The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-28
cApITOLINE CAPERS!
mare PepperIns Of this Paper by
Personal PetaTdsI
~ N. extra" of Thursday.1

--.ur the u Ne
.,o last issue of the Farmer and Ne
conta ned the following para.
n ! reported in Raleigh. and W.
.,nnose correctly. that Governor Jar
-. observation-disclosures Robinson
,.prs.ident Holt. President \. Ii. An
.trays. Chief-Englleer Got the Western
IA r. RI Wilson, eX-Prcsidelt 5
ar Tate. were closely engaged, in a pri
- loom at the hotel, for severa
- ON Monday night Possibly il
- a social party, but il reported tc
- been a consultation" The Bill
.raate a Railroad Commission came
..,,n early next morning."
T,e killing of the Bill for Railway
-, ~lation," for which the people have
earnestly asked, naturally caused
..ne talk. and on Thursday, Col. Thos.
', .IoI.. President of the n. c. R. R,
,.ed Ia the r. & d. Syndicate), mem.
r. Of the Executive Committee Coz
= zee ch.efmanagers of the Department
If Asriculture), President of Raleigh
F,fr. etc.. member of the House,-and
q. j. .cnera.ly reported, the coming
1,uis-R. II d. II Il. candidate for Gov
.r,or OF North Carolina, AROSE on the
4,or of the House Of Representatives,
hnnder the usual, and much abused
.,tump-speech Permit" yeclept "a
question of Per.opal Privilege, land
fred oil Il speech about Newspaper in
terrerence with private concerns, etc.,
The Railroad Commission, etc, etc. We
were not present, and after several efforts
70 get a rerbatim report have only the
following report of Col. Hollis remarks,
- printed in the Daily Ne,Os- Observer:
M. Holt arose to a question IF perso
al privilege on a statement in the Far
.g, ant Mechanic, relative to his be-
inc cIoseted with Gov. Jarvis and o. hers,
in connection with the railroad cummis-
,r.u Ill and said that he recognized the
r;yh, II no man to enquire into his pri-
waite business, but that his acts. both
rubiic and private, were open to every
ore; that the statement contained in
.aid paper was false; that he was there
after the House adjourned. but not a
word was said about railroads, and that
the greater portion of the party left in
l.. than FIVE minutes after he entered
the room; that it was well known that
Can't. Shotwell was In a controversy with
Governor Jarvis, but that he (Holt) had
uOthiLc to Go with that, they must fight
It out between them. Capt. Shotwell
- .- f L. - L. III
hot Ihirk he would do him an Intention
a w.one; there was no truth In the para
saph."
oUR ANSWER.
Col. Hollis action we regard as unfor-
tmate and damaging to himself. Had
he come to us, like a gentlema.., saying
This report which you publish is only
PARTIALLY true so far as concerns myself.
and, as it may do me injury. 1 ask you
10 correct tive should have made
la>te to set the matter straight /; just as
in The case of Senator Strayhorn. who
say> he Id Lot oppose the "R. R. Com
mts> Oh" but was 81 the contrary. one
c. the two Republicans who voted for
t. Minority BIZ.
FIT. As 10 the facts,-we gave the
l~aA-ral 4 rs Il ''rumor." brought to us
lr -eyeral persons (for we have not
len ii any o. Our hotels in three years;)
lut It an us from Col. Hollis remarks
at tie ".a,nor" was tue. He admits
that tie Governor. and the other per-
Sos, were Ii tie room. a private room.
TINT night. which was the night before
II Ra.l.ca Comm sion Bill came up.
land Wa klIle y; and he admits that he
as was there. though only q shoit
lsF.ou aud that ''tlle greater portion
q the Party left the room," shortly
a'ler he returned from the capitol.
The Nigi t-Sess.ons usually hold till
about ii O'Clock p. m.) He further
says that aur.ny tie time he uds present.
nothing was saiu about Railroads. The
"F,l0rt, therefore, must be modified to
this extent. that although President
Holt was really in the room as stated,
Ii CAME at u late hour, shortly before
Lie party northumberland nothing was
sad about Railroads while he was there.
Now as TO u motives in printing
tLis Fr+-o-. \ newspaper is something
more than a mere business-professlon.
Its missioni is akin to that of the Min
ister aud the School-teacher, who arr
hot 1T Tor their high calling if they do
lgt e~udedyor, not only to earn their
wages, or make a living,"-but also
10 iuinII a sacred trust, namely to seek
70 Instruct and benefit those for whom
rhel iaUUl. u : haYs Viten thought that
+~4tUrs ought to be educated and legally
licensed, Ike Lawyers, Doctors, and
liergymen: each editor being made to
ale an oath to do his duty to the Pub
&c, without fear or favor.
Tic Farmer and Mechanic has not
l' capital, and perhaps not the brains,
+ lte up 70 this high ideal brt so tar
a. ) able it seeks to serve the State
anl the South Ia three waysi LIST, BY
giving the NEWS. of all kinds. End,
by advocating all measures for the up
building Of our Educational and Material
T.. rests. Sd, BY acting as a faithful
ssn,lnei, upon the sateh-tewer, in the
N[4H- #.Ff+n1 e.. -, IL ,-,A~1o 4~ap,
Nlrrtuck 200 miles East. to Cherokee
l@9 miles west), how their affairs and
DahIls arg being conducted.
l~onsequently, when we were credlbly