Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-12


ana ask the Senator IL they are rot as
similar In all essentials as the Slamese
Twins?''
ATTACK ON THE SUPREME COURT.
The Governor quotes from the two plat
forms, asserts that Governor Altee,d
wrote that adopted by the Peoria con-
Ventlon, declares the only difference be-
tween the action OF the two conventions
10 be that one had two planks and the
other joined all I'm one, and says Senator
Daniel, like Mrs. Partington's Ike. when
he swallowed the bali OF yarn, 'is un-
rayelling himself" D
The Governor continues:
Like the preceding. the charge that an
attack mad been made by the Chicago
platform on the Supreme Court OF the
| United States and the independence OF
the judiciary was declared from the
stump everywhere during the entire cam
paign. No paper In Virginia and no
speaker refuted II, so far as ever heard.
ne court was criticised without mercy,
ana Senator Daniel. in his letter, Justifies
| the criticism. He insists that Judges
| should not be exempt from criticism any
more than other men. / cannot agree
| with the Senator in his broad assertion
III Judges are corrupt or Ignorant. i'm
peach them; but IL they are capable and
coincide with their judgment, they should
not be subjected TO personal criticism.
lie says my reference to the leaders or
the Roanoke convention ill-become my
exalted position This may or NAV not
be according TO the glasses through which
they are viewed. But can there be two
opinions among conservative men as 10
the improperly Of an United States sena-
tor using language tending. at least.
TO lessen the respect OF American citi-
zens for the Supreme Court OF their land?
Is II not more than an improprety?'
Continuing, the Governor insists that
the Senator left unrefuted the main al
legation-tbat theere was in the Chicago
platform the couched expression OF q
determination to so organize the Supreme
Court as 10 secure reversal OF its de-
cison upon the coDstitutionality OF the
income-tax act; claims that he is justified
In assuming that 1t is admitted as true
and needs no proof, but says he will not
take 1t for granted, and after quoting
this plank, argues at some length TO show
its intent and purpose. He adds:
Il remind Senator Daniel of his con-
demnation Of the alleged bargain Of Ma
hone with.a Republican court. for a re-
versal OF its decision, some years ago.
and ask him TO draw the distinction in
ethics and effect upon our institutions
between bargaining with a court and
bargaining with men. express or implied.
who are appointed as members OF it7
As i stated in my interview, / favor
proper incomc-tax, but / will never sane
tion the mode of accomplishing II pro-
vided for in the Chicago platform. i
love the institutions Of this land too
much"
THE TARIFF AND FREE SILVER.
After discussing the tariff briefly, the
Governor comes TO the subject Of free
silver and asserts that no national con-
vention calling itself Democratic prior
to 1896 declared for the free coinage OF
silver at any ratio. nor for unlimited
and independent coinage. He quotes the
planks OF 1876, 1880. 1884. and 1892, the last
of which. he says. declared in emphatic
language that every dollar should be as
good as any other dollar. of equal in
trinsic and exchangeable value. or be ad-
justed through international agreement
or legislative safeguards. and continues:
"Our State platform of 1893. and upon |
which / made my gubernatorial CAM
paign, reaflirmed the national plank Of |
1892. Soon after l was nominated the |
vote I'm Congress on the coinage of silver |
at different ratios was taken. was as |
sured by the chairman and other mem |
bers OF the Committee on Coinage. |
Weights. and Measures that the silver |
dollar could be maintained at a parity |
with the gold dollar at any ratio as low /
as l6 to l. My special duties as chair
man of the Committee on Elections and
otherwise had so absorbed my time as TO |
prevent me from giving the subject the /
attention It deserved. With the assur-
ance referred to given by those who had
the matter directly in hand, voted for
all the ratios.
Touching his arraignment by Senator |
Daniel for inconsistency in voting for the |
ratios and now opposing the free coinage !
Of silver. the Governor says:
IL was misled. like many better men
have been. and embraced the fallacy upon
the opinion of others. But did not re-
main in error long; study cleared my
vision and enlightened my judgment,
while the Senator has allowed the disease |
to secure IA faster hold on him with each
leeting hour until his fever is higher |
than when he was sick abed with green
Dackism some years ago. His dearest |
friends sat up with him in his first at
Jack of financial delusion. and he finally
and the hope is indulged now
hat his present attack will yield TO pro-
Der nursing and skilful treatment. In
act, those who know him best are conf
lent of his restoration 10 healthy finan-
/
lext national Democratic convention
meets. yet they will always be solicitous
est the trouble returns In some form.
1--WE assume that Senator Daniel means |
veil. but his temperament is against aim. |
lie IS a fiery Pegasus with a soul OF un-
bounded exuberance of fancy. His blood |
5 so hot and his nature so impulsive that
lis actions are prompted more by i'm
lulse than mature judgment. hence he
5 always an unsafe leader. For .nstalce,
n 1881. in one of his flights. he proclaimed
hat he would rather see every yublic
in the State burned 20 the
round than have single dollar Of the
ondholders' debt go unpaid, and those CT
S who were in Che fight for him in that
honorable campaign remember well how
e was caricatured by the ReadJusters
nth Naming brand in hand kindling
re under the humble mountain school
ouse. We remember we'll how lis tx-
RENE expression embarrassed US and
ow far il contributed TO his defeat for
oyernor. To reconcile the Senator's
osition now favoring the payment OF the
otional bOndhOlders in deprecated silver
oIlars, with his last dollar position In
81 may be as hard as a Euclid pre- blem,
, / will not undertake the task, but (
ave Il to him."
QUESTION OF PRECEDENT.
The Governor denies that be has 'heap-
d denupciation and opprobrium" upon c
nose who favor the free coinage of silver, b
nd appeals to a just public TO know II h
q has not cause 10 complain OF more n
nan denunciation by many free. silver ,
artisans" He recalls the harsh terms
y which he says the gold Democrats 5
ere designated in the last campaign. .
rrues 10 show by the difference between !,
,,o,as received by Cleveland and | u