The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-12

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by the Bryan campaign speakers and de-
nouncod by the opposition speakers.
Governor Altgold in his famous speech
| IN New York during the campaign lndi-
Gated clearly that a. was intended as an
endorsement OF him IN his controversy
with the President I'm view OF all these
/ facts IL Is difficult indeed. 10 reconcile
tho rouctnce OF Senator Daniel on the
| stunp during the whole Of that campaign
with his declaration now that no plank
ln tho platform denounced Mr.. Cleve-
land for the thing for which he praised
him" WHY dld he allow his platform
90 DE 80 grossly misrcprcsented' and blm-
self placed I'm q false light If he believed
then as he declares now
rs not his present position a remini-
scent aftcrthought' quoting an express
sion he used IN reference 10 me.
RE permitted his platform 10 be riddled
ANA received meokly "unf0undod and I'M
provolSed criticism" OF himself lie took
refuge I'm silence, and his tongue lost It's
cunning.
Tho papors report him as saying at
Roanoke. in opposing the senatorial pri-
mary proposition that there was too
much I'm The Chicago platform; 81 would
have been better II some Of - had been
left ont. what planks did he think ought
20 have been oXpungcd2 Was IT the sh-
yer plank2 Surely not he is too devoted
10 g. Was 81 the condemnation OF Cleve-
land that was haunting him, or the at-
tack on tho Supreme Court or both? We
arc curious TO know 10 what planks he
referred.
But the Senator. with remarkable zeal.
considering his lack Of interest tn 10 last
fall. attempts now 90 show that "by no
fair grammatical construction could the
clause De interpreted as denouncing Mr..
Clcvoland's course"
shall not stop 20 engage I'm grammati-
cal nicetios. but / viii lay before
YOU two planks OF the last Illinois state
platform. written. as proclaimed by the
press. by Governor Altgeld. and the arbi-
tcry Federal interference plank Of the
Chicago platform, and ask the Senator
n they are not ne similar IN all essentials
as the SiaEese Twins.
COPY from Ire Chicago Times-Hcrald
Of JULY no. 1896. while the convention was
I'm session. the following editorial article.
Peoria. June @. 1896. Chicago. July O. 1876.
The arbitrary in- we aeno9nce an bl-
reference on .n55 Fodecll authorities
part OFT lHe 1880 DO local affairs as a
government in local Violation IN the CON
aHairs ny lsh9 ln7 sttutI0n Of the Uni
me local ld"lul az ted states and A
thOrites U.s. not only crime against free
violation or lus institutions and we
the constitution or oeDocla1fv object 10
the United states. government bv IN
but crime against junction as a new
free government ana and highly danger
SIS destructive or me Gus form Of opprcs-
very foundatlons OF sion by which Fed
Democratic and Re pral Judges. I'm con-
publican Institutions tempt of the laws
We demand the OF the States and
abolition of govern rights Of citizens
ment by Injunction. becomes At once leg
that new form OF islators. Judges, and
oppression and wc3- exccutiOncrs.
pom Of the money
power never before
heard Of among men
VIII -rcby Federal
judge at once be-
G. ON s. legislator,
judge, and elecu-
TONER
Governor Atgeld wrote the platform
adopted by. the Illinois Democracy at
Peoria. Who dictated the essential lines
of the platform adopted at Chicago,
July 9th?
Altccld."
Now. will Senator Daniel pretend 10
say that the plank of tho Illinois plat
form first quoted was not intended as a
condemnation Of Mr. Cleveland? 1 ass
scrt without fear that he viii not.
Then / ask him II by "any fair gram
matical construction" he can show where
I'm the first clause OF the Chicago plank
differs from it.?
The only difference between the action
Of the State convention Of Illinois and the
Chicago convention is. that the former
had two planEs. and the latter joined all
I'm one.
with these platforms laying I'm deadly
parallel columns before him. will the
Senator adhere TO the position taken by
him i'm his letter that the plank I'm the
Chicago platform was not intended as
condemnation Of the President or will
he stl adhere 10 the idea advanced 10y
him that Governor Altgcld chad nothing
20 do" with the clause i'm reference 10
arbitrary interference?
But why discuss this matter further?
II is so plain chat he that runs may read.
Senator Daniel, Ike Mrs. Partington's
Ike, when he swallowed the BAH Of yarn,
'is unravellng himself"
TIE ATTACK on THE SUPREME
COURT.
Like the preceding. the charge that an
attack had been made by the Chicago
platform on the Supreme Court of tie
United States and the independence OF
the judiciary, was declared from the
stump everywhere during the entire cam
paign.
No paper I'm Virginia, and no speaker
refutcd it, so far as ] ever heard
The court was criticised without mercy,
and Senator Daniel. in his letter justifos
the criticism. lie insists that judges
should not be exempt from criticism any
more than other men. i cannot agree
with the Senator I'm his broad assertion.
II judges are corrupt or ignorant, im-
peach them; but if they are capable and
honorable. however much we may not
coincide with their judgment, they should
not be subjected % personal criticism.
lie says my reference To the leaders OF
the Roanoke convention "ill-bccome my
exalted position This may or may not
Doe according 10 the glasses through which
they are viewed. But can there be two
opinions among conservative men as TO
the improperly of an United States Sem
ator using language tending. at least.
Co lessen the respect Of American ciu-
zcns for the Supreme Court of their land?
ls it not more than an impropuetyy
But let us not forget that the charge
was not only that the court was criticised
that is a small matter compared with
The charge that there was in the Chicago
platform the couchcd expression Of a
determination TO so organize the Supreme
Court as TO secure a reversal of its de-
cision upon the constituuonanty Of the
ircome-taN act.
This most serious charge IS untouched
by the Senator. Read his letter, line by
liuc. and YOU win find no refutation. lie
resorts 20 much verbiagc 10 show that
tho language was respectful that there
was mo threat, no foreshadoWing Of q
revolt" With great verbosity. he SEEM
ingly endoayors 20 cover up the gravcr
point and conceal IL under a surplusage
of words as TO Judges being men," which
everybody knows, and courts being hui
man." which nobody disputes. and upon