The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-20
New York and Virginia.

Thomas G. Marvin and printed in The
World. Mr.. Thomas L. Ryan makes
this authoritative statement
THE published report that I ever
promised Mr.. Bryan. directly or lndi-
rectly, to make q contribution to the
Democratic campaign fund in return
for a pledge from him to shelpFto elect
me a Senator from Virginia is not only
utterly false, but reflects SO much dis
credit upon all concerned that I cam
not In Justice to Mr. Bryan, Senator
Daniel or myself, permit It to pass
unnoticed."
That Mr.. Ryan is ambitious to sue
ceed John Warwick Daniel In the
United States Senate has been mat
ter of common report in Virginia poll
tics for months. Mr.. Ryan's friends
have done much to stimulate this gos-
sip by timely suggestions for the pro
motion" of Senator Daniel to the vice
belong to the Ryan wing OF the Viz
gina Democracy He has left to his
colleague, Thomas Staples Martin.
whatever honor is to be derived from
close political afnliation with the
choicest spirit Of the Tobacco Trust
Senatorial ambition in Mr.. Ryan
would not be unnatural. Other mil
lionalres with only fraction of his
wealth, his power, his ability and his
genius for intrigue have been elected
to the Senate. The State In which Mr..
erclses most Of his talents Is repre-
sented at the national capital by tho
president OF tho United States Exprcss
Company and the chairman OF the New
York Central board. Mr.. ryan IS well
acquainted with both Of these statcA-
men, He cannot be accused OF ego
tism If he thinks he woulf be an ADLER
Senator than either Of them.
But Mr.. Ryan Is not a profound
student OF American history, He has
probably never examined 20 closely AS
he might the Fundamentally differences
tlcs--diffcrcnces which have been
clearly defined for more than cen
fury.
New York politics vas corrupt from
the adoption Of the Constitution, Orig
Inally ,hc State was ruled by three
ton. who looked upon the government
as means Of safeguarding or pro.
noting their vested lntsreats, In order
TO play off ths mob against The hrla-
tocracy. which Hamilton 70 ably and
tprohtably represented, Burr fashioned
ical machine the country know and
whetted It's appetite for loot, Politics
In New York waa u business which
either yielded rich returns on tho In
vcstmcHt or cndsd IN bankruptcy. u
has remained moro or lerE OF n busi-
ness ever since. Tho low political
standards OF TIamllton'n and Burr's
day have been maintained for succes-
Sivc genera tiopE.
In Virginia no man went Into public
life to make money for himself Wash-
l!ngton, Jcncraon, Madison, Monroe.
Randolph and their nprocihten were the
poorer for their public rcrvlce. They
never looked upon government as q
means OF fnttcnlnE their poclsatbonks.
They would have rc0rfed to GAP
Iitalizo their political fame The stand
Iards they cstnbllshed nrc sun more
than memories In apite Of the civil
War in spite of tho inlouitlas OF re.
construction IN spite OF tho brood or
idnmagc-Buit lawyers ana corporation
lattorneys hntched out IN tha lhst TWO
decades the people Of virginia nave
lcluna instinctiyelY to these old Ideals
| Of service and sacrifice,
They have not been altogether sue
ceBprul. on account Of tho political ac-
ItiviticB of Mr., Rynn's md Mr., Norgans
railroads, but they still have, one seia,
tor IN tho congresa or the United
lEtatcs who IL d scholar and gentle
man eloquent and--poor they may
tolerate Martin With. panlel, put ~
ia conceivable that the STANDARDS ~
the fathers viii ever fhl, nto such
lcontcmpt that Virginia WI be repT2-
scntea In the Senate by hoth "a MARIN
land q. Ryan2--NeW York Wor!d.