The sun., 1907-08-29
. .,OsEpmus DANIELS.
The Real Power sR thc NSEth Carolina NSt'
war and the lnspirer Of Glenn.


il the child OF Josephus Daniels. the editor OF
the Raleigh Neps and Observer, tho Official
organ OF the State Democracy and the Derno-
cratic Bible" according to It's editors claiw'
Mr. Daniels has followers enough IN Nnrth
Carolina to start any move he wishes ana tnsy
believe religiously in him. While Governor
Glenn was forcing night that Judge long
had begun In the Superior Court. that Judge
Pritchard had resisted In the Federal Court,
and that the people Of the state never seriously
thought about until the regulators got TO-
Rether, Josephus Daniels sat by ana aughed
as he recalled tho poem many years ago
written of himself. "Mordecai at the Gate'
This scriptural reference has eminent rele-
vsncy to his present championship OF 'ne
peo-pul.
Mr.. Daniels has an ancient grudge against
the Southern especially. He could put dress
clothes terms on and make this read less jsr'
rim Rly. but he would not deny his hatred for
that great corporation. He sssstls it all ths
time has been at 1t twenty-five years. ana
feels now that he has just begun. And while
the railroad has been treatlng him ss II he wers
not. pretepding q that his nsignificance took all
the dignity from resentment. Josephus DAN
iels has regarded every change OF schedn'e
that hustled his morning paper out OF haieigh
on midnight trains as pure spitework ana
personal affront to himself. Such u the
opinion that these two North Carolina tnsti-
tuttOn8, JO6epnuH Dantelb anu VIC Soue"Ni"
Railway. have OF each other.
Daniels is a fighter. at least logornachisi
In 1887, when he led the movement Tor "a
railroad commission. Judge Pritchard. who
was then a Representative In the Legislature.
asked him: How would You like to have the
Legislature FIX the price OF your paper!
Daniels replied: An right. II Il gave me the
right of eminent domain and kept the other
fellow OF my track" In this night Daniels
lost, as he did almost consistently until this
year, when he was rewarded for his fierce
warfare by seeing the Southern "downed
by the State Legislature.
Going to Raleigh. the General Assembly
had been advised but little. The people Of
rates. rat T They had money 70 pay fares. and
Sns merchants chant 'U and business men. But mop
e0Rss gss fns nsnss 81 eSs pNsSs ssrd
after. countless columns had been written.
ies as 'a dsnoanced Ss the iobSyists and sat Nm,
moved while Republican members roasted
ys for ths oRSy
conduct: He sssslled trusts and abused AZ
cne when ~ss'q tSs monopoly s ne held upon tS,
Associated Press service. freezing out all
ss naturs2 pssaiSa n. suded ss pstross
the nambypambies he whipped into hHe
he damned with faint praise or praised WITH
me%bers ds%ps oF the she earS Mem who hst him
voted with him. for il means much to any
man Of political aspiration who colides with
Il is Common State talk that no Governor
q recent years has been big enough % e DO
yosephus Daniels has waged warfare has
been nopSnstsa and , no LsEsssugfs gs.ns has
his. hand. In this recent rate fight tha.
body tempcrized and tergiyersated, wigeled
and wissed out SS. within I've 70 dsys frS%
would take place Without action of any kind
upon passenger rates or at best REDUCTION
won and July was named as the date when
the new law would take effect
Would Ssr he pnss ssH q &.
The former United ssstss senator decided
great mo%snt IN dleans s.,s; career; Judge
S Saesh county Hs DsD sSs h' cSsnSGt jury
TO indict ticket asents who were not selling
sss at sss ss sone All s. s Mr.
Judge 1 fa long. @ and th ths tirst 70 DEFY Judse
instruction, Agents were arrested and con
victed and sentenced 20 work on the county
roads: Here Judge Pritchsrd saved the men.
pesred. He had written the superior Cour,
Judges to follow the example Of Judge Long
was w . restored The dear people A now ride
at the legislative rate on the Joe Daniels
saa 'sGss al that '1S
The Ss so not love Daniels nor
aS al ssSs him sGS eSs S
he expected to make him famous: We are
sSTs y 70 tS:: Ssst neSas that g.
SSsss:J s@Sss.a IsS Ss.sns ":
70 to- Keep radical. strsisSs' con.idsrins The
| that TINA this was clever.
Il is now in order 70 return to Governor
o
ssssfS
his stumpins ability and the rest. He is a
match IN more ss thsn once. oui Tom @ Set Settle T beat
him for Solicitor when Settle was q boy,
sess Is no% Ss1 At Ii. s. and n s
campaign Of 1892. when Marion Butler. later
Senator. met Glenn in joint debate, was not
was put up as the best man to meet meet the toughest
political proposition Democracy ever en-
pant and free silver had crszed the wisest
on both sides. Democratic and Republican.
Butler challenged debate on Il and threw
SSsrSi2s Grover rSs Cleveland dScf %itS being gold
bug: Glenn hurled the lie. at him and
had written the present Governor that he
IA Tree silver man. Not another North
Carolinian could say Mr.. Clev Gland had ever
written HI such a letter and Butler was
foored. And everywhere Glenn went Re-
publicans and Popuists were afraid to cha-
lenge him.
Glenn is a great big, emotional, happy.
strong boy. He will never be anything else
even though he goes to the Senate. He
likes power and influence. IL is related OF
to be Captain Of the the % FORSYTH wtsn Guards ns % he
was asked why he desired such q position.
His reply was chsractenstic: We'll, I have
never been Captain" He is q praying man,
gets down on his knees while he speaks. and
y N; Shty earnest. He calls often upon The
Lord and invokes Him In every move. He
Is hard on liquor; his friends think he Is hyper
critical and his enemies are sure that he is
hypocritical. He breaches prohibition every
where. since IL is a popular issue.
a Few years ago = prominent Democrst
spoke harshly OF Glenn and the latter heard
OF Il. Boyhke and sensitive he went to the
man, put his arm around him and said:
ann sorry. I have done a lot for the De- De-
mocracy cf your county and district and wish
you would tell me Why you ,dsspise me"
hsrd s1 THU thSinS: TuSn ags,nss go1, don't Iike any
he held ONCE under him. And then You talk