The sun., 1907-08-19
GLENN INDUSTRIAL GOVERNOR
SAYS HE'S PROTECTING CAPITAL
~ NORTH CAROLINA


Gov. Glenn. North Cardinals fighting
Executive came up from his State ycster-
dny 10 consult with the attorneys who are
N charge Of the States case at the hearing
~ the Southern Railways injunction suit.
The Governor said at the Hoffman House
hat he believed the railroad rate war was
N a fair way of being settled in a manner
hat was satisfactory TO the people OF the
state.
The Governor let il be known in unmis-
taxable terms that he was for legislation
that would cut down railroad rates to even
lower figure than the ~ cent rate which
ed TO the clash in authority between the
Federal and State courts
Il have no patience" he said, with this
C,v that the legislation in our own State
and elsewhere in the South along these
Ines is going TO retsrd the development
ot the South by frightening capital. hurt
ing the railroads and. in effect. killing the
goose that lays the golden egg ! am an
industrial Governor. Only recently prom
inent man wrote to me asking what my
position was on questions in which capital
was interested | told him as I have told
others before that | was an industrial
Governor. have always made II point to
prc.ect capital and protect the railroads
from anything that was unfair. But when
the railroads try to run us. then it is time
90 call a halt
We are not afraid OF our industrial de-
veiopment being interfered with by making
such laws and we will protect capital Just
as much as we ever have. The railroads
m this instance did not stand for a square
deal They refused TO recognize our courts.
where we gave them every opportunity in
the world to have adjudicated all the points
involved. and TO go from our courts TO the
United States Supreme Court.
Il believe that the proper remedy FOR
such a situation and one that would pre-
vent the possibility Of a clash between the
Federal and State courts would be to have
Congress pass law providing that a law
rassed by a State shall be passed upon first
by the highest court in that State before it
ia taken to the Federal courts.
There was only once that this matter
really became serious. Had Judge Pritch-
ard tried TO get our prisoner away from us
and adjudged Judge Long in contempt I
certainly would have backed Judge Long
up with every soldier and every deputy
sheriff in North Carolina. OF course had
President Roosevelt sent troops into our
State then we would have had to throw
up our hands, as one State could not fight
he Union. but we should have appealed
10 the voters Of the country. and l think
they would have been with us.
There is only one way Of dealing with
hese railroads. The point should he, is
a railroad making money and how much
is ii making? II it Is making over a reason
able profit then It should submit to a reduc-
ton in rates. The North Carolina law
permits the roads to make 10 per cent.
That we know from our investigation and
their own reports. think that is a pretty
good profit. The law exempts roads under
sixty miles in length and roads In course
Of construction
Gov. Glenn said that people down in
North Carolina hadn't begun TO get very
excited over the next Presidential cleo
tion
We will give 10 900 plurality TO the Demo-
,rs.ic candidate over President Roosevelt
Il need be-" he said. we are for the man
the Democratic party nominates. I have
repeatedly said that the time is not ripe
for the nomination Of Southern Democrat
ioV President. There are as fine men in the
South as there are on Gods footstool. but
the old hue and cry would be raised II one
of them got the nomination. or that l
am sure. II is useless to talk about such
a thing yet a while. President Roosevelt
ia not as strong as he was because Of his
oentralizing policy. which isn't popular
in the South"