The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-21

ia0 VI OppISSSlou-
The Statue. Of Liberty. a gift from
the French Government, stands 1t
the entrance of New York harbor. so
that the oppressed OF the Old World
k life and liberty will cast his
eyes on this statue when he first be-
hoids the splendor of the New
World. 1t is a pity that our ideals
Of a government by the people and
Tor the people should ~languish and
almost die but it shall not perish
from n earth. l think that, con
sldering the environments of the At
tolney-General, he did fairly we'll
under all the circumstances. It really
would have been a great consolation
70 our side to have heard the views
81 the able special attorney, Mr.. Nc
1t was generally under
stood that he did not agree with his
chlef. SO silence was his portion. /
iooked at him when he sat there and
saw his great work demolished and
if that old brow, like the
crest OF Mount Aetna. had boiling
iaFa Within. | suspect that he was
Spolllng tor an eruption.
Mr.. Nicoll quoted from the War
renton Record hat tobacco was high
this year. AS a matter of fact it was
only an advertisement Of a warehouse
at Warrenton. Being questioned by
the court, Mr.. Nicoll said it was not
~ ~ +" SAidii CIoP put mat the crop
was larger than usual. He was
either ignorant or was poorly in
formed. AS a matter of fact, owing
to the methods of the American To-
bacco Company the crop in South
Carolina has been reduced from fifty
million pounds to less han ten r,.-
lions. The sales at Wilson have de-
cllned from twenty-three million
pounds to a little over six million
hounds this year, and the Americ n
obacc Company purchasing less
than i've per cent. Of the
total for this season. In 1902,
when it was announced that
the Imperial Tobacco Company mad
had an agreement or had combined,
leaf tobacco was reduced in price
in eastern North Clro ina within a
week at least forty PEI cent. l agree
with Mr.. Ledyard when he sid,
Why divorce the American .Iasco
Company from the United Cigar
Stores Company and TO ,thc. corDo-
%ration?
This was the proposition: The
Acknowledgement lives il Ne.9 York
city. The retail dealers there were
affected. We were more affected
than they were; but we were from
another section Of the country.
Mr.. Ledyard concluded for the
American Tobacco Company and
closed the discussion. He made a
statement which was remarkable. He
said, You can't force his company
to terms asked for by the Attorney
General He illustrated: Suppose
a man is convicted Of murder; the
court says if you will surrender your
property We will release you. This is
illegal. he remedy is simple. He
need not agree to these terms; the
court can order him executed
In our court a negro was con-
victed Of larceny. The minimum
ment. Judge Frank D. Winston
said to his attorney, 1 will let him
off light. I will give him three
months The lawyer replied, You
can't do that, it is illegal Judge
Winston replied, Very well, I'll make
it legal; let the judgment of the court
be, four months OF course the at
American Tobacco Company was in
the condition OF a man who was con-
victed of numbering his father and
mother. h court asked him the
usual question, What ave you to say
why judgment should not be pro-
nOunced against your The unfortu-
nate criminal replied, I hope, your
Honor, o will have mercy
on a poor orphan The court
should have treated this de-
end3n as a criminal. 1t was
convicted and should not have asked
the defendant for it's terms, out
should have laid down terms. and if
the defendant should reply they are
illegal the court should have said,
Very well, we will appoint a receiver
and make our judgment. legal
4 have not seen the full text Of
the decision and am not prepared to
discuss it. The views of Mr.. Justice
and myself are embraced in our brief.
with which your q are familiar.
SO far as / am concerned l hold the
same at this time. They incorporate
several amendments to the general
plan, which should be Of some value.
The court should, by all means, have
kept the case in court for several
years. IN order that it could have been
reopened at any time upon proper
petition. This was fair to all parties
concerned, n l will venture to say
that if the court had intimated 20 the