Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-06-12

interest Of all the people.A move
ment more in the interest of the
farmers than any other class of
people because the farmers con-
stitute the bulk Of our citizenship.
They bear more of the suppress
sion than any other class of peo-
rle and justice would bring more
relief to them than to any other
class because there are more of the
farmers than any other class. 1t
is not a movement excluding in
terest Of citizens in the cities of
North Carolina it is a movement
III the interest Of all the people.
Amovement more in the interest
Of the farmers than any other
class Of people because the farm
ers constitute the bulk of our citi-
zenship. They bear more of the
SUI preston than any other class
of people and justice would bring
! more relief to them than to any
| other class because there are more
of the farmers than any other
class. 1t is not a movement. ex-
Guiding interest of citizens in the
cities of North Carolina; it is a
movement in the interest of all
the people; but that class of peo-
pie that would be most benefited
by a successful conclusion are the
| people who live in the country be-
cause they constitute the large ma
jority Of our citizenship. My
friends, it seems to me that5if this
injustice were inflicted in any one
city In North Carolina; if it were
inflicted on any one individual in
North Carolina, that a sense of
Justice of every man in said city
would bring the whole state to the
rescue Of that town or that indi-
vidual injustly Disseminated
against. 1t is not against any one
town or individual, but against
all-against the people Of this
state, against the people of no
other state-because it seems to
me that the people of North Car
Dina have been set apart as the
people who will bear the injustices
inflicted by the common carriers.
Our records show that the gener-
al assembly of North Carolina en-
acted a statute that would adjust
the interstate freight rates that
is within the supervision of this
state. But we can enact no stat
ute that can compel the Southern
Railway, the Atlantic Coast Line.
and the Seaboard Air. Line Rail
way to grant to the people of
North Carolina freight rate from
Lynehburg to Greensboro or from
Greensboro to any other point out
side of the state, for the reason
that the supervision does not reach
beyond. her. borders The sover-
eighty of the state is supreme un-
less it conflicts with the ~constitu-
ton or some Of the laws of the ma
ton and there is nothing in the
constitution of this country that
would compel the state of North
Carolina to submit ~pointment and
injustice when she knows the in
Justice and when it is inflicted
upon her people. I say we can
not legislate beyond our borders,
buG within our borders we are SUI
preme within the limits of the
constitution.
Conference after conference
has been held with the common
carriers and from these confer
ences thus far nothing has come
nothing has come to our disap-
pointment and sorrow. We want
peace with the railroads. The
railroads are a great part Of the
great common development of
this state. Their welfare are q
part of our industries and no right
thinking citizen of North Carroll
ma would lay one fingers weight
OF injustice to the common car
riers Of North Carolina. 1 feel
as friendly toward the railroads as
an enterprise a. [ do toward the
manufacturing industries or the
agricultural enterprises and we
would infict no wrong upon them.
In fact, N. Carolina has been kind
to the common carriers of this
state. She has built railroads at
the expense of taxation and from
the mountains to the sea and she
has turned these great transporta-
ton lines over to the railroad
companies to operate and serve the
people Of North Carolina she feels
no u%nfriendly feeling towards
them. But we come to them to-