Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-05

posed ratios.
appeal from the reminiscent after
thought OF Governor O'Ferrall to the ac-
tion OF Candidate ana CONGRESSMAN
oferrall, with his platform fresh in
hand. and without the aid OF his long
range teiescope in ex-post facto con-
temptations.
which nominated Philip w. Mckinney
ior Governor. declared for the free coin
age OF silver, and Governor O'Ferrall
supported him, after first being a cam
didate against Mr.. Mckinney on the sill
Yer platform for the nominal ton. The
virginia convention OF 1892, which sent
oe.egates 10 the national convention, and
OF which the Governor was member. re-
approved that declaration The Vir-
ginia convention OF 1893, which nominated
Oferrall. simply endorsed the National
Democratic platform OF 1892 upon which
President Cleveland had been elected.
The platform is as follows:
we hold to the use of both gold and
silver as the standard money OF the
country, and TO the coinage of both gold
and silver without discriminating against
either metal or charge for mintage but
the dollar unit of coinage of both
metals must be OF equal intrinsic and ex-
changeable value, or be adjusted by in
ternatlonal agreement, or by such safe
guards Of legislation as shall ensure the
maintenance OF parity OF the two metals.
and the equal power of every dollar at
all times In the markets and in the pay
ment Of debts"
IL will be seen from the perusal of this
declaration that gold and silver were to
be coined without discriminating against
either metal or charge for mlntage."
What IS this but free coinage? The ad-
justment by international agreement Is
not put as the sole method OF main
tanning parity, but as an alternative me-
thod and as an alternative method not
only 70 one thing. but to two things,
the first being "the equal intrinsic
and exchangeable value" and the second
being the Safeguards of legislation" re-
ferred 10. In one way or the other way
In some one Of three different ways
yea, any way, we were to have the COIN
age OF both metals % without discrimi-
mating against either % without charge
for mintage, and both the gold and Sill
yer coined were to be standard money
Of the country" What did the CleVe-
land Administration do to redeem tnat
pledge? Not n thing. And how is that
pledge reconcilabe with the platform OF
Palmer and Buckner, upon which Gov
ernor O'Ferrall supported them, whlch
declared for the adoption Of gold, only.
"as q standard of monetary measure ana
the maintenance of silver at parity
with gold under suitable safeguards OF
law? =.
So. TO conclude on this point, be 1t
noted: 1. That the Governor, fresh from
the nominating convention, voted for Tree
coinage at all the ratics. thus construlhs
his platform to be in favor OF it-or else
repudiating his platform and going fol
free coinage anyway.
q That after getting the once ior
which he was a candidate. he abandoned
his party associates who elected him, and
who construed the platform according
to his vote, and adopted Palmer ana
Buckner and their single gold-standard
rlatform-abandoned even the 1nterna-
tional agreement free-coinage theory to
which he now enormously limits the
meaning of the national platform OF le9z.
3. Further ! might show that there IS
now upon the statute books of the united
States. in the act repeating the sherman
law. the pledge of the government OF the
limited States-to which President Cleve-
land is a party, for he signed Ito which
ex-senator Palmer and Governor O'Fer-
rail are both parties for they voted Tor
II after Governor O'Ferrall's nomination
a pledge to CONTINUE the use or Dotn
gold and silver as STANDARD money,
and TO coin both gold and silver into
money with equal intrinsic and ex-
changeable value"
And vet these are the parties who are
now harping on the gold standard, and
Some of them talking about the incon-
sistencies Of their associates who have
not followed them In their devious Zig
gag paths.
CHICAGO PLATFORM AND THE
Again the Governor does not "remein-
her Alright" respecting the Chicago plat
form and the tariff. He says:
at abandoned the time-honored prin-
c,nle of tariff for revenue only enunciated
Inv every Democratic convention which
mentioned the tariff from 1870 to 1Ss2.
Not so. The fact is that the Demo-
cratic platforms of 1884 and 1883, upon
which Mr. Cleveland was twice nomi-
mated and which were framed by ms
friends, did not declare for tarin Tor
revenue only" The fact is also that the
Cleveland leaders In the convention OF
1892, led by his ex-Cabinet of1cers' WAS,
whitney. and others. stoutly resisted
,be s,Sor revenue only" expression. and
mat every one of the Cleveland delegates
from Virginia voted with them against
n SO that It would seem that IL the
tariff is the matter that Is veXing the
Governors spirit. he supported CleVelahu
twice because the "for revenue only
clause was left out, and afterwards op-
nosed Bryan for the same reason surely
this cannot be the Governors trouble
The fact is that the Chicago tarim plank
IS less protective than tho platforms OF
1884 and 1888.
ALLEGED ATTACK ON THE SU-
PREME COURT.
The Governor says "the attack tof
tho Chicago platform) on the supreme
Court of course, meets my severest con-
demnation." A..
am not sure to what clause the
Governor refers, as he FOLLOWS the eA-
ample OF most critics OF the platform
On hurling condemnation point blank
With specifying the particular language
a &c hurled at. Some critics have de-
nounced the civil-service plank. wnlch
heeins. eve are opposed 10 life tenure
,n the nublic service" which they
seized upon as an attack ON the hie
tenure of iudges; but when they are
,ointed out the fact that the clause
continues with the proviso, except as
,,,.o,ridad i'm the Constitution" and can
bova no possible reference 10 the cor
etitutional life tenure OF judges they hy
,o the clause respecting the income-laA.
In that clause the platform refers 10 thc
fnot ,bst "there would be no deficit IN
tbo revenue under the law passed by
nemocratlc Congress in strict pursuance
81 the uniform decisions OF the supreme
Court for a hundred years, that court
living I'm that decision recently mace
s,,stained constitutional objections 20 its
s,,oc,rront Qhe income-ta&), which hao
Zen previously overruled by the abiest
s,,Saas who ever sat ON the bench" ana
~ added. 1--WE declare that 1t Is the
IL "VN /,..,rasa 10 use all the con-