Daily Republican., 1879-03-07
THIRD EDITION.


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Down. DKL,. March a. 1879,
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Al aay N-day the lopoy, the oorroi-
dsrs, and the ollcss In and around the
Cs,i,e, Lava bssn filled with An active
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rsaca men, iiks the iruit IN thsir pro-
lilo orchards, al sorts and sises, were
bussing around in twos aud thrses dis
,oussing the main topic: The fate Of the
Railroad Dill. Some doubling Thomases
wore faces IS long ~ the floating ap-
psndages Of their ancient claw-hammsr
(ofasnt; others looked happy and
h0pefal, and ths smiles, soft a. an Au-
tumn sunbsam that rounded the xng los
of their suuburn-d visag-s, plainly
gave evidence Of the decided state OF
their fsslines.
IL was understood that the bill pro-
V1aine Or the appointment ola Board
Of Railroad Commissioners would be
brsasht up for amendment, and It was
thought that the vote taken upon that
aInend ment would BE- anindic alton az 10
the Anal result Of the bill. During the
recess hour tho peach men went to
work in real interest. They recognized
che fact that all the In uencs that could
be brought to bear was of the utmost
importance From the systematic man.
asr in which this lobbying was con-
Quoted, il bore the evidence OF having
Been prearrapped, There w.r, tbre.
peach men TO every member, and As
soon a. Q member, ..unwittingly placed
himself within the line of a peach
mans vision, three Of the faithful
would immed lately seize hold Of him
anA back him into a convenient cor
uer, where h. would she subjected to
their vsarisome opportunities. After
the afternoon session opened the lobby
vas Immediately filed and all waited
with batsd feelings of interest for the
Introduction of the bill.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Cochran
aeoss in his seat and called up the
amendment to the bill. |, was read
and the sneaker called the ousstion,
M. Dean took the floor and stated hi,
>biecSon, and his reason why he was
going 10 eppose Il. Mr.. Cochran became
somewhat irritated and made ouits a
.lsuxthly address on the bill. In clos.
isp he asid:
IfIhad ALWAYS been fighting the
ra;koad's charter. if had aiwavs
~laeed mvs.lt mo, record nrohabIv
kundreds Of times ifIbad inst nr...
vious to attending tho Jsoisla,urs of
1879. had negotiations between ma
vherebv 80 900 w,r, saved tn m. NV
their frisnd y action then 7 mich, bovs
changed my sentiments. | think it
strange that a gentlemen who, from
time 10 time, proclaimed to us and the
people with every opportunity how
honest he was, that he who should SO
often have minated and said by ipu-
endo that we w-re colleaguing with
robbers, that We were putting up jobs,
that all of us were dishonest, to think
that he, the moral man Of the commu.
nifty, would go-shall say it-for the
gentleman said himself that he beli.v.
cd in calling things by their right
names"
yes, certainly. iipterrupted Mr.. Dean
Who, uneasily squirming in his seat.
sat with fingers nervously towing with
his gimlet curls.
Mr.. Cochran not noticing his inter
rurtiou. continued "and sell himself
for $1,000. This is exactly what
mean. cannot do ANYTHING else than
say sold himself for a. OOO.'
At this there was considerable SEN
.sation, every one present noticed the
drift Of Mr.. Cochran. and were preatly