Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-07-12
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plptctN lilicu h'O 'N''"'N, anu
gallery filled with pretty women,
CAV \. J. Montague delivered an
,5dress of two hours and a half
last Saturday.
The speaker was introduced by
County Chairman &. NJ. Broun in
very graceful speech of two
minutes. and the audience applaud
81 vociferously when the Governor
came forward.
The Governor told of his pleas
ure At being able to appear before
an audience in Clarke county, and
reminded his hearers that the
county had been named after John
ROGERS Clarke, one OF the fore
most pioneers of the United States.
The fight for the nomination for
United States Senator hinges upon
tine records of the two candidates
in regard to the primary system of
nominations. and the Governor
proved conclusively that the junior
Senator from Virginia has never
done anything publicly 10 forward
the interests Of the primary plan.
To make this perfectly clear to
COURIER readers we refer to the
opcn letter from Mr.. Patteson
which is published elsewhere in
this issue. After being instructed
by the Legislature of Virginia to
work for the passage of a law pro-
viding for election Of Senators by
the people, the Junior Senator
might have at least introduced a
bin or done something to show
that he had received the instruc-
tons, but so far as has been shown
he never paid any attention to the
Instructions of the legislature.
30 far as can be learned from
the Senator's speeches. he prefer
red not to do anything when the
Republicans were i'm majority.
Mr.. Montague told of the oppo-
sition in Washington, Madison.
Blair and Randolph to the election
Of Senators 10y the legislature at
the time of the adoption of the
first Constitution.
The Democratic party had incOr-
porated the idea of popular cleo
ton Of Senators in two platforms,
and yet the junior Senator had
done nothing to further that end.
The corporations are well repre-
sented in the United States Senate,
and will continue To be represented
there, 80 long as Senators are
elected by legislative bodies.
The Junior Senator says he
should be returned to the Senate
because of his experience. If he
thinks experience is absolutely
necessary to be elected Senator,
why did he not invoke his mex
perience to keep himself out of the
seat when he defeated Eppa Hun
ton, who had experience in the
United States Senate and else
where, and Fitzhugh Lee, a man
OF experience, and who afterward
made himself famous in Havana
as consul general.
The Governor repeated one of
Mr.. Martins statements that he
never went back upon his friends,
and said he preferred a govern
ment 10y the people and for the
people as against one of friends,
by friends and for friends. "
The junior Senator's claim that
he had saved million and three
quarters to the people of Virginia
was reduced to shredS by the Gov
ernor's reading of the statement
Oh the settlement rendered by the
treasury Department at Wash
ington.
The amount which had really
been recovered by the State of
Virginia was $3.50.
The Government of the United
ottes owed Virginia a large sum
meney; the State of Virginia owed
ule United States Government a
large sum of money; under act of
congress, n settlement was made,
and the difference between the
'"o debts was only $3.50, which
was paid over to Virginia. How.
men, does the junior Senator have
any right to claim that he saved
'he State million and three qaar-
terSl
Inc Governor said that he pre-
scented his candidacy upon four
points, which he would support
and aHCOooto o. N ~ \