieTs on the
subieot particularly as no subsequent
developments will likely alter the opiC-
ion We now hold.
ssThe astute fredericksburg Free
Lance. in q recent editorial advoc lting
the nomlnAtion OF Congressman swan
son and defending his right 50 aspire TO
be Governor and 20 acceps the influence
~ Senator Martin, alias the machine,
AZ he can get 10, refers 90 the Sentinel
ana oAk#CbuCo pAAtp eA-p w 49,
talk abdnt the an chine." Possibly.
" IA "a conc e may have said
.ethirQ about machine, " bus we
.e "a recollection OF hAying referred
Law an connection with the coming
sooa-netorial fght. II We Should hap
~, "a do 90, however FS cannot see
Ron shat should be 81 occasion for
"..-nsy,nvlse. - 30 our COT mporary, know.
e it does, that We have been
lnsi 81 thIs indiscTetion (?) hereto
go s'It 10 worthy Of comment
eSss The friends Of Mr.. sT4nson are
s,,e olss Who are talking moss about the
..,,,e line. I" and their motive In doing
- ainlv 60 make is appear that MT.
49, .one and his friends sEe antsg-
q tbe marty organization. Speak
onvssIvss. and We think for
$3.50 ~ Mr.. Montague Q friends,
.-rthfnliv say that Senator Mar
IN has nothing in the world
szttitude; we do not ia
sacause Senator Mar.
t because he. he
him - and shoulders 49,, y :
b. candidate so far as ooncerns
lties necessary to as one Cor the
responsible Office Of Governor
Dia, We woulo regard Monta.
q best man even we're Martin
en- why should Martin being
I'm alter that opinionl 4
egOing from the SOuthside
is worthy Of comment here,
ken seriAtim First, the Sem
entirely correct IN saying that
it mens over toe gubs-ustorial
Ates IL pfem Hues But whs
it SIT There WAS no public
iDging until some Of our con
aries discovered q mares nest
circular letter Of Mr.. Swanson
gan tie cry Of msehine," "
the whole thing started
~ he-WrOng bat I