The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
THB GOVERNOR
and FREE PASSES,
An Intervisu With Gsverres Rus-
sell 10 which hs MAKES
Fnsk, Open and Clear
Stasemsns Abezi
TIE FREE PASS BUSINESS.

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The Railroad organs have e~~n ha.-
ing much To say About the sssexaeris
riding on tb~ southsrn. Tho s~seossd
aud oshes ssiiruads on o FRYE pAss
A little news-monsss ~ kaleigk. in
trying to earn his hire. cent out
stoyii ii~ about the sos.rnor. h~inx
ashamed of his free pass.
A reporter of rms ,arc.aas rr-
qu-st~d an int~rsi~s from ths sov~r-
por about this matter end IN reply 20
sofne question he said IN ssh.asna~ q I,
fo.loAs:
"Yes. 20 d. true that have been rsd-
ing on free p.sses. After ny election
as Governor all the faiiroad. an the
state and many of them cat Of %. ssut
me free passes . declared that Q would
not take passes from any of than. In
tWo months time I yi.ld<d Ia their
pressure and not only took their pa.s~s.
but took Q train of cars, 81 the bssi
nnish and ei~gsnc~. FURNISHED free. Co
bring up . party of insii-d friend. q.
should accept What they called their
-courtesies." They said that 4 should
do as ali other Gos~rnors had done
and that they we're not sntsndlns
tbese ''courtesies" With any purpose of
Influencing my Official action. and al
the State Knows that thry has. noi
Influenced me- todeed. tbsy pot ne
where To refuse pass~s would seem ci,-
courteous. if nos insulting. 20 th~n.
So took them aud have got . poctet
full Of them nov. IL thy or any of
them, want To revoke their -golat n~ss
they have only 10 intimate ss much
and they will GET it rsturned on qulck
time aud any railroad that do~s go in-
timaie will be treated by me iast ne
fairly ~ 10 I had its passes for o lif-
time, signed. sealed and delivered.
Hut I have concluded that Just q.
long a. they send around their passes
To officials and fssorit~s, . vii take
them, when they Offer fb~m. As Iona
~ they they offer s.r rh-ir psss.s.
along with those Federal Jsdg-. wbo
stand in with the MONOPOLY crowd.
just 80 long will . take them. vail
refuse my passes az Judge simonton
will refuse his pass aud psiao- car. 20
he will quit. wiii quit: hut % he
keeps on. . will keep on. Ps,haps b-
will keep on the longer: st any rate.
his superior claim .. not d~nied.
In accepting deadbeAcs q am not
violating the law-neitb.r are lodge
Simonfon and the rect az them. The
Law prohibits the railroad. from giving
/ the pass-nof the dons~ from accept
ing. whether one should accept such
gift 10 o question of ethics which
seems 60 have been dsfsrminsd by cue
tom in favor of every mabs taking
whafeyer 10 offered.
u is not yet settled whether the las
can be enforced aud this Tree tas.
business abolished. but Q .hsil do oil
that can To get the iaw executed And
put an end TO free pAe~-e, except saci
~ are authorized BY the .tsfrt~.
The deadbeads are mostiy annusls
They expire with the year. iy~t The
railroads refuse TO renew any of then
except tbose allowed by lac: or rsibei
by the Railroad Commission under th.
lsw. One thing is dead sure n thsy
continue 20 defy the lac by is,uins
them next year . will do all hat . cas-
TO put the extreme p~nslty on them %
every case"