Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-03-21

trHytGg, ~ me DtU 10 Oe 1HtUteU
az let to Secure the Completion
drthe Western Y. c. r.. r., from
the Month of Nontahala River to
Murphy, in Cherokee County.
This bill i going to pass. Nothing
,hat.I can say will prevent it. But, Mr..
President. / would be derellct in my
duty to the people of North Carolina,
aut, lti-, to the teachings Of my own
.aI>cieice. if AlIowedit to become a
law without entering my solemn pro-
.->c against the great Injustice about to
be tioue orr state. Andjust here | will
-A~. | am nullv aware that the friends Of
hi, measure seek to break the force Of
lie opposition BY deerylng as an enemy
ri Me Western people, any man who
STIR not favor it.. That, IN my opinion.
j. simply 4 tteyice 10 turn the attention
81 tlr p-oDle from the real purpose Of
.ii- biiI. - Tar Il. | am concerned, the
allegation l. without a particle OF foun-
d:tio1. and | am not to be deferred
from Io:ng my duty from fear Of such
~c.H,unr. lie tran-nontane section Is a
cD1n..rE 81 great possibilities, and |
wa. 10 81 it developed to its utmost
capacity. and 40 senator on this floor
"..i 20 f~urtIIcr to assist in that develop
H.~..t 'iIan m;Sclf. provided eau do so
%.thIu lie constitution and the laws
alll "ifhout doing 4 wrong to the rest
Of he state.
Ill" real purpose 81 this bill is to
|,..}3 "a railroad with the peoples money
tu. make 4 present Of it to a foreign
corporation. What i, HE present status
80. TO- ca-cc The Clyde Syndicate, or
il. n'h-. words the Western y. {. Rail
1.@ al. tr2 IN quarter ending Feb. lst,
I~~@. u"-tl IL" state for the hire OF
..uy..t-. the sum .: $4,000. Tor the
uI..a IA ii February the amount due is
.-g;mo5"l Al $2..UO-making the total
tauo.At. now iu: S2S,70O. This bill
"@suuuI.Ie> the state Treasurer to re-
co.yr tl.:r ulaouut III mortgage bonds
an -a.t rsffEoad company, instead OF IN
cash. Eot only that, it proposes TO al
: i4, line ~uJJ company 10 pay III thirty
var mortgage bonds for AL convict
hive hereafter employed on that end
pi.,I.- rGtt' and the lowest estimate OF
the c..l ~ NAT iahor and maintenance
81 lire roHyl.c~ l. $500 per Eear. and
Ip l.an Ia yet bccn bold enough II
'lsr"!.r ioW many years will pass be
lnfc l... work is finished. If the bill
. N7tl,.# STOP sitIt ii NOltitl I1ot III 81 bstti.
i;u, il 1t.c- turtncr and says that when
~" roJl = finished, then all the bonds
l.rtU.ilur the S2>.100 now due. hall be
f~"tWrHcri +" The company. And what
. stJr- ll4t- mean: Nothing more nol
Jo-- ti..ttil state OF Nprh Carolina has
~lnul .Guplrrde Of thousands of dollar,
80 oIs.I . road, and then paid the com
.-tuI @-s..,H to take 1t. In other words
#tof are .ryNimr IN annual tax on the
',.op:.tr t1"t amount, to guard, clothe
lttI trr:-'..n HE cO4VIcts while they
.,. .' spHh. Why mot have the c2ur-
..r e" VII" Il direct appropriation to TIE
eu,nnIE to build the road. 1t l. un'
~uIrhg fhn Ncuate and Il deception
,r.rtrn,t: Gpnn the people to call it any
fl..Am l~t..
'','i senators 90 home, after voting
i.r tri- hii'.and tell. their constituent
.iH:. jl:"y Alv" looked We'll to their III
) t,st~t @lfi Faithfully executed the r
i,,u-ei iH them /. for INC could not
. \#.l ! Wnu!4 hang my head III sham
.. ntr-u / had IN confess that l had prac
t-.,rt a tlIck upon thtm in trying tt
r uutI.. them believe they were to receive
-..a-tluig tor all The taxes paid to sup
tlsoIt :nr penitcntlary, when in trutl
.t3.y "tll 9ay $4,000 oyer and aboy'
"'HEl they will receive for convict h!r'
q. .t rtHtt-iitt<.
ana N,IIin~. Mr.. President. to pu
rIl~ rts,d 'tpou the>Hue footing with ii
.tN"r rp.d~ in he state asking aid, M
receive. ri,-ir first mortgage bonds il
, .,NAs"." 1t convict labor. provided tn
:, Static 'c irWtL to dispose OF them 4
.i,-lt :l-rNct Vait:e. But never will
-t.4-r fst shallow mDl.hprE nr0nDSp