The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-02-16

LrDeO'. Sc. FEB. lG, 1898.
~ "A LETTER

LrDeD'. &C.. FEB. lG, 1898.
~ -.- LETTER.
.... fh, legislature j. Iroing and
~ornr lt - not Doing.
.u.- .ar The Caucasianl
,rr Ger.cral Assembly foi
,,u-d there was quite a bus
~, "C,ood Roads" and
.m--..ad Law" Every mar
r-papcr Of the machine OF
u., sort were talking these
We're they doing it honestly
they trying to draw attcn
l the other reforms now de
hy the people? The road
! met. and adjourned ant
I.r end Of the road business
rlt that the strdIghtOuts
rp -ay about and against tht
la law. they soon showed
|. did not nave the nerve ia
question. They have al
~ mp n bill, but II is not Il
lac homestead law they say,
pend if. But it now seems
are afraid to submit the
,.uts 10 tn" people. Poor
/ rv are scared nearly TO
hn~y know that they have
pmcthing, but on the other
l. are afraid to do anything.
4 H. with them is that they
kjug more about the party
4 are about the interests Of
The people have It great
4 confidence IN men who
4 ..,urarc and manhood to 90
"A do what they think is
81 IN though the people diff
4 b.. than for time services
~ hagg'rr-.
au attempt by the bosses
81 do,I@r on II grand scale
DAYS since. 1t was when
'lon Of the Wilmington
81 b. railroad was before the
j.. or rather the committee
d Grafton. tSccne - There
|gmbcr of paid attorneys of
Der lobbying in favor of
9sItion. But there was in
~ man who walked about
hnd had himself styled by
a papers rs "a visiting
~ (Scene p There was
IS that it was just possible
% an attorney Of the w. Il
a. and was here also in its
This was Indignantly de
ID daily papers next morn
"a asserted that he was a
Id party and that the Leg
AouId feel honored at the
ii the visiting statesman.
Tire committee met to con
ia proposition. 1t was an
hat the "disinterested Wis
Ittsman" would appear be
mmmittcc by request ard
10 his views as to what it
{ ii do for the interests of
'afplna 0auI certainly that
10 Legislature Is sent here
I'D k after the Statc.) The
tlug statesman appears
~ committee to donate to
chunk Of patriotic wis
u OF course, advises the
g to accept the proposition
81 lroad and then declares
"a he Is Il DISTINGUISHED
81 that he has nothing to
Tins sounded a little sus-
cough coming from one so
fcverend, so wise and so
WhereupOn one gentle
BIT who had more sense
81 ent, who knew a few
fed the "dlslnterested Wis
z<esman" a question. The
7pundcd something like this:
= Nj 90 to Wilmington re-
<I|<I consult with the Will
I And Weldon railroad au-
- Put the very matter and
nod M here now in tha,,.
aiza cncc the Legislature to
- proT osition?" The dis
& Visiting statesman" was
hck. He saw that the
2 p ked that question, asked
~ to deny. He was done
8 alo of patriotic and dis
q Fisdom that ne had hung
@ fell with a sickening thod
2 Ras nothing left but the
Hlpocrite in all his necked-
- pf mercy we let the eur
One more word TIL e
MlntereSted visiting states
6! conference with Gov.
a ~ 1t a part of his mission
Z. T. are to have 81 coun-
He'd Scotland" Rich
divided and Lauren
lle county seat.
emf the Legislature is APP
nc-tenths of the bills in
1--we no business before
re. They should be set
county commissioners IN
I've counties. | believe
i the CAUCASIAN while
a}'n his district in the Sen
ntroduced a bill to that
y