The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
GOV. O'FERRALL's INDICTMENT.
Senator Daniel AIraigned by Him
on Eight Counts.


Richmond, Va, Sept. u--Gov. O'Ferrau
is out in rejoinder to Senator Daniels
reply to his (O'FarralPs) recent interview
in the Washington Post.
Referring to Senator Daniels statement
that he Che senator) was not a member
of the committee on resolutions, the gov
erner says: "Was he not a substitute
member? Did he not take Mr.. Glass
place when Mr.. Glass was confronted with
the greenback proposition, and the resolu-
ton censurng the President which he
could not support?"
The governor takes issue with Senator
Daniel In the latter's statement that the
Chicago platform did not condemn Cleve-
lands course in sending troops to Chica-
go in 1894, makes a long argument in sup
port of his side Of the contention, refers to
Senator Daniels attitude regarding crlti-
cism of the supreme court, and sums up
what he terms the senator's inconsistent
cies as follows:
l. He abandoned his last dollar position
on the state debt and adopted the state
debt proposition of the readjusters.
2. He discarded his greenback and fiat
money theory, which he insisted was the
only salvation of the country and adopt
ed the silver miners 40 or 5O-cent dollar
as the panacea for all the ills of labor
and agriculture.
8. He cast aside the idea of repeating
the internal revenue act, and allowing the
| protective tariff to stand, in behalf of
which he made numerous speeches and
accepted the true democratic doctrine.
4. He now forsakes the tariff plank of
1892, and clings to the tariff plank of the
Chicago convention, denounced as un-
sound by Senators Vest and Mills.
5. He indorsed the state platform of 1898
| for good silver dollar by and through
international agreement or legislative
safeguards, and instantly took the stump
in favor Of throwing open our mints to
all the silver Of the globe at 16 to /, with
out agreement or safeguards.
o. he took the position in readjuster
| times for the payment of every state
bond in full. If the poor children of the
state had thereby to grow up in ignor-
ance, and now insists on paying the ma
tional bonds in deprecated currency.
Z. He denounced the unit rule in the
state convention of 1892 when leading
Hills minority, and demanded it in the
state convention of 1896, when leading a
| silver majority.
8. He fought popuhsm in 1893 and 1895,
| coalesced with 1t in 1895 and at the Ro-
auoke convention in 1897, quietly sat by
| and heard populist put in nomination
and receive 29S votes for the place of
lieutenant governor on the ticket.
In conclusion, the governor says: ST
have done the senator no injustice. I
| merely stated that 1 could not forget in
| speaking of the condemnation of Mr.
Cleveland, that Senator Daniel commend
ed him in the Senate and voted to con-
denim him in the Chicago convention, in
his vote on the adoption of the platform
that he was a member of the committee
that reported the platform This is the
head and front of my offending. 1 have
| submitted the evidence; let the people
! judge.
Free, unlimited and independent coin
| age of silver is doomed, and no strong po-
! litical party of the present, or future will
ever put itself to death by declaring for
! it in national convention. The democratic
| party will return to her moorings. In
| 1872 she was led off into liberal republi-
canlsm, but soon returned to her faith.
| In 1886, she lost her bearings and drifted
against the shoals, and is still f1oundering
| in strange and dangerous waters; but
| give her time and her compass will direct
her into safe and familiar seas