The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-29

WINGED than ever OF the necessity FOR
democratic domination. If good order,
property rights and decent govern
ment were to be preserved. For the
purpose OF rcdceming the State. the
late Hon. John $. Barbour was elect
ed chairman OF the state Committee
To preserve white supremacy IL was
manifest that we had to resort either
to the shotgun policy-which was re-
sorted TO III some OF the Southern
States-or to the large use of money
in our campaigns. Public sentiment
would not approve the shotgun nolicv
IN virginia, and the managers of the
! Democratic party We're appealed to
ana were expected to raise and use
large sums of money TO maintain
white supremacy in the State. Mr.. Bar
bour in~auguratcd a campaign marked
with such ability and such energy
and such efficiency that down to ms
hour IL is referred to by the older men
Oh the State In terms of high praise
ana grateful appreciation. Large
sums OF money We're used. and IL was
gotten largely from railroad corpora
ions. Tie methods then resorted to
prousht victory to the Democratic
part! ana safety and good govern
ment to the people OF this Common
wealth The methods then adopted
had to be continued with more or less
urgency until the right OF suffrage
was taken from the negroes by tho
new Constitution. Referring for the
purpose of this occasion chiefly
70 the campaign Of iSsl-.alI who are
,amiliar with the history of that time
Know the cxtrcmities TO which We
We're driven and the efforts which were
necessary to maintain Democratic as
tendency and avert tho cloud which
was a menace to good order. propert,-
risnts' SAFE government and white
civilization No evidence is necrs-
sary TO show conditions which thor
existed and II any was necessary
we need only read tho clear. strong
and nanswerable statements given
10 the press by our honorod S,ato
CHAIRMAN. Hon. j. Taylor Ellyso,,
was Is as familiar with tho noliticol
history of the State and who has
made as many sacrifices for the party
as any man In the Commonwealth In
'"oSe trying days of the Democratic
party my assistance was asked. nv
people assigned me to duty ON tho
executive and state committees. and
i gave freely of my time and as much
as could possibly give of nv means
In what ] then considered and what 7
now Know were disinterested and ma
lriotic services to the people of NV
state we were compelled 10 have
money. and the railroad cornora;ions
were more able to contribute than anv
others whom we could approach.
Ihey had a large stake in the coun-
try and their officers and managers
We're deeply Interested as the guar
dlans and trustees of the bondholders
ana stockholders of their companies in
the good order of the State. in fair
taxation. and in n sound and safe gov.
eminent in all respects. During the
brief period when the Democratic mar.
u was dethroned from power meas.
ures OF a most evolutionary character
We're projected. which thoroughly
alarmed the managers OF the railroad
corporations and business people gem
eraiiy. The officers and managers of
our railroads at that time were, too.
win rev exceptions, Democrats. They
telt an interest IN Democratic as
cendancy, because they believed he
pest interests of the country would be
served thereby. They also entertained
the greatest fear as to the evils which
would likely result in case the Dem
ocratic party should be overthrown.
The people all over the State under
$1,000 these conditions, and knew that
the party managers were raising the
necessary campaign funds, and raising
II chiefly from the railroad corpora
lions. In the campaign of 1891 l
gave much of my time in aiding the
work of Chairman Ellyson. raised
FUNDS for the State Committee and they
were used in the interest OF the Demo-
cratic party and for no other urpose.
Chairman Ellyson and myself were in
perfect accord and co-onarat.,i
throughout. l did nothing except in
accordance with his authority and with
ms iull knowledge and approval. Dur
ing the time was actively Engaged in
the campaign work / was in his office
OF ne In my room at the hotel every
day. L did nothing which was not
strictly in the line of my duty and nv
authority as a of the commit
tee. and in perfect accord and
ton with Chairman Ellyson and under
his authority and direction. What we
were doing was no secret.
Jones knew of Methods,
There is not a doubt about the fact
that Mr.. Jones was as familiar as any
one else with the method OF raising
and using funds in our campaigns at
that period of our political history. The
people understood 1t ALL When money
was raised by me 1T was either paid
over to Chairman Eliyson or applied
10 compaign purposes in accordance
with plans fully understood and agreed
upon between Mr.. Ellyson and myself.
l nave no apology TO make for the part
| TOOK in our campaign In those days.
or course. no mans memory could be
reliable about small details of a cam
paign conducted went years ago. /
remember the conditions which exist
ed; the part which | took, the motives
which actuated me. and the general re-
suits which were accomplished The
circumstances in connection with in
dividual cases and specific matters can
not after the lapse OF twenty years. In
the nature of things. be recalled. /
do not pretend to be able to do so. On
the contrary. ] positively say | cannot
do so. If | were to pretend to be able
10 do so | would be untruthful.
Now let us see what these eight
stolen letters which hay been read
and published in this campaign say.
Let us see how far they concern me.
Let us see what / ought to he ex-
pected to remember about them and
what do not remember about them.
First. there is a letter addressed to