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

that Professor Dodd said was gospel
truth This man Dodd spoke under
appointments made by and under the
auspices of Mr. Iones's campaign man.
ager. and in Il speech delivered on the
9Th day of July. said:
"SiN years ago when the nation was
stirred by the outrageous reports
which the insurance Investigation
brought to light. the South was hard
IL touched But that scandal had not,
reached its climax before the owners
or editors of three leading Southern
newspaper were made the de-
PENDANT of this and other Wall Street
robberies by the unsavory genius of
Thomas f. Ryan. The most prominent
Richmond daily. already an advocate
Of the interests as against the people
became a part OF the New York ma
chine when it's owners were drawn
INTO the closest connection with the
Equitable Life Insurance Company.
Since that time The Times-Dispatch
has not been a Democratic. but u plu-
tocratic organ"
"NiciOus and Unworthy Fling
This paragraph. besides containing
"A direct attack upon The Times-Dis-
patch. makes Il vicious ana unworthy
fling at The late Joseph Bryan. who
then owned The Observation-Disclosures
ferring beyond question to aIs. Bryan's
acceptance Of Il position as one OF the
trustees of tho Equitable Life Insur-
ance Company. ] hold no brief to de-
fend either The Timcs-Dispatch or the
name and m of the late Joseph
Bryan. AS this speech was delivered.
however. under the auspices and by
an appointment OF Mr.. JOncs's cam
paign manager. and as his home paper,
said TO be owned BY him.. mas Endorsed
the speech, and as Mr.. Jones has not
disclaimed the sentiments expressed
in 1t. although it has been much ami
niadverted upon by the press of the
state, ] cannot refrain from saying a
few words. In this city, where ne was
honored and respected. and where. !
am sure, not one honorable man can
be found who would not resent any
reflection OF his name. he needs no
defense at my hands. I cannot refrain,
however. from denouncing as false
every statement contained in the para
graph quoted, and expressing my re-
sentiment and contempt for the man
ner in which wholesale f~alsehoods and
ISLANDERS like these are being circulated
In this ca campaign by my opponents.
Nothing which exists seems to escape
them. Everything which Is, Is evil.
All party officials arc unfaithful: the
press Is a di%sreputablc press and has
p''Ak - Aig.u thsAiipNE 1i "a
spirit OF kindness and philanthropy,
undertake as a trustee in the Interest
OF millions OF p~olicyholders TO reform
the buses OF a great life insurance
company without having his name and
memory traduced after he is dead
Because he happened TO own n control
ling interest In The Times-Dispatch
that paper must be denounced and viii
fled as an agent of the interests"
1 say this much in passing. as l feel
I should say ii in the interest of truth
and justice, | have no more a brief to
defend The Times-Dispatch than | have
TO defend the memor of the late Jo-
seph Bryan. Neither does II need any
defense at my hands in this n
ton. To say that 1t is or has been
owned In New York and controlled in
behalf of what is usually referred to
as the Interests" is rid!culously alb
surd. L refer to 1t to show the veno-
nous spirit OF ny opponents and their
reckless disregard of truth.
The Personal Attacks.
While it has been difficult for me to
understand the malevolent spirit
which has induced Mr.. Jones to at
tack everything and everybody, his
hostile feelings toward me have been
of such long standing and 80 bitter
that II has not been difficult to under
- sAo ~ 400 ~
wards mi personally. His course to-
wards me more than twelve years ago
was SO offensive as to disclose d
hatred and malice rarely manifested
toward a fellowman, and 10 make 1t
impossible thar he should ba recog-
nized by me in any way. In a speech
delivered by him at Halifax Court
house. twelve years ago, he made al
most exactly the same charges he is
ma kin q nnuy phnIt my halpU a vail
road lobbyisr, and which he is now
undertaking to support by the use OF
Ia purI frts TO be copies of GER
tain letters stolen from the letter
press book of J. S. B. Thompson. and
which were received and used by Mr..
Jones knowing they were stolen. Has
any man OF honor ever been known IN
Virginia to receive and use stolen
letters knowing them to be stolen? l
make this reference to the fact that
the letters We're stolen not TO evade
anything contained in the letters so
far as i am concerned, but to INQUIRE
what credit should be given to n wit
ness who undertakes to traduce the
character and honor OF thousands of
the best people in Virginia, going
about that nefarious business holding
in his hands and using letters which
he must know were stolen. But l re-
t-F "f 4 can ApllSC ltu
What Is contained in the letters speaks
for itself and means the same whe-
Their the letters were gotten before
the public honestly and fairly or by
the surreptitious act of Il thief First
let me advert to the situation and
conditions which existed in Virginia
In the fall of 1891 when these letters
were supposed to have been written
and for years before and after that
date. In the first place Hon. j. Tay-
lor Ellyson was chairman of the State
Committee. / was and had been for
years a member of The State and axe
cutive committees. and as such had
given In every campaign Q large share
of my time to the Democratic party
in aiding the State chairman. Hon.
John S. Barbour was living and was in
the Senate from Virginia. l held no
public office n was not contemplate
ing a candidacy for any My act'vi-