The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-15
STATE MUST HAVE
JUSTICE IN RATES


To the Editor: The article ia Your
issue II the 9th. by Mr. Tate chair
man OF the Just Freight Rate Asso-
citation. was a very fine piece = work.
II knocked Mr.. Maxwell into sm!,h~r-
Gems. 1t annlhilat"d the whole n the
Maxwell argument. II waS II special,
bad taste-for the railroad commits
slon-at this junction. when our nco-
pie are aroused and United FOR Just
freight rates. To usr9thcir money 10
scatter broadcast a document. whiGn
throws cold water on the VERY thing
they demand. 1t is remarkable that
the { ERIK Of the Railroad Commission
should make the astounding statement
that the Legislature can DO nothing
Ill the interest OF the people, when d
COMBINATION OF the railroads - rob
bling them.
@ what meat hath his our rae-
sar fed. that he hath become - great"
as 10 express the law and declare the
limit of legislation. Hath IL come 10
pass that a great sovereign State is
powerlesS 10 protect the rights II her
people-that the railroads can rot
them without let or hinderancc*
| If that $ the idea that controls Mr..
Maxwell and The commissioners. The
sooner the people know 1t the bet
ter. That they are all honorable gen
tltnlen, /, In common with the citizen
ship OF the State. fully believe. yet.
If however honestly. they are out Of
harmony with the demands Of the
Governor and the people Of the state.
they ought TO resign and let Governor
Craig appoint men who viii uphold
his hands against the oppression and
~iniQultles Of the railroads. Ihe rail
road committee Woefuily deceived the
Legislative communicative people Of
the State, and 1t looks as if they de
ceiVed them with malice after thought
1t had as we'll be understood now
that the people, regardless If political
creed, are supporting Governor Craig
in the fight for the right.
1t is announced that Mr.. Finley.
| president Of the southern Railway
f will address the convention Of editors
l which viii soon assemble in ASheEille
2 Soft of voice, with a mooth. lily ton.
/ que, he will deal in slittering Eenor
t alities and try to begule Tho editors
/ into the belief. that. ever now. tn
railroads are making great sacrifice,
to serve the public. He has spoken
before on this line and his actions
never tally with his words.
E The same, polite. intelligent men
want to do the slightest inJusticcs &c
the railroads, they are great prosper
! lty builders, great material developers
/ great civilizers, yet they should not bt
allowed TO play the part IF highway
; robbers. II Governor Craig calls n
: Legislature in extra session. and th'
roads still try their game Of bluff. n
Legislature should repeal the chartc
of every one OF them. North caro-
llnlanS are q conservative. patient
: long suffering people-the line he
draw from is "A line of brave. fire
men-thc blood of heroes and patriot
= flows in their veins. and they Viii 10
much longer submit to the shameless
; oppression of the railroads.. On Mort
=. North Carolina soil was kindled tn
torch of liberty that was TO lllumin
the pathway of the world and aSsur
to her own people the great heritaG
- Of human rights and human freedom
And SO, regardless Of Finl"y's hyper
< bOlic flights and promiscS-regardles
Of the fact that all the railroads who's
officials met in Raleigh and promise
to do the square thing-Nhen the Lee
u ~islature was in session, but Shortl
thereafter. gulped those premise
II down their remarsiess maws. Mort
le Carolina can, and viii make them d
u the square thing.
T c. T. McKESSON
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