The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
COL. LEE SPEAKS
Addressed Voters On Senatorial
Campaign.
SEVERE IN CRITICISM OF MACHINE
Advocated Election of Jones and
Glass.

Col Robert Il. Lee. jr.. of Fair
fax, son of Gen VIM. H. +. Lee
and grandson of Gen Robert +. Lee
spoke to an audience OF over 200
people at the courthouse here Thurs
day night.
The speaker was introduced by
Mr. b. r. Willis in a few well chos-
en- remarks.
Col Lee in opening stated that
he was happy to be before an au-
dience of Virginians speaking in be
half Of the candidacy of the repre-
sentative of this district. whose soil
Rad been plOwed by the bullets of
two wars and had been fortified
with the blood Of its brave sons
one eliminating at Yorktown and
the other at AppomatoX
Col Lee said that II was through
the efforts Of VIM. A. Jones that
the people of this state were given
the privilege to select their rcpreser,
tative in the U. S. Senate; that
Mr. Jones had worked untiringly 10
secure the senatorial primary. lie
cOmplimented Mr.. Jones on his polit
ical career in Congress for the
past twenty years.
Some say there is no machine In
Virginia. yet Thos S. Martin was
elected to the T. S Senate. no one
knew how until VIM. A. Jones told
you.
The office OF insurance commission
or was created and Joseph Button,
a machine man. given the place at
a salary of $4,000 per annum.
Judge Rhea for his fidelity to the
machine was made a member of the
corporation comission. as also was
Judge Wingfield. a Mann supporter
and Martin manager McD.Lee
don't mix him up with me-. a ma
chine man, had his salary raised
twice. The office of third attorney
general was created and Richard +.
Byrd, a machine man, was named.
Gov. Mann stated that this was abb
solutely necessary until certain pa
pers criticised him Then he said
that Mr.. Byrd would only be en-
plOyed when there was an
extra amount of work TO be done
Last. hut not least, said the
speaker. when affliction touched that
most beloved and respected Virgin
ian, John Warwick Daniel. and be
fore loving hands could get him to
Florida for his health. Swanson. a
machine man. was in Washington
asking for his job. and saying to
Congressman Flood: Hal. you
have one job. let me have this
one" And when the angel Of death
took from earth the beloved Senator,
John w Daniel. Gov. Mann did
what his boss told him TO do and
placed Swanson in Daniels seat
Col. Lee then read extracts from
a speech made by Mr. Martin before
the clerks convention at Ocean
View in 1910 when he said III there
was a machine in Virginia that he
was proud to be part Of il. and
if there was a ring he was proud
to be a member OF It,
The speaker then read from the
News-Leader. a paper which he said
at the beginning of the campaign
Jones could not get space in even
at advertising rates. was now for
Jones and Glass.
IL has DGtl HaAA AlAtAA hIh"s Aft+ta
la, Ohio and Virginia are the worst
machine ridden States in the Union.
but he would not have this said
OF his native State for all the
offices in the world.
Col. Lee said that Mr.. Martin
had always been given credit for
being a Democrat. but that he had
stood by Alrich rather than by his
party and had outvoted the Repub-
licans on high tariff bills.
He read from the Congressional
Record, showing that Martin voted
for 25 cents a ton on iron ore,
when the rate was fixed at l5c.,
voted for higher duty on coal than
did the Republicans. voted foE
$3.50 per thousand on rough lum-
Der when the rate was made $40,
voted for higher duty on dressed
lumber and white pine than did
the majority of the Republicans.
He compared Senator Martin TO a
bat, when caught by a bird eat
ing a cat, he was a mouse when
caught by a mouse eating cat,
he was a bird" He quoted Senator
MdTllu as saying NHdl ut never
lodged a vote" when the record
shows that out of the 143 votes
taken on the Payne-Alrich bill Mr..
Martin only voted AZ times. claim
ing he was paired on other occas-
ions. when the records show that
he was paired with a western Re
publican who voted with the Dem
ocrats more than with the Repub-
licans
Col. Lee compared Senator Martin
with a Confederate sutler in yam
kee camp, saying Martin was a Re
publican Senator in Democratic
seat, and charged thai he had al
ways stood by the lumber trusts.
He asked how many would know
Mr.. Martin II he would walk down
the streets of Fredericksburg. How
different with the late John w
Daniel.
The speaker quoted Senator Mar
tin as saying he was too busy In
Washington TO come to Virginia to
talk to the people. but he was not
too busy TO write to almost al!