The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07

s..&.rp.nts and yindicates his own Posi-.
ton.
%nchbu Va, September A.
limited States Senator John w. Daniel
has addressed a letter to Mr.. Carter
Glass, editor Of The Lynchburg News,
a letter which will be published to-
morrow, in which he replies to the in
terview Of Governor O'Ferrall, publish
ed in The Washington Post OF last
Wednesday.
Senator Daniel starts out by say
ing that there would be no occasion
for him to say a word respecting the
O'Ferrall interview, but for the fact
that the governor makes an inbound
ed and u~nprovoked criticism upon me
DanieD, and in correcting that crit
fcism I deem it proper to point out
.ome other errors into which he has
fallen"
Senator Daniel quotes the follow
ing paragraph from the O'Ferrall inter-
view: Nor could / forget that IL was
Senate Daniel, of my w state, VINO
offered a resolution in the senate OF
the United States commencing MI.
Cleveland for his course in connection
WITH lIt supp too'"
Chicago. This resolution was adopted
without a dissenting voice, yet, II l re-
member Alright Senator Daniel was
Drominent membe or the Ommltte-
on resolutions at the Chicago v
ton when that committe
Mr. Cleveland for doing the very tnlng
for which Senator Daniel had praised
him. If Senator Daniel raised his
voice in the committee, or in the con-
~vention against this plank, 1 ave not
heard Of it."
To this Senate Daniel replies: The
governor is wrong in both his allega-
tiOns. was not a or the COM
mittee on resolutions at the chicago
convention, nor was there any plank
in the platform ~'denouncing Mr.. Cleve-
Land for the very thing for which 1 had
praised him. 1t is true that l was
first appointed on the resolutions COM
mittee at Chicago, but was afterwards
chosen temporary chairman or the con-
v~ention, and Editor Glass was maze
the Virginia member Of the commit
tee"
Senator Daniel then quotes the plank
of the Chicago platform ~denouncing
..arbitrary interference by federal au-
thorities in local affairs and to Govern
or O'FerralIs charge that it
MI. Cleveland for the very thing for
which I DanieD praised him." Senator
IdulSI ItDllCo llo( W IN
cal construction can the plank be so in
terpreted, that the denunciatiOn Of ar
bitrary federal interference in local al
fairs is old time democratic dOctrlne;
chat this arbitrary Interference is the
main general proposition, and govern
ment by injunction the SpeclfcatlOn.'
In conclusion Of this point, Senator
Daniel says he has always defended
Mr.. Cleveland for protecting the post
routes and mails from mob violence by
United States rOOpS He had,' says
Seator Daniel, "in my opinion the same
right to do it and duty to do it that
President Buchanan had to send United
States marines under r. f. Lee
J. f. B. Stuart to defend the United
States armory at Harpers Ferry
against John Browns nsurrection.'
Senator Daniel adds: The governor
mas evidently thought that it would
DE r~eprehensible in a senator to lndorse
a presidents action and then become
even his silent assailant for what he
mad praised him. SO think L. What
does the governor think Of a public Of
ficer who during many terms of service
in congress votes every time for free
and m silver coinage at 10 to i
and becomes governor through a can
yass in which he boasts of his ardent
devotion to the principle-and who at
ser he is in office heaps denunciatlOn
ana ODDfODlul1 OH IIlOSe VIII SldIlu Wy
the doctrine which he so often upheld,
and declares that the idea with which
ne was so long and notably identified is
not democratic but born in pOpullS-
fic COuncilS?
Senator Daniel discusses the demo-
cratic national and state platforms OF
1892 and 1898 at some length, quoting
Governor O'FerralIS contention that
"the convention which nominated aim
~ 1909 ranI1IiotaG the doctrine of free.
unlimited and independent coinage OF
silver and declared for bimetallism and
through international agreement. Sen
atOr Daniel comments: IF so, the gov
ernor himself speedily repudiated the
platform on which he was nominated.
The convention was held in RlchmOn
on August II, 1893. The candidate NOM
mated for governor went from the con-
vention back to his seat in the house
of representatives, of which he was
then a member, and on August 2oth
voted in that body for the free and un-
limited and independent coinage OF Sill
yer-without a trace of international
agreement in the proposltlon-yea
voted for it at all the proposed ratios
As to the governors reference to the
ATTACK on the supreme court Senator
Daniel says he is not sure to Wnat
clause the governor refers. he quotes
from the platform and says he sees
nothing in the expressions to merit tine
severest condemnation; that they are
full of respect for the law as enunc1a-
ted by the supreme court, utter no
threats and do not hint at resistance
20 it's decisions. The senator says the
platform is no attack on the supreme
court, but obedience to it. He affirms
however, tina judges are men and
courts are human and cannot and
should not escape criticism.
In the concluding paragraphs of the
Eetter, the senator discusses the Roam
oke convention, it's harmony and en-
thusiasm, and the fact that 1t was
composed largely of the same people
who nominated O'Ferrall four years
ago. He quotes the governors state
ment that he fears republicanism. and
populism in our state government toe
much to withhold his support in case
al republican or populistic opposition
- tEn a nnln finkpt