The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-30

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ttfsr rtthont feeling without ans me-
tive ezeert Is hold the scales II justice
exanf.- and REQUIRE tie same obedience
III the Law IL the richest corporation
.fotat,r~ o~fm5--t eta-ute rasfni.ea
.e the et.mhies- or4-der. ~ delivered
IEf. 49,. famous -n.~re r. rne grand
t,.- .lu.r me criminal Sec
ton III the rae law III well a@ upon
Iatber orerees enumerated In the Grim
tfpal Iatv. II ~. published ri fiji the
tre.- morning Il IRE News and OBJ
server and from Murphy 10 Aanteo
the rao,,le ay.ake al the patriots RE-
erandea when me Hrst gun wa fired
a, ravir-r,n Tbat ehor v-ss heard
around the world The charge Of
Image r.anr ua3 READ il every neigh
b~orhoo9 III North Carolina, and the
substance If ii yyas read and discussed
fa erer,. state II ire Union. With
-calnne~e ,ritb deltberation. with every
nronar consideration rs the accused
jthe cases were heard II Wake court.
#fhe PaI4ipb agent and the Southern
#paiIvav p-ere convicted Then. with
wisdom ana j nroper sense of justice.
ho imnosad the small nne of five dol
lar. nnan the agent. VINO was only an
Instrument In me violation Of law. and
ii Gna If tnirtv thousand dollars on the
railroad and laid the foundation for
fhe trial Of those higher up at the
ncyt term Of court. It was a time Of
tension and excitement. calling for q
man of frmucss. Of learning, Of the
HIGHEST i1dicial qualities. He did not
make /, mistake from start. to finish
ANA vyan the pIaudits of the whole
state. even the railroad folks were
unable to withhold admiration for his
learning, his determination, though ex-
pecting every moment an attempt 70
e%njoin him and T. try 70 block the
process Of his court.
After the Wake county grand Jury
had found the Indictments. the some
itor, burdened with 9 heavy docket
requested counsel to assist IN the pros
%ecution- Upon application through
Judge Long for counsel, Governor
Glenn employed Ex-Governor Aycock
and Speaker Justice as general couh-
sci to prosecute IN Wake or elsewhere
and to advise with him in all matters
1o'Ah CoN NA@
5. G. Ryan to assist IN the wake cases.
When the news went abroad n North
Carolina that Governor Glenn mad de-
termined to use every power conferred
upon him to compel these two great
laW-breaking railroads TO obey the
laws Of North Carolina. and that ne
had retained Governor Aycock ana
Speaker Justice TO represent the State,
the people felt to thank Goo that there
was a man in h executive office who
was ready to stand true and firm ana
courageously for the right of the
State.
The udce finished his duty, imposed
tho sentence. and returned to his
homo chaered ana STRENGTHENED by
aec,,,anaas of annro,al and commen-
1ation from all CHARTERS. confident
+ha+ no v-o4ld ha sustained nv he
HIGHEST conrts in the land. Then he
scene shifted from the judiciary 10 the
~executive. Governor Glenn. with a
sflendiI courage that will give him
lasting place with the States first ex-
ac,,+ives called unon the iudges and
solicitors 10 enforce the law against
the railroads aefving if. sending special
ATTORNEYS to assist and nutting every
n,acbinarv of the state government
hebind the execution of tba law For
da,e ana 6avs Ia has had bis hand
IN tho ;bro+tla he has aiven his DAVIS
ana NIGHTS 40 tho matter he has baen
rasonrcaf,,l ana ba bae more than
,,aasnrod =, to tho biahast avnacta-
tions Of the Mon VIII elevated him 10
his birh nosition The Governor Is
sued ! hold ana identified statement 10
tho nnonla sbov7ine that he was stand
inr nnor . far,dation of rooL ana
ooa,na1Ioa tho 6ob+ina raiIraade ; !,
derstand that thew m,st ohov the Ia =
! Ia wlessnees II was an insniration 70
the neonla ia soc their Governor stand
mo 6r,al,- aeqrassivlv ana with o,;n
daternfpa+ion in rasis+anca - the
,,s,rnatfon that meant dastr,o+io, of
the right az the state "a 1aois1ate
ana u-ba, bo raf,eaa ! acoa -