The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
Addresses Great ThrOng
Of Voters in Fulton
and is Cheered.
,AGAIN#INVEIGHS
AGAINST MACHINE
Declares Title to Senatorial Seat
Clearer When When Given By Peso.-
pie Than When Il Comes Il
From Under Dark Liant .5
erns Of Legislative
Caucuses.

Governor Montague addressed an au-
dience Of nearly 1000 people In Fulton
last night, and there was marked cnthu-
L slasm throughout his entire speech. He
4 '.-r. perhaps. more vigorous than ever
IN his thrusts at machines and machine
methods In politics, and he declared that
q. sd 70 >..c + ke!iateapy the people his
title to his seat would be clearer than Il
$ 1t came to him from under the ida rk Ian
& tern az a legislative caucus"
II The Governor made frequent references
: 10 Senator Mnrtin as tthe Junior scna-
q .or.'" and no took him sharply to task for
his alleged opposition to tho primary sys--
& ,em and the employers liability bill.
5s..8 a large stand had been erected on the
yacant lot at Fulton and Graham Streets
Ind this was crowded with prominent
Y Democrats, while the people fairly
!hronged the streets on all sides. a band
made music for the occasion, playing
,'DixIe2 when the Governor arrived and
4 E''Aiild Lang Sync' when he concluded his
tneech. 8 5tIi
Messrs. James Hartley and j. w Camp
4 met the Governor at the car and escorted
4 him to the stand
Mr.. Garber's Kind Move.
The meeting was called to order at
$40 o'clock by Mr.. J. "A. Black, and he
presented Councilman F. II. CARRIER who
$ he said, would Introduce the next Junior
* United States senator from Virginia
IL Mr.. Garher's remarks, though brief. were
very happy, and when he declared 1T was
through the Governors efforts that the
people had for the first time the oppor-
u tunity to vote directly for a United states
& senator in Virginia there was PROLONGED
4 applause. jje5 . sf \, s3ts,s
.''It is a privilege. he said which
was brought bout by our honored Gov
y crnor. who stands fog even n-handed JUS
ticc to all. and whom have now the
honor of introducing to this magnificent
audience of Democratic voters.
Governor Montague was accorded
III rousing reception when he arose llcoH, 70
Il speak. and 1t was some .lnoments be-
fore he could proceed. so enthusiastic
was the applause which greeted his ap-
pcarance. "a #
80 was looking around, said the speak
err ITO see II / could address all who
are present This meeting is as large
y as the papers say the Martin crowd was
Ut the great Chatham barbecue. have
hoed corn and cut wheat by the acre
but this is the first time ! ever spoke
10 people by the acre" 58{s
Put Them in Good Humor.
This got the crowd In good humor
and after thanking those in attendance
for their presence and Messrs. Black
and CARRIER for their, complimentary ref
ercnces. the Governor proceeded to q
discussion Of machine methods and boss
ism In Virginia In a most vigorous man
q ner, being interrupted frequently with
outbursts OF applause.
''You find machine in politics" he
+ said, wherever you find tho few against
the many. But they say you can't prove
there is any machine. That may be 80,
for 1t lives OF. by and for politics and
4 usually In dark places, but we SEQ It's
tracks after 1t has gone. .S5.
q wherever you find cllques and rings
and bosses. you find the privileged few
standing behind them as against the
whole people. y The lobbyists join hands
8 machine. 81 54 i.i
and always will. l can call for proof on
the enemies l have made. &
II came Into public life IN this State
grounded In the conviction that could
best serve the PUBLIC by standing on the
side of the people. i n
Has No Machine.
IT have no machine. no organization
and no system Of newspapers to herald
my candidacy. When eight%or nine daily
papers print the same thing at the sanlo
time for the same purpose, there Is
cal,oot, and strong evidence Of q. ma
chine.n s853
y $50 for EN-" yelled some one In tho
audience. and. coming to the charge thus
made that he was a tax dodger, the GoY-
ornor declared, amid cheering, that no
honest man In Virginia would believe no
l. \ orJrro5 %o~S cr or n
'Your liberties and mine are at stake \
4 he said, when there Is a ring looking
out for Its own Interests. regardless OF
the interests of the people. fts5 ,i II
',All ask in Virginia is a fair field
and no favors, and as ] observe this
great audience In the gallant Fulton dis
trlct, am convinced that ] Will have
IT, (Applause,)
Pursuing the machine idea further. tho
Governor said: ''Whcneyer the lobbyist Is
before the Legislature to ask something
he should not have, the machine Is there
to help him.
~ struggled for the primary system IN
this State in order that you might have
rights at tho ballot box equal to those
i Of tho politicians4 and the machine fought
It at every stage,
"Do you desire to retain this primary,
or give It UP and go back to the secret
= Legislative caucuSy'} asked the GOVERNOR,
and there were cries OF ''We want II"
" assert here that the junior senator
z stood against 1t until we carried 1t
through a Democratic convention, Fle
Dnly accepted It, and did nothing to pros
motet. Iie fought It by all the ways
known to modern politicians While I have
stood for It from the beginning by open,
manly and rational speech. III r
Favorable Response,
"Will you vote for the man who tried
10 withhold this privilege from you, or
will Syo,l vote for the one who has strug-
Kled to give 1t to YOU r. n I'M
"Well vote for you. yelled voices In
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