The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05

poor fellow had actually gone home
and gone TO bed before o'clock! But
we succeeded in holding our meeting.
and that bit OF engineering on the
part of the county committeeman did
us more good than any speech OF mine
could have done under the most fav-
orable circumstances. The people were
aroused, and when the primary came
they were on hand and they voted
and watched the polls. There was no
counting out that day at one polling
place, for we saw every ballot prop
erly recorded. When the result was
announced the district was redeemed
by large majority, and what is more,
our friends all over the State won
and we had Legislature in the au-
tumn OF 1907 from which the corpora
lions got only a lean pickings,' what
they received coming from the House.
not from the Senate, the accustomed
stronghold of the interests
You may have gone on In this work
until now the Legislature Is truly rep
resentative, though the failure of the
income tax amendment winter before
last points the wrong way. But IL 1T
is not what you want 1t to be, IL your
delegates to the United States Senate
and House are not your representa-
tives. you have only to bring the mat
ter clearly before your people. Do
not fear the railroads. You can get
on without free passes. Do not fear
the lumber interests; they have not
yet got all your timber. II So called
great men scowl and swear stand all
the more firmly for your rights. HOLD!
Virginia true: support the progressive
Democracy of the nation; do not be!
come ashamed OF Mr. Bryan because
you are told to do so. II the news
papers and the corporations and the
bosses all unite, as they are doing,
everywhere else, remember that your
destiny and that of. your children is
at stake: remember that. II you yield.
your rights will be taken from you
and that this country will become the
home OF a new feudalism, of which
the Rocketellers. the RyaHs and the
Morgans will be the lords and rulers.
and you will be the slaves.
Supremacy Important.
In this view of the case the pri-
mary soon to come and all the others
that will follow are supremeiy impor-
tant. Put men in Washington who are
not afraid: men who will honestly sup
port the forward policies OF the pres
emit Democratic majority. and men who
do not violate their promises to you:
elect men who will give the coming
Virginia President. Woodrow Wilson,
the laws he asks for, the loyal sup
port which he will need and the
South, united with the sturdy men OF
the West. will rule this country az 1t
ought TO be ruled. in the interest of
us all and not of few self-seeking
reactionaries Then will the Senate
and old Virginia come again to their
own and ne found doing valiant SER
vice in a great cause--that of Ameri-
can democracy!
One thing more You have a cour-
aSeous and able man who now offers
to lead you out OF this political desert
which the Martin machine has made
OF Virginia Mr.. Jones has a clean
record ne has not bowed the knee
to the bosses or the railway interests.
or the lumber men: he has given You
long and faithful service. and ne de-
serves the reward which you may now
give. But the reason I should vote
for him is his promise to deliver vir-
ginia from the bondage OF a corrupt
and demoralizing regime. Vote for
no man because OF personal reasons
vote to improve and help your State
and country. and voting thus, you can.
! not fail to vote for good men n you
put Jones in the Senate. you NOT only
put ont bad man. but you give the
nation a good man and able leader for
| the trying times ahead OF US"