Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
TALKS FOR MARTIN.
Senator Daniel Answers Questions
About Colleague.
USEFUL TO THE OLD DOMINION.


USEFUL TO THE OLD D0MINION
Junior Senator. He Says, Has Done
All That Has Been Claimed foI
And Is Not the Kind or Man q
Try to Ride Another's Horse
Comments ON Statements BY Gov
ernOr Montague.
From Washington Post OF April g.
Senator John w. Daniel spok,
out yesterday with reference to recent
criticisms and also recent praises OF
his colleague, Thomas S. Martin
now In the midst of a campaign fol
reelection. He made it clear tina
be thinks Senator Martins services
to Virginia have been of high order
Ii was also made plain that Senator
Daniel thinks his colleague merit,
another term.
The struggle in Virginia has beer
accentuated the last few days by {
speech from Governor Montague, al
Spotsylvania Courthouse, in which
he alluded to Senator Martin as Sc
department runner" and declared
that Senator Martin had originated
no legislation, that work having beer
done by Senator Daniel. On ths
other side. the Petersburg Index Ap.
peal printed two column editorial
setting forth what Senator Martini
friends claim for him. 1t included
long list of successful efforts, especi,
ally in securing appropriations. II
gave him credit for 100000, voted
by Congress, for the diversion of APP
pomattox river, for $4,000 for the
extension Of the James river improve
ment, SIS, 900 for Richmond College
In compensation for the OCCUPANCY
of its buildings by Federal troops,
and also for considerable number
OF other appropriations.
DETAINED BY DEPARTMENT WORK.
Senator Daniel was st his home,
100 Nineteenth street, yesterday,
packing up to 90 home to Lynchburg,
He said he had been detained here
after the adjournment of Congress
by q variety of department. business,
chief of which had been the arrange.
ments with General Lee, the Presi-
dent, 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 and will
go home with him when the first
sunny weather comes.
'My department work." Senator
Daniel explained, "has been increased
by the fact that the other representa-
tives from Virginia have left the CITY.
1T any one could invent q mechanism
to preventive necessity of this tramp
ing around from government office
to government Office, the stock in the
enterprise would go of like hot cakes.
l would like to get the first specimen
of the manufactured mechanism"
"Have you read the Petersburg
editorial of April 4th, headed: sWhat
Has Senator Martin Done,'" Senator
Daniel was asked.
EYES," he replied as he took q seat
near the table in his sitting room.
"I take the Index-Appeal, and have
read the article which appeared in
that paper"
"How do you regard its statements?
Are they correct?"
MARTINS SERVICES NOT ovRRRATED.
ats statements" he answered, "are
undoubtedly substantially correct.
They accord with my recollection of
the proceedings of the Senate, and
they do not overrate Senator Martins
services. A man is entitled to his
record and Senator Martin has with
out question been one of the most
active, alert, and efficient representa-
tive men, with reference to measures.
in the Senate, in which his State was
interested, as well as to the general
legislation and to the multitude of
affairs which come. of necessity,
before the departments.
"There are few alterations in the
history given in the Index-Appeal
which might suggest for the cake
OF exact accuracy, but they would
not affect the substance of the
statements about Senator Martins
service"
SHAVE You read an article of April
4th, in which Governor Montague
says in his speech at Spotsylvania
that Senator Martins claims have
been magnified at the expense of
Senator DauielP' Has there been
any friction between Senator Martin
and yourself or any ground of com.
plant on your part against him?"
81 read every day." Senator Daniel
answered, "The Times Dispatch, of
Richmond, in which that srticle ap.
peared, and, of course, read the Gov.
ernor's speech. appreciate his kind
and generous reference to me. JOS.
hce to my colleague (Martin) and to
orr long relations Of friendship re-
quire me to say that he has never ap-
pesred to me the man to try to ride
another's horse and that I have al
ways found him ready and glad to
accord credit aud honor where they
were due.
EFFORTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
.'it is inevitable, in the nature of
things, that correspondents who zee
only the surface Of events should
often fail to know their inner his
tory. The most important services
are softsn rendered in committee
rooms, In consultationss and in draft
ing measures or amending them, that
make no outward sign. Hence ensue
mistakes, misspprehensions, and mis-
statements without intent.
at has been my experience Of times,
and it must be that Of sll public
men. to have substantial services IN.
noted, and trivial ones exaggerated:
and ] have no doubt it has happened