The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-12

10 AIr. r. II. Eusbee. whose oppor-
tuuity- for being master Of ceremonies
( -oyer-fna~ter"d him
Thc two men blushcd Each said.
| Hum. hum"
Thc PceIc incident was ended
Meeting in DctaiI.
In the restricted office of h Attor-
tunity for the oycrw heIming cro~d Of
the day before. However, @3cctatorS
filled the room to o~v"r-iowinG. there
being again IN a%ttcnaance q nambe1
of ladic~.
Mr.. Peelc ana the Rev Plato Dur
ham were sworn.
As Mr. Peelc wa called started
to give his testimony. Mr.. Pou inter-
ruptcd Il say that he represented Mr..
Durham. "a minister Of the Gospel.
and ask for him tn" protection Of his
religious and civil rights. What ne
lad hc declared. had been said IN
Il sermon in the pulpit Of God"
Mr.. Craig interrupted TO assure Mr..
pou that Mr.. Durham should be pro-
tected in all his rights and Mr.. Pou
retorted hat he was determined
that no minister Of the Gospel should
be put through the rack by the COM
mittee."
To this Mr.. Craig replied hat he
had no idea hat the committee want
ed to put anybody through the rack
Mr.. Pcele Explains and Retires.
Mr.. Peele: Where am 1 att"
Mr.. Craig: M stevens testified
yesterday that you had told him re-
specting the charge that the sixty
mile limit had been fixed in the rate
bill to gratify the hatred of Mr.. jose
phus Daniels for Mr.. Page was true
and that it would be proved. Is that
true?"
Mr.. Peele: Il Will answer in a way
Indirectly. After reading the Times
two things appeared: first that Mr..
Daniels and Mr.. Page We're not TO say
on intimate terms: End, that the COM
mittec had acted so as to wreak a So
called vengeance on Mr.. Page TO graf
fly DR.. Daniels. AS a friend Of Mr..
StevenS-WhOm / consider as one OF
the most honorable Of men-I men
toned it to him. [ told him it was
very unfortunate the two things came
together; that if Mr.. Page was in town
and was called or to prove the feel
ing between Mr.. Daniels and himself
| he could prove it. l had no idea OF
saying that the committee had been
sinfiuenced.'
! Mr.. Peele, continuing. stated that
This remarks had reference entirely to
the alleged enmity existing between
| Mr.. Page and Mr.. Daniels: thai he had
gathered the idea that such an en-
| nifty existed through a "State-famous'
controversy of over eight years stand
ing. His reference as to what. could
| be proved had been entirely to the re-
lations existing between the two men
the popular clamor" that had beer
raised, etc.
Bosses in Politics..
Rev. PlatoJDurham was called and
there was rea to him an ex-
tract from the Charlotte Observer
containing a repOrt of his sermon en-
| titled Bosses in Politics. in which
he was reported as saying thai it hat
come to his knowledge hat certain
laws were passed against certain cor
poratiOns in the interest of a particular
politician who had the W~hip-hand
that the sixty mile limit had been 81
liked.
Mr.. Pou here broke in to the exami
nation to say to Mr.. Durham:
You are not hImanly accountable
for what you say in the pulpit"
Did you mean to say asked Mr.
Craig, that you knew the facts yol
stated?"
Mr.. Durham: 81 had such a knowl
edge as determines my actions in al
Mr.. Craig: Did you say it of you
own Knowledge"
The ..UnprincipIcd" Mr.. Daniels.
Mr.. Durham: Il had both publ
and private knowledge as to Mr.. Dan
icls. In my knowledge Mr.. tDaniel
is an u~nprincipled man. He is q maj
who will take advantage. Also, hat
a private ource of knowledge. l
was a private source, and | was sWOrl
to secrecy. | humbly protest hat
be not asked to answer. 1t came t
my knowledge that Mr.. Daniels use
mis- Influence directly.'
NJ. Ttrain0. TEIln rs, n ~ - #ra-
that q man gave you the informa
tion?"
Mr.. Durham: II have understood,
that Mr.. Simpson refuses to answer
and desires to keep the faith. AS
minister of God. l refuse to ansWe
The committee may l1nprison me or d
what they want to with me-
MI. Craig assured Rev. Durham tina
the committee had no aim of hurting
him 3nd asked: DO you mean to sa
whether YOU got Your informatio'
from an individual"
Rev Durham. replied that he ila
his information from several sources
He was asked whether it was a person
whether he thought that he ought nc
to disclose the source of the informa
ton.
He replied: Il had knowledge, a gen
eral knowledge. | had a moral Ger
tainty. To that was added the state
lleilt Oh q ulIecl TACT.
Mr. Craig: "A direct fact?"
Mr.. Durham: That Daniels use
his influence directly to bring TIL
thing to paSS?"
Mr.. Craig asked where his inform
ant was at the time he received tn
information.
I would rather" replied Mr.. Dur
ham. mot answer any question thu
would lead you to know anything c
my Informant
Mr.. Craig wanted to know Whethe
Mr.. Durham considered it a seriOu
charge which had been made. H
replied that he considered it a Seriou
act on the part of the committee, a
though others might not hin SO.
y Mr.. Craig read from the report c
the sermon and asked: DO o mea
to charge that Page was made by tn
committee the object of Daniel!
wrath
Whatever was done for thai mo
tive, in that far, said Mr.. Durham, al
!. sWering the question.
Insists on Reality of Charge.
Did YOU mean to charge aske
Mr.. Craig. that that sixty milp-Iimi