Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-16
DANIEL FOR SILVER.
He Thinks the State Convention Should
Take q Decided Stand.
OPPOSES THE VETO POWER,
The senator Thinks the President
should Only he Allowed to Pass on
Hnsty or Constitutional Legtsla-
tion-The Unit Rule.

Senator John w. Daniel. who has been
IN the city for the past two or three days,
visiting his wife, who Is under treatment
at st. Luke's Home. will leave tonight
for Lynchburg. where he will remain
few days before returning to Washington.
Mrs. Daniel has been at st. Luke's Home
for several weeks. and Is now much I'M
proyed. She was able to drive out yes
ferday, and will probably return 10 her
home in about ten days. Senator Daniel
was busy yesterday receiving various call
ers and meeting agd talking with his
many friends In this city. His oldest son
is here with him.
THE TWO-TICKET SCHEME.
Major Daniel was seen by Dispatch
reporter last night, and asked what ne
thought of the proposed two tickets.
II suppose you moan the idea OF run
ming Democratic gold tickets In gold
States. and Democratic silver tickets In
silver states?'' said the Senator. Il never
heard Of such suggestion until saw IL
In the papers this morning. and haven't
had time TO think IL over. II is matter
after all. that each State convention must
decide-that is 10 say, it must choose the
candidates for electors. And they. II
elected. must choose the President. In
the event OF two Democratic candidates
for President, IL would be well enough TO
have such understanding that they might
concentrate their vote in the event that
IL could by consolidation elect. But such
a matter belongs to the details OF ar
rangement and diplomacy. and 1t Is dim
cult TO measure its practicaoility before
hand. IL the Democracy IA so divided as TO
start in with two candidates, 1t Is scarcely
likely that il could unite in the midst OF
heated canvass"
USE OF VETo-POWER.
THE use OF veto-power by the Presi-
dent TO defeat policies that have the
favor Of Congress" Major Daniel con-
tinued, "has done much to prevent union
on a candidate, and Democracy ought
TO combat the idea OF President domi-
Mating his party with the veto power, so
as 10 open the road for the union Of its
forces jefferson never vetoed a bill.
This country Is so dividedsfn sections and
20 heterogeneous in interests that Con-
gress alone can evolve these compromises,
which are essential to peace. order, and
good government; and Presidents distin-
guished for vetOes VIII never strengthen
their party, solve difficulties, or bring
the country to conciliatory measures.
Congress has been paralyzed because II
could never concentrate its efforts 10
construct measures, with presidential
veto almost certain. unless those mea-
sures originated with the President. We
must get more Democratic II we ever
opuose the use of the vetO-pOwer, except
against unconstitutional and hasty legis-
latlon. II Congress Is not 10 be looked
10 as the originator of legislation. repre-
sentative free government Is a failure.
The British people would never tolerate
a king or queen who dictated 10 Parlia.
ment. and the American Democracy can
never thrive with a President that die
tates TO Congress"
THE SILVER QUESTION.
what stand do you think the state
convention will take IN regard 10 silyerF
the Senator was asked.
"When we nominated Mckinney for
covar-,o- " - ro~,''e' Two passed reso-
lutions for free coinage Of silver. and
he endorsed tnem IoGr years ago. The
majority OF the Democrats in Virginia
are for both gold and silver. with free
coinage. without discriminating against
either metal; and l hope the convention
will say so so plainly that there VIII be
no room for doubt or misinterpretation.
The State votes as a unit for President
In the Electoral College. and in the
House. when the election goes there.
The rnaiority-rule is the right rule; and,
n the State Is for silver, why should II
not say so. and send a. delegation to rep
resent it,"
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
"Who is most prominently spoken Of
IN Washington I'm connection with the
presidential candidacy. Senator?'
81 cannot say. There seems TO be no
drift TO concentrated opinion as yet; and
the refusal Of the President TO say
whether he will run again or not deters
and delays the crystallzstion Of opinion.
II is hardly imaginable that Democracy
viii be guilty OF the crowning folly OF
nominating a third-termer; In contraven-
tlon OF it's whole history; but the uncer-
tainty as to the action OF. the admins
tretion has befogged the situation.