The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
GOV ERNMEST OWNERSHIP.


hibition lecturer, is with the peopi'
on most reform measures. Hi
speech in this city Thu. sGay nigh
won much applause.
BY the kindness Of Mr.. E. j
Forney, one of the best stenogra
piers in this city, we are able tt
give his remarks on the government
ownership OF railroads verbatim a
follows:
81 would put the railroads unde
the absolute control Of the govern
ment, to be operated at cost, in th'
interest of the people, as our mai
service is operated to day. A Dem
ocrat said to me to day l am op
posed 10 that. Why? Because i
centralizes the power of the govern
ment into political party. Let III
see if it does so or not. This is ;
government Of the voters, by the
voters, for the voters, and there are
twelve million voters in this coun
try. / would rather have the pow
er centralized in twelve million
voters, than in Jay Gould and Van
derbilt. have more faith in the
PEG Die of this country, than | have
in any one or a dozen railroad king:
in this nation.
81 want to call your attention tt
one fact. The railroad companies
work the coal mines in Pennsylva.
mia. You buy bushel of coal for
cents, it starts West, and in ten days
it is at Larnard, Kan. That Goa
has now reached 90 cents bushel
Kansas corn is worth ~ cents q
bushe!. You haye them for what
cost originally cents. an article
that has been converted into four
bushels Of western corn. A bushel
of this corn shipped east grows al
least to be worth 40 Gems.
"Notice then a Pullman car comes
along furnished by Jay Gould with
New jerseys finest band on it, and
distinguished politician. They
pull up at this coal mining station,
and they have piece of music, and
the miners come out from their
dark holes and gather along the hill
side and listen to the band. This
distinguished politician is brought
out and introduced to them, and
they give him cheer after cheer.
He commences to say "Iny fellow
miners" / say he commences to
say my fellow miners, because Il
was once one of you.' Il know
what it is TO eat piece of corn
bl cad, l know what it is to have
the e hands callous and blistered.
You have my deepest sympathy.
But thank the Lord when | got into
Congress and put the railroad sys-
tenn Under such control as Gould and
Vanderbilt, you get cents for
your Coal. See your wages, a dollar
day. And the band starts up
Hail Columbia, happy land, the
train moves on, and the miners, all
fall into line and vote with the old
party. In a few days this car stops
at Larnard, Kan, and around the
depot is a great crowd of farmers.
The band plays, the distinguished
statesman l. brought out and he
says my fellow farmers, I call YOU
my fellow farmers, because I was
raised On a farm, my father was a
farmer, my grandfather was a farm
er, and my REORGANIZATION was a
farmer But l have been honored
by my fellow citizens, and I have
been to Congress. Behold your
prosperous country The band
pays Hail Columbia, Happy land.
and the train moves on, and the
farmers all fall in and vote the old
ticket; md the corporations COB
pies up the profits between the NO.
what the miner and farmers want
Is fair play, an equalization of prices
They demand that the profits shall
be equally divided between them
and they are going to have it, too
good people, before the fight is over.
u was going from Buffalo east
ward few weeks ago. In a seat
on the lett of the car sat bow who
was sobbing, and I said NV friend
what is the matter? He told me
that ne had received telegram in
forming him of the death of his
mother in New York. He said he
was working thirty miles below
Buf tlo an 1 was getting one dollar a
day. Just then I saw across tho
aisle two distinguished looking gen
tielnen' L ascertained that thew
were members Of the New York
legislature. The Senator repre-
sented a million of dollars. the
member of the House half a million
J ust then the conductor came down
the aisle in the performance of his
uuty, and this boy who was going to
the deathbed Of his mother Maid
I'LL 1are, and the conductor turned
20 these distinguished gentlemen
across the way and each of them
lianded out an annual pass.
And God helping us we pronosa r.
no away with the inequality be
tween the rich and poor man of this
country. We propose to do away
win the necessity Of Carrying this
rich man at the expense OF the ,,oor
me poor man does not object tn
paying full fare, but he does NOT
want TO pay for anybody else. RI
ell you it is wrong, good pet ple.
nat there should be neces.itv for
millionaires aud politicians
rec.
Put the railroads under The con
roi OF the government and what il
ne result. To day, the poorest how
n North Carolina has identicaIly
ne same right as the rich man in |
ne mail service. Did YOU eyer
lear any complaint about the m ii |
er Ice? Did you ever hear that If
Vas an outrage that a poor boy WIN
lad only one letter to mail should
,ay the same rate of postage as q
len man who mailed a tho, Sand
etters? Why do you hear no com.
.iaint Because there is no iaius.
ice between lheiric and the poor
nat would be the result? This