The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-11
Senator Daniel.

Senator Daniel Of Virginia. as by a.
stroke Of his pen knocked out Of the CHI
cagO platform one OF its most objection
abe pianks. Senator Daniel IL will be
remembered was the author Of a resolu-
ton which was adopted by the United
states Senate without a dissenting vote
endorsing the prompt and vigorous meas
uies adopted by President Cleveland and
the members OF his administration 10 re-
pulse and rcpress by military force the
interference of lawless men with the due
process of laws Of the United States AT
Chicago IN 1884, lie was also a. member
OF the Chicago convention which adopted
a platform ore plank OF which denounced
arbitrary interference by Federal authOri-
ties I'm local affairs as q violation Of the
constitution and a crime against free
institutions and which especially OBJ
lccted 90 government hy injunction as a
new and highly dangerous form of OPP
preston by which Federal judges In con-
tempt Of the laws OF the State and rights
Of citizens. become az ono. legislators,
judges and eXecutlOner~ Senator
Daniel was not only "a member OF the
Chicago convention but he was the tenn
pOrarv presiding officer OF that body.
Senator Daniel is gentleman OF great
popularity and large influence ln Viz
ginia, and his public acts and declara-
tons are watched with unusual interest
throughout our entire country There
was no plank I'm the Chicago platform
more generally discussed than the one
mentioned: and the fact that Senator
Daniel and other senators VINO Hdu
voted for the Senate resolution endorS-
ing the prompt and vigorous measures
adoDtod bv President cleveland 10 re-
uroee and ropulso the rioters at Chicago
had also voted for this plank or the 'hl-
caro platform was "a matter or almost
universal criticism hy public speakers
and the press The AdNeIuHt ""l.
IN dav or two after the aGjournmenl or
the convention had an editorial Gaming
attention TO the shocking change OF
oninion on the part OF these Senators
ana declaring that "the crime against
free institutions was committed NOT by
cleveland but by these Senators Wnen
thcv voted 20 barter liberty Itsu i'tgu
by law for the reign OF lhe Hlop 81,
order 10 gain the vote OF the "i'i ''''''
Governor Roies. I'm n letter TO MISS
,r,,,.,o,- tho "wOman I'm white VINO at-
+omnted 20 stampede the Cmcaso ,v o,
vontion IN his favor, publshed Juis ~
reoc eoid ono Of the chief causes OF ll7
lcFoo+ az CHICAGO was his open express
eio1 ~ auproval Of Mr.. Cleveiana
course I'm supprcssng anarchy az 'ni-
co0o "yvhich had continued until an seH!-
blance Of law and order hrl N'll'
and that city was in the ndlu7 vi L. ~ -. -
lied mob burning and pilldglng WhtItffl
a. eavv ft" He mentioned men VINO were
"actuated by motives OF personal cI"I
acter'' iu denOunciug Federal lnlerItI-
ence." plainly pointing TO Altgeld as one
Of that number. - to-
The National Domocratc party. lIi l.9
ulafform adopted MT Indianapolis sep
fen,bor Q 1906 said the declarations or
the Chicago Convention attacked tne IN
dopondence of the judiciary and the a9-
th6ritv of the President 20 enforce FED
eral laws" ,-, T.. .,,o too
Of these well-knOwn facts and many
others that might be cited, and IN an
opcn letter saws that TINS plank OF tne
Chicago platform cannot ny any tar
construction Dee .Hterpreied as having Iol-
ercnca 20 Mr. r-ovelaud's action IN re-
messing the nm. al Chicago in 1924. He
saws that he n@cr heard from any one
at the convention and never suiml seq
that any one supposed Mr.. cleveland 10
be aimed az I'm this clause ana tHa,
he has always Defended Mt icy emu
for protecting the p0st-routes or me
United States and the mails from mon
violence by United states troops SEN
ator Daniel adds:
"If at any time 7 had believed or Fan
cicd that this clause OF ihe platform
would be tortured and perverted mo lne
meaning now attributed TO II by those
who style us Anarchists, j would nave
made my views known ana defended
Cleveland. as I have always done, from
what / deemed unjust assault.
This announcement by so prominent n
leader Of the Bryan propaganda as the
Virginia Senator indicates the ebb OF the
anarchistc and s0cialistic wave that
swept over the Chicago Convention last
year. The Senator is mistaken. however.
with respect 10 the an.mus or the chicago
Convention in adopting the arbitrary
Interference" and government by injunc-
ton plank OF its platform. else the peo-
pie OF the whole country have been mis-
taken. The Advertiser. nevertheless. Us
glad that the Senator. even al this late
day. regulates anv construction OF this
plank Of the Chicago platform which
makes it an attack upon Mr.. Cleveland
for depressing the mob az Chicago
Montgomery CAla.) Advertiser