The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28
DIR. MOTT WRITES
The GOVERNOR
A Le;is. IN Which be COmm.nds
his Fight On Rsilr rsaa
Monopcliss
THEIR PURPOSE DISCLOSED

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permitted Ira CaVc..t.S % Tuei.h
AZ ii .. .irotg ard timely ssff.r
and ,heaii be oare'siiy rae. Tho
letter 10 .. follows.
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Hos. IL. L. Rrs.aii. kai-ish. No
DnaksoNnssoE Am aud bas.
e~sn All the time "a fuil .,mp..
Thy uiih' ,OSr railrosi policy.
and trust that no tals cd
yoGr losing friene. vin ha,. tb-
least 'r-ct TO change ,our course.
Anow that n"st p~"pir. rrEardls.. Of
party. ,r- With yUu ss ihis matter.
Tor yoa are prst-ciibg tho people.
int~rs.f.
osirx "a the feeling a Tho Soui hrrn
states an the money qnr.iiun. 4 be-
| iiese that THE southern Railro.a CON.
pany was formed ~itt Nles To- sas..
| troll the pol'tios 1 ~nosrh of lb-.-
STATE. G. prevent Q shsnx' oftie man-
-y policy of the a.os.rnm-t'. a lalut
| oc-"p-raiion of the ~suth-rn aud
w-sirrn States favorable tos chsnx-
could elect . President aud .sonrr-..
The trusts aud bsna-r. kno~ tli..
There :. so liii~ u'"n-s in tue south
-rn >isi-- aud such e~.-nd~nnr -
| iris, that the railroad. arr controlling
n a.. -
| of all parties. IL 10 al axfui dnfE-r
| since the men Who osa ib- r.sd. ar.
mostly foreigner. wbo, coupled with
capitalist. aud pad Allie. En tbi. ooun-
try, believe ia the dominion of man.,.
Ono- thoroughly hA-d aud ..ttl-d nS-
coraing fo their idea. aud wi.h~s. ti,s
owners of the railroads can shape th-
legislation Of any Souttern ~tai~. aud
Of any Western STATE save f~w af the
mining States
| While the road. ia aha. STATE s.ss
controlled tt hone, Q va. q strong
friend Of the roads. aud even sgAiusi
The interference propossd o, IN. Farm
ere Alliance But since the ?urpo...
of the money power have b--n disrios-
ed, ] would Infinitely prefer 10 .e- ths
roads torn up root and branch by the
people. rather than ssch INSTRUMENTS
should enist 20 "prr-ss the r- pie
it were far b~ti-r that w- w~r.
remAnded TO the tAifioiic, litter
lty loving. independent condition
that ks ID before a raiirosd whi.-
tie wa- heard la ia. lsnd. than TINT
these road. should become the tools of
q msr sii-s- foreign money power o.
subject "a. and control the fruit. of
our climlt and our labor
Just think Sf the management Of tie
sale 81 the cotton crop. la review al
its hi.tory since lsGs aud s-- what q
carefully devised ~ stem has been form
ed TO resist the proc sperou. advancement
of the cotton section. The frat few
years OF cotton crop. after the year ~.
gave q large surplu. of money over ia.
: coat of productioB. THE .urpla. wns
used 10 help repair the wastes of war
and restore vanished comforts In th.
: time of if, however. the calculating A
cotton manufacturer Of the world de
covered that any continued consid.ra.
able surplus of cash in the hands OF the
cotton producers would go into cotior
factories-thai the more favorable eli.
mate, the cheaper cotton sacfors labOr
!. and the saving in freight. would Civ,
y the cotton section such an sdsAniag.
as would greatly injur- cotton MANI
featuring elsewhere.
j There was only one way TO pregeDl
e the rapid Increase of cotton manu-
a | featuring in this section. aud that va
. TO reduce the price of the crop. III
!. way TO r~duce the price WAS 10 rrduol
y the amount Of money ia circulation
Through the cor porAt- privileges of ia
s National Banks, aud ceas,:S the coin
: age of the silver dolixr, this was mad
q easy, aud to- day tb- cotton crop is q
II the mercy Of the speculAiors aud man
r ufacturers who handle IL.
I'll BY q carefully prepared system q
reports these spectators know by IN
time the first bale of cotton opens nen
* about the number of bales the worl
o will produce. The intimate aud nee
,f es.ary relations be; wren tie Nations
10 Banks all the southern bank. kee
v accounts with the New York bank.
furnish information TO sho ~ how nuc
money fhe banks in the cotton seciio
eau use in moving the crop. lt 10
N very email portion OF the amount nes
:. essary. The fp-culsfors aud mxnufA,
pr turer. unite ia naming the price, nm
NJ the New York banks distribute 20 m
Of southern banks just enough money Z
be move the crop NJ that price, and D
T. more.
tol THE price hs. been held down no
n for many years in this way st ju
he about what IL costs % make the Gro
n. and give the !aboring farmer sufiiciei
70 pay his taxes aud his store bill
making him q d~p~Dcrnt man. abs
n Iutsly living from n aud 10 mouth. u
cannot hold his crop, for the rule of a
merchant requires . s-f'Iement wbs
VI the crop is bli-d. Thi. rule of "a
o merchant &. handed casn by n
ly banker. The banter give. the me
nd chsGt credit. The big bankers bark
ar London give the ruis Go tue N~W Io
tanks, and the New \ orb banks to Il
proyinci 81 bark. and 10 the whoI-sa
merchants, and the Wholesale me
chants TO the retail merciants. ri
&c London bankers practically own q
in railroads. rfhe roads write the In,
A that are passed affecting their int
ests, and % make douoiy sure, sels
the judges who interpret the Law
Her. 10 q chain of interests, which. q
"a ciphered through all the meanderin
ng and fully UNDERSTOOD, would sppsl
~ big con.yirztos of the internal rsgio
100 bims~.f The angels are weeping os
NJ it, for the cis'r~ss because Df ~
ne bruk-n q multitude of hearts and All
the prisons, grsyeyaris aud asylur
Il
demented for i've years is witho
precedent.
he. Those who understand these thin
3, and have aided in them, and been b
- enciaries thereby, deserve the fate
. Baby Ion, wretches that they are
inc have witnessed unmosed for
aen years the sorroWs and Affections Of ,
ers people, owing TO the depression
ical bu iness. They whose hsbifs and q
eee pioy menf have been of such case or
i've evaiiyn as TO keep them from learn
nrr these thiogs should be despised
their oppoFtunifies, and for bury
o.'' their talents. Nevertheless, the ps
90 perisy hoWler instructs that the va
heir 70 mostly aatis0ed, and abuses and
sults and Fidicules the CO iamity bov
because be refuses TO be satis0ed b
- self or ALLOW his neighbcr TO be .