The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
Mr.. Goolrick Advocates Nomination
of Senators Swanson and Martin.
(Communicated)

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of this service on the part of eX-
Governor, now Senator Swanson, |
say word in behalf OF his col
league. Senator Martin. it can be
ascribed to my earnest desire FOR
his nomination on Sept. Z. We have
heard a great deal in this cam
paign Of the Barbour Thompson let
tiers and more recently of the
enormity OF Senator Swanson's sin
in purchasing on margin four hun
dred shares of American Tobac-
co Company stock, and we have
heard some general reference from
Judge wallace and others, to Mr.
Jones great work for this district
but so far no one has seen nj
to tell the people of Fredericksburg
of how. during the legislative SEES
sion OF 1908. they found friend
In need in the person or Cover
nor Swanson. AS a member OF tha'
General Assembly from FrederlcKs-
burg and SpOtsylyania county IL
became my duty to enlist every
possible aid in the hard fight
conducted by Mr. Moncure and
myself to secure for this city the
school which is about to be open
ed here in September, the cOnstruc-
ton and equipment of which mas
already brought into Fredericksburg
the handsome sum OF $2OO.OOV.
Among others We sought in the
crisis which confronted the meas
sure looking to the establishment
of this school was Governor Swan
/ Il. II. Mill uAnnfnR Ur.lf-
itude to him for the great help
rendered to which Mr.. Moncure
can likewise testify. that | can
say he responded to our appeal TO
him with the usual prOmptnesS and
vigor which has always marked his
official life. and throughout the
subsequent hard fight in Senate
and House to secure the passage
of the bill Gov. Swanson proved
himself the sincere and loyal friend
of this city and the First Congress
sional district. This Notwithstanding
the fact that in neither OF his cam
paigns for the gubernatOrial nomi-
nation had the city OF Fred
ericksburg cast the majority of its
votes for him. The help Governor
Swanson rendered this city and dis
trict then can be more readily ap-
preciated when one looks Al the
splendid school buildings which
now crown Maryes Heights and
which will soon be filled 10 their
capacity by the young women OF VII
| ginia. the majority OF whom VIII
ONE here from the First Congress
sional district. Bear in mind the
fact that Governor swanson helped
your representatives TO secure TINS
school for Fredericksburg and then
ask yourselves the question whether
sense of gratitude should not
cause you to cast your ballot on
Sept. for Swanson against a man
who is practically unknown to the
voters of this city. What claim
has Mr.. Carter Glass on the people
of Fredericksburg? Absolutely
none. Swanson has a claim, but
this is not all Swanson was a live
Governor. while Glass has been a
dead Congressman. Swanson gave
Virginia the most business-like
and the most progressive admins
tration the State has had since
the war and if Mr. Glass has ever
done anything in Congress l have
yet to hear of il. During Swan
sons administration new life was
injected into the good roads move
ment. into the high school move
ment and into various progressive
policies. and Carter Glass newspa-
per was one of the first to say
30. These things were not done
1 ifc in
iative; they were done as the re-
suit of Gov Swanson recommended
lions, contained in his messages.
To combat all of this material good
accomplished by Swanson I'VE are
told by Glass that he isn't fit to re-
ceive our vote because twelve
years ago Swanson, then a mem
Der of Congress, bought four hun
dred shares of Tobacco stock. This
lheinous charge Swanson lost no
thine in admitting. and after all
Iwhat does il signify? Does any
sensible man in Virginia, not sway
ed by the vindictiveness and bias
lof Hon. Carter Glass. embittered as
he is by the consciousness OF sure
Idefeat. believe that had Congress
Imam Swanson been influenced by
this purchase made during a recess
lof Congress, to do anything lnln-
ical to the tobacco interests OF Vlr-
ginia. his constituents OF the Fifth
district, located as it is in the heart
of the tobacco section, would have
Icontinued to send him TO Congress
by even increasing majorities? This
alone answers Mr.. Glass puerile at
tempt to make it appear that Swan
son. by purchasing on a pure spec
ulative margin this tobacco STOCK,
was untrue to his constituency II
IL mistake not all Of this was
known when Swanson was a can
didate for Governor and his former
opponents considered it too trivial
to use. Does any man suppose
that the Democrats OF the film
district, in which is located great
tobacco center, the city of Danyille,
would have consistently supported
Claude Swanson in every fight in
which he has participated If he
had by one act or deed, while a
member of Congress, been false TO
the tobacco interests Of that dis
trict? There can be no sound an
swer to this argument. Outside OF
this matter nothing is urged against
Swanson and little against Martin,
save the "shop worn" cry of ma
chine. The men who cry machine
| IL the principal shouteN be invse-
tigated. are those who have either
been defeated for public office in
Virginia or those who have been
refused appointment by the men
in power. It is no longer an eff
fectiye slogan in Virginia. Better
reasons must be advanced, in my
opinion, before the people OF VIZ
ginia will be willing TO remove from
public life the able Senator. who
now leads his party in tho Sen
ate. or the gentleman who fills Sen
ator Daniels seat.
Before concluding, l hope / may
be pardoned for again referring TO
my service in the House of Dele
gates in 1908, but as 1t has SO
often been charged that Senator
Martin has interferred with and con-
trolled legislation at Richmond, l
simply want to say that during the
session of 1908, which was most
Important one, that never by word
Telegraph, telephone, letter, direct
ly or indirectly, did Senator Mar
tin ever suggest to me, though l
knew him intimately, any wish on
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