The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-29


attee at period of our political
history when 1t was necessary 30 ratse
ard use money in our campo gins.
have no apology 10 make fer the
part ! took in our campaigns IL. those
tlElng days But Mr. Jones has char
atterized these campaign funds A. a
yellow dog fund If he thought
the fund was yellow dog fund h'
should not have participate IN it's
use"
Service in Congress.
Now, fellow citizens. pA.SslnA to Mr..
Jeucs' service as a member or Con
g.tss, whore lie has served. or If he
has not served has held m srt0ership.
fog twenty Years, J would like tu
know what he has achieved IN That
uc'd. II any human being Knows #
a S'nGi" thing done by h.Nt which
would take him above The place ~
tho most common mcdiotJlt, the pee
pie of Virginia should b. al sod Of
IT, So far is / recall, the oni&
thlrgs for Wilton ne has cintnca rredit
ar" that h" has voted with his party
ana that he has gotten Scnu apprV-
If.atlons for TIM rivers oit hsrDue- in
80. First CongreSsioHa district. lie
seems to have gone thfuus', III" APP
preparations for rivers and harnors
and has added w an the amounts
appropriated, during his twenty years
- service. ta the rivers and harbers
1T his district and has claimed credit
tel getting the appropriations. Those
reJtne appropriations running
through twenty years aggregate
considerable amount Whatever credit
MAY he due Air. Jones fer getting
these appropriations l certainly would
NOT take from him. 1t Is amusing.
low eN CT, to See that sort Of argument
Escorted to. If he initiated any new
PROJECT or can trace "a his personal
Efforts the accom- hshment of any
Improvement why did he not specify
tins instance and explain ii TO the
people. The same appropriations
have to be passed through the Sen
ate. and SO far as anything stated by
My. Jones is concerned / am entitled
70 as much credit for the passage Of
tloSe appropriation bills through the
Senate ~ he iE entitled to for their
i.assaee through the House. Suppose
] ah' uld add up all the appropriations
made fer the Improvement Of the
dames river and claim the credit fer
securing them
Those appropriations would aggre-
gate. I Hm sure. largely more than
aha the appropriations made for the
rivers and harbors in the First Con
gressioua! District. The same would
be true should ] add MP all the APP
preparations made for the imprut O.
mrnt 81 Tho hai.bnr ~ \nrfatk !, is
simply IHdicrous for any man ia lain
credit for appropriations made III
that VA. remember the ffue ~ hen
The Improvement Of the James If=fr
eBder tile project adopted ivy Con-
grass extended no further up tHo
fIFer than the CITY line IT HAS been
largely me poIiry If Congress IN
airing the channels 81 the rivers undsr
Involvement M further than the nv
GritE. and the cities themselves VIA
expected to continue the work if fbsv
wanted the channels extended far-
ther TIN business men OF RiEn-
nnnd thought thar the channels
should be brought an t. the wharves
where the commerce was handled /
agreed with them and endeavored to
accomplish What ih,q fcIt VAS inst
right ana proper Hon John Lamb
the member at Congress from fhs
Third District. entertained the same
view which | entertained. and To-
gether ve went to work To- extend
tHt project 10 The uharYes. and en-
gross granted what we asked feel
that / can claim credit tor initiatias
amt accomplishing "a new and en-
Jagged Improvement in this respect,
vh!lc Il would be ridiculous for mo
to claim credit Tor every annual APP
preparation made tor The project after
t. was hrst adopted. and made IN
ae5ardanue with the routine recon.
meudatiens sput to Congress from
Year Ia year hs the War Departments
in hks manner ! recall that lhere