The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-05-25
A CABINET PLACE Foa THE
SOUTH.

cabinet during the coming year. In
deed. several changes will probably
occur within the next few months. Il
Is not improbable that there will be
nearly an entirely new cabine, within
twelve months.
This being so the South should GER
taiaiy be recognized for q cabinet posi-
ton. while these changes are being
made. and there In no States i'm the
whole South that should be considered
for that place In preference TO North
Carolina. There Is q great Industrial
revival going On In the Old North
State, and Ii Is abundentiy rich In
natural resources, and there Is no
reason why 1t should not soon become
one of the richest States In the Union.
With this Industrial development.
the sentiment in favor CT protection
and in favor OF Republican policies
generally, is rapidly growing. There
fore the selection of a cabinet officer
from North Carolina would be a just
recognition Of these conditions. and
1t would do much to hasten the pro-
gress of such events.
ARE ANY CONGRESSMAN VIOLAT-
ING THE LAW?
There Is more CT less talk here about
rumors that certain Congressman are
appearing before the Departments for
clients as attorneys. 1t is difficult to
telieve that there Is any foundation
for such rumors, because il any Con-
gresham should be so ignorant as not
to know the law, he could not have
failed to be familiar with the recent
indictment of Senator Burton OF Kan
sas for committing this same offense
He went to the Postoffice Depart
ment, or wrote letters there, in the
interest CT certain concerns who were
fearful that a fraud order would be is
sued against them preventing them
from using the mails for their busi-
Ecss.
OF course it is the duty of Con
gressman in his official capacity as a
Congressman to go to the Departments
in the interest CT any of his constit,A
ents whenever justice demands it, but
TO appear there as paid attorney
would be to sell his political influence.
which is not only wrong in principle.
but in direct violation o. the letter Of
the law.
OF course Congressman who
should appear before the Internal Rev
enue Department for an Illicit whis-
key distilier as a paid attorney would
violate the law to the same extent
that Senator Burton violated it in
appearing before the Postoffice De
pGrtment.
THE GREAT WORK OF SECRETARY
OF AGRICULTURE WILSON.
Not only the Administration, but the
whole country is to be congratulated
upon having such man as Secretary
Wilson at the head of the Department
Of Agriculture. 1t is hard to estimate
the value of his practical administra-
ton to the farmers and all agricultural
interests of the country. He is man
of great common sense, progressive
ness and has besides collected around
him number Of most practical and
valuable men, who devote their time
to making experiments and investiga-
tions to advance the agricultural in
terests of the nation.
One of the greatest discoveries
! within a century has been that soil
which is poor in nitrogen can be en-
riched by inoculating the soil with a
bacteria, which will cause all legu-
minous plants to greatly enlarge their
| roots, by breathing nitrogen from the
air and storing it in the soil in the
dubious part of the root. They have
found that by thus iaoculating of the
soil that the common cowpea Dubious
soul will be about double in size, thus
storing twice the amount of nitrogen
as the ordinary cowpea in poor sandy
soil, which needs nitrogen worse than
| any other kind. This discovery will
practically double the amount of crops
that can be raised in such soil and of
course will greatly enhance the value
of such land everywhere This discOy-
cry is a god-send to eastern North
| Carolina and to land everywhere that
is wanting in nitrogen.
THE REGULATION OF RAILWAY
RATES.
The movement started by President
| Roosevelt to secure the enactment OF
| law that would justly regulate rail-
road rates and stop rebates, as a rem
| edy for the great trust evil, as we'll as
| to lower the burden of high freight
rates on all the people is gaining
| strength each day.
| SlCdl iudSo vi pCOplC III tic Uuo-
mess world who have SO long felt the
| oppression, but who were helpless to
remedy the evil without the help of the
Government, are rallying to the sup
| port OF the President. Besides it is to
| the credit of some railroad men that
they have been frank and honest
enough to admit that there should be
such a regulation in the interest ol
shippers. Of course, the hope of the
railroads, that are determined to fighi
| the President, is to block the passage
| of such measure in the Senate, but
it is not believed that they can con.
troll enough Senators to stifle such 9
great measure of common justice.
A NORTHERN DEMOCRAT AR
RAIGNS HYPOCISY OF
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS.
| The failure of Southern Democratic
| Congressmen and Senators to come il
| to the support of the President in hi!
| fight for regulation of railroad rate:
and the curbing of trusts has beer
much commented on recently.
| This recalls a notable speech made
| by Congressman Baker, of New York
State. lust before the close of the las
session of Congress. He severely ar
raigned the hyprocacy of Southern
Democratic leaders for their treacher.
in the last campaign. He said that TIT
real Democrats OF the North did no
| want Judge Parker for candidate
! That the trusts and Wall street sen
| August Belmont and David B. Hill
down South to capture the Southern
| fnr Darker Wit