Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-07-19
The Proper Credit.

The aShlhSVV"'s'" VI 'P""
rsbed at LeeSburg, Loudoun coun-
- has Just printed a warm politi-
- letter from Congressman VIM.
, ZONES. of the First District, to
pN. Harper. editor of the Wash
;rctonian- Mirror.
Nr Harper. it seems. addressed
note Of inquiry to MIR. Jones, and
,ho latter replied in a personal
COMMUNICATION. The editor sub
soouently gained the consent of
AR Jones to make the letter public.
Mr.. Jones letter is as follows:
Warsaw. Va, June 2S, 1905.
Colonel Robert n. Harper, Lees
burg, Va.
Nv Dear Sir have this morn
;,r vonr letter Of the 10th instant,
IN which YOU say that the friends
Of Senator Martin in your section
are giving him credit for practical
~ al of the good legislation which
has come to the State of Virginia
during the past ten years. You
also state that if this Is true it APP
pears to you very much as if
senator Daniel and the Virginia
membcrs of the House of Repre-
sentativeS have been entirely use
less" and YOU ask me to state
whether or not these statements
are based upon facts and especially
whether Senator Daniels efforts
in the Senate. rs well as the efforts
Of the member of the House, have
been without beneficial results.
Had / not acquired some knowl-
edge of the character and magni-
tude of the claims which are being
advanced in some quarters 10y over
Jealous friends of Senator Martin,
should naturally be aStonished To
receive such letter from YOU. |
cannot believe that with your ex-
ceptional opportunities for observ-
ing the work of Nirginia'S repre-
sentatives in Congress such state
mentS or claims rs those which
you mention could have made any
impression upon YOU, although il
is possible that many good Demo
Gratis in your section may have
been deceived and misled thereby.
am quite safe, | think, in saying
that there is not a United States
Senator from any State in the
Union who would have so little re-
gard for his reputation as to assert
that Senator Martin : service either
to Virginia or TO the Union, have
been in any respect commensurate
with those of his distinguished col
league, the Hon. John W. Daniel.
1t may possibly be true that there
are many intelligent people in our
State who are not aware of the eX-
tent and value of the services which
Senator Daniel has rendered the
people of Virginia, but if so il must
be that the Senator's innate nodes
ty and his aversion to singing his
own praises is responsible therefor.
The impression has been sought to
be made that Senator Daniel has
gwen small attention to matters
coming before the Senate affecting
The material interests of his State,
and have reason to believe that
some Of those who are busily en-
gagged IN creating this impression
are actuated by the basest of
motives. | know, and can person
ally testify, that Senator Daniel
has not only found the time to
participate in the great debates
winch have come before the Senate
since ne has been an honored and
influential member of that body,
out that he has also shown himself
an energetic working Senator, one
VINO has carefully and most eff
GENTLY looked after the material
interests of the people whom he
represents with such conspicuous
ability.
One' if not the chief, claim to
public gratitude set up by Senator
Martin and his friends is that he is
entitled to the credit of having adj
JuSted the long standing claims be-
tween the United States and Vir.
g'hia' and, so often has this abso.
lutely groundless assertion beer
generated, that there are perhaps
many people unacquainted Will
.''e real facts who honestly believe
" 10 be true. The credit for thi.
ser ief,anf 10 .b.oQ. e N -