The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-16
Railroad Influence.

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Governor that the railroads wished Senh-
tor Martin kept in the Senate the SEN
ator said Every railway president IN
the state. with the possible exception OF
President Barr. of the Seaboard tAr
Line would not know him If he shouia
enter this hall at this moment 90
not know his views on the senh,orship.
do know It's n mighty poor frlenusriP
which does not discover Itself. Mr.. stevens.
president OF the Chesapeake and ONO IS
bitterly opposed to my reelection Pres
ident Johnson OF the Norfolk and West
ern, Is the active advocate OF the electlon
OF my opponent
Senator Martin evoked applause by an
outspoken declaration against ING en-
ployment OF convcts In factories in COM
petition with free labor, but should be
set to work breaking stones on the pup
lie roads. He declared in favor OF tho
bill, providing for Federal aid in the con.
struction Of public roads
Regarding hfs bill providing for set
Element OF the claim Of tho Federal gov
eminent against Virginia. OF $l,723,ooo,
Senator Martin was at pains to declare
that had Senator Daniel been in the SEN
etc, instead of sitting aa member OF
the Constitutional Convention the win
ter the bill passed, he would have got
the bill through.
Senator Daniel was also i'll, he said.
when he was pressing such bill NO
man could have gotten 1t through then
Tho time was more propitious when got
It through. Abiding to the charge made
by the Governor that only $3.50 had been
saved the State by the settlement. Sena-
tor Martin declared that such a declara-
ton looked like an insinuaton that the
States bonds which were surrendered UNI
der the terms Of settlement were worth
less Then he declared with great force:
"Any effort to have got more from the
urited States would have been an at
tempt to loot the Federal treasury, ana
! would not have been a party to 1t.
Senator Martin was very emphatic In
his conclusion: II am a candidate for
recollection to the Senate, wish your
support. II my private life and public
record shall appear to you to make me
worthy OF your votes. hope you will vote
for me. II not. vote against me-. He
was warmly applauded as he got down.
When the applause was concluded, SEN
ator George g. Keezell introduced Lieu
tenant Governor Willard.
Willard Speaks.
Mr. ISeezcll was very happy in his re-
marks. He said the only thing he had
ever heard against CAPTAIN Willard was
that he was rich He did not believe this
pcDIlt rNoilu WIZ itStiiiiSl u iihih bEt-to.7t
he was rich or poor, but because Of what
he was.
u want to say, said Senator Keczeil
that II Willard wants to die poor, as
Carnegie says Il man ought to die. he is
in n mighty fair way to do 1t, dabblins
In Virginia politics." Mr., Keezel said
he wanted n Governor elected from a
revenue producing section of the State.
Captain Willard paid slight attention To
tho charge that 10 was rich. at know
full we'll the people Of Virginia do not
care about how much man Is worth,
but what he is and what he does" ZAP
plause) Virginia Is not abreast of the
times he said, and then he went on to
declare Virgininns should not live 81
much in the past. dear as are the tradi-
tons OF a glorious past, but II we are
to forge ahead we must give to the young
men Of Virginia opportunity here at home
instead of compelling them to go abroad
II they would get on in the world
Better schools and better teachers arc
our chief needs" he said IIe said some
time ago somebody had said: You clamol
for better schools. willard, and you
don't send y6ur own children to tho pub.
lie schools.'' II do not. but am hoping
for the time to come when the parent
who sends his child to the public schoo
Will do so because there Is no better
He made an eloquent plea for oppor.
tunity for the young man Of ambition
and capacity. who wanted to get an edu
cation.
Regarding good roads. Mr.. Willard de
clared he wanted good roads; everybod.
did. He had never seen Il man who wa!
opposed to good roads: hut n great dca
OF money has been wasted on our roads.
He said: THE money has not been spen
wisely He declared for convict labo
on public roads. There was a time, h
said when our finances were In ba'
shape We, had to make every edge cut
we hired out our convlcts, We arc Il
better fix now Tho Davis Shoe Com
pany pays tho State forty cents da.
for convict. The honest workman get
slfO or $50 Put tho convict to worl
on tho roads" he said. "His crime wa
against tho community; let him wipe
out with work for the community"
Mr.. Willard advocates the single lis
of school books ~ rent farm in Ray
pahannock county this year. for instance
no said. Il try The book used IN Kappa
hammock and send my boy TO schoo
Next year ] rent a farm IN Warren an
when ] 20 10 send my boy TO school