The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-10-31
Special TO The Caucasian.

Special TO The Caucasian.
Washington, ID. c., Oct 28.-On
yesterday the first train ran into the
new Union Depot at the national cap
lial, the finest railroad station in the
world. 1t was b. & 0. train. This
calls III mind the fact that it was 72
Eears ago that the B. & o. ran its
.rst train into Washington and that
train was the first built and operat-
ed in this county or in the world.
To be exact it was on that memoir
able 25th day Of August 1885, that
the first railroad train in the world
pulled into the old B. & o. depot
amid great concourse of people and
dcafening cheers. Andrew Jackson
WAS then President of the limited
States, and he and his cabinet and
The diplomatic corps Of all the cOnu-
tries Of the world were present to
greet the pioneer of the modern gil
gantic railway systems.
The Battles of Jackson and Roosevelt
President Jackson was then strug-
cling to exercise national control
over the United States Bank in the
interest Of Il ''square DEAL" just as
President Roosevelt is today leading
the mightiest struggle in the world 5
history to bring under proper con-
troll the gigantic powers of the great
transportation companies. Jackson
Won and Roosevelt will win, but the
task OF the former was as child s play
compared to the task now before the
latter.
The False Cry of States Rights.
But if Jackson were president today
he would be trying to do exactly what
Roosevelt IS doing, and he would be
opposed not only by the great corpor-
ations. but also by those who pretend
that these must do so to defend
Estates rights" 1t is noticeable that
the great monopolies and trusts are
encouraging, if not instigating, much
of this estates rights opposition.
How is it possible for the States to
adequately correct the abuses of inter
state commerce? Besides the States
IN the Federal Constitution made it
the duty of the Federal Government
to regulate inter state commerce.
The State of New Jersey gives life
and great and dangerous powers to
an artificial person, called a corpora
ton, and then turns it loose to use
its powers to rob and oppress not
only the people within its own bor-
ders, but also of every State. It
does not protect its own people and
it Is powerless to protect the people
of other States. Besides the great
bulk of the commerce is interstate
and no State can regulate that. In
short the rights and interests Of
Every State will suffer unless the
Federal Government with a strong
hand takes complete and effective
control of every carrier of interstate
commerce
Much Taft Sentiment
With the return of the President to
the National Capital the politicians,
and Statesmen from all over the
country have been pouring into
Washington. All bring the news Of
the growing popularity of the Presi-
dent and the increasing demand that
he agree to serve the people again.
But at tie same time they say that
the sentiment of the people is turn
ing to Taft as the next best man TO
carry forward the President poll
cies.
Senator Flint of California says
that the extreme West will be for
Taft. if they can't get Roosevelt
again. Senator Warner, Missouri,
SAYS that his State is solid for Taft,
i they have to look for new man.
Senator Long of Kansas, says his
State is also solid for Taft, while the
Governor of that State says that the.y
viii not take no for answer. Senator
EIkins of West Virginia, says the
same thing.
These are a few samples of the
universal talk.
Carnegie For Roosevelt Again.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, who has just
returned from Europe, says that the
it>IueuI , pOS1tIou tO"01N th0 SAS"e
operations and trusts IS right and
That it will not hurt any honest busl-
ness He says that the gamblers pan
lc in Wall street was due to their
own methods and that it proves that
tle President is not to blame, but
that he Is right.
Mr.. Carnegie concludes his state
ment by declaring that the President
should remain another term In the
White House 10 carry on his great
work which has so long been needed
He says, 'fWe must not swan horse:
IN The middle Of the stream"