The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-29

receive fair ape just treatment, Tha. is
all there n TO that iettcr.
The next letter bears the same date. No
vember a. 1891, and was addressed to Leon
ard Marbury, OF Alexandria. Mr.. Marbury
was a member OF the Alexandria bar. a
man ar high character and position. He
mas been dead q number of years. That
.etisr manifestiy has reference to Mr. Card
assured Mr.. cnrdwell That Mr.. Bendheim.
who had been elected to the Legislatprs
ron, Alexandria, would support htim. RE-
ferr1ng to Mr. Harbury 10 me evidently
had relation TO Mr.. candidacy
sixth Letter Explained.
AZ Charlottesville Mr. Jones read a sixth
,sttcr; l., was Of the same date. Noyem-
very well. and knew him as a truo ana
.oyai Nirsinian. and an honest and upright
man as vel as a devoted and earnest
Democrat. That ie,ter, written after the
election. incioscd Nr. Moore a cheek for
s2l6. I never heard OF the letter or the
check until the letter. was published THE
letter on Its face states that the check
wa1 sent in accordance with a previous
hope Is expressed that il will prove satis-
factory to Mr.. Moore and hh friends. Two
CtanEc ooserver-one made by Mr.. Wool
tolk. clerk o: the county, and one of tn,
pest. most upright and most highly esteem
ed mon In the good old county OF Orange.
ana the other by Mr.. Williams, also n man
OF inteilisence and high character. and
holding "a place In the confidence of The
ncople of the county second to none. These
Two aitidavits show that the s2i6 was cant
TO reimburse parties who had advanced
Williams states that he recoliects the re-
GSipt OF the check. and that SIR. Moore
'he advances. Mr.. Voolfolk makes the
same statement. and adds that he. himself.
reeetved go OF the money. The reference TO
me IN this letter makes it perfectly plain
mat the alluslon to me was solely in NV
interest IN the candidacy OF Mr. Cardwell
Tor tho Speakership.
The seventh letter, addressed he Nr
thompson to Charles n. Hoon, cashier OF
the First National Bank. OF Alexandria,
INC Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which
m'. thompson sent for the credit of his
account or course. that letter does not in
any way concern me. and there is no &C.
casIon for me to m on Il.
Ihe eighth letter. which Mr.. Jones mas
given 10 the public. was dated on the 10Th
day OF October, 1891. and was addressaa ;.
:. q. Holland at Danville. Va. No refer
umce whatever is made to me in that lat
explain II In any respect. Mr.. Holland was
a prominent business man In Danvillos 7
ane. With s'snr ana very pleasant acquaint-l
years II he were living he might be ahIs
10 e%pialn the letter. l do not know that
MT thompson has seen this letter since N
was published. and I do not know what
explanation nc can give of II. IT doc. MT
concern me in any way, and 1, Is mn, n
.u'ioent upon ME to offer any explanation
L never saw or heard OF II until N vns
nunlisned' and the matters referred to1 i'm
~ were never mentioned to me. Hon John
NJ. Hurt, who was a r,-rnS.r ~ tho Sta,n
senate at that time, g living. do nor
NnVW whether ne over heard OF the letter.
Neither do ! know what conversation n
ah!' ne ever had with C. q. Holland. or
MT thompson. Neither do / know whether
NO. mo- fege,ved any fund In his campaign or
not l mad and still have n pleasant ac-
quaintance with Mr.. Hurt. He was an ~
tsedingly useful Senator wher he served lin
/ lklChVnnnd ~ h. l-,
In high esteem by those who krow. him
ana has been considered. and is still con.
s,ae,ed; an honorable and upright MIN.
mat letter was written OF the 10th of oc-
tober. 1891. At the November election Mr.
hurt was elected to the Senate. My ac-
luaintance with him at the time VAS
slight. II Will be borne In mind thai Hon
John $. Barbour, who was In the senhrc
rom virginia Mt the time. died suddenly
me following May-about six months at,or
Mr. Hurt was elected to the Senate. he
Gane an applicant on the death OF Mr..
Ma nqrog our, for appo,ntment to the senate.
later on opposed my election. He had =
right TO his preference. and Tn course he
t9ok was no grievance to me and never
disturbed the pleasant D.rsonai relations
between us. l mention the fact that 1 faU-
ed TO set his support simply TO show that
the relations between us were not at.nI
close. Mr.. Hatcher has been dead for MANY
sears; so far as | can recollect I never
never had any acquaintance with HIM.
lie, as was the case with Mr.. Hurt, pre-
lerred some one else for the Senate and did
not support me either for appointment or
for election.
l have given fully and frankly not only
everything l can say from memory ana
recollection. hut everything which L can
say reasoning from the face or these lei
ters' | have no recollection OF any OF them.
| certainly never saw any OF them except
the one addressed TO me, and OF maj r
nave not the slightest recollection. l sav
IN the broadcast. fullest and most absolute
manner that the amount alleged to have
oeen sent to me and all other amounts
sollelied by me and received by me in the
campaign OF 1891. or any other camnai,n
were solicited aud received solely FOR Ia
democratic party, and were used without
any condition whatsoever. and that no
oohgation OF any sort was ever imposed
upon any one who ever received any money.
Any statement. suggestion. inslnuation or
arsument that l have at any time or UNI
der any circumstances solicited. received.
USED, or been in any way connected with
any yellow dog FUND.- or any fund FOR
purposes OF corruption. Is n base, in amous
and malicious falsehood. In attemptine 10
connect me with the improper use of such
a fund Mr.. Jones has dragged in the
citizens OF this Commonwealth Some OF
them are living. and many OF them are
dead. Al! OF them. the living as we'll as
the dead. are men of such high character
that the mention OF their names in connec-
tlon with the transaction is sufficient TO
rSpei the idea that the transaction was
dishonorablc or unworthy In any respect.
Human memory does not make 1t possible
for those living TO recall circumstances and
details which would have been easily ac-
cessiole at an earlier day.
Lobbying.
Twelve years ago in Il speech made by
Mr.. Jones at Halifax Courthouse he made
the statement that was a railroad lobby
tst wscn / was first elected to the Senate.
The reiteration of n falsehood adds nothing
10 It's force. l denounced the statement
twelve years ago as a ialsehood. | de-
nounccd II as 'aise when II was repeated
In the present camp aign. II | WAS a lob
oyist for railroad companies. or for any
one else before the Virginia Legislature, I
must have had a client Who was the
client" No honorable man would make such
nm assertion without a knowledge of the
facts necessary to sustain liz. He should
not charge It unless he knew the client I
lobbied for. Let the railroad company or
any other person, natural or artificial. by
whom l was ever employed come forward
and say so. Let NJ. Jones name the rail-
road corporation by which l was employed
and for which | lobbied. II / was en-