Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-08-30

3 a;lroad and had opposed Gons s.;ns
sSsliii oAu's -. privilege OF cofistructii.s
granting iae us across the Potomac ~
.other prlus - The monopoly possesseu
ssoppositi92n ,, =, This insinuation
by the rei" have voted in Congress ~
Is 1ais .i,s privilege Of constructing oo. ,,
AM .1. and other bridges in opposl.io.dl
srailroauh rn monopoly. If continued
: 70 Gnnnress shall during the tu.u.s
hsye done i'll the past, enaeat ~,
as 49,. any and all railroads that ae-
- ;re ST the privilege OF construS su,as
sn:sn.s. across the Potomac. A ;aise
;nnTess;on sought to be increased ~
',pst;ons mr. insinuations is more VICIOUS
s lad .ontcnontible than ii made by a'-
rect assertion. ., nroper
But since Mr.. Glass has seen p ?, bis
10 inject this matter as an issue ;s ~ hal hal
campaign willingly accept III; 20 =
jlenqe and gladly invite, the pun III re-
scr,,t;ny of his record ana l.lll, i md
rardine legislation Tor the co m,aea s,e
Tso,,lation Of railroads Mr.. oI El:s,,; We.
member OF the Senate OF Vilsllidia
aud during his service, there was pena.
a :n hei i that BODY a bill known as as
my emnloyer's liability bill THIS bill
.,ro,osed TO give relief TO railroad en-
p,,ioI.es injured i'll the service cof INC
aJnnanv then. denied by existing laws
THIS h;il was vigorously fought by the
r,;lroad companies and was voted on
nd defeated in the Senate OF Virginia
r1Iarch 3 1000. Mr.. Glass in the SEN ;,
.+s Journal is recorded as voting NO.
! His vote and action were favorable 70
.ha abroad interests and against the
interests Of the laboring people. Mr.,
Class also was member OF the Con-
st;t,,t;onal Convention of Virginia One
ssof the most important and benehcial
features Of the new Constitution Is
that creating the State Corporation
4 Commission and giving it power to con-
s5trol and regulate the railroads and TO
FIX freight and passenger rates. ms
great and needed reform in the inter
sests OF the people precipitated herce
and determined fight in the Convention:
Failure to aid the people at tins critical
time in the history OF Virginia was a
dereliction. OF public duty which can
neither be excused or cxtenuatca Lex
us. examine the records OF the Con-
stitutional Convention and ascertain
what Mr. Glass did during the days
this great fight was being made Tor the
people. The Journal OF the Constita-
&tional Convention discloses that the re-
port of Committee on Corporations'
which included the employers liabii-
ity bill, was taken lip in the committee
OF the Whole from the fourth day OF
February, 1902 MIR. Glass answered
The roll call on that day. He appears TO
have been present each day Until feoIu-
ary Is. 1902, which was the last DAY
on which he answered the roll call while
This part of the Constitution was being
considered. On February. ~. leo4, ne
was granted indefinite leave OF absence.
After the report of the Committee on
CORPORATIONS had been considered tor
some time, in Committee on the Whole
and amended, it was presented with
amendments to the Constitutional Con-
yention. for vote and disposal. 1t was
considered each day from February
sstb TO March 4th, 1902, when it was
finally adopted. During. these DAYS
( from the 18th of February to March
4th, there were twenty roll calls, upon
important matters deeply affecting the
people OF Virginia, and determining
and fixing the powers OF the State cor
poration Commission. Mr.. Glass is not
recorded as voting OH a single one OF
these roll calls. He is not even pared
upon single roll call as being favor
able or unfavorable to any OF these I'M
portant matters including the employ
ers' liability section, nor paired upon
The final adoption of the report he
seems to have folded his tent like the
Arab and fled to the desert when this
GREAT fight was being made tor the
neople, of such vast and tar-reaching
importance to the future OF TINS CorI-
monwealth. If Mr.. Glass absence was
caused by sickness or other unavoldaDie
cause he certainly could have pared
upon these measures and at least upon
the final adoption OF the report. ne
failed even to do this. But his derelic-
tion OF duty and his fleeing from the
noht becomes more marked and strlk.
mo when an examination OF his record
vii, show that he had himself pared
mon other smaller matters. On teD-
ruarv 10Th, after his absence on Fe6ru-
arv 18th. he was paired with Mr. 1or-
don. OF Nelson, on ali uninportallt
5an,sndment to the report OF the Com,
n,;rree on Executive Offices. he dld
not answer roll call until March H.,
1902 Mr.. Glass, posing as great
champion OF the people, now as desir-
ous az regulating railroads IN the IN
.erests OF. the people should explain
,siN. h.. Hed from this fight and missed
[the greatest opportunity OF ms nie -
prove himself the champion or tfe peo-
ME against the corporations. !N''o.l:ei
remarkable incident IN connect,oh WIN
This record is that during the deDats III
the Committee OF the Whole, wnen
rho fight was being waged Tor tne Peo-
ME and ne was present, ne 1a,ied 10
Iii, his voice or give any utterance III
behalf OF the people: Absent, silent,
unmarried. the provisions OF 'ne new
I Gnns ,;tution creatinr the Corporation
Son,y,,;ssion were adopted Without any
as.;srance from him. If the other mem
t,s.s - the Constitutional Convention
Nd heen as derelict as Mr.. GLASS; there
WOULD exist today in Virginia no Cor,
no-.t;on Commission to control ana
psa,,Iate railroads and FIX freight. ana
M ssenper rates in the interests OF tile
psonje The people OF Virginia cannot
po the public record OF man
,,iho when he wants high oftlclal posi-
sio 1,o' discloses the fact. that he possess
e,o' The a' voice OF Jacob but the hand OF
Esau. 1t comes with poor grace m ;sm,
Sim 70 conduct campaign OF Gii.'e.sn'
md abuse against others wniie ms w
scrd- shows such glarine lahu.S VI
,,,hJic duty at one OF the most eiteai
lines in the history OF the ota!e s.a
!,..eI in the face. The small crit,
zl n;sn s. 70 which l have been subjected