The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-03

dants TO print editorials of the sort that |
had been printed.
Mr. Thompson Did you see where IN
the other morning paper it called those
who opposed this report traitors
Senator Justice: / did not see tne
article, but my remarks apply 10 IL
equally. The Wilson's were being tired
on opinionS founded on newspaper cur
torials.
Major Wilson must be tried as an up |
riobt n,an ms mere was in the State. |
There may have been mistakes, bur MAJ.
Wilson was without crime and that was
what he was being tried for. II MAYOR
Wilson did wrong to own Round Knob
Hotel the State had twice condemned
it. 10 show his sincerity he had parted
with the property when notice was
served.
Senator Hicks said he did not think
ii was so very wrong to leave the hotel
in the hands of Musette; it was wrong
to use il TO corrupt s. Ohio Wilson after
he became Railroad Commissioner.
He had considered the evidence. had
| read il twice, but he found no loop
| hole through which he could escape vot-
| ing against the report. The question
| was not whether they were guilty of
| crime; but whether they were dlsquaii-
| fed.
Mr.. Thompson. of Onslow, said he had
| not gotten his opinions from the news
| papers: he had opposed the report when
| first presented. The editor of the News
| and Observer had a right to eXuress
| an opinion. So long as the tool Of
monopolies expressed its opinion the
| tribune of the people had a right to eX
| press his opinion. He had been called
! traitor by morning paper for OPP
| posing the report of the committee.
Col. Andrews had held the mort
gag like the sword of Damocles over
the head of Major Wilson to crush him
| il he did not obey his will. He would
vote against the Wilson's for dsquali-
| fication, not for Il crime Both were in
the same boat and both should be treated
alike Taking the cold facts as he
! found them he believed both men were
disqualified He had no love for Cover
nor Russell: he had always opposed him
in politics. But it was Il question of
fright and he could try the men as cold
Ihloodedly as though they were diamond
/ backed terrapins. To think of the Gid
eonite hereafter being known as "Otho
the immaculate" took his breath away.
| Mr. Council said it had been assumed
| by every speaker that the two Wilson's
were on the same footing he did not
think So 1t was known when Major
| Wilson was elected that he was a man
of high character. 1t was unjust to
measure Major Wilson by the same
standard as Ohio Wilson, n man who
had been found wanting i'll the tribunals
of the State. Ohio had shielded himself
| behind his mother and used her as a
screen to make money. it was unfair
TO assume that the two should be in
veStigated on the same ground.
He would vote for Major VII
son and against Ohio Wilson.
Senator Osborne thought ii would be
absurd to say he had tried the ease ON
its merits: any man who knew the
committee would know that. He had
nothing TO say about Mr.. Daniels; each
had his opinion. For - years he had
been studying to do justice to his fell
low man. Where human character was
at stake. III had always lifted up his
voice for justice and humanity. Inter
est in railroad under the statute meant
a pecuniary interest. What would you
think it meant. Brother Rountrce:'
asked the Senator.
Mr. Rountree: Il think it would
mean an interest i'll the corporation"
/ He saw that man who ran an eating
house might have an interest and make
money ont of the interest. But the
/ pecuniary interest must be by pre-
arrangement. If Major Wilson had no
interest. then Ohio could have none.
! Major Wilson was not like some men;
he had contributed nearly 100000 TO
charity When Governor Vance was in
IL r.. 1,
gone to him and given him $500. When
he took the paIsied hand OF Mayor Will
/ son he could not nut say, God bless
the palsied hand that helped the patriot
Don't yon think for one moment that
the chairman ever failed 10 ct close to
/ the testimony in any case he UNDER
took" declared the Senator from Neck
| lenburg.
/ lie intended to vanquish all the adver-
sarias of Major Wilson before he left
the floor. The committee mad heard the
evidence and was better able to Judge
than the members.
The only reason why nobody had ever
gotten reduced rates except Ohio VIII
son was because they had not asked for
| them.
| Senator Daniels: Under what sec
ton of the law did Major Wilson ask
! for reduced rates:"
Senator Osborne: Under section 6,
| which prescribcs the rules for cXcur-
sion rates"
Senator Osborne then discussed the
sale of the Round Knob property and
| took up the analogy between the quail
| iications of juror and a Railroad Com
missioner. He declared that there was
not in the case of Major Wilson sufti- |
cient to justify his being challenged as
Il juror.
As to the mortgage Senator Osborne
declared: You can't buy Major VIII |
son. He can look Il man in the face |
without quailing.
He took Il pass, but the pass business
was nonsense. :. Ohio Wilson did |
not take pass until he was suspended |
and then took il MS editor of the Hay |
seeder The man who took !; pass owed |
the road nothing, though he might wish
it we'll
Raleigh had been raked with fine
tooth comb to find something against