Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-04-06
SENATORS MARTIN AND
DANIEL.

made it clear that he thinks Senator
Martins services to Virginia have been
ola high order. 1t was also made plain
that Senator Daniel thinks his colleague
merits another term.
The struggle in Virginia has been &C
centuated the last few days by a speech
from Gov. Montague at Spottsylyania
Court House, in which he alluded to
Senator Martin as "a department run
ner," and declared that Senator Martin
had originated no legislation, that work
having been done by Senator Daniel.
On the other side, the Petersburg Index
Appeal day or two ago printed a two
column editorial, setting forth what Sem
ator Martins friends claim for him. 1t
included long list OF successful efforts.
especially in securing appropriations.
1t gave him credit for 5000, 900, voted
by Congress, for the diversion Of Appo-
mattox nver, for $3.50, 900 for the ex-
tension of the James river improvement,
1925, 900 for Richmond College in COM
pensation for the occupancy of its build
ings by federal troops, and also for u
considerable number of other appropria-
| tons.
Senator Daniel was at his home, 100
Nineteenth street, Washington, yester-
day, packing up to go home to Lynch
burg. He said he had been detained
there after the adjournment of Congress
by variety of department business,
chief of which had been the arrange
ments with Gen. Lee, the President, and
the State Department for the Jamestown
proclamation, and then by the sickness
of his sons children, who are in the
house with him, but are now recovering
aud will 20 home with him when the
first sunny weather comes.
"My department work." Senator Dan.
lei explained, "has been increased by
the fact that the other representatives
from Virginia have left the city. Ii
any one could invent a mechanism 10
prevent the necessity of this tramping
around from government Office to govern.
ment Office, the stock in the enterprise
would go of like hot cakes. | would
like to get the first specimen of the man
ufactured mechanism "Haye you
read the Petersburg editorial of April 4.
headed What Has Senator Martin
Done,'" Senator Daniel was asked.
YES" he replied, 81 have read the ar
ticle which appeared in that paper"
Chow do you regard its statements
Are they correctT'
"Its statements" he answered, ',are
undoubtedly substantially correct They
accord with my recollection of the pro-
ceedings of the Senate, and they do not
overrate Senator Martins services. A
man is entitled to bis record, and Sena.
tor Martin has without question been
one Of the most active, alert and efficient
representative men. with references to
measures in the Senate, in which his
State was interested, as we'll as TO the
general legislation and to the multitude
of affairs which come, of necessity, be-
fore the departments.
There are a few alterations 10 the
history given in the Index Appeal which
might suggest for the sake of exact nc
curacy, but they would not affect the
substance of the statements about Sena.
tor Martins service"
"Haye you resd an article Of April 4
in which Gov. Montague said in his
speech at Spottsylyanis that Senator
Martins claims have been maguified &c
the expense of Senator Daniel? Has
there been any friction between Senator
Martin and yourself or any ground OF
complaint on your part against him Pc
81 read the governors speech. | ap-
preciate bis kind and generous reference
to me. Justice to my colleague and TO
our long relations Of friendship. how
ever, require me to say that he has never
appeared TO me the man to try to ride
another's horse and that | have always
found him ready and glad to accord
credit and honor where they were que.
SIT is inevitable, in the nature Of
things, that correspondents who sea
only the surface of events should often
fail to know their inner history. Tho
most important services are often rem
dered in committee rooms, in consulta-
tons, and in drafting measures or
amending them, that make no outward
sign. Hence ensue mistakes, missppre-
tensions, and miscellaneous without
intent. 1t has been my experience at
times, and it must be that OF all public
men, to have substantial services un-
noted, and trivial ones exaggerated; and
have no doubt it has happened like
wise to Senator Martin and will happen
to everybody else in the public service.
But there has never been friction or i'll
feeling between my colleague and my
self. We have always co-opersted
genially, caring little which one of US
did this or that thing which was on
hand, but only that it be done. |
have found him invariably fair, candid,
and generous, and have no complaint
whatever against him"
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