The news & observer., 1897-02-07
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

should not be disturbed; for nobody
could guarantee that the lion and the
lamb might not eventually lie down to-
gether leaving us at the mercy of a two
headed monster. He commended highly
the service of the two roads, and said
that the people were well protected now
so let these roads keep fighting one am
other as they are doing now, and not
let one swallow the other, and thus
march into the very thing which that
blll was intended to obviate.
Judge Avery referred to
pleasantly of Judge Burwell's
that he had not been practising Law long
and did not know about the needs
or the citizen. Judge Avery said that he
had been practising law only a few
weeks, but his first case had been that of
an engineer who had died doing his duty
at the throttle: the case was removed to
the Federal courts ON the ground that the
road could not get justice in North Caro-
lima.
Judge BurweI deprecated such sus-
picion of the Federal court and said the
citizen would get his rights in Richmond
before as able body of men as there was
on the bench.
Capt. Kitchin came forward as a
volunteer, with no mans money in his
pocket and with none of his own. He
came forward only as a citizen of North
Carolina. Why was this legal array here
If this bill was all moonShine? He didn't
blame the corporations for gobbling us
all up-we helped 'em to do it. Judge
Burwell had told how he could go home so
quick nthe railroad 0aughter); if he
went home like he (Kitchin) did he had
to pay for it. Capt. Kitchin maintained
that the State had a right to make a
railroad pay license. He would not at
tack Sgd. Alexander's honesty or man
hood, but he would attack his business
sagacity as soon as he would that Of any
man. If Capt. Alexander was afraid of the
insolvency OF corporation why should he
run six years beforehand to get into the
arms of this corporation? Why didn't you
run into their arms four years ahead
they would have embraced you-they
loved You. Why didn't you wait until four
years? / trust Democrat, but he is
mighty bad when he gets scared. He had
never had a free pass since he was 81
years DID, they took no liking to and
wouldn't embrace him. The property was
admitted to be the most valuable in
North Carolina; a railroad in Georgia
was leased by the Southern. Col. An
drews denied this, and the passes between
the two created considerable laughter,
when Capt. Kitchin said. he would aban-
don that as he didn't know anything
about that; but he had seen it in Poor's
Manual and insisted on it in spite of Col.
Andrews's continued denial. Seven per
II 1t nau Deen Ior ou years, rev, he 2
thought, would have objected. He was
not in favor of selling the railroad nor
OF stopping the building of railroads, but
they should have waited four years long
er; they should have been as careful Of
North Carolina as they should Of ward.
Referring to the Hoffman offer, Capt.
Alexander said he had made no bid. OF
course, he didn't-nobody would have
done it; but if you had waited and if
you had done it under the broad canopy
of heaven in the sunshine, nobody would
have objected, even if you had gotten only
6 per cent. Then you leased too long.
They made a mistake-an honest mis-
take-but they ought not come here now
to keep the people from rectifying this
mistake. He wouldn't be surprised if the
Southern went into bankruptcy seven
teen times before this lease was out. He
was not in favor of monopoly; but there
was provision in the bill for reasonable
CudIRGS, lOI COIpOIQllOil5 OuSll W IluNe
their dues, but they ought not to be allow-
ed to swallow up the most valuable prop
erty in North Carolina. The Captain
said he was not in favor Of the bill
to put fares down to . cents q mile; he
was in favor OF treating corporations
right. The Southern made a splendid
transaction with the gentlemen-the
Southern Railway was too big for you,
rny,fI l~1A
these gentlemen for wanting to be en-
dorsed-but you won't get the corpora
ton loose until you choke it Loose. IL
you believe that these gentlemen-includ-
ing the Governor-had vested right to
make this lease, then let it alone; if you
don't, then you would be trait
Alexander was afraid that the Southern
would denude the rOad-they could not
have afforded to do it, even if it was law
full; that was a corporation trick. 1
don't blame them. When l go a-tricking
trick, but when do business for other
people, do it in broad daylight, and not
behind curtains There is a suspicion
about this. don't mean to say that any
body was bought, but they had an object.
/ know it. They wanted to get that line
through, l could say, but / won't. Capt.
Kitchin made calculation on the 10
per cent. basis, showing $27, 100000 bal
ance. The gentlemen claimed to have
done good thing. We are to be the
judges whether or not they have done
a good thing. He owned $3.50 worth of
stock in the road He stood here repre-
senting that $3.50 Qaughter). He didn't
want to give anybody the power tn sell
now. and he protested, in the name
of 1,500O,O00 people, if they understood
it, not to let it stand. You had as we'll
have it settled now, for the people of
North Carolina will never submit to this
lease; they will carry it to the Federal
Court, if necessary. So you nigh as well
settle it now.
AT the conclusion of Capt Kitchin's
on motion of Capt. Sutton, the
at 1875, adjourned to meet
Monday afternoon in the State Library,
at o'clock.