The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-14
JONES COMES OUT
AGAINST MARTIN
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ton" and which has never scrupled
at any means TO accomplish its self
ish ends. has always endeavored to
maintain its hold, not merely by de
grading office brokerage. which is
merely bribery ill-disguised. but by
actual frauds at the polls. In Virsiaia,
| regret 10 say. such fraud has been
repeatedly committed at party pri-
maries and I'm consequence Of recent
/ judicial decisions. can hereafter be
committed without the fear Of pun
ishment.
Where the People suffer.
The pitiful condition Of politics,
which has degenerated into selfish
strife among professional politicians
for the spoils and patronage Of Of
( fee. necessarily ohscures considsra-
| ton OF great questions OF public poll
! cy, and SO the people Of a State and
I the nation suffer woefuliy. If a SEN
ator or other public officer Ia chosen
because he is q member Of ar friendly
I to certain ring or political COM
! bine called or miscalled the "organi-
! cation" the interests OF the people
whom he is to represent are confess
/ eddy subordinated to those OF the
! ring or combine, or are left out OF
/ sight altogether. 1t was for this rea-
son that at the Roanoke convention
( twelve years or more ago / offered
i the resolution. and at the Norfolk
! convention had the supreme satlsfac-
/ tion of witnessing its triump plant
adoption, that gave the Democrats OF
| Virginia tho right to choose a senR-
! tor for themselves, and not have the
/ choice made for them by members
/ of Legislature chosen mainly for
l~other functions.
Wants People TO Say.
! ] would not seek this office in any
other way than at the hands of the
people, and | propose to submit all
I the questions arising out OF my can
didacy to the people OF Virginia. face
to face. in every city and county In
/ the State. so far as time and my
strength will permit, am not un.
mindful of the odds. The so-called
organization or machine has been
I long entrenched In power. In my
/ opinion. much too long. and / be-
i lieVe the people of the State have
become weary of the intolerable abuse
which it's unrestrained power has
/ brought upon them. II my candidacy
is. as I believe. in the interest of the
/ people, ] have confidence that they
possess intelligence enough to decide
for themselves. and | know they pos
sess honesty, and love OF honesty, and
/ even II our party primaries are to
remain without the protection OF the
law, or such safeguards AZ party
convention may be able to provide,
should the Organization" suffer one
to be called. l cannot believe they
will allow me to he defeated by cor
! rupt practices and devices. Ny ap-
! peal will be made to the people, and
! / trust they viii identify my cause as
their own, and the result Of the efec-
ton can cause me no loss or suffering
except as II may affect them.
| MY unremitted opposition TO the
evil political conditions which I have
attempted to describe. and To the men
who are responsible for their OK
istence. and who have profited ana
continue 10 profit by the same. Is not
unknown. / trust to the people of my
State. 1t Is my hope through my
candidacy to awaken my fellow Dem
ocrats Of Virginia to a realization of
the danger which lies in these con-
ditfons. and which can only be avert
ed by the overthrow and destruction
OF what Is popularity known as the
/ political machine" and office brok-
erage trust of Virginia. To the ac-
complishment Of this task may be
expected to devote all the energy and
strength which I possess