The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-19
SENATOR DANIEL REPLIES.
He Makes Another answer 10 Governor
O'ftrFal'S Criticisms,
he DENIES SOAS CHARGES MADE,
The Senator Takes UPthe Matter OF DIS "o>
4 ton la the senate and az Chicago and
Answersin Detail the speciiica'
tlons Of sis Critic.


Lvnchburg News the following open
letter. which Will be published in sun
days issue Of that newspaper.
shall not answer IN detail the vol
luminous letter Of Governor OFeriail.
The game is not worth the candle. The
ignorance Of current political matters II
displays Is made the base Of IT'S reckless
assertions. and its happy-go-iuoky style is
q ~ accompaniment a vast poi uon OF
II is consumed to make IL appear that
I was inconsistent about the State debt
and other obsolete issues oil campaigns
long bv-gonc. so public interest attaches
now TO these stale things. They nave
beco paesed on ana disposed OF. i am nol
suf1cientiy impressed with the gravity OF
mis- observations upon them. OF upon INC
in connection with them 10 deem them
worthy OF notice.
The people OF the state have too often
endorsed me Tor me t0 feel anxiety Tor
re-openng of the ended political CAUSES
I'm which j participated. now long since
stricken from the docket
Neither do 1 feel that ] need take les
sons I'm consistency fidelity or grtitudc
from even so shining ln Illustration OF
prOncrcd teacher.
La The washington Post interview he
condemned me by name as 10 my course
at the Chicago convention Of 1870. ana
evidently hit az me when he aifaEncd
the leaders Of the Roanoke convention
In language as unbecoming 3s IL WIS
baseless and uniust-pcculidily un'e-
coming from him who had been so often
upheld by those De sought TO pun down.
rHa
I'm fact II was "unpr0vOked' because
not elected by any criticism of mine on
its author That he believed il was
serious and Injurious assault on me IS
zhown bv the manner I'm which fits REM
nants are renewed, and attempted 10 be
fortified
THE CHARGE.
He charged IN his interview mat j
had offered a resolution IN the senate
which 80 unanimously passed. approving
President Clevelands course In sending
troops 10 Chicago 20 defend the post
routes and mails Of the United states;
thaf the Chicago Democratic Convention
~ 1895 IN its platform denounced NJ
cleveland for doing the very thing for
which Senator Daniel had praised him.
that I "was a prominent member OF the
Committee on Resolutions" and that if /
"ralsed my voice I'm the committee or IN
the convention against the plank tde-
nouncing Cleveland he had never leard
Of IT,"
This was In order TO put me in false
light before the public and TO show that
was capable Of doing a small and unjust
thing.
REPLY.
7 renlicd I was not n member OF the
Committee on Resolutions; that there
was no such plank in the platform as
I construed St. and according 90 fair con-
struction: that the plank against "aroi-
trarv interference" I'm local affairs was an
ancient and general Democratic principle,
and the denuuciation of government by
Injunction the sole application thereof in
the platform: that Mr.. Cleveland pecu-
liar adherents I'm the convention had mace
no objection 60 st. nor regarded II as
having reference to his action at Chi
capo. that reference to Cleveland was.
as / wes Informed. expressly disclaimed
I'm the committee: that / had always
defended Cleveland as to the matter; and
would have done so at Chicago II l had
thought the plank would Doe given the
meaning that had been attributed TO IT
by the enemies Of the Democratic
party ...-.,.
The Governor now rejoins that / al
Ienred for more than a year. CO that
took refuge I'm silence CD that my
tongue had lost it's cunning oD that
/ received the criticism mcckly;' 90
that / permitted the platform TO be
rddled" CD that / placed myself Gin
a fa,s. light" Cd that / heard the
criticism with serenity" (0 that
preferred silence" cd that "the pub
Die leard no denial;' GO that the bill
was taken for confessed This inn
mense display of verbosity and gar
ruuty Isl crowned with the hippant
query. "Was Dee asleep AN last cam
paign? ON. no. Dee was very wide
awake. Was he deaf? Oh. no, his
ears caught every sound
THE REPUTATION
left the Chicago convention in ses-
sion. and before the Vice President
was nominated and embarEe3 for
england on legal business 1 returned
homo i'm September. Scarcely pausiug
az home, / made my opening campaign
speech on September Sth. at Danyille.
and i promptly and fully answered the
charges that had been made In my abb
sencc. and which are now revamped
by Governor OFerralL If did not hear
my critics across the water. J answered
as soon as i did hear but 10 seems strange
that those who could hear the criticism
"times without numser." could never
hear the answer
How false is the light I'm which the
public censor has placed himself and
with what rashness no gloats in his
gross Misrepresentation. will be dis
covered by turning 30 the Richmond
Dispatch Of October 18TH. 1896. After
the Danvile speech Of September Sth
j was again absorbed I'm the case that
took me 10 Europe. September 23d its
trial commenced october 18th. near
midnight. 81 concluded The next day
j wrote and gave 10 the the press Tor
general circulation the open letter which
the Dispatch contains. and from which
the following extract is taken
EXTRACT FROM LETTER OF JOHN
w DANIEL IN RICHMOND DIS
PATCH or OCTOBER 18TH. 1896.
THE suggestion which has been made
that am sensitive aoOut the Democratic
platform, and that I regard IL as re-
pugnant 90 the resolutions which 1 offer
ed in tho Senate supporting the President
IN sending troops to defend our postal
and Interstate commerce rights at Chi
cage, is criticism which Is utterly
groundless The Democratic platform
has been grossly misreprcsented. IL does
not I'm the least encroach upon the
principles OF that resolution. The estab-
lishment OF post-oflcos and post-roads.
and tie regulation Of interstate COM
merce are matters placed by Federal
constitution, under Federal jurisdiction:
and the constitution makes q the duty
OF the President 20 see that the laws re-