The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-27
Talked OF At CITY HAIL.
A Kansas PopuliSt Who Is a Native Of
Rhode Island.
is NOW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
or the State and the Man Who Proposes
to Raise $4,000. 600. 900 Year by Tax
ing Incomes-was u Gallant Soldier
During the War OF the Rebellion.

fone were to suggest that Rhode Is
land is a place where Populists are born
he would be put down as visionary.
But Rhode Island has turned out a Pop
ulist, and one who eas risen to eminence
In his party.
This morning as General Rhodes was
hurrying up to the assessors Office in the
city hall. he stopped for moment to
speak to q representative of the
News. "I noticed in the News the
other day an editorial about
Percy Daniels and his billion dollar
idea. Now did you know that he was
native Of this statef Mol Well he is
and knew him very well. He was a
splendid fellow and one Of the best sold
iers that ever went to the front from this
state"
The general hurried on to his office. A
little inquiring DEVELOPED the fact that
the present lieutenant governor Of
Kansas is none other than the Percy
Daniels who mar;hed away in 1862 as
first lieutenant in Company f. Seventh
regiment.
There wasn't much of the popuist abou
him then his friends say, and some Of
them wonder how ii came about that he
should become member OF party with
bo many inSictklSAOuS bnSOEicb 6bOut XIV
ernment.
He Was n woonsocketcr.
Mr.. Daniels came from Woonsocket, at
least that Is the opinion among those who
know him and talked about him today
He was mustered into service in this city
on September 4, 1862 Although he went
OUT as first lientenant it was In COM
mand OF his company In January 1858.
fc ko.. g..
that he was model soldier, brave. fear
less yet far seeing. June 1864 saw him
in command of the regiment with the
rank of lieutenant colonel and month
later he was given the brevet
rank of colonel. From June "a
until the close of the was he remained at
tn al Of his regiment. He was at
Petersburg when the mine was exploded
and many of his old comrades recall his
bravery in that bloody encounter.
Judge Wilbur of the supreme court
also Woopsocketer was captain in the
Seventh under Colonel Daniels. 1t is
curious how the old saying out of
sight out of mind'' is so often proved
true in actual experience
With the close of the war men who had
marched and fought with Colonel DAN
the campfires and at the reunions held
from time to time since his name recalled
sadly pleasant memories but few knew,
however, what had become Of the leader
aud companion Of four years OF cam-
paigning.
or to Kansas.
Soon after Col. Daniels was mustered
out of service he went to Kansas as q
civil engineer. Information reached his
old comrades that he had been made u
brigadier general and placed In command
of the state troops.
Once at least he returned to Rhode
Island but that was about all the veterans
knew OF his career subsequent
to his retirement from the army
His elevation to the Office of LIEUTENANT
governor is fitting testimonial to his
worth, his old companions say. and the
Populist cause is little less objection
able to them because he Is enlisted in it.
ellis scheme for raising e.. 000 000. 600
by taxing incomes may look like the
vaporings of a vision ary," said one who
knew the colonel when he wore the blue,
"but you can bet all the money you ever
expect to own that there is something In
IL after all. ..
"Percy Daniels has head that isn't
filled with nonsense. / don't say that
his scheme would work. but l do say
that he is homes in his belief that 1t will
and that's more than can be said of a
majority Of the men who are put in high
offices In these days"
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