The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-05
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the General Assembly to Pass a
Good Antitrust Law and Fulfill
All the Promises Made to the PEG
pie.
Yesterday the Governor sent a brief
and pointed message to the General
Assembly. 1t is evident from the
message that the Governor believes
the Democratic platform was made TO
stand on as we'll as to get in on.
When it was read in the Senate
some Senators, who. when in executive
session, had voted to cut the heart out
Of the railroad bill and given scant
consideration to the Holt and Aycock
bills, looked as solemn as if they were
attending the funeral of their dearest
relative, and when the reading clerk
had finished reading the wise and
sensible message that will be applaud
ed from Murphy to Manteo, the SEN
ate resumed the consideration of
business without ordering it printed.
In the House there were some
members who do not desire to fulfill
in letter and spirit the pledges IF the
Democratic platform, who looked fu-
nereal ike while it was being read, but
those members who vote in the Leg
islature like they spoke on the stump,
received the message with evident
gladness, and when the reading clerk
had read the closing sentence a mo-
ton prevailed to print three hundred
copies. That was good. 1t ought to
he read by every voter in the state.
for it shows that the Governor be-
lleVes that every pledge of the party
should be kept ~sacredly.
The Governors Message.
The message of the Governor is as
February IS, 1907.
TO the Honorable The General As
Scnibly of North CarOlina:
"Gcntlencn:-Only seven more
working days remain before the end
OF this session Of The Genera Assent
Dly, and n great deal yet remains to
be done in order to keep the pledges
made by us to the people. The dom
inant party in North Carolina through
its platform. promised uncOnditionaIly
to do certain things.
First. We promised q -four month
school term for all the children i n
the State;
Second. We pledged ourselves to
il Enlargement Of our charitable i'll
stitutiOns until all the INDECENT insane
OF the State are cared for;
Third. To materially and substan-
tally reduce passenger rates:
"IOurth. Also to substantially re-
duce freight rates. as well as telephone
rates and rentals:
Fifth. To pass such avs as seem
ii best to stop unjust discrimination
of railroads against North Carolina
towns in favor of other points with
no greater natural advantages:
sixth. To enlarge II powers Of
the Corporation Commission, SO as 10
enable them to remedy many existir.
evils;
Seventh. To enact a law restricting
binatiOns, and against trusts and COM
bincs that illegally and W~rOngfuiiy OBJ
press the rights of the people,.
''T1hesc were the promises made,
Have we "kcpt the faith:!"
II congratulate on the passage
of the bill charging and supporting
our charitable institutions: likewise
upon the certainty that YOU Will
pass a bill in regard 10 passenger
rates. which will give great relief
I also am informed that bills looking
TO the carrying out If the nthts
DUSNSSo ~ DS1olS ol& VI ootIi vi tiN
branches OF your Honorable Body
1 feel therefore that 1 wOul not be
uischarGing my duty if l did not agaiu
earnestly and emDhatically ask YOU
to pass a law substantially reducing
freight rates. and righting any wrongs
committed by telephone companies
ALSO, WHILE DOING EVERY
THING IN YOUR POWER TO EN-
COURAGE AND ADVANCE ALI
LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES. TC
PASS AN ACT THAT WILL PRE-
VENT UNLAWFUL AND UNHOLl
STROY BUSINESS. PREVENT COM
PETITION, AND REDUCE PRICES
EVERY CORPORATION SHOULD
BE ENCOURAGED TO EXTEND ITS
BUSINESS AND TO BUILD Up ITS
INTERESTS. AND. AS LONG As
EVERY AID SHOULD BE GIVEN
THEM. But WHEN IN COMBIN,
ALTON Or AGREEMENT. TIIIil
ACT ILLEGALLY. THEY OUGHT
NOT TO EXPECT TO BE TREATED
DIFFERENTLY FROM OTHERS
WILL BE FALSE TO L Pledge
UNLESS WE PASS SOME ACT THA1
THAT WILL FORBID ALL ILII1I:AI
AND CORRUPT COMBINES.
1T is needless for me to tell yot
that great injury is inflicted upon thu
tODbtISs lIlSEtlidiltS dES III puciilSN'
men OF our State when they cannO
get the same railroad facilities as arr
given towns in other States with nt
greater natural advantages than WI
have. and WE MUST DO OUR BEST
TO CARRY OUT THE PLEDGE TIC
SIOP THIS UNJUST DISCIsIMINA
TION.
There are n few other things tha
ought to be done: Insurance Com
panies ought to he required TO inyes
or deposit q certain per cent OF TIN
amount Of their earnings in this State
where they arc doing business. ant
NOT BE ALLOWED TO CARRY
OVER NINE MILLION DOLLAR!
EACH YEAR OUT OF NORTH CAR
OLTNA
II regret that the criminal law
were not amended, but it is too lat
for tia now.
I'm conclusion / have one more re
u,cst that I earnestly make, and tina
is that your Honorable Body take u