Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-08
served no consideration at the hands
OF right thinking people
About His Record

served no consideration at the hands
OF right thinking people.
About His Record.
In answer to Il published article in
which friends of Mr.. Mears charged
that he tthc sp"aker) could accomplish
nothing in Congress because he could
not command the support of all his
Virginia colleagues AMI because any
measure introduced by him would not
pass the Senate Mr.. Jones gave some
Facts and figures concerning his rec
ord in the House. Among other thing;
NJ told of how his substitute for the
Republican caucus plan for coinage in
the Philippines passed The House.
with every Democratic and forty Re
publlcauS voting for il. lie told how.
as chairman of committee which
conducted the investigation of ecc.
ton contests in Virginia in 1897 lie
succeeded in Keeping Hon. a. Swan
son AMI two other Democratic Con
gre@smcn in their seats in sritc Of
the Republican contestants. In refer
cncc To appropriations he said that
excepting only Hon. Harry l.. May
nard and Col. lamb. lie had secured
more appropriations for his district
since hr had been IN Congress than
all OF he other Virginia representa-.
tivrs together.
What Has Mcars Done?
The speaker declared that Mr.
Mears had done nothing TO merit hon
orS 1T the hands Of tic Democratic
party: tilat. according to his uwn
trends. he had never made II political
speech until he offered for the nomi-
nation in this campaign although he
had been l.racticins law for eighteen
year; ant, his district had been Repub.
lican Tor years until the speaker car
ricd ii about sixteen years ago. Tin
al MI Jones was elected Nortllamp
ton county, Mr.. Mcars' home. had
ocen Republican for over fifty years.
Opposed to Ship Subsidy. i.
Referring 10 the fact that there had
hccn considerable comment here upon
Ills opposition In the ship-s,lbsidv
bill. MIR. Jones said that. while some
Of his hearers might differ with him.
they could not expect him to support
or vote for Il hill which lie believed
IN hn uncnnstituiional undesirable
and impractical He declared that he
was not alone in his belief, that every
democratic representative and more
man Il hundred Republicans were Of
The same opinion He went into dc.
tail to show why he opposed tho
measure, explaining that he hill was
designed to pay large sums of money
to ship owners. these shipowncrs
alone tn reap the hencfit He did not
benefidt the passage of the meas
urc. which, incidentally would
never even bc voted upon. would help
the local shipyard in the least. The
proper way to build mp the merchant
marine. hc went ON to say. WIS to re-
turn IN the old Democratic system of
discriminating tariff.
Favors Private Shipyards.
In closing tho speaker expressed
himself MS being very much in favor
OF building government vessels in
Private yards, believing that the priv
ate yards can build ships quicker.
cheaper anu better than the govern.
llrnl The government yards should
DC maintained only for repair work
aud to prevent cxtorton on lie part
al The private companies.
He favors building two battlcships
each year in order to keep the navy
up TO the present standard of efficicn-
cy. President Roosevelt only recon-
mends the building of one battlcship
each year.