The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-31
W. Uo~I BEIIEyE

t-f- 1rr nan rLIB re n JAA 'H,4S-
g.;Irg TIA: Con missioner Csie~eII
VII a5r o. tie rae question, and that .
BE- J.. - 90 TIL. asa part o! deal t=-
tween 5oysrr5r Russeil and the south
ern Hsilr1a1.
III. charged that The proposed deal
10 a. fsiioEs
TIA; the >2Git-rn EAiirU.d propo--s
% Governor Russell TO Lease the At
IXniic AID North Csro,irs Railroad -
aYeutal o. tSoLr1 ore-h1f PER cent
Til. would probably Dc : fair rental
Asfsra.ze krov Tor the read, and
Nigh. ~ i;sel'. De sustained g.
proper business vAnsIciior, though
we confess TIA. with the determined
rurpo-s CO TIE Southern Railroad 20
run :be p9li.Ics Of North Carolina, and
dominate 70: OILY is con nsreisl il
teres;. tCi Is state government. We
d. no; relish he idea o. extending
i:. fed Of Operation and Increasing
lie pCwsr 20 fAsteu - cl1tche. tighter
upon The thros, Of the state. Bot il
10 tLArgst that the southern dos no;
propose - lease the road 60 81 iuce-
pendent proposition. IL u charged
tia: there IL string 20 the prcpo-
si'iOu srt tia; the s:rirg j. tie i'm
porisri par. o. lie proposed deal. In
short j; u charged that The southern
proposes 10 lease the Atlantic and
North CA-9liua Railroad provided the
state Al. rot
lat. sttemp, 10 ttst the validity Of
the infamous midnight ninety-uine
year lease.
-nt. that il will not enforce the law
with reference 10 free passes against
the southern Railroad.
3rt. ttS tie state will not reduce
freIgh; snt passenger rates, but shsll
IN fast restore tie Old rate Of 3 cts
Per mile.
lis charged further that the SoI.b-
err Cfsrs TO pay the attorneys which
tie state k&s employed in the lease
matter il this Deal goes through.
This proportion j. 20 outrageous
that W c2nrot for = moment give il
serious crsGepcs. We cAuuo. believe
that the Governor could seriously en-
terrain such : compromise Of prirci-
pie, right and Justice We Cannot be-
lieye that the Railroad Commission
could for moment entertain such .
proposition or become party 70 il By
restoring the high and oppressive pass
euger rates. Besides, the attorneys
employed By the government 10 pros
ecute this Sight or behalf Of the State
could not, IN our opinion, honorsbly
enteriaio . proposition Of tbi. kind
especial : when their pay WAS 10 come
from tha southern Railway. such q
proposition j. almost 81 insult 10 them
for il thsy were 10 even consider il fa.
yorAbly, ii once their allegiance would
Be changed from the safe TO the South
err.
IL would be better fer the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad Com psny
never 10 run another train than fol
such 8 compromise ard deal a. this 4
De made 10 the ROtEschilds' railway
syudicste.
The reduction o!psssenger rates 4
= cents and cents Per mile is aver!
moderate reduction indeed, j, is on,
that il emiuently fair TO the railroads
This reduction should By all mean
stand until the State sees ft 70 max
afurtber reduction.
The niDety-nine year midnight des
is not only Al outrageous bushes
transaction, but il is fraud and shoul,
not be allowed to stand.
IA 10 enforcing the lav against ID
railroads for violation of the free pas
provision, the people Of the State, OIL
account Of the poverty and iEnoranc
Of the railway corporations, will n
doubt be in favor of dealing yith Their
as ieniently as possible. for past sin.
Bot let these matters be dealt Wit
on their merit, without any cickel
deal or trade, and then let the Aslanti
and North Carolina Railroad leas
proposition stand on its own foosini
IL the State can lease il 70 advantas
as An independent proposition, do i;
If not, the State can run il.
Such . deal As the one proposed migt
have been possible under tie Ellis
Carr Administration, but We canns
believe, and do not believe, that tt
present administrations can belle II
splendid record it ha. already made b
being . party to such an outrageoI
surrender.