The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-06-27

- the statement of NJ luEall- 'hat 81
= euni for the railrazds io have =
obey the Laws IL Le speaks tie se2a-
tsmeut, of the railruad beads ol tac
country oa that srure the r~esat AL
tatlon and tbe Ifc Legislation ~ Cos
gtt~s aud the stat,s Sill have bs-,u 1n
-nud effect. butA Tor tar railroads Asssl
'og the people
CLOSELY aklu to this sentiment :
tae announcement iu the other disc
patch that a. "a result al eunfvrsHts
ig,i held in Chicago 1t il probable
that beginning with lbc lst ei Juls
uniform 2-ecAt rate tyr paz-cnsvr.
Hi!l b. put into operation all uxcr tJy
country. - many states have enact
ed 2-seat-fare laws during the past
winter and spring that unless they aer
disposed Ia tIgdt Ia court the trans
partaJinu lines will have 4 hard tlEc
hereafter Ia maintain higher rates lu
any coa. ,d.yahle portion ut IL. A4a-
clicau territory There has been
. yc.Itable epidemic ni rato-reduc.iou
! law-making and according t. ;ae
! news stor. trom Chicago the heads -
some cf :Gc larger systems have
recognized the futiIity Of further i-.-
sistance 10 the sentiment which nov
. prevails throughout the country.
, 1t will be well for the railroad i'.-
! terest if this policy j. generally a.
opted. The country j. convinced that
; the lines can carry passengers for ,
cents n mile and make money. There
! have been 10 many demonstrations of
the thigh financing Of the rail
! roads during recent years la permit
! any other belief than that the rail
roads have been prolitiug enormous
! ~ for a number of years. They have
paid heavy rebates To the trusts
enormous sums. They have paid
heavy dividends on watered seeuri-
ties. They have been juggled back
and forth by operators who haze
made millions out of the transactions.
The "harrimanizing' process, now
fairly well understood by the people.
have been accepted as proof positive
that the old freight and passenger
rates were exorbitant
In view of all these devices and
| maneuvers there is no fear that the
reduction of passenger rates by direct
legislation or OF freight rates b.
commission rulings will drive any of
the corporations into the hands of 70
ceivers in spite Of their enormous
watered stock
Secretary Wilson Smiles.
| Following closely on the heels II
the coldest June ever seen in Wash
ington there has now come the hot
test June weather for ten wears.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson who
has been looking gloomy during the
cold summer (?) weather, now wears
a broad smile and says that the fa:-
mers will vet make something.
The Patronage Boss in Town.
One of the men whose conception
of the highest duty Republican
) State chairman is to "Boss' at the
: Federal "pie counter was in town
: a few days ago. The name of this
special one is Adams and he regist.
: cred from North Carolina. But he is
: not a very happy Adams these days
? There are several things that kecT
2 him awake at nights, and besides he
: may be worrying about things that
have not become generally known.
= One of the things which is known
} to everybody, that is worrying Adams
1 is that the Republican party is 81
9 ready too large for little "boss.
= He can not always without too much
protest appoint the class Of men =,
), office who will swear personal alleg
! lance To him, and without this he ear
e not build up and maintain a persona
). machine. 1t is plain why he wants t,
t read men ont Of the party. 1t is al
V ready too big for him.