The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-25
va. D,NIELs ~ CHtINs.


room and bade him lay down his pen
and pay attention to their demands.
Their chief demand was that he should
accept from them a token of their es-
TEEN in the shape of beautiful, heavy
gold watch chain.
The chain is a handsome coil of
twisted gold wires, from which hangs
tiny charm, with this inscription:
"Josephus Daniels, Christmas, 1895.
From News and Observer staff"
Mr.. f. b. Arendell had been request
ed to make the presentation speech.
After the editor-in-chief had been call
ed from his editorial labors, Mr.. Aren-
dell said:
MR. DANIELS:
We stand almost in the glare of the
gayest season of christian civilization
and we don't like to be serious, but
when we scan the calendar over which
we have just travelled we find it blurred
here and there with dark and weary
days. Since Christmas was ours be-
fore, we have lived through half a
hundred weeks of toll and anxiety.
Through more than three times three
hundred days, some of them as bright
as sunny skies could make them, 9TH
ers, to some of MS at least, darkened by.
the shadows and dampened by the
showers of heavy clouds But we hope.
that we have been true to each other,
We know that whether the sun has
shined or whether the showers have
come, they have neither dried up nor
dampened the love and esteem that is
yours from every member of your edi7
torial and business staff. We remem-
a. 4,
when heart goes out to heart, your
patience, your kind, generous disposi-
ton. your forbearance with us, in our
shortcomings, an dyour appreciation
of us when that appreciation is deserv-
eu, and as a token of our esteem we
beg that you accept this little chain,
Chains are made, some from the rich
treasures of the earth, others
from the richer treas
ures of the heart There il
chain whose links are moulded from
the tenderest emotions of the soul,
You have one of these already, the
links of which stand for the deepest
and sincerest friendship of every i'm
diyidual who tolls with YOU day by
day, The chain Ne bring YOU tonight
is made from the precious metal that
It has value, and the world seems
just now to be tumbling into delirium
In a struggle 10 obtain it. In the minds
of some OF as il is only sixteen times
more valuable than it's lilly white
companion. but in the minds of others
it is twice sixteen times as valuable,
but whether II be sixteen times or
sixty times as valuable and however
k., .
with the wears But the other chain
will last forever. They are both yours,
MIR Daniels, keep them both with our
heartiest good wishes and our lasting
esteem.
Mr.. Daniels was taken wholly by sur
long 10 its present stadard of useful
chain TO his watch, said that he had
Joined ii To his watch which had been
presented to him fhv his wife, thus
uniting the gifts from those who were
nearest and dearest TO him in life. He
spoke Of the labors and business per-
plexities which confronted the staff
upon its organization; how by united
efforts they had brought the paper a
long to its present stanard of useful
ness and prosperity; and predicted
that the day was not far distant when
counting up dividends, the mem
bers Of the staff would look back
upon these struggles as days Of real
pleasure, sweetened by the commun-
ion of labor. fellowship, and ambition.
IF / had been notified" continued
Mr. Daniels. that ! was to be honored
tonight. ! should have assigned to
MIR. Merritt the duty of writing a res
ponse that would have been as eloquent
as MIR. Arendell's presentation; as
signed Mr.. Jenkins to court the muses.
and grind out a poem that would in
rythm give expression to my grateful
appreciation; given direction to Cash
Ter Whitaker TO sign a check for an UNI
limited amount on the Bank of Good
VIII for each and every member of the
staff; commissioned Travelling Agents
Hardy and Rogers to have collected in
their travels the choicest fruits of the
earth 10 present as tokens of my es-
TEEN: caused Mr.. Afford, manager
of the Mergenthalers to have cast in
indestFuctible letters the thanks / am
unable 10 express; caused Mailing
Clerk Miller to bundle up my appre-
citation ready for transmission;
and given orders to Foreman Bogassse
to lock up every form in the embrace
of lasting friendship.
Sin all our intercourse there has
been friction but once. And that is
grave and serious, and confronts MS
tonight. Mr.. Arendeu has conveyed
your handsome present in a speech
more eloquent and more ornate than ]
could possibly make.
AS editor-in-chief, at no time but
Christmas could !. in justice to the
trust committed to me by the Direc
tors, overlook so grave breach Of jour
nalistic duty.
The News and Observer family is. /
am glad to know, bound together by
stronger claims than can be welded
from the most precious metals digged
from the earth. There is mutual APP
probation, mutual regard, mutual af-
lection, and mutual forbearance.
Il trust that we may long labor to-
gether, having ever before us the true
ideals of our high calling, finding our
chief glory in serving the public with
no selfish end in view, and that these
pleasant relations may ever brighten