The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-29
Senator Uses Plain Lam
guage in Academy
Speech.
COVERS GROUND
IN GREAT DETAIL
Employs Vigorous Terms in
Reference to Veracity of His
Opponent-Large Audience
Listens With Patience-Re-
views His Senatorial
Record.

Taking up in detail the charges
made against him dur ng the cam
paign by his opponent. nd recounting
his own record as a @holic servant.
Senator Thomas = Mailin. IN an ad-
dress at the Academy OF Music last
night, laid his case before the people
OF Richmond and of Virginia His au
d!ence nearly filled the Academy. save
for portion OF the upper balcony
The crowd was held fairly we'll, al
though the Senator's voice. unused tc
such strain. weakened toward :he
close, making It impossible for those
IN the rear Of the hall to hear him.
Senator Martin was obviously an
gry. Yet he was az collected. a care
full in his language. and as DELHI crate
In stating his points. as in any OF the
few political addresses which have
been events in his career. He used
his written speech but few times. and
in the main left his notes on his stage
table. preferring 10 pursue his argu-
ments in the manner which occurred
to him. Certainly there was not a
moment when he allowed his feelings
to get the better of his Judgment
Uses Plain Language.
Therefore the denunciations which
he visited upon his opponent bore the
stamp of generalization and delibera-
ton. AS a matter of fact, most Of
written speech. He started OUT with
the express intention TO combat the
accusations which, he said, had been
"unjustly. maliciously and Extensively
made against him. and OF so disprov-
Ing them as to destroy the credibility
OF Mr.. Jones in Virginia. This he ac-
compHshed TO the satisfaction of his
friends in the audience. II the applause
which he received is a criterion. To
gain his point, he announced, he pro-
posed to call a spade a spade He
did 1t
The charge made against him that
be was lobbyist before the Virginia
Legislature in the interest of the rail-
roads Senator Martin characterized as
UNANIMOUSLY. basely, ineXcusably ma
liciously false" He CHALLENGED the
production of a single witness to the
charge. II any railroad company: he
said, could show that it ever employed
him TO appear in its interest before a
legislative body he would resign his
seat in the Senate. No member of the
General Assembly. he continued. could
cay that he had ever solicited his vote
for II he did say so he would be liar
Il have met this old charge time and
time again." said the Senator. II have
put the brand LIAR on the fore
head OF every man who utters it,"
Repeating his former explicit state
ment, Senator Martin declared: 81
nave never represented any railroad
or any other corporation, or any indi-
vidual, before any legislative BODY. for
compensation or without compensa-
tion"
The j. S. B. Thompson letters re-
eeived good deal OF Senator Martins
attention. He first said that he had
never known man of honor who
would use for his own purposes prop
erty he knew to have been stolen.
But, he added, this was not his de-
Tense, but was only referred to for
the purpose of discrediting Mr.. Jones'
as witness. The letter to himself he
could not recall, but did not dispute
It, 1t was simply In reference to q
campaign contribution
Il solicited campaign money! from,
railroads and from othe rcompanies and
fromrich men and from poor men,, he
safd, FOR the maintenance of Demo
cratic rule and white supremacy and
for no other purpose. 1 have no apol.
ogies to make. Mr.. Jones spent his
part OF It, The AXtell letter merely
refers to this. have nothing to do
with the Bogart letter, but 1t evidently
fefers TO the candidacy of MIR. Card
we'll for Speaker. AS to the Logan
letter. 1t is evident that us means
the railroads. Probably I had had a
talk with Mr.. Ellyson. and he and I
had agreed that we hoped the rail-
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