The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-20

DIN tho Peoples Party In Its crusade
Igainst trusts, but that they will al
% talk up the other principles Of the
,arty which are no less necessary
or good government.
Governor Sayers, OF Texas, it will
De remembered, sometime ago sug-
yested the plan Of calling together
n conference the Governors of the
different States with their Attorney
to discuss the trust ques-
ton and consider ways and means Of
trusts. The conference
was called for September 10th. at st.
Louis. We subjoin a letter to Gov.
Sayers from Gov. Lee, the Populist
Governor OF South Dakota. with the
com ment that if all the Governors
were Populists something like effec-
tive action might be looked for from
the conference. Says Gov. Lee
~ believe the movement is al ex-
cellent one, for it will take the uni
ted effort of at least majority OF
the States if they expect to succeed
in counteracting the evil Of the gl-
gantic combinations that are being
formed and are being constantly
multiplied. 1t Is our duty to try by
every honorable means possible to
subJugate these monopolies. If their
absolute control cannot be accomp-
lished by legislation, in my opinion
the only remedy remaining is gov
eminent ownership of transporta-
ton lines that are now being manip
ulated by the capitalists directly
against the interest of the masses"
The Corporation Commission has
made an increase in the tax value OF
raill DAD property in the State of on
~ about one-third what it should
have made if it had taxed the rail
road property in the same proper
ton that other property is taxed; and
is now posing for the appreciation o.
the people, while the railroads ART
playing the martyr act to make i
appear that they have been severely
handled. Still! they have saved them
selves from fair assessment ty Sc
curing to the Commission the powe
to assess them.
If the Commission really wants t.
see justice done, let them reduce
freight and passenger rates to VIVA
they should be, and they will hav
done their duty to the travelling an
shipping public without having don
injury or injustice to the railroads
"It is noticeable that in nearly al
reports of fighting in the Philippine
our navy takes part. Are We to un
derstand from this that they hav
got our battleships on wheels an
are working them on land 7 1t look
that way, for surely by this time GU
troops have been able to get ava
from the seashore.-Silver Cree
Times.
The times overlooks the fact tina
this is the rainy season in the Phi
lipines and that there is plenty {
water to float the battleships owe
most any part of the Island.
Il We like the candor and honesty ,
: Captain Frederick Watkins, la
. master of the steamship Paris whic
was recently stranded. Capt. Wa
kins does not seek to evade the r
8 sponsibility or to put the blame Il
the accident upon any one else, b.
= says that he alone is to be blame
t and we think considering his lor
! and capable service at sea GOVERN
. more than quarter of a centur
q that the penalty Of two years suspe
Q sion was a little severe.
II Under the plan of city ownersh
now operating in Detroit, Mich, Il
people of that city ride on the sire
cars at three cents a fare, a rate b
. little over half what it was und
private ownership. This 10 a Pc
% pies Party principle put into prs
tice, and one from which the Detr
public will get material benefit. T
=" statement is made that this plan
- only tried by way of experimei
). but We venture this prophecy, that
=, it is even changed it will not be
=" vote of the peopIeof Detroit.
,r Senator Morgan in q recent int
4. view which was published to hs
some influence in directing and for
ing issues for the next campaign s.
in part:
80 Let us return to the old princip
O. of tariff reform. An antitrust pla
r should also be used to strength
ne platform.
m Senator Morgan would no do,
u welcome the old tariff fight the i"
Of love Of the Democratic party'-'
d. before entering upon it he should
ne plain one little incident in his rec
,e of the Fifty fifth Congress. 1t =,
" be remembered that when the Di
ms ley tariff bill was up in the Sen,
,ir an amendment known as the Pc
n grew antitrust amendment was
of fered, which sought to deprive trr
ir- Of which according to the laws
,e- our country are unlawful of