The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-10


~ MIG lin SPEECH
STOKE - follows
hartman Their" ATE aF-
matters connected Win
aHaErs that No4GI -
"d \" discuss. hut ! feel imf.eEIel e
I'fot" lhr tu~ allotted III. III discuss
ms iht item Iu the bls! Designated /
htIistc ~ officials as the special IA
GlhlS appropriation. but commona.
Ah""n - the subsidy / could haze
1hothfei myself with voting against
"IH tttm withou giving the reasons
~ iny opposition. II prominent etff-
H'ltS and influential business o~reanfr.
iiots had not been more th4n uSuaHx
active lu urging uy s1pport II Il n
former years when ! received r.@sIa-
ions from city officials. boards II
lFa4" manufacturers clubs. or harm
DOTS 81 f,fyufiug IF anl -
"tt"F replied 70 them that / had IN
F~'Stisat"d the matter and considered i
AiiE'3St. unnecessary and contrary -
just principles. ] was permitted 10 vote
IN accordance with my Judgment 4{th
no unklnd criticism from my canstIt-
ue1ts, 50 far as reached nv ears -
r*pt from the adherents Of uy n.I5,t-
cal opponent in the Of 100
/ hne" Of ours that my position va.
Aol satisfactory to the companies into
whose coTcrs this money went ara
lL"i nay votes had increased their Dis
"PtI'fdl-
But, SIR. Chairman, his wear | have
received 50 many resolutions ana 1T
tiers, many Of them from my onn lis
lfict, ANA some Of them desiring 10
KNOW the grounds Of my oDpoSit!on
IL q respect for their opinion. 1 de-
sTe Tor their good Viii, ana Il hope Tor
thtlr approval require me TO
thlS time upon this subject. II may
be, Mr.. Chairman. that had hesitate3
TO discuss this matter. ii would have
been attributed to if not Justified b. !
very natural disposition-an unwilling
ness 70 become a target for the as
saults Of the demagogue. When re-
call that the main line Of the Southern
halfway, the chief beneficiary Of this
appropriation runs trough the dis
trict, that honorS me. and that This
company operates in every one Of its
counties, having more than $50 miles
Of line in operation in the district. and
think Of the demagogfc charge which
Will be repeated against me this year.
II my party shall again nominate me.
mat l nave voted against helping q
southern enterprise that l have
opposed the interests Of my constit-
uentS, | would Shudder for nv politi-
cal fate, if | did not have confidence
in the integrity and Intelligence of the
people.
Mr.. Chairman. Ono conciaaratfon
always he pivan 10 ~ ,asoIn.
tons received from his constituents
by a representative If he should he
lieve hat such resolutions ranracanr
the Judgment of n majority IF tboc.
who sent him here. and that s,1cb ma
iority with fun information wishes ~
instruct him how to vote II would 40
once become his duty to comnly With
them or resign No s1,ch CONDITION
.roo fr,I+~ 49, - 80
day the erwhelmin majority of my
constituents are NOT in favor Of This
'subsidy." and that unon q fuu under
standing of the facts and nrincinles in |
not five hundred Democrats
could be found within the entire dis |
trict who would advise me ia slnnort
it. believe that q majority Of he
members Of the very organizations
have communicated with ma
approve my position. This * |
reflection upon them but a commit
ment to their candor. Busily engaged
they are in d~eyel0Ding the raso1rces
and contributing II fha wondarf,l no
gress of the soIth. thair eneroias de-
voted to occunationc ana nnrs,,its
limit their time for research |
and consideration upon the manifold
questions of legislation upon which
from one influence or another, they
are called upOn to express themselves. |
I ne information furnished them so fire. |
being given bv interested nar-
ties and upOn one side only of y prono- |
sition their lack of direct ~resDonsi- |
bilitv for the Legislative action reIyinp |
as thew so often do upon the iude,nent
of those whom they have chosen -
represent them. and who on account |
Of baying the time 70 more thorougbIv
investigate such questions and the or
of hearing both sides. are
in q better position to reach the ri-ht
c~onclusion. all these tend to secure
passage of resolutions by such Or |
carnations without q thorough knoWl- |
adge OF the facts and q fuIl consider
Iitha,,t 800 ~ 49, ao1iharoti 80,
-Ltab 49, o,Ia owaro 49, -
',asaG 49, oa,no1 - t,iti
- 80 san+ ontaaar -. -
- ~ hoa &c =, - NO
aact hr@,arr arrori1I
n4-e aantIa.,o - abii