The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-06
DARLINGTON MAKES
/. REPLY To CAUST|C
LETTER BY GLASS
Says He Was Misguoted. AZ
Was Professor Veditz Of
Washington
CONTROVERSY ARISES
OVER RESOLUK
Virginia Congressman Says h~
Was Misrepresented in Own
State---Was Not. Says
Darlington

A controversy between Congress-
man Carter Glass. chairman Of the
house subcommittee on banking and
currency. and T. NJ. Darlington, pre-
sident Of the Richmond chamber of
commerce, growing out of the naturd
OF q set OF resolutions adopted ~
a meeting of Virginia bankers held
in Richmond on January nth. was
precipitated yesterday by sharply
worded letter from Mr.. Glass 3D.
dressed to n. A. Dunloy. secretary az
the chamber, and replying to the rs~
solutions.
Mr.. Glass. In his letter, called the
representatives OF the commercial I'M
situations OF the State who were pre-
sent at the January meeting TO ta1ik
for the tone of the resolutions. caus-
ucally rebuked them for urging him
ito deliberately disregard the declArn~
lions OF the party platform, denouucy
ed a. .absufd'' = statement Of Mr.
Darlington and Expressed indignatioa1g
that he should hare been "fa4rantlx
rnisrepresented In his own state 4,
Incumbent TO Answer.
In reply, Mr.. Darlington, prefac.
, ing his remarks with the statement
that It Is incumbent upon me to m
swer In q like manner, denies thAx
he made tho remark to which M
Glass took exception. which wxs thru
Mr.. Glass had raid thAt IS We cant
Democratic platforua says - II txnsk
have II Mr.. fzHfefnxton says he wax
misquoted On this point md expinlns
whist he did pAys Mr. CArrington
Describes tho ccn9renmmAn'a critict9u
tor Professor yeditz A. 'santast' assdL
Criticize or hamper th1 baxik35aE
md currency commfttee.
AT the meeting held here on JAx.
uary 17th. under fho AuAticeg " t1zA
chamber Of commeFc1 and attended,
by bankers from several cities in WI
ginia. speeches In favor OF TIM central
bank feature OF the AIdrich plan Wey4
made. unfiattering references were
made to the average congressman
and resolutions were adopted. calling
upon the Democrats of congress t0s
repudiate the currency plank In tbs
Baltimore platform insofar az II ix1~s
terfered with the enactment Of Whist
the meeting considered proper cur
| rency legislation. A copy OF theee
resolutions were sent to Chairman
Glass and 1t was to certain featureA
In the resolutions and to remArkD
made at the meeting that Congress-
man Glass took exception. The lettof
President Carrington's reply followss
Glass to Dunlop. ss
February 4. 1914.
Mr.. r. A. Dunlop. Secretary.
Chamber OF Commerce,
Richmond. Va. s.sss,s-ss$ss
Dear Sir,--Engrossfng public bust
ness has prevented an earlier ac-E
acknowledgement Of your letter OF rN~a
cent date transmitting the preamble
and resolutions adopted by the rApS
resentatives Of certain commercial 0Kr
ganizations In Virginia on Janumxy
18th at Richmond. Answering nor
for myself, I take leave to say thA&
as far as the preamble and resolutions
seem to suggest that congresam0&gS
should deliberately disregard the de-
laration of the party platform upQ1k
which they were elected. decline m
be guided by such advice In nv
conception there Is no distinction 49,
tween personal and political integr1k1
and would as quickly and completess
ly distrust a man who would vt0lAf4
a serious political pledge as 7 would
a man who would dishonor bUn6S
ness obligation.
As far as your preamble and re-
buttons appear to assume that Co.'S
gress may ignore facts ohtainAd Aasss;
exhaustive and aarhfaSn6 iNNAGt3 M
tion." and disregard the result ~ o1
servation and study submitted by 4N&
pertS, bankers and business men, III
have simply to express my own bel4NEs
that this is totally gratuitou4 tl
terence negatived by the fact th1
the subcommittee OF banking and cNK
rency has been for weeks getting tMES
views OF experts, bankers and hu3
ness men. M
The nature OF your preamble I'M
resolutions Is not much a matter q al
surprise when 1t is considered thM&
the gentleman who presided at yuN
meeting. as reported in the new1ps
pers. falsely ascrihed to me the NJ
surd statement that I'VE can't h&N
currency reform because the uexN
cratic platform says we can't hAvu III
and when your meeting listened M
apparent approval. according 70 n1Nq
paper publications. to q charact3fxs
tion OF -eoHHFess by . WaAhin8tou
fessor OF economics a. composed M 81
set Of iTnoramuses on tbs sub5ecx al
currency 81: q!
1t is little to be regretted
while the subcommittee Ut hMNkf& r
and currency is receiving letkoS1 II
unqualified communication frNxG A
great bankers currency &xpeyxG N
business men who have appeaxe M
fore Y. and = being spprcvs
large part OF the press for IN =
ness and earnestness tn chn1x
should be fiaxrantly rnissepr
In his own State ut 4 MAettnH III
seemed to have - little re6rS
congress ~ II had for IN 0s1a
cation to be accurate in III - fS1
and fair In fta deductions ss|ss
I have placed youf rfo6xaf n
resolutions on the commltt4e mn
1t tho proper unae they I'm