The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17
PR|TCHARD FOR
V|CE-PRES|DENT
The N. C. Delegation Solid
For Him
COnEHl ADCC Md u0I TOM
so DECLARES Mr.. HOLTON
MIR. SMALL ON BUTLER AND THE
TRUSTS.
Mr.. SMALL IN HEARTY ACCORD WITH HIM
That is in Efforts to Restrain and Regulate Mo-
nOpoles, But They Disagree as to tie
Remedy. Both Favor Government
tai Control of Money.

Tai NoHuol VI Money
Washington, Jan. 16-(Speciall Con
gresham Atwater has succeeded III hav-
ing one of his constituents promoted and
has just induced the Secretary of War
to allow young Mr. Willie X. Martin of
Franklin to resign from the army into
which he enlisted on a thOughtless i'm
pulse. He is the great grandson of Hon
Nathaniel Mason Mr.. Atwater, after
securing his discharge sent him to Greens
boro, where Col. A. b. Andrews has Civ
Ell a place in the Southern Railroad Of
fee.
State Chairman Holton, Carl Duncan,
ESQ, Major James Moody and others
are here, / assume, to advise with Sena
tor Pritchard as to the distributions of the
Senate patronage, as well as to plan the
campaign i'm North Carolina. Chairman
Holton says the North Carolina lelega
tion will go to the Philadelphia conven
ton as a unit for Senator Pritchard
as ice-PreSident.
The attorneys lin the contested election
case, Crawford VS.. Pearson. are here and
the contest will begin ON Wednesday ac-
cording to programme previously an
nounced.
INTERVIEW WITH MR. SMALL.
Your correspondent asked Hon. Jno
III. Small, member of the House from
the First district. for am expression of
opinion on the resolutions introduced i'll
the Senate by Senator Butler concerning
trusts and the causes which produce
then. Mr.. Small readily consented and
made the following statement:
Il have great respect for Senator But
Ter personally and amy action of his on Il
public question is entitled to serious con-
sideration. On national questions his
record i'll the Senate has been mainly
consistent and his ability is unquestioned
by those best qualified TO judge His
speeches in the Senate always receive
respectful attention and consideration.
Upon the question of trusts and mo-
nCpolieS l am most heartily in accord
with Senator Butler in amy effort he may
make either in removing the causes which
make them possible or i'm properly res
training and regulating them. but | cam
not agree entirely with him i'll the drastic
method proposed i agree with him
must fully that the coinage of money
and the issuing of currency and the regu-
lation of the volume thereof. Is gov
ernmental function. / think further that
recommendation coupled with our present
currency system constitutes the most
gigantic of all existing monOpolies and
tends strongly to make possible al other
hurtful combinations in restraint of trade
and which repress individual enterprise.
However. / can not agree with the Sena-
tor that the remedy in part is govern
mental ownership of railroads, the tele-
graph and the telephone.
at is true they are each instruments
Of commerce and that they should be
wisely restrained and justly controlled,
but to effectuate these purposes it is
mot necessary the Government shoU'd own
them 1t seems to be conceded that the
United States through the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the ma jOrity
of the States through their several rail
road commissions have made substantial
nrogress in regulating the rates in
manner lust to the public, but it is al
legged that there are still unjust diScr.m-
inations i'm favor of certain great trusts
and combinations which tend to increase
their monopoly and destroy all competl-
ti0n and rivals. Persistence and patience
and increased experience upon the part
of orr legislators will soon find remedy
for this evil. Because difficulty has been
exnerienced i'm properly restraining dis
examinations. will not justify the Con
orress in purcha sing the railroads of the
country and facing the train of evils
which would follow the management of
THESE vast enterprises and the addition OF
hundreds of thousands of office holders.
'.However, You can see | am heartily III
accord with Senator Butler in his efforts
TO suppress unlawful combinations and
that we only differ i'm part as to the rem
pdy. 1t is question which should com
mand the warmeSt attention OF every
citizen The tobacco growers or NOrta
Carolina are today feeling the bhgntlng
effect of the great tobacco trust.
The following bills were introduced by
Mr.. Small yesterday:
A bill for the relief of l.. L. Oglesby;
n bill for the relief of Josiah IL. Bell; Il
bill for the relief of Homer W. StyronC;
n hill for the relief of Walter L. Dough.
of dare county, \. c.; q ball Tor tle fe-
lief of the estate of Thomas n. Dough.
Of Dare county; hill for the relief of
the estate of Essau Berry, deceased late
of Dare county: a bill fer the relief of
MARY E. Hughes heir of ID. l.. Pritch-
ard. deceased late of Camden county
Renj. +. Jackson has been appointed
postmaster at Parkerslde and John Nc
Smith at Tony.
Senator Morgan has written a letter to
the Democratic county executive commit
tee of Mecklenburg county in apprecla-
tom Of their resolution of thanks for has
sneech on the Pritchard resolution.
Among other things he pays that good
county this compliment:
'.The generation in which we all true
Americans hold the birthplace of
American independence and the honor
that belongs to the race of them who
first declared our independence, impress
mo with the most sincere gratitude for
YOUR approval of my effort to restore
fo them the great heritage bequeathed
10 them by their fathers,
1T is not becoming in the descen-
dants of such men to voluntarily sub
NIT their political destiny to the condi-
non of eoualizing with the negro race
and there is no legal compulsion that re