The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-17

system was probably since at the
time.
But, mark you'll Mr. Ecomiar,
when months went By and none OF these
magnificent pledges, direct and indirect,
were realized did Jarvis act the part
of a Governor?
Months ago he knew Mr.. Best had
virtually failed. and that his contract
would not be carried out l. the pubic
had been led 10 expect, nor the road
completed by July 1T, a. the law re
quired-
Months ago, he knew that the man
agement of the road had passed into
hands whose main interests are Virgin
ian. and not North Carotlnlan.
Did he take steps to avert this calau
ity to North Carolina welfare! DID
he not, in his carefully prepared mes
sage, on the assembling of the Leglsla
ture. leave the impression that all was
going on as the special session had or
dered2
Would the masses Of our people be
aware even thiz day, that Best had
failed. and that the North Carolina
system has become the Richmond X
Danville system,"-Va Legisi"t're N
restigattion had not been orderef 4
Recall, if you please. that the Legs
lature by formal resolution requested OF
him full information respecting the
status of the Best contract, ETC.. etc.
He replied by demanding an expert
to examine the condition of the rails.
track, etc. thereby lodging the PLAIN
intent of the inquiry. Is this the part
Of a Governor-ot the whole people?
ONE REASON.
The Eraminer would know why The
fact that the Richmond x Danville
Railroad have become the assignee OF
Mr.. Best IS 50 horrible?'
Many reasons might be stated. We
will mention one or two.
lst. The r. & d. Road is, to all in
tent and purposes, a foreign corpora
ton, with interests alien to our State :
interests, and most cherished
traditions.
End. That corporation controls the
North Carolina Il. r.; the Winston K
r.; the University r. R.; and virtual
" the Newbern Road, an aggregate of
$50 miles, employing fully 1000 per
sons. And now. by securing 200 miles
Of the Western \. G. K K. exclusive
of the Ducktown branch which We sup
pose will never extend farther west than
Waynesville that CORPORATE n, that
corporation, secures virtual
ownership of 800 mites of North Caro-
Ina Built Railway. and the control,
direct or Indirect, Of 5000 to 10, 900
voters. This is an immense power
Ii can already affect a State election.
1t has already been felt In State con
yentions. Its strength, or influence. Is
felt in many ways. 1t can aid
Is local attorneys IN getting the nomi
nation for the Legislature. 1t can
elect them ; and can silence the press
a portion Of it and Influence another
portion by means OF personal friendship,
etc., etc.
Such matters are too obvious for dis
We do not mean to intimate
hat there is actual corruption, or any
attempts at it. The influences Of a great
Railroad corporation are sufficiently
powerful without direct bribery. Per-
laps we ought to add that the Messrs.
Andrews, Buford, Clyde, & Co., are
honorable men, and would not desire
my improper action. Personally we
AVE kindly feelings for them; and Ger
ainly do not blame them for trying to
,uild up their corporation it is their
business to gain every possible mile Of
rack, for in Railroading the longer the
,ole the bigger the persimmon.
Personally we owe great OBJ
tt Capt. Andrews for
himself at considerable
rouble to pass us home from Al
,any P~enitentiary seven years ago he
'olunteering to telegraph Col. Buford,
nd others, to make our path clear.
courtesies, we neither forget nor
In~der-value.
But these are personal acts which we
Iope to repay in person. We are now
oRsidering the States interest and
And the Governor, we repeat,
hould be held accountable because he
flowed the Best contract to be trans
erred to and perverted contrary to the
Intentions of the makers of the contract.
)oes any man suppose the Especial
session. would have sold the w. n.
r. R.. to the r. s d. r. r. on the
anne terms it gave Best 2 And even if
mere were no reasons against the trans
er-who shall be held responsible 70:
be brOLen contract
If [ sell my newspaper TO a man on
ondition that he shall enlarge it at
nee, and run it as a North Carolina
aper,-but soon find that he has trans
erred the contract to another party.
n outsider, who has not enlarged it,
nd is running it asa Virginia paper
bat ought | to do What apology
opld make to my subscribers who
we're sold ont?
Sine D,el-So said the Speaker in
djourning the House. without
)ay!' Yea, verify. and without a good
many members. On motion of Capt.
i. f.. Garter, the roll was called on
'londay at noon to see who were pres
Mt. Quite number of members came
n just in time to be recorded, as fol-
ows:
Democrats: Messrs. Boykin, Brad
haw, Brown, Carter, Culbrith, Filing
on, Foy, Granger, Green, of Orange,
iraeber, Joyner. Manning, McCauley,
1cEachern, Nicholson, Ragsdale,
lose, Savage, Smedes, Spainhour,
parrow, Tate, Terrell, Turrentine,
Webster.
To.A. 20.
RepuLLcdns: Messrs. Battle. COL,
COL, Blaisdell, BIedsoe,
.owan, Green, Of Craven, johnson,
ling, Munden, Newell, col, Page,
impson, Waddell, COL, Watson, COL.
'Iison, Fitzpatrick, Moore, Lindsay, !
Total, Is. T.,
Mr.. Speaker Cooke, of course in the :