The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-16

popular candidate for office was unex-
was not so popular. Later the defeat
ed candidate, speaking of the ways and
tricks~that the Southern Railway en-
ploys to try to control courts and leg
islation in North Carolina, said to rail
road man: 30, yes; know every man
in North Carolina who gets graft from
the Southern and is controlled by it
eff you do replied the railroad
man, 81 must say you have a derned
large acquaintance"
There are more ways of putting men
Of influence under obligations than
anybody but a railroad man under
stands. Some are given passes, and
in order to evade the law are made
"employes," directors" Flaw agents. -
attorneys, or some other designation
that does not contravene the law
Some are given special concessions in
the way of side-tracks, rebates. or
some like graft. Others are permitted
to put their dependents on the pay
roll at better salaries than are paid to
men whose kin cannot help the rail
road in politics. 1t has been said that
it is often almost impossible for any
man, even to firemen, seeking appren-
ticeships to get a start unless by the
request of some special influence. By
a thousand devices the laws against
IL
ed, and whenever there is attempt to
enforce them, the railroad is sure to
have a man on deck to yell can
archist' at the man who wants to COM
to all and special privileges to none. -
Ten times out of nine the man who
cries out against the man who wants
to end favoritism is a free pass-toter
has some other species of graft!
The publication of the fact that Cox
and Cone, the two North Carolina
manufacturers. who say North Caro-
lima manufacturing interests oppose
the railroad rate legislation for which
the North Carolina delegation voted
are both directors Of little subordinate
roads of the Southern has put them
where they belong: in the ranks OF
railroad officials When they spoke as
manufacturers, their testimony had
weight; when they speak as railroad
directors, their bias is so apparent that
their testimony is worth no more than
that of Samuel Spencer or any other
railroad official who believes that rail-
road officials ought to be permitted to
run the government as we'll as the
trains.
IN. L." Has an "enquiring turn OF
mind" as the following letter received
yesterday shows:
WANTS MORE INFORMATION.
To the Editor. Had 1 realized that
/ was ''lifting a lid in my letter OF
the nth of May, making lot of en-
quirieS of you concerning certain CO.
medicines in connection with still born
freight reform organizations and
chamber of commerce and reports OF
that nature. / should never have come
tIIC III1S ett
all. The look you gave me at the
books, so promptly and so conspicu-
ouSly, fairly took my breath away and
filed me with astonishment If not dis
may As YOU say the list of names
published as directors and therefore
members of the railroad corporation
seeking to impress the Senate Commit
tee with the idea that everything in
the way of freight rates i'm this neck
of woods is an ideal situation. presents
as fine an assortment of capable and
honorable and wealthy business men
and politicians as one would care 10
see. Still honorable as they no doubt
are. the information given explains the
peculiar actions of some in several
particulars which had been ShrOuded
in q mystery before on a par with the
change of opinion on the freight rate
question exhibited by MeSSrs. Cone and
Cox.
1t he's turned out well that YOU did
not publish my name, for thereby
have been the recipient of great deal
of additional gossip and information
from the constant discussion going on
here since you brought the matter in
the forum of 'everybOdy's specIIla-
ton There is one wrong impression
which should be corrected. A great
here to my brave and rugged old
friend. George Leach. He never wrote
il. and / am sure never heard of the
purpose of this writer until he heard
people discussing it everywhere on the
streets and in his hotel the day of its
publication in THE NEWS AND OBJ
SERVER. Another thing should be
stated and that is there was no DUR
pose or intention or desire in the
world to throw or on Greensboro
as anybody could see i'm a moment by
realizing that High Point has much
more shining example of a Hopper
than her sister city. for Mr.. Cone i
not a railroad director. it seems, and
there is no evidence that he ever
forced a railroad to submit to having
it's freight tariffs fixed by a commits
sion and pay him $500 back charges
as did our Senate witness. ALI Mr.
Gone ever did was to issue DrOcIama-
tons and organize freight reform as
sociations and chambers of commerce
While he took his out i'm talking our
man. ii seems. was doing. Your
Greensboro staff correspondent had an
interesting set of remarks in yester-
days paper. and while j agree witt
him when he says Everybody who