The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-09
so Years of Cures.

SO Years of Cures.
MORE FRAUD-THEY SPENT THE
STATES MONEY TO LOBBY FOR
THEIR OWN STOCK.
The courts of justice, the laws of the
land, the laws of morality and honesty,
all declare that lobbying with legis-
lature is unlawful and fraudulent. A
contract for lobbying is void. Money
spent by an agent or trustee to pay
lobbyists is wrOngfully spent and can
be recovered back by the principal.
The Elias Carr directors of the North
Carolina Railroad, after makinga mid
night lease for the benefit Of their own
private stock and for the ruin of the
State, came to Raleigh to lobby the
legislature to save their fraudulent |
work. These directors were on hand,
along with the army Of lobbyists i a the
pay of the Southern Railroad. But
these directors got their pay, or at
| least three-fOurths of it, out of the
State. They howled and hustled for
the Southern and pulled the State to
the tune of ten dollars day. Most of
them who did the bowling and the
hustling and the pulling are rich men,
and all of them belong to the monopo-
list crowd. But these high. toned
money princes are generally keener on
the scent of dollar than the plain
men who need the dollar and have to
work for it to save their property from
the wreck and ruin of the gold stand
ard. One of these directors, himself
: wealthy man and of course devOtee
of the rising dollar, put in his bill for
thirteen days attendance at Raleigh
at ten dollars day, and got the mon
ely. He is, as we are informed. Nc
: kinley Democrat. He lOted on his
bill the following words:
"This has been an expensive fight
: and | hope it is over with"
Oh yes quite expensive for the State
} of North Carolina, and no doubt some
what expensive for the Souther Rail-
e way Company, but where was the ex-
d pense to you? How much profit did
n you get on your private stock, besides
n your ten dollars day for lobbying
e against the State? You succeeded in
l. preventing the annulment of corrupt
Is deal by which the value of your private
stock was secured and enhanced, while
J. the legitimate and lawful advantages
D. of the State were sacrificed.
n. You hope the fight Is over! w
ic will see about this, a little later In tn
e. afternoon. The people, the Taxpayers
ic the producers, the men who are sellin
e. five cent cotton with which to pay 20
~ ten dollars day for looting thel
es Treasury, have not yet got chance
a YOU and your crowd. Their day
Is coming.
to The Directors of the North Carroll II
i'll Railroad should bring a suit agai n
ty this old Board of Directors to reco v
of back this money. They are the roo
ters who have been Growing. aroul
lst about asking for receiver OF vi
ng North Carolina Railroad, so as to pr
IS? vent the present Directory from pa
n ing lawyers to defend the Company a.
the State. These Directors should
/. held personally, for this outraged
perversion of the funds of the MOI
en- Carolina Railroad Company.
\ And this is the gang whose Hessl
press are bowling for good COVER
ment."
THAT DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
DRESS.
ors We publish in another column
nth address issued by the Democratic o1
tho Executive Committee at its meet1
aep in Raleigh last week. The addres
,-1v more noticeable for what is not II
mr. than for what it contains. were th
otic omissions made to please the goldb'
lima monopolists and railroad attorneys
and the committee?
in tt is noticeable that all those
verv were responsible for refusing the
,cia- nosition offs the Peoples Party 1o'
owp the supporters of Bryan to join
n Of wear in electing an ant'-mono1
cod LEGISLATURE were on hand and
him. they together with those who trle
,sent defeat Bryan are all pleased with
baen address. The Charlotte Observer
{ the leading gold organ in the State, W
emo tried secretly to defeat Bryan '
item pretending to support him, end
the address in a double loaded edltt
n+;on In short it Is fusion address preE
. ,;es nv a committee composed OF
Their men, gold men and monopoilsts a
-tio,s in the interest of gold and raj
lv ha. fusion in the next campaign.
make Several months ago The CAUc-
ontrol pointed out that the gold men
! liars he willing and in fact would pr
usa Of to endorse Bryan and the On
Of the nlatform in 1898 on certain condi
II would be an off year when no
,nort- could be done for Bryan or silve
on ". it was the very year when much
be done for the railroads winch a
hat in partners of the gold syndicate.
rnor to fore the gold syndicate would b.
N some ing for any buncombe resolution
Iess ex- Bryan and free silver, provided
Demo- ing was said or done to reduce RI
~ It ia rates. to interfere with j. Pi
Morean's 80 year lease, to $40