The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-01-31
Our Raleigh Letter.
GORMAN NEWS BUREAU; |
RALEIGH, \. C., Jan. -. J

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Douplass anti soft drink measure, espec-
ially aimed at a soda fountain beverage
ycIept Coca Cola" and cutting out most
of the popular soft drinks; the bill re-
auiriDg superior court judges to open
courts promptly Monday morning OF the
first week Orpay to the clerk OF the coun-
ty $50 fine: the Dickey bill Ostensibly
trained on the moonshiners OF some OF
the Western counties, but which author
lied the searching of private premises and
homes of citizens to see il they had more
than one gallon Of spirits in their posses
sion for home consumption or otherwise.
While this latter bill is practically deadH
Julius Caesar, SO far as that particular
provision and a few other Objectionable
features are concerned, it has been re-
committed SO that the committee can
report a milder substitute that cal stand
some show Of securing passage.
The appearance before the legislative
Joint committee Oh railroads OF num-
Der OF the leading railroad officials OF the
country during the past few days was
the feature of the week. The president
and other high officials OF the Southern,
the Seaboard, the Coast Line and other
companies are greatly interested IN the
pending legislation affecting the interests
the operation and the rates OF freight
and passenger transportations,and they
furnished the committee with lnfOrma-
ton that will be OF service to every men,
Der of it who is disposed to do the fair
thing and in their legislative actions
know neither favor nor prejudice in deal
ing with railway and other great cor
porate interests that have so much
money invested in the industries OF our
State; for without having knowledge OF
| subject one is dealing with on both
sides a man or a legislature cannot act
intelligently or justly.
The hearing OF the railway interests
will continue this week and the latter
part of the week the committee will get
some of the several measures in shape to
| be reported to the Senate and passed by
| that body and the House with such
amendments as they may deem proper.
| As stated in these letters last week it
| looks IA though the passenger fares will
| be reduced to two and two and hall
cents mile. the latter rate for tirst-class
| fare being q reduction of three quarters
| Of q cent IL mile The railroads ask that
| a reduction OF only One-quarter OF cent
! be made, while the more radical element
| of the class who are after the corpora
| tons hammer and longs would reduce
| it five-quarters, cutting down the first
class fare to two cents, il they could
| have their way.
None of the most important measures
will be finally disposed OF till late in the
| session as usaully is the case-the reve-
| nue. bill generally being about the last
| bill OF greater Importance passed. Just
| exactly what will be done about provld-
| ing additional means for the care of the
| INDECENT insane does not yet fully APP
| pear My individual opinion for three
| years has been that the only effective
| and feasible method ofprOperly and AIDE
| quately dealing with this pressing de
| mand upon the charity and humanity OF
the State is through a bond issue, and
as many OF the members OF the present
| general assembly are said to now be OF a
| like mind the chances are that that course
will possibly be pursued. | use the quail
ification of the possibly advisedly.
for it is more than likely that there are
| here now, as there were here two years
| ago, men who make much ado verbally
about their patriotism and love OF their
| fellow men and their duty to their State
and a good deal more of verbiage which
in their mouths degenerates into the
| NtIlSSt w liO iOol tHC
people of their home counties and come
here and in the legislature use all kinds
| of Vaccinations and demagogism to de-
feat just such worthy acts as this in
! question, and generally to the end that
some thing in which they have person
al interest may profit thereby.
| | know this assertion to be the truth
| and if any of the several legislators |
| have in mind, who have figured in these
halls during the last ten years call on me
| to turn the trick | will do it and person
| ally ask the men who print the papers
for which | correspond in this State to
print their names in making out short
| roll OF dishOnOr that other newspaper
men here besides this writer can aid in
! preparing.
| And this brings me to the point OF re-
ferring again to the snivelling editors
| who are again whining around the State
house and it's legislative occupants anent
the matter of their right to contract with
| railway and other corporations FOR ad-
vertising and accept transportation mile
| age books in part payment for the same.
If, instead OF annually beg ing this
question with the class OF men who are
elected biennually largely through the
influence of their local newspapers and
| who come here and strut the gobbler act
and threaten the newspaper fraternity,
the latter W ould put them on their black
list and rub small portion of the print
ers' ink they annually waste upon them
under the hide of their ungrateful and
unappreciative and conceited carcasses
there would soon develop more salutary
and healthful result-not only for the in
terest OF the rights of the newspaper and
the free press. but decidedly to the ad-
| vantage OF the counties which have been
imposed upon through the misrepresen-
tatives sent to Raleigh.
The bill to enlarge the present State
capitol building and thus provide room
for the State officers who are scattered
about the city in rented buildings and
provide hall of records in the enlarged
building for the deposit and preservation
OF priceless State papers and archives,
was introduced in the Senate last Satur-
day. What it's fate will be can not be
foretold accurately at this writing. But
Senator Drewry of Wake, who has the
measure in charge will unquestionably
do his level best to get it through
LLEWNAM.
Clear up the complexion, cleanse the liver
and tone the system. You can best do this