The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-02
MR.. royal WARM I.
ON MR.. MARTIN.
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buted to Ills election to the United States
| Senate in 1893 over General Fitzhugh Lee.
The speaker briefly reviewed this memo
rable contest reading from manuscript
that had evidently been prepared with
great care. Ills uttcranccs were both
plain and bold, and he did not mlncu
words in expressing his opinion as to
the. methods by which he believed Mr..
Martin was elected. Mr.. Royals criti-
cism Of the legislative investigation that
followed Mr. Martins election did not
lack In interest. He declared that while
the resolution adopted by the General
Assembly made provision for nn inquiry.
OF the broadcast scope touching tho con-
duct Of the campaign. rumors Of the
use Of money, the influence Of corpora
lions and other matters discussed rat tho
time of General Lees defeat. the special
committee in the beginning llndopted q
resolution combining the Investigation to
acts OF the two candidates in the cam
paign. This, n the speaker declared, was
equivalent to no nvestigation. None OF.
the facts thatthe people were most in
terested In could be gotten before the
committee. Whenever a witness reached
the matter ofsshow money was spent he
was stopped by the Limitations Of the
rule adopted blythe committee. And Mr..
Royal charged that friends Of Mr.. Mar
tin were responsible for limiting the In
uuiry to s,rcl, narrow lines that 1t was
not possible e prove anything.
Went Under aCloud.
Warming up as he proceeded, Mr., Roy
all declared that Mr.. Martini instead OF
having been 3vindicated, really went to
the Senate under a cloud of suspicion as
to whether or mot he7iwas q elected by
honest and proper, methods Had any
member Of the Senate from the North
charged that the junior sennt or from
Virginia had, been improperly elected. the
latter could only. have hung his head in
shame HE should have demanded such
an investigation as would have removed
all doubt. VI
Mr. Royal was often interrupted with
loud applause. and his remarks evidently
pleased his hearers nearly all Of whom
wore Montague buttons.
After laying aside his manuscript. Mr..
Royal spoke briefly but vigorously for
few moments without notes.
Some Warm Thrusts.
With uplifted: hands and with great
emphasis he declared
"Martinlsm has not. penetrated down
into the hearts OF the people Of this
State, unless they have forgotten these
charges, which have never been cleared
away.
"The people Of this Commonwealth will
turn from him If they know the facts
in this case. 80 caTH's
ut is well to get approximations, but
T. don't want to see everything subordi-
mated to getting our fists in the treas
ury to drag money therefron1.
"Mr. Martin boasts that he held up
important public legislation until he could
get n few thousand dollars to clean out
mud puddles in Virginia.
Asks a Question.
rs 1t more Important to do this and
to neglect the curbing OF the trusts and
other matters OF interest to the people.
or to do It and still look znf ter other im-
portant subjects? u, Iz,
"of course. We want our share or aD-
propriations, but submit that this is
the most sordid and repolant scheme
that ever confronted the people of this
country.
Good forbid. gentlemen, that this spirit
Of putting our arms into the treasury
shall become dominant in the politics In
our country
appropriations and patronage, II you
please, are all right IN their places, but
senator should be able to DO more than
secure them, and If we are TO descend TO
the level whcro. statesmanship tis TO nc
measured by ono's ability TO secure them,
may God save our country, }g3t4ip5ai at7