The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-06


dependent paper that has neither cor
poration nor anti-corporation leaning.
and has a hibit Of thinking as Il
pIeascs and saying what II thinks.
has the best editorial that has appear
ed since the matter was adjusted II
is 50 good We make room for i IN fuIl
as follows:
The Abuse of . Glcnn.
The fury Of two OF the most bril-
liant, learned and unefrlnE 81 ia'
New York newspapers over the South-
ern Railroads surrender to the STATE
Of North Carolina tends 10 pI9i4otS
hilarity after the first sensation OF
b~ewlderment The sun cannot abide
Governor Glenn The Times vents lts
rage upon President Roosevelt. one
is lust as logical as the other, ana
both need an interpreter
II is not the railroad 50 much as the
President who has surrendered. ac-
cordfng to the Times's Wow. ?
what 4 shameful, infamous surrender
it vas, As the President weakened
and paltered.' SAYS the Times IN is
distress, .the North carolina Governor
lowered and grew insoleHt. lie re-
sisted. dtsobeyed, and dcfied the or
ders Of a Fedora Judge. The Fresi-
dent continued to seek a peaccful set
tlement. Governor Glenn has tfl-
umphed at all points. and the COM
pleteness Of his victory is the meas
ure of the Presidents dcfeat
It is a surrender for which no parallel
can be found In the history OF the
RepubIic." 1t is difficult to extract q
CLEAN Of common Eense from SuGh en-
tertaining hysteria, and no one Silouid
make the effort. All that we should
40 is 10 enjoy the situation and poke
our way into it's true inwardness.
But there's the sun also. I'VE owe
it t. our readers as some great edl-
tors love to say, TO quote lta senu-
ments a concisely az possible. Gov
ernor Glenn is nothing than q defna-
gogue-So much is evident. For the
Governor boasts OF a glorious victory"
and blows q windy blast on the trum-
pet Of State rights Nothing could
be in worse taste than a Governor
like this man Glenn.
Nov, what are facts2 North
Carolina has done nothing more in
famous than to demand That she be
treated with respect, OF. as the Su-
prerne court would say, with
She has backed u that demand
fortunately. as we belieVe-Wfth ag-
eressiye bearing and unterrified mien.
she has not Whimpcred back into a
corner when her rights and certaily
her dignity, were placed in Jeopardy.
Some states would have not
SO the Old North State, the author OF
the hPCIElGTDuIE ltett1idl}OH III lIiit-
pendence. II issue has already been
clearly stated. Shall the presump tipn
that a state Legislature, in passing
laws within its admitted sphere, acts
with equity and Intelligence and legal
knowledge. be utterly ignored n
shall the jurisdiction Of the State
courts in the trial Of cases under State
laws be contemporary set aside by
q minor Federal judge Such an issue
was distinctly raised III North Carolina.
-r~a--7fAm1 ~ +ha fact Z hot tho y = "A. Ia a.
would ultimately be reviewed by the
United states Supreme Court. what
ever the route Travelled IN reaching ne
highest tribunal.
The singular aspect Of the attack by
these New York papers upon North
CaroIina's post on IS that for months
they have led in the criticism OF Pres
ident RooseVelt's Capitalization policy
and his Indifference 30 the cOnstitu-
tional rights Of the states. Their
batteries nave pcppered the official
epidermis because Of Mr.. Ro5sevelt's
assertion Of federal power against the
corporations. They have pleaded
with the South to remember is tradi-
lions Of state sovereignty and have
rayn frightful pictures Of q federal
Gepotism that would erase from the
map Of the republic all state mes.
What powerful and unansWcrabIe ar
gumcnts they have printed in support
Of he reserved rights Of the states
under the federal constitution
North Carolina has acted in perfect
harmony with such preachments in a
case where an opportunity for the
assertion Of the prerogatives and dig
nifty Of a state could be seized under
exceptionally favorable condit onS.
There was no hint. no dream even. Of
nullification Of a federal law by the
state, on the contrary, there was a
practical publication Of a state law
by q minor federal judge. upon an
ex parte affidavit, without ~affording
h state courts the chance even 10
pass upon the laws constitutfonaIity.
Why should not these stern and un-
endin upholders Of the principle Of
state rghts, laundering daily from
their empattlernents in New York
journalism. have rushed jealousy to
the support Of Gov. Glenn.
But they have abused him. Instead.
he has been 'insoient.' "d~fs0bedie,+t
and windy In short. Gov. Glenn
y 2 "denagOg"-the crowning accu-
sation Of capitaiistic Journalism. How
can suca treatment be explained ex-
cept on tie hypothesis that these
papers. n the present instance 81
least. are far less concerned for the
constitution and the sacred rights ~
the states than they are for the in
terests Of the Southern railway?
The final reflection which heir
attitude forces upon s-and their
aEtltude IS that of the Wall stree,
ifSerest generally-iE that shorteight-
edness is their chief mental charac3ar
lstlc- II Is distressing u make sr,cb
statement but the truth must nor
De gnored. TIE government ov,,arN
snip OF ra lroads had not osinad
2rO1nn narffoyrfn II, r.