The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-30

JOIN WARWICK DANIEL.

and Virginia InouIns. Ai.S
tongue is still. his impassioned oratory
dumb, his true spirit has returned TO
the source OF all Truth. He lives In
the memory Of his friends, and IN the
gratitude of the people whom he
served. but his achievements are the
heritage of the Commonwealth.
The career OF Senator Daniel was
an epic of the South. Born under the
sunshine of the old regime and bred
in the Virginia which none could Pic
,ure as he could, he inherited that
which was best and noblesi and.mose
cnsval-ous from our fathers. Thus
.ouipped. and endowed by Heaven With
high gifts, he threw himself into ,he
struggle OF the South against the
domination of Northern fanaticisni.
and he fought with the bravest OF the
brave On the staff OF General Early
IN q score OF great engagements-
wherever the banners of Lees armies
went and wherever the danger was
greatest, there was he.
Coming from that struggle bearing
none but honorable scars. crippled ana
disfsgured. he stood. with a thousand
OF his peers. by the old Order ana
swore to build Virginia that was
nobler and more stable than the COM
monwealth so ruthlessly destroyed. In
this work, as lawyer. as Senator, as
historian and as Confederate editor OF
The Times-Dispatch. he never faltered.
His work was his life. Preparing him
self for the law. he found ready
hearing in the courts of the Common
wealth, and rose. by rapid steps. to
the summit Of his profession. Pro-
found in his legal knowledge and exact
in his information. his grasp of the
law appears best in his published legal
text books. Few knew better the fun
damental principles OF our common
law. and few were better versed in the
statute law of the Commonwealth. AT
the bar he was courteous to his op-
ponents, but convincing in his logic
and irresistible in his pleading.
Thus far, Senator Daniel had lived
the life of the average able Virginian,
determined to redeem the old State
from the horrors Of the war and in
tent upon restoring her citizenship TO
its high plane before the nation But
this-the private redemption of a
great pledge-was not to be the life
work of the Senator. His labors were
to be most fifty rewarded in another
field, and his genius was to shine out
more transcendently when he entered
public life. A devoted people sent him
first to the Assembly. and finally pre-
vailed on him to accept the nomination
for the Governorship.
Senator Daniel entered the campaign
against Governor Cameron at a critical
time. The democrats were split and
divided by faction as they had not
been SINCE the days of Hunter and
debt had arrayed former friends
against each other. and had given the
gall of bitterness to a contest between
fair rivals in a clean field Senator
Daniel lost. The people. by their ac-
ton and their vote. showed that they
preferred William f. Cameron and the
principles for which he stood to the
beloved Lame Lion. Returned to his
people, Senator Daniel spent no time
in repining, but was soon called into
public life again.
From the date of his first election
TO Congress until the time OF hi
death yesterday, Senator Daniel wa
where he could do the greatest goo,
for the people he served His talent
had ample play, his genius had full
scope. He had the opportunity an
he had the ability.
How we'll he has fulfilled his publ
task. and how he had merited the low
and admiration of all true Virginian
will not appear until all his friend
and admirers have had time to pa
their tribute TO hi worth: but 1t |
safe to say that no man. in the Ion
scroll OF Virginias famous sons VIII
have sat under the dome OF the Capito
MAS more admired by friends and foe
and more honored in the councils ,
the nation
AS an orator. when in his prim
Daniel was the peer Of any. None b,
the daring ever yentured reply
N his speeches. and none but the FOOLS
ever crossed him when. inspired /
his theme, he rose majestic in h
dignity. to voice the opinions OF h
State on great questions of nation
life. He was recognized as tho mo
finished speaker in the Senate. a
as one OF the few true orators W
ever held ONCE under the governme
of the United States.
John W, Daniel was as unfalteri
in his politics as he was loyal in j
devotion 10 Virginia and brilliant
his defense of her rights. lie was
Democrat who never sanctioned
claf-trap of populIsm and never S,
rifieed his convictions to the demal
of tawdry opportunism. When
Bryan movement came Senator Oar
a accepted the inevitable, not unmnd
of what Democracy had been and
hopeless of what 1t might be WI