The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-03
WATCH THE SENATE
The Rail and Insurance
Trust Active to Con-
troll 1t.
In The Last Senate the Laughinghouse
Bill Passed the House Two to
One and Was Killed in the
Senate Committee.

Farmer Of North Carolina:-Ther"
is no glander work han the upDuild-
ing of tural life to its true dignity,
usefulness and prosperity. Let the
present false order OF things end. Let
Lot your industries be taxed to death
in order that great fortunes shall t..
built up for other people. Demand Of
your Legislature that your Industries
snail be treated as others. equal Us to
benefits and equal as to burdens. 70
do this you have got to be more cdre-
iul who represents YOU in the senate
branch OF your Legislature. one term
Of service in the House has taught
me That there is not amy use
in Scnding- men representing
the manufacturing, the agricultural
md commercial interests TO frame
good laws. TO be killed in the Senate
by lawyers nominated and elected by
railroad and corporation influence. /!
we desire Il reduction Of freight ana
passenger rates that our net earnings
may be 1ncetlScd. we must see that
some one else represents US Ill the
Senate besides railroad attorneys o.
that class of attorneys hat Will ac-
cept a fee to look after railroad inter-
CStS afcr they are elected. \ fee OF
this kind should be called a bride.
Your last Senate was CONFUSED 81
= attorneys ana % members repre-
acntinS all other professions. M.,
should the agricultural. manufacture
ing and commercial interest. repre-
seating 30 per cent of our pOulatipa.
let the lawyers representing less than
one pcf cent. Of Il pouIdtiOn, control
the Legislature Of our State Not q
law could be enacted in our last Leg
stature unless it met the approval of
the lawyer Senate.
y law has just been passed in Ohio.
and Virginia reducing passenger fare
to two cents per mile. The Lesisla-
lures of those States did not have q
majority of q class representing less
than n per cent. in the their Sen
ate. In the House branch of your ids1
North Carolina Legislature q biil wa.
introduced to make the passenger rdIe
; Il cents per mile and it passed tLt
House by "A for. 81 against: over tw,
to ono, but was killed by 4 unani-
mously u~nfavorabIe report nv he
railroad and corporation committee,
Of the senate. | believe every mcra-
Der Of that committee was a railrCat
attorney. Here ought To be an objac,
lesson 10 all. \ bill passed the House
three-fourths of whose members rep
resent the great agricultural. mana.
featuring ana commercial classes
comprising Of 90 per cent. Of u pop
ulation. y q vote # OYER two to one.
When it gets TO the Senate it Is killed
in tho committee room.
The average railroad attorney -
that class that Will take a bride ant
call ii a fee. VIII say that il is al
p~reJGdlCe on the part Of this writer
nuJ 1T Is not true. ! ConSiCer the bro
lesson 81 lax Z most honorable one
and some Of my most valued friend
are among the profession. They art
men VINO practice law on q Eig
plane. When they know their ellen
is guilty viii 90 no further than :.
hold the State to a strict proof of Afs
guilt. that Will not make himself III
~accoInpIicc in perjury and bribery
remembering always that his characte.
has not been bought by his client
TINS represents the true IaWvcr NOV
for the other kind. and I believe th.s
are greatly in the majority. The laWye-
thai VIII pervcrt the truth. pervo.
discord, tampcr with witnesses an
bride jurors. knoNilfSly mislcad tie
Judge: Knowingly use false teSlilaont
and make himself a party to tns
crime. Principle with this class trt
things 10 use. to trade on and desert
Truth. honor and patriotism are s.
many stage habits which lie NAV 81
may not assume. az occasion requires
iherc - q much larger bart Of tn,
latter class now than there Was 80 i,
40 years ago. II Is the latter ,IaS
THAT d prominent Southern Railroad
official is credited with saving tina,
we must control the Senate. We pre-
fer t. eject our own attorneys. but we
must Wave attorneys for 4 certain bar
of thcGa can he made railroad attor.
ifeSs after they are clccccd ID
quick
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