The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-19
VIGOROUS SPEECH
BY THE GOVERNOR. |: \ ] ||N
Has a Good Sized Crowd.
and Fine Reception
D, at Paramount.
He DEFENDS.
JUDGE BEV. 7. CRL)MP
Says Senator Martins Reference
to Him at King George Was
Cruel, U Unwarranted and His
ALLEGATIONS Untrue-D De-
Clares He is Against All
Cliques and Machines.

Cliques and Machines.
Governor Montague addressed q large
open air meeting a t Fairmount last night,
AZ in d speech OF over an hour, In advocacy
{ OF his senatorial candidacy, and he wns
given most flattering reception. There
were a number Of ladies In the audience.
and they frequently Joined In the apr--.
plausc.
Thc features OF the speech wore the
Governors criticisms OF Senator Martins
record on the senatorial primary ,Snnd his
biting ar-wer 10 the senator's references
to Judge Crump. OF the Corporation Com
mission. The Governor had much to say
about clqucs and rings and machines. mal7t':.
in ylrginia, and declared that they would
never be terminated as long as the
junior senator was in public lie.
Mayor Presides. 81
Mayor b. Gallagher presided and IN (.
troduced the Governor In a brief but eu-
floEIstic speech, IN which he said Vltll
John Warwick Daniel and Andrew Jack
son Montague In the United States Sem
ate. the prestige OF the old Common
wealth OF Virginia would exceed that o.
any state In The American Union. sf
The Governor begun by thanking his
Honor for so kindly presenting him,s and
the ladies' and gentlemen for their pres
ence, and then proceeded TO disc ms
plat form and the record OF Senator Mar
tin In manner which held the closest
attention of his hearers The senatorial
primary was one Of the keynotes. and
-st..- ! I, hra
had never raised his voice Tor, It until II
wa s adopted. he reviewed his own connec-
J lion withSthe fight amid frequent out--s
bursts OF applause. y \. a$f
.Itsis not ii question OF how tho junior
senator stands now he declared. ANY
man can stand for thing after the the
battle is over. but where vas ne DURING
the eleven years Of struggle when the
fight was being made
.The plan was beaten at ROANOKE PKG IN. IN
1887. and the junior senator says 4 he
struck It down because It was aimed a t
Tom Martin.
81 ibid you ever hear OF man holding
\ the high Office OF United States senator.
proclaiming to the world that he placed
his personal welfare above that OF the
public? Surely he must have feared the
people would not elect hIm.5 He couldn't
take his chances before tho people. but
preferred the secret legislative caucus.
} Another Reason.
- f.,Again, tho junior senator says he de-.
featcd It because Ii would have cost MIN
10000 to run for the Senate. 4 he would
vote against Just principle to q save
$4,000, might he not vote for an unjust.
principle to save $4,000? II don't say
he would do It. but say there is little
difference In the two propositions.
.I struggled to give you the primar y In
order that the people might have Z as as
much power as the politicians; that the
many and not the few might be IN con-
troll" The Governor declared that he had
gone before the people four years ago and
won with four panks In his PLATFORM.
They were better public schools, better
roads, the primary and the employers
liability bill. when I first spoke for a
better public school system, he said. II
was as one crying In the wilderness. and
now i hear voices OF sympathy and sup
port all about me- ,f X PA
In speaking Of the employers ability
BILL the Governor said he was tho first
man ever to declare for 1t on the hustIngs
in tho State. 3s .SS Il
Founded on Justice.
8.5 u u did It," he said because the prin-s
ciple was founded in simple Justice and
because I had determined Vat upon an
issue where flesh and blood and homes
were on one side and steel rails and
wooden ties on the other, would stand
on the side OF flesh and blood. !"
Returning to the, primary, the Cover
nor said the Junior senator was In the
Norfolk convention whenlt was adopted
and did not open his mouth on the sub
Jest. He declared an interview OF Senator
\ hfo tt,,tN Ni,,S Thaa Vinooaa nf SaptamharN1
1908. on the subject, was n mere straddle,
md he asked amid laughter II It was not
time public men should get off the fence
md ride sometimes,
"Aimed at met he said sarcastlcally:
4 "I'll sit on the fence and get on the other
side to keep from being hit, II you
desire to retain this power Of nominat-5
ing your senator's will you reward the
7 man who has struggled to give you this
power, or the man who by every means
4 known TO modern politics has struggled
to keep 1t from you?'' d
Against Monopolies,
The Governor was severe In his strlc-.
lures upon monopolies, both business
md political, and declared that every
man should be given II chance equal to
that Of other men In tho racesof life
II believe In free religion, free edu-
ca tinn, free speech, free press and free
politics, and ] anr opposed TO bossism In
every form. Tho junior senator says I
deal IN crybaby talk when discussing the
machine In Virginia.
.The trouble with him Is he has never
been able to hear the cry Of babies or
men on the subject He has kent HIM
self so far from the people he could not
, hear. II have done no more,I have
yucceeded in introducing the Junior sem
ator to the people Of this State, He
never made q speech In your capital
city until this year.
n \ Tile says ! have a machine In Pitt-.
( sylyania county because named Mr..
( Hunt HargraYe and judge urea dway on
hnards. named Mr. Hargraye OH the
Farnlyille Normal Board because he
& wasn't a politician He never held an