The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-07
For Secretary Railroad Commission.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l

kNICKLESVILLE, \. c., March s..
viii you let me organize little mutual
admiration society, in about stick, a
stick and half or two sticks of your
valuable space
l want to say first that congratula-
tions are due to both tho State and to
| the new Railroad Commissioners [
| congratulate the commissioners be-
cause, in the language OF Sam Jones,
they get there" and | congratulate
the State because the the Commission
ers have little patronage pie into
which | would like to get finger or
two. | am candidate, not exactly
candidate, but in the hands of my
friends, for Secretary of the Commits
sion. | have intimated to several Of
my friends that am the very man for
the position but they don't seem to
catch on, so | thought | would do my
own boasting. | am running not ex-
) actly running either, but getting ready
/ 70 run only on my merit and on my
> sound position on different public
measures which, with your kind per-
mission, will in a measure define.
5 never struck lick for the party or
anybody else that could avoid. In
: deed, have only struck one or two
h licks in the last few years. struck at
e a snake last summer, but | was so far
t from him | missed him. | never saw
e ont one or two cannon, and they were
It not loaded | wouldn't know war
e record if | were to meet it in the road
k am in favor of dredging Walnut Creek
- for oysters, and l believe in borrowing
81 I'D Ion, -
monc 's>'dav.- Ar..idIvff vffqYIQr a large de
q at eight per cent 4uSShero -
n crease in taxation and a large increas
q in appropriations | am heartily in
is favor of the free coinage of silver and
e of free distribution Of the same. |
e think a white man is as good as some
n niggers | have seen.
o | am firm believer in increased ap-
. preparations for school purposes, bat |
r. am unalterably opposed to public
S schools. believe i'll the principles OF
5, the Sub-Treasury bill-not exactly in
er favor of its principles, but its purposes,
n but am opposed to the measure IN
e. toto. | have travelled from Raleigh to
Of Millbrook on the Railroad, only step
t. ping off now and then to let the trains
pass, and | know more about railroads
re than the late Hon. j. Medlin, Of the
n Rhamkatte and Raleigh Airline
figured out the cost of shipping a crate
of cabbage on his road once. The
crate weighed fifty pounds. The rate
r was 81 O3 per hundred pounds, and
came within one and half cents oi
the correct amount the very first lick
| am strong Allianceman though |
- don't belong to the order. | would join
it, but one fellow belongs to it whom
don't like; his name is Blk Ball
have had several little spats with him
er and don't much like him. That is the
: only thing that keeps me out Of the
Alliance. | never ride on free passes
because the railroads have forgotten tc
81 send me any If these are necessary
- acquisitions and you think possess
'i0 them in sufficient quantities. wish
you would speak 10 the Commission
"a ers and tell them to telegraph me if
- 10 get the place. ] don't want TO stanC
~ in the way Of any reform. or Of any
greater reformer than myself. So j
~ ~ one should offer himself, l bespeak 70
= him your influence and support, an'
eH faithfully promise that | will not de
moralize the situation by throwing tn
weight OF my tremendous infiuenc
on against the operations OF the new law
Awaiting developments, am. mod
AL estly yours, KRIS KRISGLE.