The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-23
il CAROL, INA

The Southern Railway has paid $40, 900
for rights Of way Tor IT'S Mooresviile-
Mccksvllle line in Rowan county. BY
building from Reidsville 10 Kerners.
vile, Mooresvllle to Mocksvnle. and
from Mooresville, to Gastonin 1t Will
shorten the distance from Washington
to Atlanta thirty-iive miles, or an
hours time.
1t Is quite openly said that the cues.
ttcn of 'barrcoms or no barrooms IL
again 10 be made an issue here i'm the
next campaign.
ONO Wilson, in his newspaper to-
day, charges that Senator Butler and
governor Russell have already Jointly
written the POpulist platform for
North Carolina for 1898. He says that
=. Z. Caldwell, appointed by Governor
ltussell chairman of the Railway Com
mission, told him he did not himself
KNOW what he would do on the uucs-
'tion of reduction of railway rates, as
he knew nothing about 1t.
WI lSon says that Senator Butler told
MN last August that unless the rate
OF passenger fares on railways could
DC reduced TO one and two cents per
iElle, and freight rates also reduced.
iIeight fares should wait. Wilson said
JUNCTION OF passenger fares could not be
made and do justice to shippers. TO
uhls Butler replied that the reports Of
the roads were false and unworthy of
peilet; That they were falsely sworn
10. and that the reduction of passen-
ger rates was much more Important
IMAM uhat OF freight r:utes, because II
would nave better effect politically.
Wilson replied that he was In favor of
an hat 4.
freight rates. and that 10 this Butler
replied, like his partner. Governor Rus
SCI, why In the Ill do you want to
hcip the DIN fool who won't help you?'
TO this Wilson says lie replied he Hyas
sworn to do Justice to all parties VIII
son then says that Butler does not
stand on his party platform on this
question, but wants to revise It.
Governor Russell says in Senator But
lcr's paper:
Yes, 1t Is, true that have been rid
Ing pn fr0NJ 4tl,Sscs. After my election
as Governor oil the railroads in the
State and many of them ont of 1t. sent
me free passes. declared that would
not take passes from any Of them. In
two months time | yielded 10 their
pressure, and not only took their passes
but took n train of cars of the. Best
finish and elegance. furnishedJ free TO
my inauguration They urged shat |
should accept what,sthey called their
'couiicsics. They said THAT l should do
as all othGH Governors had done. and
thht thGS warG not extending these
'c3!liTcsies' with any purpose CT in
nrcncinE my official action, and all the
State knows that they have not in
liuenccd me. Indeed. they put me where
10 refuse passes would seem discuurtc-
tY,t-,, st,,,s ~
took them and have got IL pocketrul
Of them now. If they nr any Of them
want to revoke their politencss' they
nave only to intimate as much and they
VIII get 1t returned on quick time, and
amy railroad that does so Intimate Will
be treated by men just as fairly rs If I
mad It's passes for Il life time, signed,
sealed and delivered. But have CON
Guided that just rs long rs they send
around their passes to officials and ia
Vsrites, / Will take them. When they
offer them. AS long as they offer me
their passes along with those Federal
Judges who stand in with the monopoly
crowd. just so long will I take them
VIII .reluse my passes If Judge Simon
ton will refuse his pass and palace car
IT he Will quit. 7 Will quit; but IL he
Keeps on, l will keep on. Perhaps he
will keep on the longer; at any rate. his
SupciriI cltlIl is not denied. In
ceriing dcadheads I am not violating
the law-neither are Judge Simunton
and the rest OF them. The law prohibits
the railroads from giving the pass-not
the donee from accepting. Whether
one should accept such n gift Is a Qlles-
tlon CT ethics which seems to have been
determined by custom in favor of every
map,6 taking whatever Is offered 1t is
not yet settled whether the law can be
enforced and this free pass business
abolished, but ] shall do all that can
10 get the law executed and put an end
to free passes. except such rs are an
thoriZed by the statute. The dcadhcads
arc mostly ANIMALS. They expire with
The year. Lot the railroads refuse 20
renew any OF them except those allowed
by law; or rather by the Railway Com
mission under the law. One thing is
dead sure; II they continue TO dery'thc
law by issuing them next year I will
do all that | can to put the extreme
penalty on them in every case"