The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
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tho audience, and proceeding, the Cover
nor said: 5a b.
"I have a right to ask you not to strike
me down when I have been striking for
YOU" and the answer came We'll never!
do It, Governor Y Il y stand for an en-
largement OF the powers OF the people,,
the Governor ontinued. land III have a
better title to seat In the United States
Senate II 1t is given by the people OF this
State than II 1t were won under the dark
lantern OF legislative caucus. t
$50 am out In the open. where I
have always stood, not asking cliques,
rings and machines to support me. but
carrying my candidacy straight to the
people for their decision" 8
The Governor: declared that Senator
Martin had had no part In the passage
OF the bill to pay naval employees for
overtime, and assorted that he had neEer
opened his mouth for the employers LA
billy bill until long after 1t had become
law in this State. 555a ri
Employers Liability.
IN the eleven years OF struggle over
this bill the junior senator never opened
his mouth for it, he said, land all his
friends in the I.egisla turc save Mr.. Nell
waine of Petersburg, we're fighting IT..
~ did not advocate the measure in the
interest OF any class, but was deter
mined that In contest between flesh
and blood on one side and steel rails ana
oak ties on tho other, I'd take my stand
by flesh and blood. Il
In speaking OF his contention for bet
ter public highways, the Governor said:
1--WE all knowithe Executive cannot make
laws, and yet the machine has way or
saying: The Governor hasn't made any
good roads. The Legislature Is friendly
to the machine and not to the Governor
Tho machine does not desire to benefit
the State so much as to down the Cover
nor. IT'S whole aim is to drive me out
OF public life In this State
.1rhey can't do IT," cried someone, and
this was followed by considerable ap-
plause. ,t y 81 II
.But they say 1t Is assumptions In, N me NJ,
to run continued me % sPe NAV sav here here
about MS foggy as ia bles.
"If have done no mo more na hom ih' ia
people OF this stats did not know until
/ brought him, before the PUBLIC. Z, !, !.
free PaoRe wno they becos pubic
life, as United States et,Attorney.
AT tOrncy- Genaral ana Governor, ana Ilot
10 vote for him II they could not en-
dorse his course and the principles Tor
which he stood, ,,.
''They say / have built up machine
through appointments on the public
boards of the State. !. say II CAN'T DO
done, for tho more patronage Governor
has, the weaker he Is, have tried to
strengthen tho :'hoardS, and have put
many men on them VINO are hostile s''l 20
me-"
j',Trn Governor said the machine news
papers were assaillne him for not signing
the bill to nut Lee Statue IN tho Capitol
at Washington, and he grew ELOQUENT IN
the natter
Why He Didn't Sign.
II wouldn't sign, that bill ! he. said
''because I wouldn't have voted for II,
had l been In the Legislature, didn't
want the image Of that great man 70 ~
cnrped and criticised, and his own family
didn't want 1t thare
Hit couldn't have made Lee greater.
for Lee WIS greater than, washington.
His Confederate soldiers did not want
tie bill ana one e his great r satpains
Don't let them cruelty !, or holiest and 3
Governor answered the criticisms, which
charged him with refusing to sign q pen
sion bill carrying $500 900 to the Confed-
crate soldiers Of the state,
4 81 vetoed n resolution he said, (which
simpound,d, SGT aside, and Withheld from
them. 10000, and the Legislature unanlI
mously sustained that veto.
tha Gnnfnderata soldiers. ! simply took