The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12

and Observer sounded another note
of warning, and the breath
of the people of the State was
again stirred to anger by a second at
tempt by these same parties, again
through the agency of the Federal
courts, to confiscate the States prop
erty. Notice had issued that mo-
ton to appoint receiver for the prop
erty would be heard by the Federal
court. The day for the hearing came
and again the judge of that court put
the agents and factors of the Federal
government in charge of the States
property. Who was named as it's re-
ceiver? Was there named a man
above suspicion? did the court,
highly indignant'f oE the disrespect
done it by the commercial adventures
who had at first imposed upon it,
name as receivers some other than
these men? Nay, verify! The judge
of that court chose as one of the re-
ceivers for this valuable property, and
proceeded to put him in charge, one
of the men who stood indicted in the
courts of the State for a felony, Then
il was that the brave man who edits
theNewS and Observer again spoke
out in words strong and clear. Voic-
ing the sentiments and the fears of SO
per cent of the people of the State,
he spoke in criticism, just and none
too strong, of this wrong done the peo-
pie and the majority of the State.
His editorial columns did put into
type for general reading the opinions
of every man who knew the facts. 1t
was the brave, manly, dignified denun-
citation of a wrong without parallel
in the history of the State.
Awake, We That Slumber.
i. 81 1T
of which 10. Daniels is the editor, had
told the State of what had happened,
and had characterized it in fitting lam
guage, the people of North Carolina
were aroused, as they have not been
since the war, to learn that this man
the tribune of the people-whose only
offence was perhaps his moderation,
had been arrested and was held to an
swer a rule upon him for contempt!
For contempt, gentlemen of the con-
Vention, of q court that had knowing
~ put a man accused of felony in
charge of two millions of dollars of
property belonging to the State! Do
you wonder that l note with alarm
the growing Federal power? Do you
think it strange that / deem the great
est menace of our times, the increas-
ing tendency toward Capitalization and
an oligarchy?
The next day in answer to that rule
upon him. the respondent came into
court, and by his counsel, asked for
brief space in which to prepare his
defence Abrupt, arbitrary and cruel
came a denial of this little concession
This man whose liberty was not only
in jeopardy, but had already been ia
ken, whose property stood in danger
of judicial confiscation, was denied the
opportunity to make ready for the
meeting with an irate judge who
deemed him self clothed with an al
most unlimited power. Two short
hours was grudgingly allowed, and
then the answer must come. It's pur-
port and tenor the court had already
settled without waiting for argument
or citation of authority, the judge de-
clared that the answer must be. de-
NAL of authorship or an abject prayer
of the contempt. Ihank God for such
men as Josephus Daniels! Since the
dawn of liberty there have been sac
rifices offered upon the altar of free
dom AS .the blood of the martyrs is
the seed of the church y SO the OPP
nossession of the men who stand for
human liberty and civic freedom has
been tho fertile field in which have
grown and fructified the richest plants
of human rights and political priVl-
legeS This man HOW Sldnul1S III lHe
PRESENCE of the incarnated power of
tho Federal government, had the cour-
age and the grace to abate not one jot
Of his rights under the law AS he
ha5 .naught extenuated and naught
set down in malice, so he had moth
49, -. taLe back and nothing to apol-
ogiyo for. The argument was had
e. a1oouence that moved to tears.
thai non who heard it. Bold words of
ntiap,s greatness and nations
cha, =. q a,c ,ts which made the pulses
thr r and the cheeks flush. Citation
80 ,ttor;ty after authority until it
- a. tbat under the mountain of
n relas Iant the anger ot the court would
p he ~ na de to subside. Against the ada