The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-31

the position taken by the Corporation
Commission" These resolutions were
signed By A. Z. Tate. of High Point,
and B. r. Huntley. of winston-saiem.
both Democrats.
In this connection. IL Il interesting
and important 10 note that the Demo
cratic party and Its State platform OF
1906 made the following pledge TO
the people:
The discrimination OF the
railroads against North Carolina
cities and towns and in favor of
other points having no greater
natural advantages is grave in
justice to the people OF this
State, and should be corrected
by such means as are available
within the limitations set by
the Constitution OF the United
States"
Here Is a declaration Of the Demo
cratic party in convention assembled
that recognizes facts az 10 freight
discrimination which existed then
and exists to-day even in a more ag-
gravated form. That party secured
control of the State that year on this
as its leading promise. This promise
brought to the party that year the
support okpractically all of the bust
ness men of the State, regardless of
politics, who were suffering from
these conditions, and gave to them
one of the greatest victories that they
! have ever won.
Immediately following their victory
on this pledge, the leaders of the
party, instead of carrying out this
pledge and giving the people the re-
/ lief promised, made deal with the
corporations to permit them to con-
tinue their robbery. Therefore, when
the Legislature of 1907 met this
pledge was absolutely ignored and an
attempt was made to throw dust in
the eyes of the people by sham bat
tie over passenger rates. But there
came up such a protest from the far.
mers, business men, and all other
wealth-producers in the State upon
the failure to carry out this pledge
that it became necessary for the
Democratic leaders to do something
to divert the attention of the PEG
pie.
They had in the past used the CRY
of "nigger" successfully to hide sim
liar broken promises and politica
rascality. They realized that i
was impossible again to hide theil
, corrupt bargains with the corpo
rations and their treachery to thu
: people behind that WORKOUT appea
/ to passion and prejudice. This il
J when Thomas j. Jarvis and a few O
, the other old leaders and railroad at
= torneys' who had grown gray in thei
. per1dy and treachery to the people
, conceived the idea of getting the wo
, men and the children of the State tt
/ meetings and to hold prayer meet
/ ings and crying hullabaloos, to dis
! tract the attention of the people from
the perfdy of the Democratic ma
, chine. This is the origin and tru
history of the prohibition campaign
r of 1908, and also explains why the
> have not been any more honest in en-
2 forcing that law than they have bee
t in keeping any other promises the
, have made to the people.
These freight rate discrimination
against our State and our people ar
r too many to enumerate, and are s
/ glazing that it would be impossible t
DelleVe their accuracy were 1t no
s known to so many people and wer
e it not being repeated every day an
: every hour. We cite the few follow
3 ing illustrations:
s A carload shipment Of peas fror
e Fairfax, S. c., to Greensboro, N C
= 27c. per 100 pounds; to Richmond
= Va, via Greensboro, N c., SC. pc
r 100 pounds.
s A carload of -four from Louisville
: Ky, via Greensboro, N. c., to Lynch
: burg, Va, zoe. per barrel; this ca
8 stopped in Greensboro, N. c., 40c. pc
= barrel.
It A carload Of glucose, principal in
y gredient used in the manufacture {