Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-15
IN OLD VIRGINIA
By sAvoYARD.


 it not true that we have corporation government in a state where the cor porations dominate the dominant par ty? UnQuestionably. If the corpora tions did not expect largess rom the democracy of old Virginia, why did they send the very flower Of their henchmen to rule the councils of the party? It may be that corpora tions in every state were forced in to politics by scurYy politicians. think that likely But the day is at hand when the people in mass. who are not scurvy, but sound, intend to drive the corporations out of politics, and old Virginia is about the best state in the union to begin with
 And besides, the beginning of that reform in old Virginia is the crucii- xion of the Martin machine. that has a tread of velvet and the grip of iron, that is of the corporations. by the corporations and for the corpora tions.
 Publicity is all that is necessary to destroy the Martin machine. VIII they have it? I doubt it. No un- preiudiced and candid old Yirginian can read the speech of Carter Glass on the situation but must view 1t with alarm. Every newspaper in the state that is fit to have an honest man for reader, should not rest one mo ment until it investigates the charges of the integrity of the press of the state that gave to mankind Thomas Jefferson. Every reputable newspa- per of Virginia should lend it's circula- ton to make public the charges or Mir. Glass and if they are untrue Mir. Glass is the man who will suffer and be piloried as a reckless ealumBiator.
 Thomas Jefferson in 1894 said: No experiment can be more interesting than that we are now trying, and which we trust will end in establish ing the fact that man may be gov erned by reason and truth. Our first object should therefore be to leave open to him all the avenues Of truth. The most effectual hitherto found is the freedom of the press"
 In 1916 Mir. Jefferson said: Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe.
 Again he said: The press is the only tocsin of a nation
 And this: No government ought 10 be without censors and where the press IS free no one will be"
 And this again: "Our liberty de- bends on the freedom of the press and that cannot be limited without be- ing lost"
 You ask what business is it of mine? lt concerns every true demo crat tsetween the two oceans and from the north to the south. Thom- as $. Martin is now the leader" of the democratic minority of the senate. By what right? None He is lead CT by the grace of Joseph W. Bailey, who could not get it. Mir Martin has been dubbed, and not altogether inaptIy. the senator on whose should CTS has fallen the mantle of Aid rich It must be an age of little men. To go Ro further back, when the south had a Calhoun, and later a Lamar, a Beck, Vest, or down till a few years ago. when we had a Carmack-''ye gods, what a succes- l sionI" What has he done and what has he said? His tread is velvet, and that is all. His tongue is leaden.
 Who was that Virginian in the sen ate who collared and choked ignomy out of old Benton? Stop. I will look it up. Benjamin W. Leigh. Could Tom Martin beset such a job? Hard Iy. Besides he is no democrat. That makes him fair game for me, and for every other democrat. Why did he set himself up a mask?
 Now I want to make a little state ment that is the meat of this whole tale. The Virginia state central com mittee, that is dominated by the Mar tin machine, recently met in Rich mond to arrange for the primary of Sept. :. resolution was offered be- fore it which provided that Glass and Jones, between them, should have the privilege of naming one of the three judges at each election precinct This was defeated. every machine committeeman voting against it.
 Now Goebelism in Kentucky provid- ed that the adversary should have one ot three election officers, Is the manhood of Virginia less virile and less resolute than that of Ken lucky, that was made by Virginians? We shall see.
 Why was that request refused2 r was a moderate request. Now l dc not believe the machine wants to steal the election; but if it intends to steal it, if it must steal it, the ae tion it has taken on that proposal is conclusive proof of it. Get it honest ly if you can, by chicanery if you must
 Can you make anything other of it2 And there it behooves NIT. Jcres an~ NIT. Glass to be very vigilant when the count Is had.
 Why not equally divide the election ofhcers2 Let the machine answer. nntG0a an n.E~aHtaas~