Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-23

My competitor" said The speaker
lis something biased and besides his
bias hc has developed in this campaign
capacity Tor iuacctracy that has ncv-
or hccn cquailod in the history uf the
state
ilc says that if appropriations arc
all W. want, We had better send IL Re-
publican to the senate. | would hardly
have expected such an argument from
Il man who has held Office under the
Democratic party almost ever since he
left his mothers arms.
Can't Live on Sentiment.
The speaker declared hat he had at
tempted 10 gel for Virginia her part of
what was going" 81 believe" said
he, that Southern statesmen have
spent too much time talking about
sentiment and the constitution.
Sentiment is all right hu il
will not provide food for your family
or ramcnl for your wife AMI children
"My opponent has seen fit To dwell
upon other things than my record in
The senate. He says that he knows
that was opposed io the Constitutions
nj convention. He don't know what he
is talking about. | voted for the Con
stitntional convention and wicked
for it,
In response To Il question from MIR.
l'ickfOrd, the senator said that the
governor was violating The spirit of the
Constitution in running for he senate,
explaining that the Constitution pro-
vidcs that the governor shall not sue.
coed himself and shall not he Il cand-
date for another Office during his term
MS governor. If it were not for the
fact thai the qualifications of ii cund-
date for the United States senate are
not affected by the laws of n State, The
governor could not he Il candidate for
The Office he is now seeking.
Didn't Signs Bills.
The speaker said that the governor
did moi sign the bill creating the Cor
poration commission, allowing il to be-
come 4 law without his signature. lie
went on to say That the governor did
not have the courage Of his convictions
or he would either have signed or
vciOc,l the measure. He also said that
the governor did net sign the bill pro-
viding for the placing of statue of
General Lee in Stattary hall nj Wash.
ington, on the ground that the hill was
unnecessary. incXpchicnt and unwisc.
Why" asked the speaker didn't he
veto IL then? That's what he's there
for isn't il, To veto unnecessary, mex
pcdicni and unwisc bills?"
In answer Ia the charge that he had
attacked lie Corporation commission,
he speaker said that he had merely
stated that II was unfortunate that the
president of that commission should
have bccn Interested in Corporations
| CT the state
Answering The charge that he had
been opposed to the employers liabili
1 4
| another Of his opponents "inaccura
| cicS,' and that no man could show
where lie had ever done anything
against this measure. Here he spoke
! of what hr had done for the working
man. saying that his heart always
Went out Ia the man who laborcd for
his daily bread
] "My competitors" said the speaker.
should not 80 about the country talk
ing about something which he knows
nothing"
| Lying about it," shouted some one
| in the audience
81 am still trying In he parliamcn
tary," replied the speaker.
| "Will the working men, continued
the speaker, ''bclicvc their own lead
, crs. who say have done everything |
could for them, or will they believe my
competitor, whose ambition has led
him to such state that accuracy is
! no longer to be found in his vocabn-
/ larry"
After expressing his qualification at
! the presence of the ladies', Senator
. Martin concluded by saying that he
had endcavOrcd to conduct his cam
uaien upon Il high plane: chat he want
cd TO win this fight upon his record
and not by telling the people that his
opponent was not fit In he sent to the
senate.