The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-19
TIE SPECEAE. SESSION.

ed recommending CndJ Tue NOfcCuOI
call an extra session Of the legls
lature for the purpose OF authorizing
the eastern counties TO issue boCds
for relief from the restitution caused
by the short crops, have been The
subject Of considerable comment
both in and out Of the State.
To any ore who has read TIE
DEMOCRAT for any reasonable time
there can lie no shadow Of a doubt
concerning our earnestnees for the
general welfare of The whole people.
We have worked for it and talked
for it and written for 1t, and we are
still as earnest in the cause Of the
people apd the laboring classes es-
peciallY, as we have ever been. And
especially do we feel a2 interest in
the noble, hardfotcd husbandmeD
of the land. Twas on the sunny
hillside, along the rocky slope and in
the sultry meadow, whistling the
plow-boy's merry glee-'twas there
that we learned N other years some
OF our most useful lessons. We love
the farm and the farmer by nature,
The farmer is hurt most by the
short crops in this and adjoining
counties, and 1t was in his interest
that the suggestion was made and
the meeting called and a committee
appointed to urge the Governor to
call the Legislature together to at
thorize the issuing Of bonds.
THE DEMOCRAT has thought and
said all the time that such action
would not result IN any advantage
to the farmers in the end. In our
opposition to it we do not say harsh
words against any one. 1t is simply
matter of difference in calculations
and conclusions.
But it seems to Us that for Hall
fax county to issue bonds uuder
such conditions would be very dis
astrous. There are several arguments
against it that we have at no time
mentioned. We mention now only
one: If the county issues bonds on
which to borrow money for its citi
zens to run their farms, 1t goes out
at once that it 10 bankrupt. The
bonds would not be worth more than
so ccuts in tic dollar.
Now, to relieve the situation in
this way would take at least one hun
drcd and fifty thousand dollars. These
bonds being worth only so cents ID
the dOI!a~, the county would have to
issue three hundred thousand dollars
worth ofbonds to get one hundred ard
fifty thousand dollars in money. Now,
who is Wiling to see Halifax county
burdcrcd with debt of three hun
drcd thousand dollars for just half
that much money?
We believe that VIC voice the
sentiment of the majority of the
people Of the cou nty when we advise
against calling the legislature. We
do not think it will be done.
In a meeting hell at Littleton in
this county on Dec. 9Th resolutions
were passed advising against the
calling Of the legislature. The posi-
ton Of this paper on the ulject was
endorsed in the following Language,
aud reported to the NeaUS d, Observer
TO be the expression Of representa>
tive men:
"ResOived, That we endorse a,
wise and sensible the utterances of
the Scotland Neck DEMOCRAT, in
urging the people to GO slow in
establishing so dangerous piece
dent, and to seek a remedy more
practicable AMI less dangerous"
The Statesville Lc3ul0arb, one OF
the best edited papers in the State.
says:
"Ttcre is nothing practicable
about the idea OF converting the Leg.
islsture and the Scotland Neck DEN
OCEAT very wisely opposes it,"
The editor of one of the leading
daily papers in the State in private
letter to US says, Il see no remed,
EXCEPT for each community to work
the matter, virtually as you
merchants propose, and as TIL
DEMOCRAT suggests"
We have giv-D the above quota
tions from the Littleton resolutions
from the LUHdmuTh and from on
brother editor, whose name we d
not give, simply to show our reader
that NC dc not hold our views aione
We may be wrong, but if we 81
it IS an error Of judgment and not {
will. We syrpsthlz3 with ever
man in his hard To-, and our propos
tlOn To our patrons last week full
demonstrates it. Let's do our be:
the one for the other, and all wi