The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-16
SWANSON IS HELD
Up AS FRIEND OF
TRUSTS BY GLASS
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Which he was SO tremendously Inter
ested pecuniarily.
The public press and the people de-
plore the fact that the Interests have
their Representatives in the halls OF
Congress. but in this case. It seems
the American Tobacco Company had
one OF its stockholders on that great
committee of Congress to which all
bills having reference to taxation are
referred-to that committee which has
almost supreme jurisdiction of ali
questions relating 10 the regulation
OF the tobacco business Of the country
How Does lie Stands
Responding % the challenge of ma
chine fuglemen TO tell for what
stand and what l have done in the
public life OF Virginia. / have faced
the people and presented The record as
nodestly as | could. Now. for what
uoes my competitor stand and what
has ne done? Can any man in this au-
uience tell where he stands on any dis
putcd public question? He is for good
schools; so Is everybody on earth lie
Is Tor good roads: SO is everybody on
earth. But where does he stand on dis
puted questions? Does anybody on
earth know? Is he for free lumber or
revenue duty on lumber or a protec-
'at'iA on luihber! Is ne Tor the
physical valuation of railroads or
against It? Is ne for stringent election
ia"sE IS he for legalized primary
law? Where does he stand on any
question?
In the cities and towns they seek
10 prejudice my cause By carefully
making an issue of my hostility to sa-
looms. Prohibition Of the saloons. my
ieiiow citizens. 10 not properly an Issue
IN a United States senatorial contest.
hut at least everybody in Virginia
Knows where stand upon the question.
am no trimmer. Does anybody know
where my competitor stands? No hui
man being can :eB from his letter TO
the Ant-Saloon League whether he
Tears. tavors or fights the liquor inter-
est. Nobody can tell from his side
stepping In Congress. unless his three
times failure TO vote on the prohibition
or whiskey selling to savage tribes
may Indicate something. or his one-time
championship OF the American brewer
may be taken as an omen While no.
body in Virginia knows from him
wneFe my competitor stands as 10 the
liquor traffic. everybody In Virginia
f'no"s, perhaps. where the liquor traf-
hckers stand as 20 my competitor TO
the best OF my knowledge and belief.
there is not liquor dealer wholesale
or retail. brewer or distiiler. who win
vote Tor me on the eth day OF next
september. And that means that every
one Of them who does vote win votn
Tor my competitor. Does not tina. fact
constitute searchllght for the si,ua
ton? But II is said some temperance
leaders are for my competitor. Yes,
una taat shows how well-nigh ornID-
otent is the political machine in Vir-
gina Last time IL got all the liouor
dealers 10 vote with the temperance
people for Governor. This time n viii
get some temperance leaders 10 vote
with all the liquor dealers for United
States Senator"
Financial Administration.
Mt Glass more aggresstvely assalled
the financial administration OF Mr..
swanson and bitterly ridiculed the
cain that II was either brilliant or
business-like. Said he:
Inc machine organs and friends of
my competitor assert that his admin
istrdtion as Governor of virginia was
so brilliant ana businegs-like. as n
enutle him TO the senatorship without
opposition. as gift OF gratitude from
the people This claim constitutes
challenge TO me TO get out of the race
or 20 disprove the assertion mad IN
behalf OF my competitor.
Lets see IL the claim has ar
foundation in fact When Montague
quit the Governors office he left an
nnappropriated surplus OF about $40.
600 in the public treasury. He LEI,
THIS large surplus OF more than half
million dollars after expendinr OK
traordinary sums TO defray the cost
OF the Constitutional Convention. ~
meet the expenses OF an almos, CON
unuous session of the General Assem-
bly, made necessary by the work Of rho
Constitutional Convention, and the
cost Of reconstructing asylum build
ings that had been destroyed by fro
$4,000. against which there was NOT
single debit charge.
My competitor during the four