The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-03-12
HEAD OF THE HEAP.
HODGE VS.. THE 40 IL. Rs
THE SUPREME COURT
THE FERTILE TAX;
THEALLIANCEBOY-
COTT.
Gross and White-Raleigh Busi-
ness College-Missi0n Among
The Bar Rooms ms-Eailure
of Norris & Carter
Gen. w. &. Lewis.


RALEIGH, March s, 1890.
The Superior Court of Wake plodS
along with nothing of interest to
the general public. But a genuine
sensation was created Tuesday morn
lug when Judge McRae rendered
Judgment in Hodge VS.. the Morielta
i "a augusta Il. K for the penalty
Of $4,000 for failing to make re-
turns. These are popularly known
Us the Alliance cases against the
railroads. 1t had been agreed that
the judgment rendered in the one
case should bs entered in all the
other 50 cases.
Judge AlcRae sustained the demur-
ner VI the railroad defendants, dc.
ciiing that the state Of North Car
Jlina, and not DR.. Hodge, could sue
lJr the penalty. DIR. Hodge took
An appeal tn the Supreme Court
where the cause will beiinallY heard
and decided.
Interest this week in the Supreme
Court, has centered in the great
itu!road suit from Durham. The
Durham 4 Northern Railway Co,
vs.. the Richmond i Danville Ii. L..
Co, There was an imposing array
ut Couusel, Messrs. Bachelor i De.
vereuA, M. W. Fuller aud j. " .
rinslale for plaintiffs and Judgr
ochcucG, ]. W. Graham. W. 4.
Guthrie, F. II. Busbee and X. NJ.
Douglas for defendants.
That the tax on Fertilizers will
b. contested by some of the guano
companies seems to be certain. The
constitu;IonaiIty OF the tax has al
way been seriously doubted as we'll
as It's policy. The Courts alone can
pass upon its constitutIonaiity, and
the Legislature has solely todeal with
the question Of the policy. But this
determination of the companies to
test its constitutionality has raised
the ire Of the Alliance in the Agri-
cultural and Mechanicle College, and
they have passed aud published some
severe resolutions boyeotting all the
companies engaged IN bringing the
suit, and calling upon allthe Allan
ces III the State to join in the grand
boycott.
TO say the least Of it, this action
Of the Az ii. College is in decidedly
bad taste. 1t looks bad for a public
institution to set theexample Of law.
lessne.s, openly and boldly and pub.
licly. The A. NJ. College should b,
law-abidIng and shoald always sci
the example of loyalty 10 the Goa
stitutlon and the laws a. expoundef
by tie Courts. Ii the Fertilizer Ia,
il decided by the Supreme Court I,
be constitutional, NIL ought 10 abid,
by it. But If, on the otherhand. th,
Court decides that 1t il unconstitu
tional, then 1t is no Law ut all. Tn
Guauo Companies have simply beef
robbed directly of this $500 iiccns
tax, and then have robbed tn
farmers who used the fertilizer, o
the tax with all the profits adde,
that could be heaped ON the farmer
Every man should De allowed to 81
IN the Courts 10 r,dress his wrong,
, aud the judgment of the Court
should be respected. No body shoul
be subject to the terrible boycott f1
appealing 10 the Courts for decision
oi doubtful questions. The 6the
course, Is simply anarchy and
reign OF terror. Let the fcrlilize
tax suit 80 on, aud let all abide tl
l decision whatever ii may be. this
4 Jaw aud common sense.
0 Cross and White on Lust Munda
4 landed in The Wake Workhouse nm
are now ut work on the public road
! They tired Canada. but extraditiu
brought them back, were conyicle
!. Of forgery in Wake Superior Cour
4 affirmed ON appeal to the Suprcu
Court Of n. e., thence to The supreu
Court Of the United States. the mo
, august tribunal in the world, IN
= the opinion Of our Supreme Court
q affirmed, and The Mandate from m.
most august tribunal of the worl
. lands in Wake Superior Court. II
. capias ISSUES, aud truss and Win
are working out their long term
- Let US near no more of lynch law
. North Carolina, any citizen Of COT
mon sense, on Il moments rellectiu
. can easily see that the criminal Ia
Icf North Carolina il we'll adnliniste