Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-08
Many HEAR Martin
MAKE fine SPEECH
Friends Say He Made Many
Converts By Brilliant and
Strong Address
THE AUDITORIUM WAS PACKED
Defends His Record AS Servant of
the People, and Makes Strong
Appeal For Further Support

| Appeal For Further Support
On the rostrum of the Bodle
auditorium, surrounded by Hon. Ed
ward Echols and Messrs. A. G. Cor
| don, S. M. Donald, w. A. Pratt, J. j
Flavin, w. T.. McCue, w. w. and H
B.Sproul and standing by a table OF
which was a magnificent bunch O
roses sent by an admiring friend
Senator Thomas S. Martin last nigh
made probably the speech of his life
after being introduced by Mr.. J. A
Glasgow. Mr.. w. w. Sproul presid
ed over the meeting, which was 6
most enthusiastic one, the speaker
being frequently interrupted by con.
tinuous applause.
Mr.. Martin said he wanted to be
judged by his acts and he proceeded
to dwell on the lumber question, the
tariff, the Lorimer case, the union
depot and other points of his official
career, which have been so furiously
attacked by Congressman Jones and
what he said was most convincing,
for he impressed the audience with
the fact that he was telling the
truth and concealing nothing. He
said Jones was supporting Glass and
Glass was supporting Jones, but they
would find on election day that they
needed a great deal more support
than either can give the other.
He said he had voted the same
way that Mr.. Glass did on the Ium-
Der question, yet what was a crime
for him was virtue for Mr.. Glass.
He referred to something Mr.. Jones
had said and said friends you know
what it means, when one fellow says
and the other fellows
says, You're another" we'll! Jones
ls Another" He said Jones had
not done enough while in Congress
for any body to judge whether he
was right or wrong.
When he referred to the letters
lsed by Mr.. Jones of which he said
+ "he did not steal them himself. he
Knew they were stolen" there was
prolonged applause and cheers. He
made that charge against Mr.. Jones
o impeach his morality and integrity
n any matter, adding when my in
egrity is impeached 1 hope it will
lot be by one who goes around with
tolen letters in his pockets" +" Zones
alls himself Democrat, yet he
lenounces the old commonwealth
nd he denounces the Democratic |
arty."
He spoke i glowing terms of Hon. |
edward Echols asking "did you put |
corrupt man on the Democratic |
lcket?" There are forty-nine other
len, on that committee, not all as
ood as Mr.. Echols but all powerful
DR. the best interests of their State.
e said. He ridiculed the assertion
lade by Jones that he dictated the
olltlcs of the State, saying Jones
lade him much more important than
ny one else dreamed of his being.
ones declares that the press is de-
auched, but Mr.. Martin claims that
II papers have a perfect right to
lelr own opinions and while one
'aunton paper had been kind enough
say some nice things about him.
knows they never got any of his
Oney.
Jones says, that "your supreme
ldges and every other State official
rs to go to Washington and gravel s
Thomas S. Martin" and yet saw
g this, he tries to get elected to the
$. Senate without the O. k. of +
at all important (according to
'nes) man.
Jones claims II am a railroad Ioh-
list and yet for sixteen years I'll
I'VE deffed him to produce one rail-
ad VINO ca say, through its off,
ais that l ever lobbied for them K
represented them and he has not ia
oduced his man yet" a
Mr. Martin dwelt at some length g
the yellow dog fund" telling L
w at the time it was collected there l;
re forty counties, in which there I
re negro majorities, where negro o
stices OF the peace tried white men /,
q where negro men collected taxes s.
I'm white women and white men e
q then the Democratic committee
ny realized that something must Il
done. There were only three n
VS. to correct the evil: One was tn b
eat, one to buy and the other to fl
l the negro and that he helped to W
lect money to be used in that in
npaign, going to New York, at Sc
own expense to solicit funds from m
althy railroad presidents he ad- m
tied, but added he knew what he was
ng and felt then, as he does now,
It he was helping to redeem the
commonwealth from negro Sill
macy, "and you are now ENJOYING 81
benefits thus gained" he declar- MI
W;
The feature of the meeting was the
Y in which Mr.. Martin read the VI
les letter written to DR.. Newbill in I'll
y about the use of campaign 81
ney and in this he fully satisfied =
audience that even though il di'
yellow dog" fund, Mr.. Jones
had his full share in contribute MI
to it and to disbursing it. Mr.. J. pa
Ellyson tells Of giving $2,95O to We
Jones at one time for use in his zee