The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-05
HITTING BACK AT o'FERRALL.
EXCHANGE OF COURTEsIEs BE-
TWEEN TWO VIRGINIANs.

ell OppOnent-A Defense of the Chi
cngO Platform, Its Free silver ana
AntI-COurt CIauses--He Denies the
AspcrsiOns OF the Governor.
Lynchburg, Va, Sept. 4.-United States
Senator John w Daniel has addressed a.
letter to Mr.. Carter Glass, editor OF the
Lynchburg News a letter which will be-
published tomorrow, in which he replies
to the interview of Gov O'Ferrall, pub
lshed in the Washington Post Of last
Wednesday.
Senator Daniel starts out by saying
that there would be no occasion for him
to say word respecting the O'Ferrall In
terview but for the fact that the governor
"malSes an unfounded and unprovoked
criticism upon me DanleD, and in cor
rectng that criticism, I deep it proper
to point out some other errors In which
he has fallen"
Senator Daniel quotes the following
paragraph from the O'Ferrall interview.
Nor could forget that ii was Senator
Daniel. of my own state, who offered a
resolution in the Senate of the United
States comemnding Mr.. Cleveland for his
course in connection with the suppression
of the mob at Chicago This resolution
was adopted without a dissenting voice,
yet. II I remember Alright, Senator Daniel
was prominent member of the commit
tee on resolutions at the Chicago conven-
ton, when that committee denounced
Mr.. Cleveland for doing the very thing
for which Senator Daniel had praised him.
If Senator Daniel raised his voice in the
committee or said anything against this
plank have not heard OF IT.
To this Senator Daniel replies: ''The gov
ernor Is wrong in both of his allegations.
I was not a member on the committee on
resolutions at the Chicago convention, nor
was there any plank in the platform ''de-
nouncing Mr.. Cleveland for the very thing
for which had praised him.
1t is true Senator Daniel continues,
that he was first appointed on the resolu-
tions committee at Chicago. but he was
afterwards chosen temporary chairman OF
the convention, and Editor Glass was
made the Virginia member of the commit
tee.
Senator Daniel then quotes the plank Of
the Chicago platform denouncing "Arbi-
trary interference by federal authorities
in local affairs" and to Gov. O'Ferrall's
charge that It denounces Mr.. Cleveland
"for the very thing for which / DanieD
praised him." Senator Daniel replies
that by no fair grammatical construction
can the plank be so Interpreted that the
denunciatlon of arbitrary federal interfer-
ence in local affairs is old time democratic
doctrine; that this Arbitrary interfer-
ence" is the main general principle, and
that government by injunction the spec
ifcation."
In conclusion, Senator Daniel SAYS he
has always defended Mr.. Cleveland for
protecting the post routes and mails from
mob violence by United States troops.
He had" says Senator Daniel, '1n my
opinion, the same right to do 1t that Presi-
dent Buchanan had to send United States
marines under II. d. Lee and ]. E. B.
Stuart to defend the United States arm.
ory at Harpers Ferry against John
Browns insurrection.' Senator Daniel
adds:
THE governor has evidently thought lr
would be reprehensible in a senator to-
indorse Presidents action and then be-
come even his silent assailant for what
he had praised him. SO think l. Whar
does the governor think of a public off,
Ger who, during many terms of service
In congress- votes every time for free and
unlimited silver coinage at 16 to 1-and
becomes governor through canvass in
which he boasts of his ardent devotion
10 the prlnciple-and who after he Is In
office heaps denunciation and opprobiurx
on those who stand by the doctrine which
he so often upheld, and declares that the
idea with which he was so long and no
tably identified is not democratic, but
born in populisuc council?"
Senator Daniel discusses the democratio
national and state platforms of 1892 and
1893, at some length quoting Gov O'Fer-
rams contention that "the convention
which nominated him in 1898 repudiated the
doctrine of free and unlimited and inde-
pendent coinage Of silver and declared for
bimetalltSm and through International
agreement, Senator Daniel comments: III
so, the governor himself speedily repudiat-
ed the platform on which he was nomi-
mated. The convention was held in Rich
mond on Aug. II, 1S93 The candidate nomi-
mated for governor went from the conyen-
ton back to his seat in the House of Rep
resentatives, of which he was then a mem
Der, and on Aug 2S. voted in that body for
the free and unlimited and independents
coinage Of silver-without a trace OF in
ternationa agreement in the proposition,
yea voted for II at all the proposed ra tios''
AS TO the governors reference TO the
attack on the supreme court" Senator
Daniel says he is not sure to what clause
the governor refers. He quotes from the
platform and says he sees nothing In the
expressions to merit "the severest con-
demnation," that they are full of respect
for the law as enunciated by the supreme
court, utter no threats and do not hint at
resistance to its decisions. The senator
says the platform is not an attack on the
supreme court, but expresses obedience to
It. He affrms, however, that judges are
men and courts are human and cannot and
should not escape criticism.
In the concluding paragraphs Of his let
ter the senator discusses the convention,
It's harmony and enthusiasm, and the fact
that 1t was composed largely of the people
who nominated O'Ferrall four years ago.
He quotes the governors statement that
he fears republicanlsm and populism i'm
our state government too much to with
hold mis- support in case OF republican or
populistic opposition to the Roanoke tick
et."
why them asks Senator Daniel. ''this
untimely blast against a cause which he
will et1DDort If n he Onnoepd