Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-08-02
FltzhuSh Lee on Mr.. Martin.

Pitzhugh Lee on Mr.. Martin.
Discussing the general political
situation. William l.. Royal today
was asked if he had seen the letter
from Captain Daniel NJ. Lee, of
Stafford, who announced that he
would vote for Senator Martin and
gave his reasons therefor.
Mr.. Royal said: "Oh, yes: |
have read the letter. InitCaptain
Lee says that he never heard Gen
eral titz Lee say anything unkind
or unfriendly about Mr.. Martin.
| do not know whether what | am
going to say will be unkind or un-
friendly, but give il rs General
Lee said it. I'm 1893 was the
editorial writer of the Richmond
Times and discussed the election of
Mr.. Martin to the senate day after
day for weeks and months, Thi,
brought about constant interviews
between General Fitz Lee and nv
self concerning that matter. and hr
was IN hearty sympathy with my
treatment OF the subject.
Il have heard him say time and
time again that Martin was elected
by the railroad money. recollect
one interview particularly which
took place at my house. 1t wa,
while he was consul at Havana. or
soon after his return. for ! rccol-
lcct his telling me the way I'm which
he thought Havana could be at
tackled. In this interview he went
ON To explain the way in which the
railroad money was used. He said
a poor, but ambitious. young man
would he running for the legiSla-
ture. One of Martins friends
would take S4OO or $500 to him
and say: Mr.. Martin, knowing
YOU would need money for the ex-
penSes of your campaign, has got
this for you.
The young man would take the
money and after it got into his
pocket he found himself indisSolu-
bly, bound TO Martin. From that
time forward he was piled with the
argument. You've got Martin
money and YOU are, therefore,
bound to vote for Martin This
argument always prevailed. There
are a thousand men in Virginia
who could Substantiate my version
of General Lees views if they
chose to speak out.
Further, recollect that i'm one
of our primary elections / think
it was in the fight between Monta-
que and Swanson, though | am not
sure but, at any rate, it was al
election in which Mr.. Martin,
interest was thought TO be involved
As | was returning from the poll,
late in the evening | met Genera
Lee going to the polls. He aSket
me if | had voted. ] replied tina
| had, and had put in one againS
Tom Martin. He said he was 90
ing there To do the same thing. III,
either said to me, or | read in tn,
papers the next morning, that h,
| had said to some one else that h,
had come long ways to vote, an,
wished he had a thousand votes I,
cast the same way.
Nothing would have been easie
than for the investigating commit
tee to prove that Mr.. Martin wa
elected by the use of railroa
money if it had summoned tn
witnesses and have asked them tn
questions. And this leads me t
ask, Why Is it too late to make tn
investigation nowl The law wa
violated, and the crimes go unpur
ished to this day. Why shall nc
the present grand jury take up tn
subject | undertake to furnis
them with all the evidence nece,
e sary to prove the charge. Their
are a number of Mr.. Martin
] friends upon this grand jury. an
E they would see he suffers no inju
2 tice. Richmond News Leade
July 25.
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