The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-07

knows It. too"
With much effect tho speaker assert
ed that the doctrine OF the Decla RS ton
Of independence OF government "ot the
people, by the people and for the peo-
Pile" had been changed into govern
ment Of. by and FOR the few-of. by and
for the bosses-of. by and for
friends The best descriptive word.
he thought. had been used by Senator
Martin-"the gang"
omce-HoIding Rule.
Among the evidence OF machine rule
Mr.. Montague mentioned the desire to
control all tho offices. Estimating the
number of these in Virginia at 5000.
no made a calculation that they CON
troll $4,000 votes. on the principle that
one officer can get Ave to vote with
him. The result. he argued, is an oil
sarchy which is binding and gegging
tho people hand and foot.
Employing his sarcasm in discussing
the Flood speech at West Point. MIR.
Montague mentioned the horse which
was commissioned by the Roman EN-
peror. Gaia gula. as n consul. and said
people in Rome at tina. day said that
they had the greatest consul the world
ever saw.
Refers to Byrd.
He himself. he continued, had been
called a Republican "by Mr.. Byrd,
would-be statesman and peripatetic
by action of the Leg
iS1a fftrn w. nvLtz1 -
They see IN an invitation to me to lunch
with the President the claim that I am
q republican. when the same crowd
dogs the White House and would lick
It's steps from the front door to the
third story to get an invitation to din
ners and lunches. No man ever saw
me on the breast of the machine: If
had been there I would have stung 1t.
l have some reason to be poud OF the
enemies I have made"
Governor Mann he dismissed as "a
mere wheel in the cog of tho machine.
He has very little to de- with the run
ming. and just keeps his seat"
His own administration he compared
with that of Mr.. Swanson. The latter,
he charged. had kept back from the
Legislature the facts regarding the
States financial condition. Further.
ne said. Mr.. had misrepregent-
ed every other Governor 70 make his
own administration appear brilliant
and efficient. He thought the junior
Senator's connection with the post
office scandals had not been sufficiently
emphasized, charging that in the con-
gress'onal report on that matter Mr..
swanson had been most severely crit
icized and had never allowed his expla.
nation 10 be printed in the Congress
stonel Record.
Makes Last Appeal.
Making the Anal appeal of the cam
paign to the voters Of Richmond. Gov
ernor Montague said that Senator Mar
tins voice had never once been raised
for public righteousness or civic vir-
tue. 1t was time. he said. 10 dissolve
the political union which has ruled
the Commonwealth, and to open the
doors OF opportunity to her citizens.
His conclusion was delayed for some
time by thu cheers which arose at an
Interruption: He had said he was
not an aspirant for office, and did not
know that his name would aver again
be before the ople in this connection.
yes. 1t will shouted an enthusiast.
and the crowd went wild. many OF the
audience St nding up and waving hats
and handkerchiefs. as they had done
when he arose to begin his address.
TorchliEht Committee.
The Martin %torchlight parade was
advertised yesterday as follows:
Starting from the City Hall at s
o'clock the procession Will move up
Broad Street TO Harrison, thence on
Harrison to Franklin. on Franklin to
Seventh. Seventh to Free Bridge
and the SouthsIde then back to Main
Street. down through Fulton. then 10
Church Hill and ba . to the City Hall
by way of the new viaduct.
The committee is composed as fol-
lows: George NJ. Cease. Henry s.
Hotchkiss. Field Wilbon. r. NJ. Bran
der. Lee A. Folger. w. Douglas Cor
don, Nathan Hellstern. ohm Hirsch-
berg. william F. Gordon. Morgan r
Mills, w. S, Seamans. J. H. C~renshaw
and John Alss7-- -