Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-12
O'FERRALL T0DANIEL
THE GOVERNOR REPLIES To THE
SENATOR'S RECENT LETTER.
THE FEDERAL INTERFERENCE PLANK.
Position Taken That This Was In
tended ms Condemning President
CIevcIand's Course-Attack on su-
prcmc Court.

reply 10 the letter OF Senator
John w. Daniel. printed IN the
Dispatch and number OF other pa
pers last Sunday. Tho Governors letter
would all almost five columns in the Dis.
patch. and discusses both national and
state politics. besides dealing with the
record Of virginia's Senior Senator.
The letter OF Senator Daniel was
brought out by an interview with the
Governor published in the Washington
Post. In which he said he could not for
set that the Senator. though the author
OF the resolution introduced in the United
states Senate commencing President
Cleveland for his course in connection
with the suppression of sne mob at Chi
oago. was "a prominent member Of the
Committe6'on Resolutions at the Chicago
convention when that convention de-
nounced Mr.. Cleveland for doing the very
thing for which Senator Daniel had
praised him in the Senate" The Cover
nor also said: IF Senator Daniel raised
his voice in the committee or In the con-
ventlon against this plank OF the plat
ford, have never heard it,"
KNEW HE WAS CRITICISED.
After quoting from his interview the
section that gave rise to the controversy,
the Governor says i'm his letter:
Does not the Senator know that he
was criticised from July to November
last year for voting in the Senate 10
praise Mr.. Cleveland and then voting
10 condemn him in the convention? Was
he asleep all last campaign? Oh, no; he
was very wide awake. Was he deaf?
Oh. no; his ears caught every sound.
Then, did he not hear and read this
criticism times without number? lie viii
not tax the credulity OF the people by
denying that the criticism reached his
ear from every direction. Why did he
bear II with such serenity then and al
low il 10 arouse his temper 10 so high
IA pitch now? Really the charge was
to stale that I hesitated TO mention it
IN my interview. II seemed to be raking
over old Goals. Tho public had heard
NJ denial. and the bill had been taken
for confessed AS thu Norfolk Land
mark Of Tuesday last says. he was Sc
Verely criticised for endorsing the Chi
cago platform after having. 10y a power
ful and impassioned speech. defended
and approved Mr.. Cleveland's course du-
ring the Chicago strike. and that tho
Senator had little If anything. 10 say
while the campaign was in progress.
though he was repeatedly interrogated
warmly enough TO draw a reply from
the most Indifferent and callOus OF men.
Here is this leading journal. with ex-
changes all over Virginia, declaring that
no exchange ever contained a reply 10
this 'unfounded and unprovoked criti-
cism' from the tongue or pen OF Sena-
tor Daniel
1.-The Senator preferred silence. though
he abhors all things golden 10 speech.
though he idolizes everything silvern.'
Pardon this attempt 10 be little face
tious. for. like the Senator 1 am al
ways failure when / seek TO be hu-
inorOus. 1 will allow the public to cogi-
tate upon the reasons for the Senator's
display OF feeling over the repetition by
ms Of this old and oft-repeated and
never-denied charge that he voted in the
Senate. commencing Mr.. Cleveland for
his course. and voted in the convention
to condemn him.
on THE COMMITTEE.
'~rhe Senator says that he was not a
member OF the Committee on Resolu-
tiCns at the Chicago convention, as i
stated in my interview. He says that
he was appointed on IL, but when he
was selected as temporary chairman of
the convention, another gentleman be-
came the Virginia member. OF course,
] accept his statement. But i ask the
Senator II this Is not the fact: That |
when he retired from the committee 1t |
was understood that whenever IL was |
desired he would take the place Of the |
gentleman appointed in his stead; and |
that at the request OF this gentleman |
at a certain and important stage of the
deliberations. he Senator /
panieD took the place Of the Virginia
member (Mr. GLASS; on the committee.
and participated in the drafting franz
Ing, or preparation OF the platform in
whole or in part?
The Governor quotes a Chicago special
70 support his contention, and ddds:
Il ask Senator Daniel If this statement
was correct? If so. l appeal TO a dis
eliminating public 10 say whether the
Senator was not disingenuOus and lacking
In frankness when he declared he was
not member of the Committee on Reso-
lutions. Was ne not substitute mem
ber? Did he not take Mr.. Glasss place
when Mr.. Glass was confronted with the
greenback proposition and the resolution
censuring the President. which he could
not support?
CENSURE OF THE PRESIDENT.
"The Senator denies that Mr.. Cleve-
lands course in sending troops 10 Chicago
TO suppress the mob In 1895 was con-
demned In any plank in the platform.
and asserts that he never heard from
any one at the convention, and never
s.rmiscd that any one supposed .Mr.
Cleveland 10 be aimed at In this clause
meauing the plank referring 10 Federal |
Interference IN local affairs. IL viii be
hard 10 reconcile this statement with the
message OF the Richmond Times cor
flauondent l will not undertake IL.
"But Il Is strange. indeed. that Senator
Daniel should have allowed the charge
% 90 unrcfuted from July TO Noyem-
hcr last fan. IL he believed then. as he
declares now. From one side OF this
country 90 the other and I'm this State
from Norfolk 20 Bristol. and from the
POTOMAC 20 the Dan. during the last
yeaiotnNal campaign. the plank in ref
erence 20 arbitrary Federal interference
IN local affairs was construed as a con-
oemnauon o. Sir. Cleveiand's course in
the Chicago strike troubles. Everybody
80 understood g. The Indianapolis plat
form denounces IL as 'an attack on the
authority OF the President 70 enforce
federal laws; IL was the subject Of DIS
cnssloh IN every political gathering; II
was interpreted as o blow at Mr.. Cieve- ,
lana. ana justified by the Bryan cam ,
palsn speakers and denounced by the Z
opposition speakers" ,
The Governor asserts that Governor
Altgeld. In his New York speech. indicates
nat the plank referred 10 was intended ,
p an endorsement OF him in his contro- /,
ersy with the President. suggests, 10 !
se Major Daniels expression, that his !,
resent position may be "a reminiscent /,
tterthought": refers 10 the Senator's !,
'eclafation at Roanoke that the Chicago | \