The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-06
Congressman w RI it e S
Caustic Letter to
Richmond Bodies.
is HANDED REPLY
BY CARRINGTON
President of Chamber Says That
Virginia People Have Intelli-
gence to Consider Problems
and Right to Express
Views-Representa-
tive Is Angry.


alive Carter Glass. OF the House Com
nittee on Banking and Currency, and
T. NJ Darlington, president or the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce. The
subject matter was the resolutions re-
Gently adopted by committees from
commercial organizations Of Richmond
and other Virginia cities, indorsinS IN
effect the Aldrich currency scheme
The letter Of MIR. Glass showed that
he felt ne had not been treated fairy
and that Congress had not been treat
ed Justly. and intimated that the action
Of the Richmond bodies would set
scant consideration.
Mr.. Darlington said In his reply that
the organizations here have sense
enough TO study these econofnicai
Questions and have the right Il make
their views known.
Words Not Minced.
Mr.. Glass set forth that he would
decline 10 be guided by suggestion
ina, he disregard the declarations OF
his marty platform. Further, he re-
sAnts the apparent irnputation that
Congress may ignore facts and the
experiences Of business men In MS
letter 10 Secretary X. A Duhlop, u
the chamber. the Sixth District Con
0ressman further shows that he was
have been made in the meeting OF
,.nor,itrees and feels that he was nag
raptly rnisrepresented in his own
State.
FINALLY. Mr.. Glass regards the meet
ing Of committees as one viii"
seemed TO have as little respect ior
congress as II had for it's own oolisa-
ton 70 be accurate In It's statements
and fair in it's deductions
4, ia recalled that Mr.. Glass has
always been opposed to the |reeland-
Aldrich currency plan. ana MS speech
in opposition 20 IL was used III isi'
bv the Democratic Congressional cam
paign Committee as pubic uo0u
raent. ~,
IN much more moderate vein, Mr.
Darlington sets forth the position AND
ournose Of the Richmond organiza-
tons, not forgetting TO stand on WHAT
he conceives TO be their rights'
Text of Letters
The correspondence follows:
Washington. February l. 1871
= A. Dunlop, Secretary Chamber OF
Commerce. Richmond, Va:
Dear Sir.-Engrosing public business
has prevented an earlier ackno" ieos
transmitting the preamble and reso-
Iutious adopted by the representatives
~ certain commercial organizations
in Virginia on January H. al I,s|
uoond Answering now Tor nyseii, l
take leave TO say that as Tar as me
preamble and resolutions seen, ~ s,.s
resf that Congressman should oeho
s--tai,, disregard the declarations OF
- Marty platform upon when IheE
-,ere elected. l decline to be guided
adv;ce In my conception
there is no distinction between per
sonal and political integrity. an
,~ouId as quickly and completely nls-
,r,,.t q man who would violate a Sc
rious political pledge as wooio a
nan who would dishonor business
obligation , ,,,,,
As far as your preamble anu tesoIu
tions APPEAR TO assume that Nons .s'
,,av ignore facts obtained by exnaus
49, and unbiased investigation ana
..d;srepard the results OF observation
- studv submitted by experts, oank-
ars and business men. l nave slihpiS
to EXPRESS my own belief mat Inis 10
a totally gratuitous inference mega
,;ve5 nv the fact that the Subcommit-
80 - Rankinx and Currency has been
g. a,eeks getting the views OF e1-
ner,s bankers and business men
Tire nature of your preamble ana res
olutjons is not much a matter Oh SUI
misc when il is considered thSs INC
Gentleman who presided at your meet
- as renorted in the newspapers.
Sa1sslv ascrfbed to me the absurd state
,,.ort that I'VE can't have currency re-
forro because the Democratic platform
soxs we can't have it" and when your
meeting listened with apparent APP
provaI according to newspaper pun
cations. to a Characterization OF O"n
cess by Washington professor OF
e-onor,ics as composed of set OF
s,-roramuses OF the subject OF cur
rency. -, IL.
II is little to be regretted that
while the subcommittee OF Banking
and Currency is receiving lette's %
UNQUALIFIED commentator from the
great bankers, currency experts ana
business men who have appeared before
IL and is being approved by q large
mart Of the press for its saneness ana
earnestness. it's chairman should De
daprantly misrepresentcd in ms own
stat. at a meeting which seemed 10
bave as little respect for Congress as
II had for its own obligation 10 ne
accurate in its statements and fair IN
its deductions.
have placed your preamble and
resolutions on the committee files. and
a the proper time they will receive
the consideration to which they are
entitled. Yours very truly,
tSixnedD CARTER GLASS
To this Mr.. Darlington. president OF
the chamber. replied as follows
Richmond Chamber OF Commerce.
February ;. 1918.
Hon. Carter Glass, Washington. y. &.
pcar Sir.-Your communication 20
the chamber Of Commerce. at the same
fine OF its publication IN the news
papers. has my attention and therefore
:, - incumbent upon me to answer
same IN >like manner.
In the FIRST place. as chairman Of the
Meeting OF the committees from the
commercial bodies. ! made no such
remark as you write you saw In the
paper. that you had stated that the
democratic platform was against
banking and currency reform. What
aid say IN this connection vas. that a
rcwsoaper had reported Mr.. Glass ?
answering a gentleman who was advo-
eating a central banking proposition.
shat this central bank inea was u