The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-22
DANIEL DID NOT EXPLAIN.
EVaded the Federal Interference"
Plank Of the Chicago Platform.
LOTS OF THEORETICAL FINANCIERING
Most Palpabie sophistry Couched In EIo-
quent Language Received With
Hurricanes of Applause at
the Academy Last Night.

An immense audience. which packed tho
left several hundred out in the street.
assembled last night to hear Senator
John w. Daniel discuss the currency
question. As an orator. Senator Daniel
was. as always, splendid success, and
1t IS pity tnat a man of such splendid
gifts should protitute them 10 the pro-
mitigation of such transparent sophistry
transparent though dressed in beau
tiful language-as characterized his
speech last night.
Senator Daniel touched upon and ex,
planned TO the satisfaction Of the free
s:lyerites who are past reason every dis
puted point in the great questions Of the
day. lie defended every plank In the
Chicago platform but one, and that by
far the most important of the whole. Ii
had been said that he would explain to
the satisfaction Of all why he had ac-
cepted the plank in the platform denounc-
ing the President for sending troops 10
Illinois to suppress riots there, when he
himself had with that same eloquent
tongue advocated a resolution in the
Senate warmly endorsing that action.
WAS DENSELY SILENT
Upon that point Senator Daniel was
densely silent. and those who went for
the purpose Of hearing him explai nhis
action listened In vain. The silver
tongued Senator spoke for three hours.
but he avoided that portion of the plat
form as he would have Stunned a rattle
snake which lay coiled In his path.
None can deny the eloquence OF John
W. Daniel nor his shrewdness in affairs
and on matters not connected with IL
nance, but 20 this day when the old
friends OF the Senator in Lynchburg,
where he was raised. hear Of his discuss
ing finance they smile broadly for it Is
well known that he Is very poor prac-
tical fnancier.
The distinguished Senator was a little
late I'm arriving but the crowd which
was an eminently good-natured one
did not lack for entertainment. The
band made things lively with patriotic
airs. In the interval between times the
audience shouted for Charles NJ Wal
lace" Silver Dick" "Dick Taylor" ana
others. These gentlemen, however. de-
clined TO take the floor, but seedy-
looking individual in the gallery, wear-
ing flannel shirt, insisted upon max
ing speech. but declining TO take his
hat of while so doing. though repeated
lv urged by the audience to do so. lie
spoke good many words before the
band struck up and shut him Off.
As stated above. the entire house was
well filled. The stage also was crowded.
and i'm the boxes sat q number of ladies'
Among those who occupied the seats
on the stage. IN addition TO the prcsi-
dents OF the various silver clubs i'm this
city. wcre Messrs. George l.. Christian.
Marion l.. Dawson. Captain Richard
Frayscr. g. NJ Wallace, Jr., Charles
Nnlhiser Ben. p. owen, Jr.. Jackson
Guy. Major \. H. Drewry. william II.
Sands. !. Taylor stratton W. T. Reddy.
George Med. Blake. II. g. Scott. Jr.. W.
II. Mosoly f. r. L1ssitor. b. H. Berry.
James G. Lamb. w p. Kent. Joseph 7.
T.awloss. John a. Lamb. Colonel b. q.
James. David J.. Puliam Mayor r. NJ.
TAYLOR. Joseph Button. Everett Wad-
dov. hin Montague. y. p. Larus. T.. \.
catlin. ". Macfarlane Jones. General
charles T. Anderson. Judge r. r. Well
ford T. ". Wood. II. Seldom Taylor w.
" couiiinc. and number Of others.
II was about $50 o'clock when senator
r,niol accompanied by Messrs. y. Taylor