The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-04-18
Mr.. GLASS AT
TAPPAHANN0CK
Ne Addresses a Large Crowd.
Especial tc The Free Lance)

Especial tc The Free lance
Tappahanmock. Va. April l..
4 large crowd attended court here
today. many being attracted by curl
ositv TO hear Congressman car
ter Glass make his speech in 6ehali
of his candidacy for the United
States Senate in opposition TO Sena-
tor Claude 4. Swanson.
Mr.. Glass was given warm well
come. His speech was along the
lines OF his opening address in
Richmond and a large part of It was
devoted to the South Boston News,
published in Halifax county. on this
subject Mir. Glass said in part:
In my open." speech at Rich
mond drew a.. n,iOn 20 the tact
that every possible avenue OF pub
licitv was being blocked by the ma
chine crowd TO prevent an adequate
pr, sentation Of the issues OF the
campaign to the people. charged
thar newspapers are being subsidlz-
ell. | charged that their columns
have not only been bought for my
competitor. but that the deprayity Is
Of such degree as to exclude me
fra the right of defending myself
fro attack even az the fail adNer-
It's rates.
cited "a single instance Of this
dis Aceful method of campaigning.
but purposely did not give the name
of Tn paper Immediately there
was AN cutlery among some of the
machine organs. cOntending that
had brough, every hon ST news
paper in Virginia under suspicion.
Whoever heard OF such mons nse
Suppose I were To proclaim thai "a
burglary had been committed IN
this community and that l kne"
he chief. do YOU imagine that any
of the honest citizens OF Essex Co.
secure i'm their integrity. would feel
disturbed i'm their minds becaus'
did not az once r.Ntai his idenu-
tv wanted this purchased news
paper 20 reveal itself. and 10 mas
done so NOW want the man who
bought and depravsd 10 20 reveal
himself and II ne does not do II
speedily &c may be that shall do 1t
for him
The South Bos on News was the
one paper alluded 70 as having
for wears been bitterly hos lie 10
Che political machine in Virginia: as
having indorsed the present anti
machine movement in this state ana
AS having subscQ uent! sold oNc'u-
siv, rights i'm S columns 30 my com
.u,tifor ch. -ged that 90 mad no.
only sid The right i'm lbs columns
,o pr,pas.t, ihe candidacy OF the
Governors temporary appoinlee' ana
denied TO me aad lay irienus 'he
right 10 present my candidacy 10
the people OF Halifax county
tbronrh IFS columns. but II had SOFA
tbe machine crowd the right 10 as
sail me and deny the right oil an
sw,r. though should offer TO pay
fuu advertising rates for the space
required in which TO make answer
10 their defamatory assaults
Tho man VINO purchased this p'lt
ileqa from the South Bosom News is
a. silent as the tomb under the
cb,rge / publicly made at Richmond
Ana what is the reply OF the
purchased newspaper itself? II ID
M, "a denial. for not a circumstance
rifsd IN me is directly brought III
ou,stion. lt shamelessly coh'eilus
that ir has right TO do ms deus
ing thing and thus outrage e'e''
consideration upon which the i'ee-
dom of the press was founded.
II undertakes to divert attention from
itself and from the gentleman WHO pur-
chased exclusive political rights IN lis
columns By directing at me a stream oil
senseless abuse, charging me win IN
Justice and cowardice and with beng
participant in, and beneficiary OF, ring
rule in Virginia. 1t says the machine
gave me my berth in Congress and that
il is quite Large enough for my capac-
ity. q" ct me, my fellow citizens, brief.
ly and directly dispose of this depraved
public journal and depict to you at the
same time the methods Of those who
would. by systematic perverslon and
exclusion. deny me the right OF access
to the people Of Virginia.
Recently it printed front page cut
of the Governors temporary appolntee
to the Senate with a two column de-
tense of his brilliant and buslnessllke
administration and mean attack on
me. Ii was paid for; but there was no
mark TO Indicate the fact to It's readers.
Suspecting what had happened, sent
to a prominent business man OF South
Boston the formal announcement OF my
candidacy for the Senate as 1t appear
ed in the Baltimore Sun and nearly all
the daily newspapers in Virginia,
with the request that he have 1t IN
serted in the two South Boston news
papers and, if necessary, to pay Tor
it at the usual rate of advertising
Ii was inserted in the Halifax Ga
zette and | paid the bill Of 81 80;
Answer came back by letter, which |
have here, that the South Boston News
refused to publish on the ground that
all Of its space was sold, so FAR as 1t
pertained to the Senatorship.
A week later the South Boston News
reprinted a mendaclous attack on me
from another machine organ; where
upon | wrote to the same friend at
South Boston and requested him to as
certain if | would be permitted to de-
fend myself through the columns OF the 1
paper at advertising rates. The answer
came back by letter, and have it here,
saving that both the editor and the pub
Usher Of the paper had been seen and
they stated that "their columns were
sold to the other side and they could not
put in anything relative to the United I
States Senatorial canvass, except from I
the other side.
OF course this was true. 1t Is not
denied; and, while it is the worst, it is
not the only specimen of the methods
employed by the political machine in
Virginia to blockade the channels Of
publicity by utterly depraving the
press.
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