The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-25
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The Stevens antitrust bin is a knot
ty problem for the Legislature. 1T has
been amended so that it will not injure
North Carolina j0bbers who are not IN
trusts. Now the tobacco interests are
understood to complain of 1T. One of
it's principal purposes, if we understand
it, is to protect the tobacco planters of
the State against the cigarette trust,
which has destroyed competition in the
sale of certain grades of tobacco and rs
holding the farmers nose to the grind
stone. All, well! We are not surprised
In the Legislature of 1S93-we believe it
was eprl sentative G.. b. Watson, of
Forsyth, introduced and fought valiant
ly for bill TO curb the cigarette trust,
and was confronted with numerously
signed petitions against his measure
from the very people he was trying to
help. In the face of every discourage
mcnt we hope Mr.. Stevens will be able
to fight his bill through In some such
shape as to cripple the trusts without
hurting our home people. Charlotte OBJ
server.
: The bill of Mr.. Julian providing for
an amendment to the constitution where
by reelection of State and county Off
GERS shall he limited to three terms in
all. on the same idea that the Governor
is now prohibited from serving but four
successive years. if elected in the first
instance by popular vote. This amend
ment if adopted would affect all county
and State officers except that of Gov
ernor, which is now restricted to four
years or one term. We heartily favor
the amendment. but it should be two
terms instead of three terms. Mr.. Jul
liam agrees to change it to two terms if
there is demand for it, and those who
favor the change should write Mr.. Jul
liam and give their viewS-Asheboro
Courier.
Il hear much" remarked one of our
citizens the other day ''about Jim Grow
Cars but | don't hear a thing about
Jim-Crow waiting rooms. The jim
Grow waiting rooms are just as impor-
tant as the cars" he remarked i'm
way to indicate that he was in dead
earnest. Il have just had an experience
in Charlotte he continued, (which
makes me say this and | wish you
would call public attention to it in your
paper" 1t is true that separate wait
ing rooms are just as important as
separate cars and it viii be mistake
not TO provide them.-Gastonia Gazette
Mr. SiIas NJ Stone, of Wake Forest,
a brave soldier, who left one leg on the
battlefield, and who made the best
speech at the Confederate Veteran Re
union in Raleigh in January. in a private
letter to the editor. says: Our Demo
cratic Legislature is more harmonious
than it was previous to our defeat 1t
has about done all that was expected of
it and has about done all that the
people want. 1t has put the white man
in the saddle, and hereafter we will
ride"
This is a sample of the letters the
News and Observer is receiving these
days:
To the Editor-Greeting: The good
people of .>orth Carolina are with you
in your fight against reinstatement of
the Wilson, eX-Railroad Commissioners.
Keep up your ticks:
LAY on McDuff,
Damned be he
Who first cries
Hold, enough"
The office of Railroad Commissioner
is one of great Importance and at least
one member of the Commission should
be a practical railroad man. In our
opinion Ben r. Lacy, of Raleigh, should