The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-06
PARTY DIscnAcEO
BY THE MACHINE,
CHARGE Of JONES
CONTINUED from r-irst rage.i

Continued from First FaSe.l
long prepared attack ON the record
Of Senator Martin. citing the history
OF the Payne Aldrioh bill. the Ding
ley Tariff Bill, the War Revenue Bili,
ship subsidy legislation and 9th Sr
measures to show that the Senator is
"a prince among vote dodgers in the
United States Senate.
Control Even Jndgeehipe.
Concluding the detailed dissertation
on the Congressional Record Repre-
sentative Jones added an extemporan-
eous slffax TO his address alleging
that the political atmosphere Is S1f
fused with stencil, thBt corrupt ten
taeles OF the machine have not cnly
entwineS the Legislative but the State
judiciary, that "a big majority us the
newspapers in Virginia are lusfrG
menIs OF corrupt politicians. that the
selfish organizers have placed crimi-
mails in high Offices and challenging
Senator Martin 80 quit his sanctutn 1T
tho National Capital aud reply. II he
can, 10 the allegations
highly enthusiastic throughout the
speakers technical review al Senator
Martins record IN Congress, applaud
ing loudly and cheering 81 intervals,
the majority of the audience which
nearly filed the fret floor ard eeeu-
pied third Of the seats in the bal
eonv remained at the theater until
nearly fI:a0 O'clock to hear the con-
cluding and by Tar the most inter-
esting part Of Representative Jones
address.
Presented by Montague.
Charles Y. Meredith. who presided.
introduced former Governor Andrew
jackson Montague. who arose In the
face Of a storm of applause which
drowned several Of his attempts to
begin an Introductory speech.
MIR Montague asked why the peo-
pie of Virginia, can discern the evil
oences OF political machine In New
York. Philadelphia and even as far
away as San Francisco when they
cannot see machine within the Dor
ders of their own native Common
wealth.
He slapped at the State Democratic
Committee by declaring II recently
passed resolution setting forth that
II was composed Of nice. honest and
good men. With the humor and sar-
casm for which he Is so we'll known
Mr.. Montague gave a brief resume Of
the political conditions as he sees
them. paving the way for Eepresep
tstive Jones and concluding by pay
ing a high tribute to the speaker and
Introducing him.
ofNnOn 10 Jones,
Representative Jones was greeted
with an ovation. Following preiim,
nary remarks concerning his reasons
for entering the fight for the Senate
chair, he referred to the fact that
Representative Glass had enlightened
the public of Richmond H- to the
shameful debauchery OF tho press He
asked what has come over the press
Of the State. and answered the aues-
ton by saying that largo majority
of the newspapers are being support
ed by the machine.
He asserted that the leading news
papers OF Richmond had refused to
publish the address made here by Mr.,
GLASS, and that the same publication
had given a Republican speech In fun.
lie charged that the papers support
ing the machine clip editorials from
other papers and print them without
the advertising mark. He said that
an honest young Democrat who writes
neen offered five or six times the ad.
seftising rate for printing machine
copy without advertising marks.
Mr.. Jones then referred to papers
not published In Virginia and which
have no tendencies to uphold the poll
cies oil the machine. He read extracts
irom Golfers Weekly. the New York
N19PS& dAln the NOW i OF Il
journal, the Oregon journal. the Cos.
mopoltan Magazine and others tc
SHOW that Senator Martin 10 Thomas
T. Kyans man"
Change in Position.
The speaker read two editorials
from the News Leader, one written
on March =, 1908, under the caption
Who Is Martini" and the other or
July %, 1893. under the heading
hR MUFr tr4a .tssA
change of editorial opinion and ask,
ing what has caused tho change. Ia
caused laughter by asking what haG
come over the press OF Virginia, assd
answering the query with the suppoai,
ton that II ralst be "evIl-Times." al.
lowing his hearers to interpret the
noun as the part Of tho name of q
newspaper.
Charging that a Richmond repre.
sentative had carried corruption into
The legislative in order TO procure d
JOB Tor lobbyist. Representative
.lansa decAssd To supply .ths name oil
the man against whom he made tn.
allegation. lie said that when Rep
resentative Glass charged Virginia
newspaper With being subsia.Esa, the
paper crept out from under cover and
ADMITTED H. Now give this repre-
sentative chance To admit the
chsrEe. said Representative Jones.
Following his charge that the Judi.
eiars IL under the spell Of the ma
chine. the speaker declared that '.so,nr
OF the best men OF the State. with the
UNANIMOUS endorsement of the bar Of
their circuits and of members Of the
Legislature. with attachments and DER
sonai character emitting them to as.
pire TO the bench, are forced to esL
senator Martin IL they may have the
Job" ''''
Norfolk and Isle OF Wight.
Representative Jones did NOT eIton,
me Norfolk county situation to eseana
mis- scathing depunciation. and az.
serted that because of the corrr,n,
county fusion Alvah r. Martin bnlSs
one OF the most lucrative Offices In
tHsihia' which has enabled him 10
accumulate big fortune.
Inc speaker then turned his sfter-
non on the Isle Of Wight co,snty
where. he said, the county connp,i,
lee under the chairmanmanxhtn a.,
=. Fenton Day. father-;n-iaw NJ can.
ator Martin. has invited every ne.
publican 20 vote In tho Dennn.ratto
primary The same thing has been
cone, ne asserted. in every comm, 10
mar state senatorial district arm .rxn
rules. Wv machine
hst part IF Representative jones,
fpeeen attacking the record If een.
a'sf Aa~un if In part a. follows.
Tho Sims Pamphlet.
itHlh tAe last few DAYS an eigh. =