The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-06
MONTAGUE RAPS
STATE MACHINE
Tells South Richmond Voters OF
Modern Political Ten
denotes.
ANALYZES MARTIN LETTERS
Former Governor Says He Never
Reposed on Breast OF
Mr. Byrd.
ANAL.YzES MARTIN LETTERS

Severe criticism OF the machine"
ana its leaders, with analyses OF the
puolic records OF Senators Martin and
swanson. formed the basis for the
speech OF former Governor Montague
last night before the citizens of South
Richmond, The meeting was held IN
the courthouse.
Mr.. Montague first sketched the
modern movements looking TO partici-
patton by the people in their govern
ment. ans commended the tendency
toward cutting down the distractions
between the officers and the people.
The result OF a machine system o: gov
eminent, ne said is rampant graft.
The appeal is 10 stand by your
friends" The young man is told that
he cannot rise save by Joining its
ranks. and the office holders are in
formed that they must adhere TO It's
standards Leaders in such a system
were denomnated by Mr.. Montague as
the night riders OF modern politics"
Sees Promise I'm Future.
Machines. he continued, are the
friends OF entrenched monopoly. and
are sustained either by the interests
Office holders. Yet, he Thought. the
future is not without hope. Leaders
are arising in the peoples interest.
first a,aong whom he placed Woodrow
Wilson, the hope Of the Democracy
in America" He declared that the
party could be cieansed from the in
side. and that this should be the
method
Learning that Senator Swanson says
there is no machine in Virginia, the
former Governor said that :, man who
believed that was 100 bad or too igno-
rant to vote.
Paying good deal of attention to the
record OF the junior Senator. Mr.. Mon
tague said that there had been an in
crease in salaries during his admin
istration OF four years of So per cent.
or s3SS,S9l07. over that OF his own
tMr. Montague's). The spe ech Of Mr.
Swanson was characterized as so
much eombast that ii will toppel OF
its own weight" He again reviewed
the condition of the treasury when
he retired, and when his successor
went out OF Office, Recalling the ia ct
that the State convention had failed
to indorse his own edministra ton, Mr.
Montague said he cared nothing for it.
mentioning it to show the malignity
of the machine" against those who
da oppose 1t.
Not on Dyrd's Breast.
He himself. he continued, had never
scratched q Democratic ballot. lie de-
MED the statement of Speaker Byrd
that he had been warmed on the breast
of the re s" a'I then stung IT. II
have never" he said, been on the
breast of NJ. Byrd or any other ma
chine man. nor have 1 ever stung a
man VIII helped me. do. not like TO
chanical to critic re my Democracy"
The Organization lights Democrats
who disagree with 1t more than it
nights Republicans. according TO Gov
ernor Montague When he was nom!-
mated. he said, Senators Martin and
swanson went TO Europe. returning q
few days before the election, and Mr..
swanson made few speeches where
ihey would DO no good 70 the party.
turning his attention to Mr.. Flood.
he criticized the latter's West Poin,
speech as praise or the machine ia
The discredit OF Washington. Jeff.r.
son, Madison and Marshall.
Was Tucker Nominnted,
the speaker LAID down the propos!-
ton that 1t is not sufficient that cleo
uons be honest. but that the people
must believe them honest Methods
once used against the negroes are now
employed. he said. against Democrats
VINO oppose the machine. ~ do not
cay / believe. It," ne announced. hut
there are. thousands of Democrats who
DO believe that Tucker was nominated
a 5 Governor"
He took UP the Thompson and Glas.
gov letters one by one. analyz!ng them
10 the same effect as has Mr. Jones.
although throwing new light on rem
In some respects, He said ra,lrnad
money was distributed not througb
gartE channels. but by Thompson and
his friends.
ne lad down the proposition .hat
me ieas' known man cannot be elsc:ed
70 the senate over the best knoCn
man save by little known ,netsons