Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-18
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER Is, 1910.
UNcALLED FOR COMMENT UPON
w. A. JONES' STATEMENT.

Congressman William A. Jones. who
is being strongly urged to become a
candidate for the United states senate,
was quoted a few ago as having said
that he personally was not anxious to
enter the race and that a campaign for
nomination would cost a great deal OF
money.
This remark about the expense OF
the campaign is made the excuse for
sermon against the use of money in
politics and, incidentally, a dig al the
primary system by the Petersburg In
dex-Appeal. Declaring that for many
years Virginia was specially fortunate
in having a senator whose place IN
the affections and confidence OF the
people was proof against the monied
influence in campaigns. our Peters
burg contemporary demands to know,
Are we now to put up sena'orships
for sale to the highest hidder?" and
Would not the new candidate com
mend himself more thoroughly to the
good sense of Virginians by annolnc-
ing that his campaign would NOT be
an expensive one?"
Surely Mr. Jones very sensible and
urdeniably true observation ought not
10 have brought forth lhese quesli ms.
As to the first. il is mere tommyrot.
The conscience of the Virginia cleo
torste is mc.c thoroughly awakened
TODAY than il has been in years. Sena-
torsh'ps are not put Up for sale TO
he highest bidder now although
s1me. people with good Temories>and
regulations Tor trnthfuInesl do. not
hesitate 10 assert that such thing
actually. arc knern to hsye been done
under the old cpnventicb-- system:
There is as htte sense in he srcpnt
question as IN the first Tire new
candidate could not commend himself
to the good sense of Virgiuians by
telling an obvious untluth. Mr. Jones
knows that whoever makes the race
fer the senate against either OF the
present senators will hsve to spend
some thousands cf dollars even though
he is economical and most scrupuious
in limiting his expenditures 20 strictly
legitimate purfBses. Knowing this he
frankly admits that the matter Of eN-
pense is one Of the things to which he
is giving due consideration before De
Gliding whether o. not he viii ask for
the senatorial nomination. This ought
to appeal to the common sense Of the
the people considerably more than
though;Iess or hypocriiiSal talk about
nor proposing to spend money in he
campaign
Concluding is discussion Of this mat
ter. The Index Appeal SAYS.
AS We have said. a candidate
for the senate. having money. can
spend IL freely and pretty much as
ne pleases in sn effort 10 reach tho
coveted position. hu, the people az
greater han the candidate. and great
o. than money. and an sttemp, to So
sure that high once practically BY
purchase ought 70 bring ahout Do
feat never 70 30 forgotten IN the his
toTy o. the states.
All Il this Is very true. end thii
paper sincerely trusts that anybcds
who attempts 20 practically purchase
sea, In the senate riii meet win
defea' never 20 b. forgotten. Bu
uho Is suspected Of trying - buy tbh
2orHions Congressman Jones l. IN
possible candidate whose name Is be
fore he public today. and y has bee'
ssid that he viii make bis race.
~ mskes one a. sll. against Sens;o
usrin We are quite SIRE. for onvios
ressons. that The index Appesl d.