The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11

SAVE CAl tSit iRilbWifiS ShiASitttilts
The. able and Impressive chair
man of the finance committee of the
house claiming his privilege as a
member of the house "a privilege !
do not have) has risen TO n question
Of personal privilege" gotten his pic
ture in the paper, and given vent to
his pent-up feelings and oratorY. In
a further attack upon me, in which
he has undertaken to relate a false
and s!anderous story first made con-
corning me in the campaign of two
years ago. He has not even done
that with any degree Of accuracy rs
those who concocted it tell tiff he
is correctly quoted in tho afternoon
papers Of today lie charges me with
manufacturing testimony--putting in
his mouth words he did not say when
he made his attack on me some days
since. | submit ! quoted his Ian
euage as reported in the public print
that l saw. and based my statement
upon it. presuming he Was correctly
reported
''In his statement Of personal priv
i'ege he has admitted his own error
and the correctness Of my contention
when | denied that the matter in
controversy had gotten into the APP
preparation bill because T. a "mem~
ber of the commission. happened to
he chairman of the senate commit
tee" az stated by him, but that il
had been allowed eight years earlier
when Henry Fairfax was chairman,
and again when Henry Wick ham was
chairman When he says that I have
been drawing $500 a year for he
doesn't know how long, IL he had
desired TO he accurate he would have
said the up-country members had
Il Iace no 7Ttf
s400 In stating that this had neen
In defiance Of the section Of the
which forbade any payment Except
travelling expenses 10 the up-countrv
members of the commission. he dis
regarded the subsequent enactments
which authorized the allowance, and
(which every lawyer knows IS supe-
rior To the section mentioned
Driven from his first charge, he
falls back upon matter not In con-
troversy between us. and tries to IN
1ect a charge which everybody in
Rockingham and nearby sections
knows was prompted by the most un-
worthy animus. repeating, parr9t-iike,
the very words and phrases in cam
paien arguments Of Rockingham
Republicans a few months ago. when
he refers to = service | rendered the
Chesa peake and Western railroad as
an lfllINlNUa! ana AS n SIDtkH6l1Ff
without any contract or understand
ing for compensati ton and entirely
apart from any connection with my
office as senator, I am content 10
have my integrity judged upon tho
knowledge of these people who know
and understand the matter
I do not wish to take time or space
TO correct the many mis- statements
into which Mr. Weaver has fallen. Ny
acquaintance with him is but slight,
had no disposition whatever "a at
tack his character In what ! said, but
to defend myself against his uuwar-
ranted attack upon me He sugEes 20
that | be required 70 furnish Il state
ment Of monies have drawn from the
public treasury. | would be @laI f
the chairman of the finance committee
would get this information himself get
ting a complete statement Of every cent
| have ever drawn for expenses, mil
cage. salary or allowance, and If he can
find one single cent that T ever drew
without warrant of law, or for which
| did not render service / will he glad
for the people 10 know 1t.
am willing to have those with whom
/ have served in public life and Vbo
know the facts pass upon my integrity
as public servant. and those among
whom I have lived my life pass judr
ment on me as Il man OF truth and
ms an upright citizen, knowing that the
false clauor raised against re hy
disappointed. Jealous and designing In
dividuals. will. in the end. not harm
me but them.