The Washington herald., 1907-09-12

Il have every confidence that the con-
tentions OF the state of North Carolina
will be upheld by the Supreme Court OF
the United States"
Gov r. b. Glenn, OF North Carolina.
whose railroad fight in the Tar Heel
State attracted national attention. gave
utterance to the above expression last
night, The governor is on his way 20
Atlantic City for a few days rest. The
victory won by him in the preliminary
stages Of the North Carolina rate con-
troversy. causes the governor to feel that
the highest court in the land viii sustain
his position.
The present hearing. under Judge Mont
gomery the governor expects 90 continue
for at least six weeks. BY the first Of
the year however, he hopes the case will
be before the Supreme Court. where if
advanced in accordance with the motion
which will then be made, decision may
be rendered before the end of the term
We feel" said Gov. Glenn. that the
two and one-qUarter cents rate VIII give
the railroad S or Oper cent The legisla-
ture based the rate upon the sworn report
the railroad SNor 10 per cent. The legisla-
ture at our request. and the unfortunate
part of it, for the railroad. is that they
now declare this sworn report is mac
curate
should Have Compromised.
The railroad could have compromised
with the legislature on a 2Is-cent rate, but
instead Of doing this they took a step in
the opposite direction and tried to get the
rate increased one-quarter Of a cent. The
action Of the railroad I'm opposing the
putting into effect Of the rate naturally
angered the people throughout the State.
This sentiment Is even manifested In the
temper of juries sitting in damage cases.
In several instances recently verdicts have
been brought in giving plaintiffs amounts
in excess of what was formerly allowed.
The railroads defiance Of the act of the
legislature was undoubtedly blunder.
In North Carolina" continued the gov
ernor, we have a dearth Of politics and
a veritsble eorGucopia of business. The
South is adding TO the wealth Of the
country at the rate Of SI300C00 a day.
Naturally. therefore, there are things
other than politics TO engToss our atten-
tiOn We hear a great deal about Bryan
and Folk as Democratic Presidential nom
inees. and a little about Chanler 1t is
ten months before the convention, and
somewhat idle to speculate upon the nomi-
nee at this time What is even more
true may be said of the Presidential cleo
ton next year. The Democratic situa-
ton is By TO means hopeless.
Time for a Change.
.'Who thought in 1891 that Cleveland
would be elected the following year2 But
he was. Much depends OF course, upon
the Republican party. They may nomi-
nate a man obnoxious 70 a strong element
of the party. In addition. it is only a
matter of time before the people Of the
country demand a change and it is as
liable 70 come next year as five years
from now.
"As for a Southern candidate for the
Presidency" concluded the governor. Il
doubt the advisability Of it," and the
governor added. in a semi-jocular vein: /
Perhaps We may win an election one
Of these days with a Southern man the !
candidate for Vice President The Pres
ident might die and he would succeed to |
the Office. The administration he would /
give the people would forever set at
rest all prejudice, and bring about an era |
Of good feeling not even paraIleied by that |
under Polk, himself a Southerner"
Gov. Glenn said his physical condition /
is such that he must have a rest, because /
Of the amount of work he has had to /
shoulder during the rate fight. He is
pr0bablv harder worked than orr- ,rr.,.ar
nor in the union. for the reason that his /
position carries with it the necessity for /
being the head of nearly every public /
department in the state. Among other /
things, he has q number Of experts at /
work gathering data for the rate hearing /
now in progress here. and he believes /
North Cardinals action will materially
aid the progress Of the rate fights all /
over the country.