The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-28
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lie Isl Givci1a Warm eccptioInB BY
the People Of Loudol'n
t8a County.
rs NOT "A PIERS MATTER.
The Speaker Says That lie IS
Only After Mr.. Martins
&. Record. ~
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5s Ll5EsBURG. VA, July 27.-The appear
,nce OF Governor Montague ut l1cesburg
4 mis- afternoon was the occasion OF a large
gathering Of 4representativ I've citizens from
Iii actions OF Loudoun county. a con-
servatlye estimate OF the attenia:r,a IS
ono thousand persons who listened to the
Governors address for two hours and$n
half. III. NJ
Joseph Norris. ESQ, Of Lccsburg, ono
Il OF the most influential citizens OF tho
county, presided and introduced d. Bruin,
ESQ, of A1dle. chairman OF the county.
executive committee who introduced Gov
y crnor Montague.
The applause that greeted the Governor
4 was flatterlng, and Indicated the sincerity
OF his welcome by the voters OF this
4 county. After courteous reference to his
auditors, Governor Montague sald, In.
/ denying nny personal attacks on Senator
Martin. that he wished to cay no 5unkind
word about any one and that he had been.
as aelf-restrained and as tolerant ms any
'red-huired" man could we'll be; that
he had never said an unkind word about
Z the junior senator personally, but that us
4 public man his public record MS a public
Il servant Is a.AlegItjmate subject for dis
cuss!on and criticlsm,4and rather than&to
establish the precedent OF supprcsslng
$the1'right of}such discussion in "a lcgiti-
mate way. he would forcgo q thousand
seats In the United States Senate.
Is Public Property.
n He attacked the public record Of Mr..
G Martin. because ii was PUBLIC property,
and as such the junior senator was. amen
athletic his constituency for his acts q s
scnator Governor Montague followed his
Introduction by n clear and convincing
explanation o + the efforts OF the Demo
cratic party In the past to have adopted
q the primary system OF nominations for
q senator and State officials Such a sys-
4 lem, he. said. was essential to divest great
aggregatlons OF wealth OF their infu-
sstnce In Legislative affairs, and to srclnYest
aihc peoplefat large with the direct con-
troll Of their public servants; thatEo all
q the Federal officers, only tho representa-
tive In Congress was voted for directly,
and that IL the people are compctentAto
; select their congressman. they are equally
as competentSto select their senator's
% Thetinfucnces, said the Governor. which
q p,it men In power, determine and con-
troll their services when in power II put
In authority by. n few, their allegiance Is
given to the few: II mon are put III power
by the people at large, to them theySnro
amcnable. and to them will they be true
and faithful. s a95 N WINK
For Clean Politics.
The primary system, said the Governor,
wass favored in tho interests or clean
" politics in the interest Of the voter thirty
miles from the courthouse, so that his
influence would be as potent as the little
ring at the courthouse, and this primary
4 ballot, IL honestly cast and honestly
counted will restore political equality
4 throughout virginia. 5 81 H;
Referring to Mr.. Martins advocacy Of
i the primary, Mr.. Montague said he never
favored 1T until after It's adoption. and
Until Eit was live question, and that
4 now he fayors IT with a Nick of approval
L and two Of disapproyal; that after It's
adoption he half-hcartedly8 supported It.,
z or rather accepted 1t, In Z. negative sort
Il Of way. 5ss iiBBS Fl "a 3 ~;
on the subject OF improvements as to
roads and schools, Mr.. Montague said
he was In accord with every feasible
means to better them, but.S unlike the
Junior senator, whose support Of these
reforms was like thcapromiscs of reform
& made by a man In immediate contempla-
tion Of marriage.
Governor Explains.
# Mr.. Montague very satisfactorily ex-
nlained his position on vetoing tho first
appropriation bill for Confederate sol.
diers: the Lee statue bill. and other acts
OF his administration as Governor, which
had been attacked by the system e OF
b newspapers allied against him. After re-
5futIns the attacks made upon him, in con-
\ clusion he said:
4 II have no friends, no fayorites no ma
chlne-like organization, no system tof
newspapers, no leadership to advance my
candidacy in the interests Of pure poll
ties. I come to Loudoun In a plain way,
advocating and supporting primary
system of nominations. the first linaugu-
y rated in the history Of Virginia. which
Will restore to each voter political equal
B ity. and assure the citizens Of Loudonn
that il elected ! will be amenable ito the
4 people Of this Commonwealth and not to
a coterle of select friends.