The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-19
JONES TALKS IN
HOME Of MARTIN


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themselves in touch with him and
render him ell the assistance in their
power Was ever case more com
sieteiS and more COnClusINeiN es-
tabllshed in d court Of justice than
the evidence adduced b. me has es-
tabiished the -truthfulness and ac
curacy Of the charges made by me
and vehemeutiy denied by Senator
Martin
[ stated in my Lynchburg speech
that would he able to esta blish by
unasEailahle and Independent evidence
the absolute truth OF my charge that
Senator Martin was known chiefly as
the agent and lobbyist of railroads
when ne was first elected TO the sen
ate. Although | feel that all fair
minded mon viii Concede that / have
made good this promise, | do not
wish to leave this subject without
saying that It was fully and con
clustvely proven by the testimony
which was produced before the Mar
tinLee inve stigation committee OF
1899. 1t was there testified that the
late Joseph Bryan, at that time "di-
tor and owner OF the Richmond
Times had cndeaVored to convince
Senator Martin that the Kent bill.
the purpose of which was 10 provide
! for the general supervision Of rail
roads and other public service cor
porHtions, contained certain reason
able provisions which ought 10 be
enacted into laW and that Senator
Martin stated to Mr.. Bryan that the
railroads controlled the Legislature,
and that he would have none@of the
bill. Mr. Bryan replied, so 1t was
testified. that the railroads might con
troll that legislature, bit that there
would be another and still another
legislature until the people secured
their Just and reasonable demands.
1t ~ Well known that the bill was
defeated and that its defeat was
brought about by the railroads not
withstanding the fact that the Demo
cratic party was committed by It's
( platform to its passage.
Got Evidence Honestly.
am informed that friends of Sen
/ ator Martin have gone so far as TO
Intimate that | did not come by this
/ evidence honestly might reply that
! II il not a question as to how | came
| into possession of this evidence, me
/ sole question with which Senator
Martin is concerned is whether OF
not the letters | have produced are
authentic. If he were on trial be
3 no.
i ton he would be permitted 10 ASK
"""'N D t -, -, ,,,tar, IN he
were d - ,rhn>, have
/ lhtf"o ""t" ~ 7, 80 +b.ir srthen-
! beeh introduces anu ,,.'st;on,.d !
/ bcltN mas MOI 49, rhss..
N"lsh 10 SAY H"" SN . ,',.,,r,t ~,
/ fering and without reward or the
n,,rojse of reward. ] came by them
honestly. ana haNe heNei pow
! cent for them nor haS a'F
! human being pa'd cent i"l I" I'm,
SO far as ! kno" ana "ei'eNe' ~
I further state that no ONE -
as know or believe. mas eNci ~ o'i''.'
"a 1t reward oF any hih9 or "es''' ~
tluu for them
have learned that a ptuiloh mas
been circulated 10y the bahktug IN
trr,sta OF Richmond, asking the oe'h
o,rats Of Virginia to vote Tor Seha =
tor Martin | nave been too that 4
prominent banker has even peth seen
standing IN front Of his bank appe"l =
ing to passersby t. sign lhlS pen
t4an aud that al east three nam"
presidents have cirtulhted IN" p@h-
t,of tar signatures want 10 say
an This connection mat J am he}th'i
begging for votes myself, nor are
rsts appealing Tor votes Tor ne.
am making no personal Appeals, ha'
am endeavorIng 70 present as best
[ Nau for the consideration o. 1ht
Democrats of virginia inc supreme
issues which are involved IN the pat
Tie of the people against the bosses
Martins fctitthh'
! find that this petition mas peeh
published as an advertisement Wltu
the names of some several hundred
people attached thereto l think II
pertinent to comment briefly upoI
some features OF this petition ana Is
call attention especially To the po'
iitical character OF some or the sign
ers. In the first place, am inform
ed that this Ia the same petition
which has been circulated for man3
weeks in the city OF Richmond, ant
mat q majority or the signature
were procured thereto before th'
publication by me OF the damnlng j
s. Il. Thompson letters. can no
i think that some Of the honorable
men whose names are appended there
10 would have allowed their signatures
To he used in this connection. haf
they known Of the character or dis
closures To be made by these letters.
MIR Martin apparently is weak II