The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-07-08

SltlN tlllnlihtu. nv ftpN7h Niih 0'ii' ~
ference tO his career In the Senate. lie
said he did not talk much. II am MOI
addict ii tn indulgng Ia Oratory ON the
floor" he nss rted. but let any one
show where the interests of Virginia
have y filtered by MY sileIh e. | only speak
when think il can serve some purpose.
aud then mi plain, straightforward
way" IIe said hr had been trying to get
things for Virginia. 20 that she might
not be IT .rnally behind the Northern
States in such matters.
GOV. MoNTAGrE's REPLY.
II say. he began. that the junior SEN
ntnr never made - publi' speech IN ~
Vrginia campaign till he was elected to
the Senate. Search the newspapers and
49, ii YOU can find any record ut his
sIsr-.he- prior To that time. Ills election
10 the senate wa- surprise. II l. sur
prises in Tia. election 81 public officials
that We want to guard against
With much spirit GOV. Montague went
into the history I ~primary Law. We
ar truubl,.u. h. d rlarcd. not 80 much
with colored men a. with cOluIl' - men.
This is not time for hcing ON the lenor.
IN is time tn ride u horse. II Nuu can {
get IA horse, my friend-. get a goat. Nhrn
did he support the primary law lie got
aboard tn cart when the tail was down
The Junior senator says he did nothing
against the primary; hut what did he do
for il?
We have ri al to ct the primary
legalized. Nearly every friend he has IN
the state senate fought the legaization
Of the primary. Let him line up hi-
friends for legolization.'
His dig at Judge C.. II. Ashton for
making "A Martin speech, when he prom
ised Ia preside impartially, received
laundering applause. Tie stated that ne
had seen IN the newspapers that SmOOt
was a bigamist. The junior Senator says
that corruption has crept in nearer
To me than Washington. All. DEFY any
one to SAY have not met corruption
with a fearless front. The second clerk
OF the educational board, whom TIN
Junior Senator ought To know very well
DE il a warm supporter Of the junior
Senator-has been selling tie school reg
listers for more than they cost without
the knowledge of the superintendent oil
education. But the junior Senator
knows the educational board il not an
administrative body. Ii can ouly pass
upon matters that the superintendent
brings before il. The board knew moth
ing about the matt r in which these reg
listers were prepared. The superinten-
dent of public instruction, he said. was
elected by q legislative caucus. not 10y
the people: that he WAS nominated by
the friends of Senator Martin.
He said that Senator Martin declared
that Judge Crunp had taken fees, but
the Senator replied that he would
correct such an Interpretation Of bis re.
marks later on. The governor defended
his course with reference To the corpora
ton commission. and explained that
Judge Crump was chosen by the legisla-
ture and could not be removed by the
governor. He defended also bis record ON
good roads. and said he knew ~ we'll ~
ANYBODY that good roads could not be
built on hot air. During the last eight
wears. he declared. the legislature had
been controlled by the junior Senator
friends, who had left nothing undone to
emharrass him.
The governor was warming up and
for a minute or two it looked like the
crowd was with him. Hewas reminded
that his time was nearly up. well,
said he. a. he sat down, amid great
cheering, Eve just got my foot In the
stirrup.'
SENATOR MARTIN SCORES.
Senator Martin in his rejoinder com
menced by biting straight from the
shoulder. Ii was only few minut : be
fore he had captured thecrOwd complete
ly as Gov. Montague had it a short time
nreyious. lie said the Governor was IN
accurate again when saying that the
Ie9alzation of the primary had been de-
ieated in the State Senate by h's Mar
tin's) friends. There were sixteen state
Senator's who voted for that b''l, sad
the Senator. mine OF them were my
friends. and seven Of them We're some
body eIse's friends" (Applause.)
The two candidates engaged in brlel
colloquy over this. THAT IL not true,
said Montague. ..
You look it up when you get nome,
replied the Senator
.Well. YOU look into the record.
"Trot it right ont here, said the Sena-
tor. somebody having remarked that II
was in the courthouse. Representative
Flood hurried out and in n moment
brought the list.
Senator Martin made a very forceiu
declaration that he int snded to stand 10y
his friends through thick and thin, thu
Governor having scored the idea OF
government of ''friends, by friends, anc
for friends.
The Senator said hestood by hisfriendi
when he had political fayors to bestow
Int that no one could accuse him OF ask
ing whether man were his persona
friend or his political friend when TIM
man, coming from Virginia, wanted hl
assistance on any public matter.
Senator Martin said that more thaD 81
years ago he had issued an address q
the vot .rs OF Virginia stating that II
favored the primary.
II never saw il" interposed the GOV
ernOr. a..
81 circulated it from one end oil TIN
State to the other" declared the Senate
IN high voice, gesturing at the Governor
Senator Martin next scored applaus
by reference to the Governors chark
about being on the fence. HE don.
want anybody that straddles, does hel