The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-21

gave to the press for general circulation
the open letter which the Dispatch con-
tains, extracts from which IRE published
Co show that the Senator did net regard
the Democratic platform as encroaching
upon his Senate resolution and that he
still endorsed the action of President
Cleveland in using troops TO protect the
mails "a to the plank in tho platform
deuounciDg arbitrary interference by
Federal authorities in local affairs and
government by injunction as a new and
highly dangerous form of oppression, by
which Federal judges in contempt of the
laws of the States and rights Of the citi-
zens, become at--onoe Legislators, JUDGES
and eXecutioners. the Senator says:
"In naming these as the special subject
Of it's criticism, it clearly discloses the
kind of arbitrary interference by Federal
authorities in local affairs, which it con
dennis. 1t IS only in the imagination of
those who seek preteXt to stigmatize
Democrats rs anarchists that there exists
any repugnance between the Democratic
platform and the resolution of the Sen.
ate of which was the author The plat
form approves the bill.passed by the Sen
ate and Of which Hon. David b. Hill, of
New York, was the author, which pro-
videe for trial by jury in certain cases of
contempt of court, and which would in
a large degree remove the abuse of the
power of injunction by Federal judges
The approval given that bill in the Sen
ate by the members of ali parties is proof
that the supporters OF Bryan are not
moving on any eccentric line in their de-
votion to popular right and to trial by
jury"
To show further that he had answered
by tongue and pen all the charges made
against him during the campaign of 1896,
Senator Daniel refers to the Petersburg
IndeXAppeal of October 3; the Richmond
Times of October IS, and the Norfolk
Landmark OF October %.
In regard to Governor O'Ferrall's
charge that there is in the Chicago plat
form n couched expression to SO organize
the supreme court as to secure reversal
of its decision upon the constitutionality
Of the income tax, says he does not think
there is any such expression Ncouched"
or otherwise in that platform. The SUI
preme court, he says, by vote CT five
judges to four had overruled its own tie
cisions through hundred years and ere.
ated a deficit In the treasury which
meant more taxes to the masses, while
plutocrats and monopolists rejoiced. The
Chicago convention in view of this as
founding decision, the Senator says,
adopted the following in its platform:
1--WE declare that it is the duty of Con-
gress to use all the constitutional power
which remains after that decision, or
which may come fl ON its reversal by the
court rs it may hereafter be constituted,
so that the burdens OF taxation may be
equally and impartially laid, to the end
that wealth may bear its due proportion
of the expense of the Government"
Senator Daniel says this reference to
the supreme court was to such changes in
the personnel of that body as come by
death or retirement; that the Democratic
party has never packed the supreme court
aud never will.
Senator Daniel shows that Governor
O'Ferrall was wrong and ignorant of the
political history of the Democratic party
in stating that the Democratic principle
of tariff for revenue only had been cnun-
ciated in every platform from 1910 to
1892. by citing the fact that the plat
forms of 1884 and 1888, upon which Mr..
Cleveland received his first and second
nomination for .the Pres idency' did not
contain this all-important clause.
AS to the charge that he is not u safe
leader Senator~~Daniel says if any leader
ship could be imputed to him She might
take some consolation in the fact that
the Virginia Democracy has had series
of unbroken victories ever since he has
been in the position Of trust they have
given him and at least that he has not
disarranged them.
In conclusion the Senator pays his re-
spects to that class of 'honest election
dissemblers who can see Democratic
peccadillo afar off but cannot see n Repub-
lican mountain of bribery and corrup-
tion."
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