South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-22
DANIELS A BORN
NEWSPAPER MAN
Secretary of Navy Became an
Editor When 18 Years Old
and Has Risen to First Rank
in His Profession Since.


Daniels OF Raleigh, y. c. who viii
speak at the Daniels dinner Of the
south Bend press club May 2 is de-
voted Jointly to newspaper work and
the success Of the democratic party.
he is intense in his work for both
his paper having the largest circula-
ton In the state
Newspaper men are born. not made
TO order. Mr. Daniels Is "a born news
paper man. His birthplace IS WASH
ington, ~. o., where ne appeared on
Nav IS. 1862. but in his early days
the family moved TO Wilson, y. -
and IL was there that the future edl-
tor OF the states greatest newspaper
entered the field Of journalism He
started a little paper. he was an am
ateur editor. and IL is told that at an
carly day he projected his thoughts
into the future and talked OF MS
hopes of one day being the editor OF
a paper at the capital of the state
His frst amateur paper was called
The CornucOpia-"
He became thus. after serving his
novitiate as the editor and owner OF
a weekly paper at Wilson, the Wilson
Advance. He was editor in Wilson
when Is years old. and finally the
time came when ne went 10 Raleigh,
soon after as the editor of the Ra-
leigh News and Observer He put
his individuality and his personality
into his paper. 1t grew and grew
and now it has double the circulation
of any other paper in North Carolina,
being at home" in its own handsome
oface building. one of the most COM
plete and most modern In the sOuJh'
in il being published also his two
Mechanic, and the Weekly News ana
observer. A feature of the News ana
observer is n monthly section, maya
zine form. the North Carolina Lite
rarv and Historical Review, and a
yearly publication, the North caro-
lima Year Book. He takes "a deep
interest in educational affairs and IS
Z. member of the executive commit
tee OF the board of trustees OF the
University of North Carolina.
Has "A Genius for Work.
Back of Mr.. Daniels remarkable
success as editor and publisher in
North Carolina is the man himself.
He has q genius for the work, and he
is fearless in his espOUsal of great is
sues. His life is a moral force be
hind the paper, and ne is always 10
he found on the moral side OF any
issue. pressing it to the front He
does not wai5 for others to mark
course for him, but ne blazes the
way. His position IS the same In mas
battles for democracy, and he takes
:, advanced positions in having his par
~ serve the people. He is con
slant reader Of the weekly papers OF
the state. keeping in touch with the
people and their needs, so ne knows
how to mark his course. Because OF
this his paper has come TO be known
as The old Reliable
Ia EaNN nfan
In fact he holds that No editor can
do his best who is a seeker after Of
flee and SO while he has given freely
to advance other mems political for
tune he has sought none for him
self. His devotion TO democracy IS
recognized 10y the state and the party,
and for 16 years he has been the
North Carolina member OF the dem
ocratic national committee, his mem
hership on that committee longer than
any member from any other state
except one. In the campaign of 1905
he was chairman of the literary bu-
reau. that position one of extreme
Importance, with headquarters IN
Chicago.
I'm the campaign Of 1912. Mr.. Dan
ieIs was AGAIN a member Of the DEM
ocratic national committee, reelected
unanimously. He was chairman OF
the press committee which provided
for the newspaper people at the Bal
timOre convention, and was the chair
man of the publicity committee of the
present campaign. with headquarters
I'm New York. Personally and with
his newspaper ne advocated the NOM
ination OF Gov. Woodrow Wilson for
president. and was one of the lead
Crs who carried the Wilson standard
To- success. a man Of wisdom and Sa
gacitv, he is held TO be a safe adVis-
rNnH II
tiers OF Importance his position as
one OF the members of the campaign
committee selected by Gov. Wilson
and the democratic national chair
man. w. II. McCombs.
For Freedom of the Press.
In his newspaper life Mr.. Daniels
IS one Of those editors who has been
'-sent TO jail" Not really in jail.
though the federal judge who i'm
posed sentence on him wanted TO put
him there, but opinion was too strong
for him. Editor Daniels was. how
ever. kept i'm custody by a United
States marshal in a hotel room, the
marshal staying with him night and
day for some time. Editor Daniels
had sharply criticised Federal Judge
r. r. Purneu of the eastern district
OF North Carolina, for his acts i'm con
nectiOn with the reCeivership of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railroad.
property or the state OF North Caro-
lima Judge Purnell held him i'm con-
tempt OF court for his articles and had
him hailed before the court He inn
posed a fine OF $4,000 and Editor
Daniels declared. Il Will not pay one
cent" that he would rot in jail first.
He was put i'm custody of the United
states marshal until ne paid the fine.
That afternoon the marshal was eN-
pected 10 take Mr.. Daniels TO Jail. as
he refused 20 pay. but the marshal
would not act till Judge Purnell gave
the direct orders Judge Purncll
found ne dared not do this though II
was understood that he had at first
determined 10 send Mr.. Daniels 20 Jail
i'm place Of imposing a fine The
United states marshal secured a hotel
room and held Mr.. Daniels "a Drison-
cr there. An appeal was taken 20 the
United states circuit court and Judge
Peter @. PritChard came 20 Raleigh
TO hear the appeal. Promptly on hear
ing the ease he found Mr. Daniels
not guilty. and RENTED the $4,000
fine. The editor had won great VIC
tory for the freedom OF the press by