The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-10

impossible, clearly unconstitutional,
and could not have been passed after
debate and consideration. We have
this evidence supported by other
! members OF that legislature, equals
OF Judge Saunders in character and
position, II not his equal in ability
to construe the law and constitution.
To-day we have the evidence of the
delegate from Albemarle that he voted
for the Kent bin and that he did not
even sec Mr.. Martin--be IL kept i'm
mind that this was two years before
Martin was scnatof~--stlthough repre-
scnting his county. except possibly
one one occasion.
All this seems to prove that there
was no yellow dog" fund. no bribery.
no lobbying by MIR. Martin. no need
for bribery
hut the allegation is shifted We
arc told now that the yellow dog
tund was not paid To members Of the
legislature after they were elected.
but was used to elect them.
On this Mr.. Jones seems TO CON
tradict himself, cnriouSiy. at Ma
naSsiis. Tie contends there was no
need to spend money TO secure Demo
cratic legislature. but that the money
from the railroads was spent to elect
TO the railroads. II no money was
needed. why did the railroads spend
any to elect anybody
lie seems TO he muddle- headed
Kind of n citizen,
lie eontradicts himself squarely
with his own figures
tie tells us the money was spent
ny the railroads and the infamous
Martin to corrupt legislators by buy
no opposition.
By reference to his speech M Ma
nassas yesterday. II will he found
mat ne tells us that after the rail-
roads. through Martin. had corrup,-
ca III advance the represe natives OF
the people by buying keats for them
needit-ssiy, the legislature met with
majority OF IwentN-siS for tb.. Kent
pi'i. In other words. the Legislature,
bought by the railroads In advance,
met with majority of tuenty-stx
against the railroads: and there is
no explanation of the defeat of thu.
kent bill except that twcnty-sIx
Virginia Representatives again were
bribed ny Martin. And Judge Saun
deT> explanation that the bill on
examination was found To be inpos-
sioie and Illegal under the constitu-
uoIl as 1t was. Is false also.
TAX about RtxeSeselt's Aa3.nias
mn! III Il nothing compared win
mat formed by the Hon. ". \. Jone,
j but, again, by reference to the Ma.
hasNS.s speech OF The Hon ". A. ,Jono.
we una him giving valuable evidence
thirty seven Democratic nominees ra,.
the one hundred members If The
House OF Representatives lad 40 on
position, he tells Us. That leaves
9lXty-threc who did have opposition.
~iNty-three of one hundred Is "A rood
many. IL Is good working majority.
According to MFR. Jones. ,hern were
sixty three fights Ia bc fought. liz.
says fourteen fights would have been
enough. He does not tell rs now Tho
fourteen Democrats TO bc helpcd .nd
the forty To be left unh.lptf 10
secure bare ma jority were Ia he
selected.
ne seems TO he muddie- ht,aued
i.ihd oi Il citixcn---muddled ant, mad
uehea by an old rage and the added
rage OF obvious derision and over
"hciming defeat by the people.
The vote for President in 1883
showed Democratic majority for
Cleveland of 1889. In 1889 on a total
vote reduced over 20. 900 the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor had a
plurality OF IL 600 Secured we, do
not like 10 say how. Queer thing.
were done and had To be done i'm those
days Now we hac Republican vote
OF some $1,000. Then 1t was ranging
from 10000 to 10000.
The Democrats, 1t seems to us. had
some reason TO be anxious and ex-
cited and digging about for funds.
And the best evidence we can gath
err OF the fact that those funds were
literally supplied and judicIousIy used
Is That OF the sixty three Democratic
candidates for House and sixteen for
the SENATE who had Opposition All
but three were eIectcd--sec Mr., Jones'
Manassas speech of yesterday, print
ed elsewhere.
And the best evidence of the fact
that the funds were used regardless
OF the railroad interests is the asser-
ton OF the Hon. W. A. Jones-See his
Manassas speech of yesterday, printed
cISc"here--that when the sixty-o OF
siNty-threc Democratic nominees for
the House and fifteen OF the sixteen
Democratic nominees for the Senate
whose seats were contested, had been
elected, majority OF twcnty-six was
against the railroads and for the
Kent bill. According to Mr.. Jones
they had to be bought all over again.
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