The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-15

E~tHslFkH OF kat t#F esk. fN alF %taEe
the ~" - upply ana DEMAND 8es~ met
apply tu tire purchase ard asfe~ -
many 81 tte neceSsaries aua cnmfarta
u life The rEie. u theass articles
- lowered wben q trust IS tae buysr
and raised when the trua h. fhe seller
8 mat 1noS. who Sail and tEr-. no
bay aFe forced 60 pay mt whaS 50 nKH
are @orih but What the un+a 81 fut COM
h5nationS SAY they are worth The tsz
IN. people ARE forced u paT - tee@
cXplp4ter~ h measured alone hg ths4r
greed The Etpaceu which the farmer
raises SOLD TOR but ttsi above
The cost IF production bu. ~heu * 81
manufactured the consumer must pag
the price asked ln q noE-cuuueLttyr
IarNct The turChaser of WIuIe
glass mirrors ~agar. Oh. many articles
81 steel and q. other articles mus;
stand and deliver when the trust
TX the price This result s accom-
pli~Hed 10y methods tnat arr moss
immoral and rep.eheu~itl. aDd Wh eA
should b. unlaWfu'. II rs WeiG 49,
labIshed that the Independent manu-
faCtuter cannot share tine p.aut on
the ARTICLES tbs Trust controls. that
none dare NOW enter these lines 81
tried - compete With the trust has
been such as to deter others from en-
tering thc contest. 1t * acceuecd a.
Inevitable that the trust mas buy for
less han the value ana sell Tor NOR
than the value Of articles ii deals in
and that there is no power th@t VIII
stop il. This should nor b. 50. but the
man. who. through the trust. rpbs OH
ers. Mould be anSNerable to the crime
NAL Law. The nsn who Goes this
through gent n this Sta : while hc
remains outside should be brought in
To this state uuon the requisition 81
the Executive and punished as Would
pc the man who should send into he
state through the mails \ deadly ma
shine With he expectation and pur-
pose that il viii explode when il is
opened. Public service corporations
should be made to perform the fuIic-
tionS assigned TO them at their creation
and made to serve. The income
SHOULD be limited to a fair return on
their investment ana for the skill and
ability Of those Who operate them.
Determinations between persons ana
places similarly situated. should be
subject TO such severe penalties, that
fear Of punishment Woul be stronger
than love of gain. Prompt and ade-
quate service III transporting pasSen-
gers and freiEhts and transmitting
messages Should be absolutely required
and the failure to perform il should
be so severely punished that those
whose duty il is to render the service
VIII think first of the peoples tights
and second of stockholders dividends.
Tie use Of free passes has proved
such an unmitigated evil that those
who give and those who rcco Vc them
should be alike guilty of crime. They
are rarely given with a right purpose
Or accepted by a person who is not
embarrassed with a sense OF Obliga-
ton on account of il. No public scr
vice corporation should be allowed
to have 4 secret from the agents Of
the state that created it Or
npTp1ittcG 1t ia 10 hnSinpcS
in its borders. Publicity is IN" great
est guarantee of Their doing right. The
Acknowledgement should oc given pow
CT to inform himself, by sending for
persons and papers, of ali the AFFAIRS
of these corporations. in order to know
whether the laws are beng violated
ana when it is discovered that they are
ii should be his duty to prosecute the
offenders. The long failure on the
part of this State to use its powers
in correcting the evils. has III part
given rise to the belief that tn" power
does lot exist. Under our constitution
all power IS With the State which Was
not granted to the United States. and
there is nothing in the Federal con-
which when fairly construed
permits or prevents the State destroy
ing trusts and regulating and con,-oll-
ing public service corporations doing
business within its borders. The
growth of the sentiment in favor -
a centralized government at Washing
ton is due more than anything el.l
to the failure of State legislatures 10
intelligently and bravely exercise Their
constitutional powers to correct abuses
and the failure of State prosecuting
officers n ourts to enforce the law
against the rich and powerful. We
viii not deserve the approval of the
people or our own conscienseS unless
we go to the constitutional limit in en-
acting laws to relieve from the co1di-
tons obtained in this state and provide
means at whatever cost of detecting
crimes against business and Furnishing
the offenders. The enforcement Of the
law will depend on the a~ttoTney-gen-
eral and his powers hould be 50 en-
IarGed and h" should be given Such
assistance that his work will be cffcc-
tive. Because of the proportions that
this immense business is assuming
we should give special attention to
laws. The policy holders
should be protected by US against loss
on account of improper methods If
doing business. The policy holder
has relied uoo the laws Of this
protecting him by keeping out
of the business, corporations whose
methods are unsafe. cannot, when the
companies fail, be appeased OF salts
fed by the assurance that the laws
were passed to build UP homo ON
l'ilIltS. ioIIlt0tiN 'oiiip pants Will To-
urally. and Mould be, preferred by The
legislature, ether things being equal,
Well as by prospective policy hold
crs. but it is incumbent upon us to
laws which WI insure absolute
~ sound and conservative business
~ the companies and at q fair profit.
There are many other subjects of more
less importance to claim our attcn-
ton but ] vii! not unJ ertale now to
recite them"
After electinS the nominees of the
caucus, to-W.t:
f. ID. Hackett, Chias Clerk; r. Il.
Arendell. Reading Clerk; the House
at two o'clock took I eces5 until tour
Afternoon Session.
Upon the organization Of the House
after the dinner recess. the following
resolutions were presented:
Mr.. Morton: That d message 10
sent to the senate informing them
that the House is nov organized AMI
ready for business.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. DaughtridSe: That a committee
Of five be appointed On the part ofI
the House to act with q committee on
the part of the Senate to wait upon
he Governor and inform him that the |