The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
Der,lo,,,uunces Attack

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The governor read from the Washing
George speech. in which he is reported
as having said 1t was Unfortunate that
Judge Crump should be In anyway the
beneficiary OF fees paid 81 parties ap-
pea ring before the commission.
He declared that this was 4 most un-
founded and gra tuitous attack upon one
OF the cleanest and highest men in the
State. 90
! 81 asked Mr.. Martin II he meant to
say that Judge Crnmp had received fees.
and he replied that he would answer In
his own time. hut when he came to reply
he made no reference, to It, further than
to say he meant nothing personal.
KY IT cannot understand this business OF
calling n ma~,na liar and meaning Moth
Ing personal"
g" II am here to saw that Judge Crump
never received fraction of q cent. and
that while he admits his indiscretion. he
has done no wrong. He Is above 1t. Ills
whole life here among you bears this
out.
"The Junior Senator IL making this
attack was striking Mt the commission
through It's president to in1ure and Grip
ple It's work. or to make Won believe your
governor had done something wrong"
/, Would Not Remove Him.
1.-THE Junior senator has as much right
to remove Judge Crump as have. II
had It would not remove him. for no
has done nothing to deserve It. 1t Is your
dutv to rally around and uphold this
commission. It Is for your States good,
for YOUR good and your childrens good"
Tho Governor took up the school regis
ter matter and said he had done all he
could to probe to It's bottom, and the
guilty ones had been discharged
Mr.. Martin had said: "And they tell
me the half has not been told" II chal
lenre him now" said the Governor. ITO
tell us who is they and II he Is q good
public servant and will give US the names
OF they I'll have called meeting OF
the board and proceed with another In
vestigation."
In speaking OF bossism. the Governor
declared that his was the flrst Democratic
State administration In his recollection
that had not been endorsed by a State
Democratic convention.
Generous Boss.
$50 this generous boss OF the state. :"
he said. ("they claim he had four-fifths
OF the delegates and permitted mo to go
az a delegate to st. Louls) would not
permit them to endorse Democratic adj
OF his State. Why notP"
asked the speaker Because It was
aimed at Tom Martin" yelled a voice
from tho audience. and there was great
daughter and applause u am In no COM
.bination nor semblance OF q combination
In this fight"
II want to tell you that you cannot
break up your country rings unless you
break up your state ring first"
.'If the King of England We're to have
such q machine as exists In some OF the
states OF this Union, he wouldn't hold
his crown tweny-four hours,
Eve will never have the best results
until We take the hand OFT the Legls-
lature of the States.
'"They say, You had better be with us,
for even IL Montague goes to the Sem
alto. we elect so many officers, A gem
tlen1un told me he other day;'I am
with you, but don't say anything about
1t; ] am afraid ask you, young men,
If you will subscribe to a system OF poll
tics which says II you haven't stamp on
you. you can reach the foldl
II Will wear the collar OF no boss, and
! would not place one as thln as
eauze around any mans neck had
RIA her be defeated, declaring for the right
az free discussion than to win obstruct-
Ing IT. have no committees at my
back and no newspapers to which can
send simultaneous reports; therefore,
have to come to you. You nave the
machine against you, that lives OF, by and
for politics, and that works nlsht and
day ~, ,,,o,,s ,,,,,,,
they could not boss me, and now IN
the worst, ] do not believe IN goY-