The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-02-23
FL IS OVER THE PIE.

the fusionists- they fuss over the
pie. When they can't settle it they
refer it 10 the dough tray-the eau
Gus. They charge each other With
conspiracy in the divide OF the spoils.
They would have had hot time OF
II In the Senate over tn. election Of
the Deaf mute school directors, but
Mr.. Osborne poured oil on the matter
and 1t was sent to the c4ucua. In
that, perhaps the friends Of the can
didates can fuse and divide up the
spells, by filding or making some
other place for them. Mr.. Osborne
IL the brains OF the concern, anywsv.
TIE WILSON'S CASE
This is bigger thing than many
think. The people are Watching it.
A ma ,rity of all parties believe the
Governor did right. The evidence
they have gotten SO far has not
changed them. The report agreed
upon by the Committee is long no.
thing. smart men ought to be able
to get up better one. A short no.
thing is better than a long nothing.
The multitude of words used tend
more 10 DystIfy than to sympli-
fy. the smart ms m bers of the House
and wise Senators could not under
stand it. And somehow the com nit
tee did not want the evidence pub
lished IN connection with the report.
Their excuse was, it would cost too
much. Glenn, who was ready to
vote 500 900 for a new criminal in
sane asylum, said it would break the
State to publish it. The fuss began
when it was reported to d Joint sess-
ion Of the General Assembly. They
wanted to reinstate j. w., but none
wanted S. Ohio, but they could not
get around it in the report, and at
all appear consistent. On this rock
the split seemed to begin.
The motion was to adopt the re-
port of the committee
"Mr. Thompson, of Onslaw, hoped
the motion would not prevail. He,
for one, was not prepared to vote.
lie had given the evidence some
study and he was sorry he had not
q a ~ 20 !
sion as had been reached by the COM
mittee,
"It looks like an effort is being
made to sweep the adoption of this
resolution over US. 1t should be
done. So far as have been able to
learn, both the Wilson's are guilty
and ought to have been turned out.
Such evidence as / have had teaches
me that these men are not fitted to
bs impartial jurors between the peo-
pie of North Carolina and the rail-
roads. And l tell you here and now,
if you insist on q vote at this time l
shall vote against the adoption of
this report.
Il may be wrong, may not. l
want the matter to go over that l
may look into it. If the governor
has rightfully removed these men l
shall stand by his action. If not |
shall vote to sustain this report.
From such evidence as I've been
able to get one rate was granted to
these Commissioners and another to
the people. If we can't have any
better Commissioners than that let's
repeal the Railroad Commission act
and get rid Of the whole thing" (Ap-
plausa).
This kinder showed which way the
wind "blowed'-it WAS mostly wind.
Then MIR Hicks said: "The people
are more interested in this matter
than in any other. except White Su.
premacy.' Of course they are the
same, both are based upon the hope
that it will give Deocrats Office. o this
rock the endorsement was postponed.
The Observer says, they "acted wise.
ly" in postponing the vote, as there
were "sharp differences of opinion
The Observer had hoped the wise
lawyers could have devised plan
to- have the matter adjusted in the
courts But in this, it was deceived
Said If the matter could be settled
by jury then the leases of Maj
, Wilson and S, Ohio Wilson coule
have been heard on their separat,
merits" Then the Observer says:
"While never joining in any per
secution of Major Wilson, it is ou
conviction that it was not seemly TO
him as Railroad Commissioner t,
J borrow money from Col. Andrews o
I through q bank with Col. Andrew
or any other railroad officer as en-
dorser; to apply to the railroad 70
special rates to ship furniture 70
his associate commissioner at les
:, than regular rates; or to be part
ner in the ownership of a railwa
eating house the value of which dc
pended upon the stopping of tn
J, trains there for dinner"
!, o Ohio Wilson went on the Con
: mission as blatant advocate of To-
8 rates and strict railroad regulation
He was chosen for a term Of 81
years. the railroads needed him i
/. their business. Some of thel
n thought that he could be made fay
:, orable to their views of what q Raj
road Commission ought to do in til
~ matter of regulation. The Souther
n Railray stopped for dinner at Ash
Dr. vile. Col. Andrews had hotel /.
d, Round Knob. Ohio Wilson g moths
er wanted to run a hotel. Why n
lr rent it to s. Ohio Wilson and NAL
ID it in the dinner house "a-coming ar
il a-gwinei"
is "Some suspicious people believ,
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