The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-03-16
The Other Low-Grade Hybrid.

Now, let US look at the other low
he any part or parcel OF our great,
fair and patriotic people. who have
made such illustrious history? No.
Who is this man Daniels and where
did he come from?
LAS far as | am concerned, / am
ity over the past and let the past
dead stay buried. | am willing to
try this man Josephus Daniels simply
ON what he is, and what he has done,
from his cradle up, without looking
any further back. Indeed, am will
at very early age he became an
orphan boy, and that his widowed
mother, with other orphaned child
rem, was forced to face serious and
desperate Struggle for bare exist
ence, and thus give to Daniels what
ever credit or palliation there may be
for his subsequent conduct on ac-
count of these facts.
"Then we see his unhappily widow
ed mother and these orphaned child
rem in a plight Immediately following
the war, that should and did arouse
sympathy and pity. But in that hour
of their disconsolate distress, who
was it that came to their rescue?
Down in the town of Wilson, n.
c., where they lived or existed, there
was a big, brave, noble heart, whose
utmost sympathy was aroused at their
condition. That man was Col. G. w.
Stanton, the Republican leader OF the
county of Wilson.
"Col. Stanton had a number OF ac-
tive and useful political lieutenants
who were looking to him for political
reward, and the largest and most COW
eted plum within his control was the
United States postoffice at the town
of Wilson. Col. Stanton, with this
widow and these orphaned children
appealing to the greatest depths OF
his pity and sympathy, rendered that
greatest political plum within his
power to Mrs. Daniels, who could
give him no aid or support in return.
"I am told that the young and
active political lieutenants of Col.
Stanton protested and claimed that
this important Office should go to one
of those who had been his ardent and
continuous supporters in strenuous
political struggles He was told that
the widow had no claims on him, and
could render him no support in re-
turn. Col. Stanton, brave, true, bold,
big-hearted man that he was, turn
ed down the appeals Of his strong and
active political lieutenants and hand
ed over this important Office to the
widow and her orphaned children for
their support and maintenance. Not
only that, he made her bond for her,
going on the bond himself. 1t was
a brave and noble deed, and all good.
true, fair and honest people in Will
son County today honor his memory
for the act. This Office gave to the
widow and to her orphaned children
their bread, their clothing, and fur
ther, enabled the children to get an
education.
when the four-year appointment
ran out, am told that the political
lieutenants of Col. Stanton again
made strong protest and appeal to
him that he had done enough for
the widow, who had no claims upon
him, but that Col. Stanton turned
them down and said that that Office
should go to support that widow and
to give an education to those poor,
disconsolate orphaned children. And
thus, year after year and term after
term, Col. Stanton continued the
widow in that Office and put bread in
the mouths of her children and gave
them comforts and the means of edu-
cation and an uplift in the world.
This boy, Josephus Daniels, was
not only thus supported. but was ed
ucated until he grew up to young
manhood, il the term manhood can
be used in such connection. After
this man Josephus Daniels had thus