The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-29
nited States Senate With an Address at the Academy of Music

them during the last nfty years or is
likely to en3oy them in the next hfty
years. l erred. too, II at all. along
with the Hon. Carter Glass. who rep
resented the Sixth Virginia District
in the House of Representatives. and
who is now being supported by my OPP
ponent. Notwithstanding his concur
renee with Senator Daniel and myself
In respect to these tariff questions. /
erred, too, II at all. along with many
other able, patriotic and distinguished
Democrats. ! do not think | erred in
the matter at all I gave to the sub
1cct my best thought. my most earn
est confederation; and | acted in ac-
cordance with my Judgment and my
conscience. / submit the question to
the impartial judgment of the Virginia
people with an abiding faith in that
whether they agree with me or not
In respect to thit particular question
they Will lind in II nothing on which
to base condemnation. ] submit with
equal confidence to the N!rginia people
my course in respect to the Union Sta
tIon bill. universal transfers between
the street car lines of Washington.
the ship subsidy. etc.
Busy With Dcnunciatiun.
But my opponent seems. as / have
before stated. to rest his claims to "a
t'hb va Et ITO IlOI' on llt !
which he thinks and proclaims of me
and of others than on any failure on
my part to do justice To my official
duties. or on any achievements OF
merits of his own. for neither he nor
his friends have told Of anything ac-
conDlished by himself; aud most of
his time in his speeches has been de-
voted to denunc!ation OF his State. his
party and those who have been hon
nrp5 .by rho virginia rooD1c.
In his Norfolk speech Mr. Jones
quoted with seeming approval. and
certainly not with that resentment
which should rise in the heart Of
every patriotic Virginian at the
uttcrance. the speech OF a Repub-
lican Senator at Kansas City, stating
that the three most corrupt States in
the Union were Pennsylvania Ohio
and Virginia. Is II possible that the
people OF Virginia desire TO send 10
tho United States Senate the bearer OF
offensive words against the integrity
and honor OF the old Commonwealth
Besides this assault upon the good
name of Virginia, Mr.. Jones stands
as the accuser OF the Democratic party
which has been responsible for the
government OF Virginia for many
years. end under which he has held 81
scat in the Congress of the United
states for twenty years. He rarely
makes a speech without assailinE the
Democratic party. AT the outset Of
his campaign there was issued and
circulated in his interest, Throughout
the State, an address numerously
signed. This address was promulgated
and circulated by Mr. Jones's manager.
and no dissent from its statements has
ever been given out b. Mr.. Jones. On
the contrary. his speeches seem 10 put
him in fun concurrence with every
sentiment contained in that so-called
address. ! will quote from 1t the fol-
lowing words:
"Deplorable and indcfensible party
conditions affecting the welfare OF
our State compel ms to appeal 20 you.
we believe In a government by party.
but not in n government for party
We believe in party organization, but
that II should be the servant and not
the master OF the party. and that 1t
Bhoul fairly and impartially admin
lister party affairs. giving equal right
and opportunity TO every Democrat
and a fair and open field TO all who
honorably contest for party favor. BY
the violation OF these plain Democrat
tic principles our Democratic orGani-
zation has been transformed into the
organ of faction. thereby degenerat-
Ing into a cabal or machine or ring,
usurp!ng and misusing the party au-
tnoElty ana TNIeTInlnlnS the cOnl-
dence of the people in our party and
It's principles. iga:Es: such abuses
We invoke your aid and patriotic con-
demnation."
Coarse md Offensive Attnck.
] have. fellow citizens. been at n
loss to know what definition my ad-
versary would give for what he calls
political machine. 1t is disclosed to
some extent at least in the quotation
] have read. The charge is that the
Democratic party in Virginia is in a
deplorable and indefensihle condi-
ton; that our Democratic o~rganiza-
tion has been transformed into the
organ OF faction. thereby d%egenerat-
ing Into a machine. cabal or ring"
We not only have ~opprobrious cpl
thets hurled at the Commonwealth of
Virginia Itself. but we have a dis
tinct and offensive attack on tho or
ganization of the Democratic party
OF tho State. No such coarse and of
fcnsive attack has ever been made.
or ia likely to be made. even by the
bittorsso OF our Republican foes. AT
She head OF the State Committee is
Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson. whose per
Bonal integrity, whose fidelity to pub
lie duty and whose efficient services
and self-sacrlicing attention TO the
cause OF Democracy for twenty wears
have invited the admiration and mer-
tted the grateful thanks of the yir-