The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-12
RAILROAD WOULD NOT
 ACCEPT \ COMPROMISE
Temper of the People of North Caro. lima Was Aroused by Roads Re- fusal to Compromise and This, the Governor Says, Caused
 Litigation.

Washington. September 1t--Cspecial)-- 1T have every confidence that the con- tentions of the state of North Carolina will be upheld by the supreme court of the United States"
 Coy. R. B. Glenn of North Carolina. whose railroad fight in the Tar Heel state attracted national attention, gave utterance to the above expression to- night The governor Is on his way to Atlantic City for 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 will sus- tain his position. he present hearing proceeding under Judge Montgomery in this city. the governor expects to con- tinue for at least six weeks. By the first of the year. however, he hopes the case wil, be before the supreme court, where, if advanced In accordance with the mo- ton which will then be made a. decision may be rendered before the end of the term.
 Wouldn't Compromise.
 We feel" said Governor Glenn, that the 2A cent rate will give the railroad or 10 per cent. The legislature based the rate upon the sworn report of the railroad submitted to the legislature at our re- anes', and the i.nforunate part of it for the railroad is that they now dech re this sworn report is inaccurate. The rail road could have compromised with the legislature on 2h-cent rate, but instead of doing this they took step in the opposite direction and tried to get the rate increased iA of a cent. The action Of the railroad in opposing the putting into effect of the rate naturally angered the people throughout the state. This senti- ment is even manifested in the temper of jurIsts sitting fin damage cases. In sev- eral 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 legs- lature was undoubtedly blunder.
 Wealth of the South.
 Tn North Carolina" continued the gov ernor. we have a dearth of politics and a veritable cornucopia of business. Ths south is adding to the wealth of ths country at the rate of S7,300, 900 a day. Nat urally. therefore, there are things othes
 
 We hear a great deal about Bryan and Folk as democratic presidential nominees and n little about Chanler. It Is ten months before the convention and 1t is idle to speculate upon the nominee at this time. What is even more true may be said of the presidential election next year. The democratic situation is by no means hopeless. Who thought in 1891 that Cleveland would be elected the fol- lowing year? But he was. Much depends of course. upon the republican party. It may nominate man obnoxious to strong element of the party In addition 1t Is only matter of time before the people of the country demand a. change and 1t Is as liable to come next year as five years from now.
 'As for a southern candidate for the presidency" concluded the governor. T doubt the advisability of it," and the gov ernor added. in semi -jocular vein Per haps may win election one of these days with a southern man the candidate for Vice President. The President might die and he would succeed to the office. The administration he would give ths people would forever set at rest all preju dice and bring about era of good feeling not even paralleled by that under Polk, himself southerner." W. 8.