The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
| n d i 6 ma ntly Brands
yellow Dog Fund
Story as False.
A D M 1T S M ONEY
WAS CONTRIBUTED.
Says 1t Was Given by Railroads
to Help Maintain White Su-
prernacy, and Was Used by
State Committee, of Which
Both Martin and Jones
Were Members.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.,

New York. August o.-After a pleas,
ant trip abroad, j. S. B. Thompson. OF
Atlanta, Ga. with his wife and Mas
Eliza b. Thompson. again is in Amer. s
lea. having arrived aboard the Lust.
tania. The sturdy Virginian. for such
he is with hair now gray. smiled as
he greeted The Times Dispatch corre-
spondent. but when the purport of the
correspondents mission dawned upon
him, his veins. through which courses
southern blood. stood out like whip
cords, and it was with difficulty that
he retained his composure. He waa
shown recent publications that attrib-
uted to him the handling of yellow
dog" fund some years ago In Virginia
His face. tanned by a sea voyage and
ten weeks sojourn in England. SCOT
land and France. was truly a study.
FLUSHED with Indignation and with
bosom swelling with repressed wrath,
Mr.. Thompson slowly read the articles
now being printed in the campaign OF
Congressman William a. Jones against
Senator Thomas S. Martin.
No "Ycllow DoE'' Fund.
When he had finished Mr.. Thompson
paused as II to catch his breath, and
then. looking at the correspondent,
began: II
II am not citizen of Virginia now,
and prefer not to be brought into this
matter. On the face of these letters,
which are construed as having refer
ence to yellow dog fund, L will say
that the State Legislature threshed
this matter out. / was witness be-
fore Its committee. and It's report and
the Legislatures action Is matter Of
| record.
"This question was settled then.
There was no yellow dog or corrup-
| ton fund, ms is charged. As mat
ter OF course, did solicit and contrib
ute to the campaign fund, and, no fnr
as know, every dollar WINS spent L.
ultimately md with the knowledge of
the campaign committee. glory In
being nblc to say this. There was no
corruption of which was aware
i am charged with having conduct
ed this yellow dog fund in 1891. Al
that time the late Senator Barbour. NV
uncle, was in the Senate. and Martins
campaign was not even thought Of
In 1893 the Legislature. composed of
young Virginians, elected Mr.. Martin
after the death OF my uncle.
Stolen From His Files
me letters about which you ask
purport TO have been written in 1891,
now twenty years ago, and, of course
have no independent memory Of them
h have no reason to suppose, however.
mat did not write them. II they nre
copies, nv I understand they are s,td
10 be, they were stolen from my letter.
| hlcs
After this long lapse OF years it III
impossible for me to recall in detafr
an the circumstances under which tbs
letters were written; but 1t is evident
from the reports in the newspanara
that en- effort is being made to distort
their meaning and to put an interpre.
talon upon them entirely uniustifiad
by the facts
For example. It is claimed that these
letters show that a yellow dog. fund
mad been provided by the railroads and
mat Senator Martin was one of the
raiiroad agents for the disbursement
OF ,hls FUND. This is. OF course. in
| tended to make on the public min6 tha
Impression that the railroads had s,,b-
scribed and We're using a corruption
fund
such statement f. nbsoIutehV
raise There was no yellow dog. OF.
'"rr"ption fund. so far rs ever heard
or believe. Virginia has, IN INV be,,af
niwuys been free from any such cn.
rnption, and does not deserve thi,
s'ismh. Certainly. so anr M an af-
Tempt Is mnde to link my name y,itn
any such fund, 7 indisnnntIy repud,.ts
IL and dcnounce II as fsI.r.
The letters. in so far as they reIat.
| 10 money. have reference 10 the cam
| PhiEn funds contributed by the ra,I-
| ROADS or by their owners and by men
OF means generally TO the Democratic
party of the State. Such contributions
were unquestionably made, and war.
made at the earnest solicitation OF tha
democratic managers
Different Issue Then.
The issues. then, We're nor b.tw.a,
.ne railroads or the property interests.
oi, the one side. and the people, on the
other' but were between Anglo Saxon
c'Viizaton. represented by the Demo-
cratic party, and negro domination.
represented by its opponents.
Under these circumstances appea1s
We're made to the railroads and others
capable OF contributing to helm sue
tain the Democratic party and Anglo.
saxon civilization. and the plea WAC
presented that from the Democratic
party alone could law and order ara
just treatment OF the property inter-
ests be expected.
cit WAS In answer to this plea OF
thc Democratic managers that thess
contributions were made, and ae-
lively participated with Mr.. Eliysor,
the Democratic chairman. and wfth
Others, Including Mr.. Martin, who ne
the time was the most active member
OF the Democratic Committee, In rHfs<
ing the necessary. funds.
Contributions OF the kind mention.
ed. made to uphold and sustain the
things that We're dearest to the pso-
pie OF the South, and most 'importarx