The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-07

gestions. He said it had sought intel
ligently new OBJ acts Of taxation. He
regretted to be compelled to enter an
objection to this new feature Of the
revenue act, but that he took this step
after calm reflection. He declared
that not a vote should be cast for such
a tax.
Last June, July and August there
was restless fear on the part OF the
Democratic leaders as to whether the
great organizations of capital would
contribute to the campaign fund.
These railroads answered the appeal
to them for cid in the nobleet manner,
and sprang to the aid of white ''su-
premacy."
The Democratic party made pledges
to the corporations, he said.
"This is one question on which every
Democratic member here is pledged.
And I do stand here to day and ask
you to abide by it.
You made it in the hour Of need
last summer. You made it in the hour
" 06EAAS6Ss l. OO6 yO0 v W NCOR4 ~
You say this promise to corpora
tions ought not to have been made.
How many men would have stood
upon the stump and said this3
This pledge made nc matter how or
where, is just such a pledge az every
honest man ought to make to an hon
est nan
ut is the pledge thGt brought yOu
here and brought me here" ..
Willard, in support of the bill; said
it seemed impossible to contend with
such oratory, and he alluded to the
"glittering geneTalities and oratorical
p~yrotecnics'' of Craig and Winston,
saying the former played on a harp of
one string. Willard said it was right
and Just to levy a special privilege tax
on property which enjoys special and
m~onopolisSic privileges. He said Con,
nor and Winston were in error in say
ing that railroads were singled out;
that telegraph companies paid taxes on
their property, and also an income or
privilege tex He said that Conner,
Craig and Winston said it was I'M
Democratic to tax railroads, and
wanted to know why they did not use
that argument as to the tax on tele-
graph and telephone companies. He
said they appeared to think more of
railroads than Of other interests.
Boushall said he had a full knowl-
edge of this question and would dis
cuss it as q matter of revenue. He
said he did not think it fair in Win
ston to argue that there was a pledge
bv the Democratic State Chairman to
the railroads which was bin ding. Allen,
of Wayne, said that the State Chair.
man said he had made no pledge save
that in the platform and the hand book
(which is that railroads and all other
CORPORATIONS shall receive equal justice
and equal treatment. He discussed
the development of railroad taxation,
and said the net income of the ailroads
in the State is 10 per cent. on the value
assessed by the railroad commission,
z and that railroads are escaping their
- lust amount of taxation. Rountree
asked if the principle Of taxation Of
! gross income was fair to a struggling
road. Boushall said that if net income
was taxed none would be given in by
the railroads.
Gattis asked Boushall if the same
- rate of taxation as levied last yeal
would yield as much tax now. III
- wanted to know if there was not 800,
600 in the State Treasury. Boushal
- said it was only apparently there
Thompson, Of Onslow, said there wa
- not enough to pay the debts Of tn
penitentiary. Willard said it wOul
take SIS, 900 of the 800. 900 to pay tn
expenses of this legislature.
N Alexander asked if railroads did nc
R, have Sis. 600, 600 invested in Mort
Carolina. Thompson, of Oaslow, sai
IT the cost OF the railroads was $88, 900
r, 600. Willard said the railroads paid
A per cent. on 500. 900, 900, and II pc
il. cent. on $32, 900, 600, the assessed valu'
+ At 1890 the committee rose.
40 The House elected n. o. Sherri
p State Librarian.
ii At the night session bills passed: I
ed establish a ~dispensary at Clinton; I
ut make complete the act to prevent tt
sale Of mis- branded and sdulterate
to foods; &c allow Salisbury to issue ele
of trio light and waterWorks bonds;
AK extend the stock law in Robeso
x; county; to validate all stock law eIe
m. tions heretofore held in Johneto