The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-12
SENATOR MARTIN
MUST PURGE HIMSELF

SENATOR MARTIN
MUST PURGE HIMSELF
While 200 of Senator Martins
friends i'm Albemarle were shouting
that ito doubt his veracity is to
argue Yourself a liar" the Hon. W.
A. Jones at Manassas was stating
some facts that even in Albemarle
must east grave doubts on Senator
Martins truthfulncss. The mere
denial from a person of Senator Mar
4 tins prestige and power can brush
aside many charges that would great
nv embarrass an unknown man. Sen
ator Martin knows his own power
and influence. Tie cannot forget
his high place or doubt his many
\ friends and he has given full weight
to these forces on his side In deal
ing with MIR Jones charges. but
truth. as plate found out. Is strong
err than human place or power. ana
neither Senator Martin nor any
other living man can by mere de-
lnial and denunciation successful
lly meet such facts and differences as
MIR. Jones has produced in support
of the charge that Senator Martin
was railroad lobbyist.
The last and most damning piece
of evidence is the letter from J. ). b.
Thompson to c. G.. Holland. of Dan
willie. Va. dated Oct. 10. 1891. Let
us remember always that Messrs.
Martin and Thompson have both de
Iclarcd that the maintenance OF
white supremacy was the sole object
of railroad contributors. and also
that in 1891. rs Mr.. Jones stated
/ Out of the 100 ID 'mocratic nominees
for the House of Delegates of III"
F General Assembly of 1N9l-S2 thirty
seven had no opposition of any de
scriptiOn. and others had no Rcpuh-
7 lican opposition This means that
Dat of house composed of lnn
members il was only necessary TO
defeat fourteen Republican candi-
dates TO give the Democrats clear
majority in that body. As TO the
Senate. the case is even stronger.
or the forty members of that body
twenty W.T., hOld-oyer : majors ana
every one of them was "a Democrat.
SO that the Demo,rast had half of
that body before the election wos
held. Also the Republicans and
their allies Ony eic ted two members
of the house and one member of
The senate grand total of thrc /
out OF 40.
Yet Mr. Thompson says in his
letter to Mr. Holland.
Il note our remarks in regard +
10 Messrs. Hurt and Hatcher. en- '
close herein a letter which have re
ceNed from Mr. Hatcher. which
shows very clearly that he is look
ing to is for assis anc'. will
write him TODAY. advising him thar
0 have asked you To sec what could .
oc done Oh course. he will come 10
500 YOU. and you must satisfy your
s'lf rs trornu hly as To his posi- f
lion
Il hand you nay check for $1,000.
G. huair.d OF Which YOU con use
az ,c.r discretion in helping Hurt
and five hundred hoid in reserve
with which TO h,ip Hatcher OF
c5ur.e. i. either of these men re-
quir- further assisiano".Ind You are
satisfied as to their position. WE
will haV. 20 arrange fo help th.m
further
Could clearer proof of railroad
% rchasc OF legis ators bee desir ?
Mr.. Hatcher looks 90 th, railroads
III g. for Ia Up in his o~n private
fight and the railroads look 90 Orc
OF their petty disburs RS oi cOrpoc-
L.. q
ilatchers position IS p rfcct'y salts
factory
Now the sam directing power II
This debauching U.s. Of railroad mon
cy is the same man who wrote.
See Mr. Martin. Get in touch
with Mr. Martin" Report 10 Mr.
Martin" and it WAS Senator Martin
who testified on the stand in 1898.
II have been q Close friend OF J. 5.
B Thompson's for many years and
be- has been warm friend Of mine .
Is 10 possible that this railroad
money Mr. Martin handled for !.
s. b. Thompson was all spent with
out one single thought for railroad
gOOd2 II is conc ivable that no
thought ever entered his mind as
TO why 10 Was that Barbour ThOmp-
son should send all these men 10
him for orders and directions? Is il
credible that men elected with rail
road money were diligently turned
over for guidance to a man whose
only effor; and desire was TO main
tain white supremacy by cireEm
venting the three lone Republicans
in a legislature of 140 members
Finally. is il true that Senator Mar
tin was not a railroad lobbyist?
The Senator must explain; he
must detail his every action; he
must purge himself Of this charge
or stand convicted Of railroad lobby
ing in 1891 and deliberate untruth-
fitness in Richmond News
Leader
This is the newspaper quoted by
Mr.. St George r. Fitzhugh in be
half of Senator Martin and the same
newspaper whose editorials at the
outset of the senatorial campaigh
were favorable TO Senator Martin
and used by his friends as cam
paign literature in his favor. This
seems to show that changes of heart .
are being made in favor of Mr. .
Jones by the press as we'll as peo-
pie y.