Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-05
DANIEL TO 0'FERRALL
THE SENIOR SENATOR ON THE
GOVERNORS INTERVIEW.
MANY ERRORS IN 1T.
THE EXECUTIVES CRITICISMS RE
GARDED AS uNPRoyoKED,
The GOVERNORS SILVER RECORD.
lie Voted for Free-Coinapc nj All
the Hatios-i Calm, DigniHed, and
convincing Reply in Detail.

(speciaL)-Unned States Senator John
~. Daniel has addressed 20 the editor
o. the Lynchburg News a reply 10 the
interview OF Governor OFerrall pub
lshed in the Washington Post OF last
Wednesday. Senator Daniels letter Is as
follows:
Lynchburg. Va. September 3, 1897.
carter Glass, Esq. Editor of the News:
My Dear Sir.-There would be no oc-
easion for me to say word respecting
GOVERNOR O'Ferralrs interview in the
Washington Post OF September lst, but
lJs the fact that he makes an unfounded
and unprovoked criticism upon me,
and in correcting that criticism / deem
t proper to point out some other errors
INTO which he has fallen.
The RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE
OFFERED BY DANIEL, AND THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Amongst other reasons which he as
signs FOR opposing the Chicago platform
ne includes its alleged Condemnation
OF President Cleveland for protecting the
mails and property of the United States
when threatened by mob violence" And
be adds:
Nor could I forget that it was Sena-
tor Daniel, Of my own State. who offered
resolution In the Senate of the United
States commencing Mr.. Cleveland for his
course in connection with the suppress
sion Of the mob at Chicago. This resolution
was adopted without a dissenting voice.
Yet IL 1 remember Alright, Senator
Daniel was a prominent member of the
Committee on Resolutions at the Chicago
convention 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 in
the convention against this plank l
have not heard of it,"
To this l reply: The Governor does
not remember Alright. He is wrong In
both OF his allegations. First, l was
not a member of the Committee on Reso-
utIons at the Chicago convention.
Second. there was no plank in the plat
form "denouncing Mr.. Cleveland for the
very thing for which had praised him, -
nor any plank which could be fairly con-
strued or which / construed as Of such
IMPORT.
IL Is true that 1 was at first named
as a member of the Committee on Reso-
Iutions at Chicago by the Virginia dele
cation; but l was subsequently CHOSEN
TO preside temporarily over the conVen-
ton, and you. Mr.. Editor, became the
Virginia member of that committee ana
served as such. The plank of the chicago
platform to which presume the Cover
nor refers Is as follows
1--WE denounce the arbitrary interference
by Federal authorities in local a-idlrs
"a a violation Of the Constitution OF the
United States and a crime against Tree
Institutions and we especially OBJECT 10
government by injunction, as new ana
highly dangerous form Of oppression, by
,yhich Federal Judges, I'm contempt OF the
laws OF the States and rights OF citizens,
become at once legislators, judges and
executoners, etc, etc
To his charge that It denounces Mr.
cleveland "for the very thing Tor which
i praised him." have to say furthef-
!. That by no fair grammatical con-
struction can II be so Interpreted, us
denunciation OF ARBITRARY feuerai
Interference in local affairs Is oid-tliIe
Denocratic doctrine, often repeated in
platforms and speeches
q This arbitrary Interference is the
main general proposition. government
by Injunction" is the specification. Inc
exnression Of the one thing Is the eN-
clusion Of another thing.
3. This clause was not regarded py MT
Cleveland's peculiar friends In tue con-
vention as having reference 10 MS ac-
tfou at Chicago. which Democrats III
tho Senate and House had endorsed. The
Clevelaud men objected TO many things
I'm the platform-not one of them objected
10 this.
l never heard from any one at the
convention. ana never surlnlsed that any
one supposed Mr. Cleveland TO be aimed
at In this clause.
Informed lv you, who We're present IN
committee when this clause was lasseu
,n all reference 10 Mr.. Cleveland was
eyprassly disclaimed and Mr.. Altgeld, TO
whom the plank has been imputed, was
not q member Of the committee, ana had
nothing 10 do with IT.
In conclusion Of this point. let me
add: | have always defended Mt. CleVe-
land for protecting the post-routes Oh
The United States and the mails from
mob violence. by United States troops.
He had. IN my opinion, the same rlght 10
g. IL. and duty TO do IL, that President
buchanan had 10 send United states
marlnes under r. l.. Lee and j. Il. S.
Stuart to defend the United States armory
al Harper's Ferry against John Brown ,
irsurrection III at any time L had pe-
lsyed or fancied that this clause OF me
Platform would be tortured and perverted
into the meaning now attributtI 10 !.
1y those who style us Anarchists. wouio
have made my Views known ano oelehu-
ed Cleveland. as ] have always dohe'
from what / deemed unjust assault
g. The Governor has evidently thought
that it would be reprehensible IN
senator TO endorse "a presidents action
anl then become even his silent assail-
an. for what ne had praised him. So
think J. What does the Governor think
OF q public officer who during many
terms of service in Congress, votes
every time for free and unlimited Sill
yer coinage q l6 TO land becomes
boveinor through a canvass IN which
lie boasts OF ID ardent devotion 10 the
p.nciple, and OF having voted Tor II
many times In one day at l6 TO l, IL 10
I, Il g. J. ~ 10 J. 20 TO l-indeed, AT an
the ratios proposed-and who. after ne
is IN OIL e. heaps denunciation ana op-
pfotium on those who stand by the ooc-
irine which he so often upheld, ana ue-
e.ares that the idea with which he was
70 long and notably identified as not
Democratic, but born In Popullsuc
tounclls'? May he not find a subject
~ rejection without attempting by
tainod and attenuated construction 20
Rake me appear Inconsistent In a mat
lr about which / have been constant
td inyariable?
THE FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
Tic Governor contends that "the con-
tuuon which nominated me thim) In
W. fepudiated the doctrine OF free, un-
hIted and independent coinage OF Sill
e. - t.l1f ~ nd