The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-06-19
No. SO.
"FKANkLIS"COME To ks
RELIEF AND ASKS THE ED
ITOR SEVERAL QCES-
TIONS.
The Questions are Easily An
swercd.


we'll this week and pressed with
a multiplicity of other matter
you handed me the follow ing
communication, requesting me
to answer the various questions
asked therein. Fo. convenience
we have written our answer i'm
mediately after each one of the
questions
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP,
Juue 9th, 1890.
EDITOR CAUCASIAN,
Dear Sir: In your issue Of June
9TH | see an article, editorially,
answer to H." in which you
say X "took clipping, DC, for
a preteXt to appear in print on
the Railroad Commission" and
you give *. sound humping
for leaving the text given him
by the editor and straying into
legalities. | suppose that both
the editor and X desire the pub
lie to pass npon this subject and
in order tina: as one humble
member of that public, so dear
to every political heart, may
understand the true issue to be
submitted, beg to ask you n few
questions suggested by your ar
ticle, with the hope that your
replies will be responsive to the
spirit and letter of these ques,
tions and not subject to the
charge OF "sophiStry" or an Gin
tenti III to mislead the public.
TO call your attention 10 the
parts, / quote from your article.
"a commission would stand as
a vigilance committee not only
to see that the law was executed
and that there was no discrimi-
nation, but also to report charge.
that were too high"
"What authority or legal
power would the commission
have to enable it to do this?"
Answer-A Railrca / Commits.
sion would have just such
authority and legal powers as
the Legislature in its wisdom
should confer upon it. Beyond
doubt the Legislature could
frame a bill that would confer
unjust and u1wise powers npor
the co nmission. And they
could also frame one that would
be constitutional and Of grea'
advantage to the country.
2nd, "What Law would it in
force"
Answer-Nuch laws now exist
ing or which may hereafter AK
ist or come within its jurisdi /:
tion. The question is absurd
AS well object to Magistrate:
and ask what law they woul
enforce.
"When and how would it en-
force the law?
Answer.-As to the "when
our friend "Franklin" il ex
ceedingly ignorant for a lawyer
When a law is enacted a clause
is usually added to the effect
that this act shall be in force
from AMI after its ratification
or the act itself fixes the dat,
upon which it shall go int
operation. If nothing is saii
as to when the act shall tax,
effect, the G lie, section 1852
provides that it shall, i'm tha
case, go into effect thirty day,
aftc: the adjournment Of tn,
Legislature. As to how til,
Commission would enforce tn,
law we suppose they wonld d,
so with fairness 10 the paopl,
as we'll as to the raj! roads an(
just here is the secret of th'
great kick which the rail road
are making, through tEeir pa {
attorneys, against the Comrnis
sion. They remind us oe til,
1rishnln who employed law
yeg to defend him for Larceny
The lawyer told bis ellen
that he would sen that he 90
justice. The Iri-hman replied
"I)on't do that; faitl that's jus
what | don't wait" \ fair Com
mission i, just what the rail
roads don't want.
4th. Would the Cominis~io,
go into the 'aw con t. or woult
til ese matters be tried beior,
the Commits ion as a viy.lanc,
conn ittee 2"
| Answe"- The'b:Il G. ca ting 1 n
Commits 5 on would provide 70
the inanntr Cf its operation
We lnay'sDppose that question
of law would be tried and &c
ter ined by The Comm ssion il
self with th= r:sht of appeal t.
the Supreme t'ou I. Should is
sues of fact arise i'm any case
proper t. BE tr ed by a ju y, til
Commission would frame issue
covering the disputed facts an,
send their to the Superior Cour
of any county most convenien
to the witnesses, and there Tia
case would be tried, just like an,
other case, by jury. Wha
could be fairsr than this /!
similar practice prevails i'm case
tried before the clerks of tn
/ Superior Coults, and such wa
the practice in the old eqait.
courts.
| 9TH. alf fried before fha com