The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-09
To Reclaim Them.

What / wanted" explained Judge
Flieghr was to get these counties out
OF tie ir,l.irbce OF tie Republicans and
reclaim them"
We'll. the only effect" rctorted Mr..
Thomas, will be to lower the general
moral average of the sixth, and wesare
q low enough now. statement Is made
in violation OF the law. Why wasn't some
thing done to punish the violators OF
that law?"
What would you have id6ne?" asked
somebody.
put them all in jail said Mr.. Thomas
calmly. Haven't you got jails in that
section OF the world ! would have taken
the matter before grand jury"
"But isn't the Senator from Lynch-
burg aware. asked Mr.. shackelford, the
Democratic floor leader, that there are
some things of which we are morally GER
tain but that we cannot provc?" M
IF you come here and state n thing
MS n fact you ought to know that it is
a fact" replied Mr.. Thomas, provoking
mild applause.
do you mean that you have never
heard of the payment of capitation taxes
by politicians in the city OF Lynchburg?'
querled Judge Phlegar.
"I will answer the gentlcman's qucs-
tion =" began Mr.. Thomas.
YES or no will answer It," said Judge
Phlegar. sharply
yes and no nre sometimes deceptive
answers. declared Mr.. Thomas.
sometimes difficult answers to make l
have no doubt" responded the Montgom-
cry Senator.
II will say to the gentleman from Mont
gomery." declared Mr.. Thomas, that so
far as 1 know not n single poll-tax has
been paid in the city of Lynchburg In
this manner. Is.the gentleman answered
now?"
II am" replied Judge Phlegar. briefly.
II will say to the gentleman, further"
continued the Lynchburger, that my
sources of Information might have been
limited, but IL / had seen any man pay
ing a poll-tax In the city of LyncsJurg
1 would have regarded 1t as my moral
duty to report him to n grand Jury. /
believe in fair and square dealing and L
have utterly no patience with anything,
Democratic or Republican,. that doesn't
cleave to the line. My party fealty ends
at the moral line, and j repeat that If i
had discovered any payment of captation
taxes In Lynchburg / would unqueston-
ably have reported 1t to a grand Jury and
demanded an investigation whether the
offender was a Democrat or Il Republi-
can"
II believe you would" said alr. Shackel-
ford, CHANGING up at the Lynchburg man.
Objection was made by Mr.. Afachen.
OF Alexandria, to forced consideration
of the bill and the precipitation of
debate concerning matter of such vast
Importance as the Acknowledgement Of
the Ninth District. In the opinion of
Mr.. Machen the Democrats had not en-
tirey surrendered this district yet. and
still had chance to rescue 1t from the
Republicans. A motion was made by
Mr.. Shackelford to pass the bill by. and
fix 1t as special order for to-day at
/ p. NJ. A substitute by Mr.. Stands
fixed Monday as the time for further
discussion of the bills. The Stands sub
stitute was lost and Mr.. Shackelford
withdrew his motion.
"Soiled Linen a Plenty.
During the debate up to this point the
Republicans, though evidently relishing
the scene, had kept quiet Mr.. Noel OF
Lee, the Republican floor leader now
arose. He had witnessed. he said, with
much amusement the washing of the
Democratic political linen. Of which he
knew all along the party had an abund-
ance Speaking for the Republicans. Mr..
Noel declared he was opposed to taxing
the five counties out of the Ninth. be-
cause we have just about got them coll
Won leave them while longer we Will
get the whole outfit" a round of laugh.
ter greeted the declaration OF Mr. Noel
that the Republicans had come within
twenty-nine votes of capturing the scalp
OF "my friend st. Clair himself. .i,
AS for Mr.. Thomas, the Republican
leader expressed surprise. He had re-
et,rded the Lynchburg Senator as
statesman, but found he wars simply y
: i've v,yuc
deriny tho State for political advantage.
Proceeding, Mr.. Noel pointed out that
the Ninth District has nearly 10000 popl'-
lation and is one Of the largest In the
state. while the Sixth has but 1ls,22l, and
is the smallest. If all five counties We're
attached to the Sixth the latter would
still not have as many people as the
Ninth would have left without the five
counties He believed Pulaski. Giles and
Craig should be added to the Sixth, but
thought the other two should be retained
in the Ninth. He did not think an in
lection from the Ninth would corrupt
the morals OF the Sixth
.If the gentleman from Lee thinks I
am gerrymandering the district for poll
tical benefit the fault Is with his con-
ceptions and not with my Intentions,
declared Mr.. Thomas from the other
side of the room.
81 do not think this matter ought to
take a political shape said Mr.. Noel.
doesn't the arrangement of districts
in the Northern and Southern States take
a political shape?" asked somebody. do
YOU condemn 1t there?
II certainly do" responded Mr.. Noel
81 condemn rascality whether 1t is IN the
North or in Virginia."
Mr.. Shackelford arose again.
Does the gentleman from Lee mean
to- apply that language to the present
case he asked sharply. Does he not
think that he is overstepping the
bounds?''
mated by rescality in proposing this
CHANGE said Mr.. Noel, II was simply
answering question and replying to the
charges against the Republicans of the
Ninth District If there was any ras-
cality in that district, the Republicans
learned 1t from the Democrats
.Hvill the senator from Lee please ex-
,,ln In which side he is on ''NreulIeStel Mr.