The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-23
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date for the senate wfthou<
thought. ! fully rcati1e the 161D
nature of the enterprise ana Mtx1
stand how strongly entrone194 q
opposition ID. But I shall ~
among the people or tho Stats ~
face to face, tell them for Wh84
stand and ask them TO uns NJ
their servant In the task Of bsonf)
down abuses that know do exss< n
as their representative IN consstx &
tive legislation which vhe cOtintI
imperatively requires.
Not Use Machine Meths1n.
I'm the prosecution OF the c4Nl&5
paign ! shall not use or sanction tlG1&
use, of machine methods In my BE-
half. never have done this satl43
never will. My appeal will be dIreet
Iy to the people, and not to the p0IEs5
ticisns. j am not going to ASK a1l5g$
OF any city, county, ward or precine1
I would not feel complimented 10 r4
ceive any vote that can be sdeltvero<s
! am not going to apologize to- 0&
temporize with. any of the elect104
scoundrels in any part OF tho 6fAtM
whom | have had occasion heretof0f4
TO denounce. / intend to denouuc18
them afresh and do everything p0e~f
sibly can TO arouse the people Of Viz
ginia To such state of vigilance ats1
determination that not soon VIII any
sinister faint attach TO any publl0&
political distinction in the State
While | shall welcome and be grMt4@S
ful for the support OF every fellow
citizen who may think / am htte4a
for the position which ] shall sceksa
my appeal will not be to the sel3~s
constituted leaders but to the po0%s
pie who have, as they ought to have
the decision OF the question.
Hostile to the saIoen.
1t has come to my knowledge thAes
in some quarters objection is already
being urged to my candidacy for tho
Senate on account of my antagonists
to the saloon traffic In liquor. N.Y.
position on this question has not "
ried a hairs breadth for a quarter 0f|
n century. ! have always been hos
tile to the open sa loon. This fact wa~s
not regarded as Disqualification
! when l was elected to the VfrEtnteg
Senate. or subsequently when ! 49,
chosen member of the Constitutions
al Convention, nor has il ever been
urged against me at any time durim9l
the nine years | have represenkA4l
my district as q Democrat in Congress-
There is no earthly reason why st
should be projected now. This issue
should be submitted to the people for.
their decision apart from any mans
candidacy for any office; but I wOuIos
never be content to secure any mans
vote for public place under a miscon-I
oeption OF my attitude on any ques-
ton that he might honestly think III
| involved In my candidacy. Hence this
| reference to the subject here.
The date OF the primary eiectt0n|
ample time after the campaign haA
| is good way off. and there will bes
| opened to acquaint the people Of thu
! State with my views on public queA-5
tons. l think they are pretty welt
understood now, as have never tried
| or desired to conceal them. ! Wa
I reasonably active as a member OF the
| Virginia Senate and had some part
| in the work and debates OF the Con-
| stitut!onal Convention. I have been
nine years minority member o.
| Congress. where time and again n
| have recorded my convictions on party
| questions and served my constitu-s
| ents In a business way. In this COM
| nection / take leave to repeat. what
L haze before had occasion to xasss
| and that is that a mans record IN
public property when he asks for
| public place, and, always subject To
/ limitations of decency and proprietyy
| IL may properly he examined and
| freely criticized. ] shall not object
/ TO this in my own case nor hesitat6
/ TO apply the doctrine in the prosecu-
/ ton OF my campaign.