The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-11
Described as Unworthy
the Respect Of Hon
orable Men.
PLAIN LANGUAGE
IS FREELY USED
Congressman's Statement in Yes
terday's Paper Called Coward
~ and Evasive-Forner
Speaker Denies Anything
in Violation Of Profess
sional Ethics.

Calling the reply made by Represen-
tat've Wa. Jones to his former state
inent "evasive. equivocal and coward
~" W.tD cardwcil yesterday gave out
dismissal of the matter of the
charges made In Mr.. Jones's specch.
In doing 80 he denornccs the First
District Congressman as unworthy OF
the confidence or respect OF honorable
men.
Mr.. cardweirs statemsn, is az fol-
lows:
Richmond, Va. May 10. 1911.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
regret exceedingly the neces-
Ety for appearing IN public print
againgtn answer 10 the charges made
against me by Congressman Jones. but
find from his article. published In
this mornings Times Dispatch. that
he does not seem to understand and
appreciate the meaning of the Ian
qua &c which he has used, or the mean
ing OF the language used in my state
ment published Sunday morning, nor
does he seem to appreciate the char
acter of the charge which he has made,
and how such charge affects a man
OF honor.
. T. 3
reported a 5 follows: G
II charge that honest men who have
business before the Legislature of Nir-
ginia are held up by machine lobbyists
when they are here and made to pay
money to get their bills through the
Legislature or they are defeated.
t8t.I charge that a Democratic rep
rcsentative of the city OF Richmond.
Mt the last Legislature. introduced 4
,x.l,t rh nj aI IF hn fac
and one of the most beneficial interests
In this Commonwealth
II charge that when he was asked by
two OF his brother members why ne
introduced such a BILL he said that
7 lie did 1t TO help a certain distinguish :
ed machine politician and lobbyist, who
had written the bill and asked him TO
Introduce II in order that the lobbyist
might go to the people whose inter
ests were affected and get employment
as a lobbyist to defeat It,"
In his Interview with Captain Curtis
he is quoted ms saying: THE lobbyist
referred TO Is ex-Speaker w. D.
Cnrdweil.' -
In his communication to The Times
Dispatch published to-day, he says.
81 shall not ut thin time take any
further notice of Mr. Cardwells state
Inent than to say that 40 far have
made no charge against him. He doth
protest too much methinks.'" (Em-
pha sized words mineD
II Will be observed that the charge
WA, tiRtinctIy ude, and that While no
doubt Mr.. Jones did not Intend that
the names should become public, he
did state to Mr.. Curtis that was the
man he referred to. and. so far from
retracting the charge after my denial
OF tt he. by tho language last above
quoted, makes another sneaking and
cowardly tnsinuat ton. and then further
on In his statement tries to make the
impression that the scheme as origi-
nally charged would have been car
ried through but for his interference
and advice.
Now, am willing to be called a
ma chine Politician" II by that Is
meant that ] generally hate supported
Senator Martin and Senator Swanson
and their friends IN their political as
pirations: but If 1t is meant to charge,
or insinuate. that have been or would
he a party to anything connected with
politics that is dishonest improper or
which any gentleman would not do. I
nm not guilty OF any such charge, and
e Will denouncc the author OF 1t when
ever and under whatever circum-
stances It is made.
| am. further. willing to be called a
lobbyist" II By that is meant that r
IN matters pending before committees
4 of the Legislature; but, IL 1t is meant
T to charge. or nsinuate, that have
done or would do anything in con
nection with my representation of
these clients before such committees
that might be construed a S improper In
eny man occupying the highest plane
OF professional ethics, then will de-
nounce the author of such charge
promptly and as publicly as the charge
Is made @
I, therefore. desire to cmphaticallv
cay that l will not under any circlim-
stances permit this imputation to rest
upon me- have denounced these
charges as false and am met with an
evasIvc, cquivocal and cowardly reply.
and hence am warranted In denounc-
ing MIR. Jones as unworthy of the con
fdence or respect OF honorable men
(Signed) w p. CARD ELL
. e. a. E