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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JANUARY 13, 1909. V gov. mcniN's address (Continued, from Faga-Ona.) -tk along thhi line would be taken when tha postAl savingsy bank system waa Inaugurated by Federal enactment. The other declarations as to chools. taxation and economy weere all received with marki apprpba tion. The address, in subject matter or delivery, could hardly have beerfl Improved upon. The address. In full, follows: MR. KITCHXVH ADDRES& Members of the General Assembly, Ladles .and Qentleinen: Political parties are not only natural, but necessary In our govern ment. Under our constitution all the legislative powers of the State every two years, and all the executive powers every four years, are returned to the people to whom all govern mental bowers belong, and the electors at those stated Interval de J ermine Into whose hands ' those powers shall be committed. ". The - Democratic party has again ben charged by tha neoDle .with the re- l sponslbllity for the proper exercise, ' of these powers during the constitu , tlonal period. By thus further en trusting public affairs to this party they have endorsed Its record and have approved Its declaration of 1 principles as set forth livthe Charlotte, ptatrorm. tn approving its record they did not Intend to declare , It faultless or to approve every act committed In Its name. No human being is perfect and no-, organisation of man Is perfect. Th people did, however approve its fundamental doctrines and Its well considered policies. As no man Is altogether bad, no political party is altogether bad. In disapproving th record of the Republican party and rejecting Its platform the people did not de clare that nothing In that record is good and nothing in that platform de sirable, but they expressed their Judgment that the record as a whole of the Republican party In this State has been Harmful, that its platform criticism of the service of the Demo cratic party to the public Is unjust, and that its denunciation of Demo cratic policies Is unwarranted. In assuming to-day In obedience to the will of the majority of my fellow citizens the weighty responsibility of the Chief Executive of this Common wealth, It Is unnecessary to give as surance that the recognized principles , of the. Democratic party shall be en couraged and pursued by the In coming administration. We have been commanded to maintain and promote so far as we can the great policies which have been contained or inaugurated during the lt eight years, as well as to undertake the establishment of the new policies pro pounded in the platform which was endorsed at the polls and with the provisions of which you are already familiar. PRIMARIES. .Many electors unfortunately have the easy disposition of failing to exercise their right of suffrage or of exercising It In the general election, with other motives than the high pur pose of strengthening the party repre senting their political principles and selecting officials who will in their Judgment best serve the country s interest. Every precaution should he taken to assure each elector's having, an understandingly equal voice in naming the candidates of his party. This assurance will largely eliminate such other motives. A properly safeguarded direct" pMrfiary for electing the nominees of all poltti ' cal parties Is the best plan that has been or can be devised. It enables the people to have closer touch with the more effective control of their of flelala It renders harmless efforts to trade against tho wishes of the electors. It does much to destroy the cry and more to nullify the at tempt of ring rule. It ought to diminish the expense of campaigns ' for nominations. Should such ex pense for legitimate purposes In crease as they have Increased in re cent years. It will soon be that none but a wealthy man can hopefully aspire to our higher offices unless others pay his campaign expenses Tor the nomination. If others pay his expenses, he will feel under obliga tions to them and will not he In position to render the people his best service, especially -In matters in volving doubt as to the path of public duty. The public should Insist on having every official free from obliga tion for his nomination for office ex cept to the people. Every reasonable safeguard shouM be thrown around our nominations and elections to se- cure the accomplishment of the honest Judgrrjent and unconstrained wishes of the electors and to render less effective the shrewdness of astute politicians in furthering mere personal purposes and reaohlng mere personal ends.- Ability, patriotism, character, service, and the principles and policies of aspirants are rightfully the ele ments which appeal to the Judgment of the electors, and these should be the source of success. To partially attain to this standard and to partially eliminate other considerations, the publicity before " convention and election of campaign funds and the names of contributors as favored in the last pemocratlc platform will be effective and a suitable law should be enacted to accomplish the pur pose of that plank. Whether j you favor a general mandatory primary law or not there are provisions to which there may be no opposition and which ought to be enacted and made applicable to all counties where prt- ( martes are held. Among these pro vision ar the following: First, delegates should be required to cast the Vote on the first ballot according to' the primary result. Second, there should be a registered list of party voters subjoct to challenge. Third, the Legislature should llx the date of primaries for all parties for State, judicial and congressional offices, and also' fix another date for primaries for legislative and county affairs with a provision permitting the county executive committee. In Its discretion, to adopt for any county primary the .State and district' primary day. Fourth, all corrnpt use. of. money for primary effect should bo made an offense against the law. Fifth, when only one candidate give notice In writing of hi candidacy to the proper executive committee by a stated period prior to the primary day, the committee should have the legal pcjjeer to declare him the party nninee. Thl period should be Vtpr for State and district .than for 'emigty candidates. .. Eixth, the willful publication of any false charge con cerning his political . record or Re flecting upon hia moral character for i the purpose of injuring- the candidate tn the prtmatle with tha people should be penalized by Uv, ". PROHIBITION. ' , " The people having after much agi tatlon and full discussion ratified by '.- a large majority ' State . prohibition, the Legislature should 'hot seriously .. ; r consider any proposition , to .: repeal "-the prohibition law.- -No one doubts the Tight of the people to have their ' will in this matter duly, airly, and aarnestly expressed, to reign a tha -. law of our State. - Every good citizen, V whether he originally favored this tew or opposed It, should insist upon its honest and faithful '-anforcemenV; It . la an experiment with us. but no State ever entered v pan' "the experi ment under more favorable conditions than confront us. and I trust that a unity of purpose will inspire all good citizens to aid in rendering enforce lament as successful aa possible. No one expects roe law to remain unvio lated, but we have a right to expect its penalties to be upon those who vio late it. ' Our punishments are not for purposes of cruelty or re'vepge but are unfortunately neoeseary to dimin ish violations of law and to 'obtain Compliance with the people'a will in their efforts to elevate themselves and Improve the condition under which, they struggle to better and happier circumstances. EDUCATION. The blessings of education no good man denies, Its necessity no wise man doubts and its opportunities no just citizen would withhold from the pub lic Pride thrills the heart of every patriotic. North Carolinian In con templating the rapid strides with, which great Improvement in our pub lic schools Js continuing. .Larger and more comfortable -school bouses tak ing the place of Inferior ones, a higher class of teachers and. instruction con stantly appearing, and attendance day after day increasing cause gratifica tion over our system. - I have in mind no general reform in our educational wor-k, but a deep conviction that we should more thoroughly . develop a system already constructed by patrio tic wisdom. Nothing can strengthen your determination to advance the educational interests of our State to the utmost Of your ability while duly considering' the public revenues, the Sources from which they are derived, and tha other needs of the State ap pealing to your Judgment. We are not a wealthy State in market or tax able values In , comparison with other States, a vast part of whose wealth has never been swept away by war and Its blighting aftermuth, and the same rate of taxation will not raise for us as much money as they receive per capita. The less wealthy 'a State is the greater ourden a given rate Of taxation is, as from every one's In come his fixed necessary living ex penses must first come. The State is doing well and as her wealth Increases she will do better. I'nder present conditions every child in the State may receive at pub lic expense an education limited though it be wjilch will greatly bene fit him In the contest for life's reward. The basic purpose In public education Is good citizenship. In a republic to have a government certainly Ju.it, and to Insure the punishment of wrong and protection of virtue, to prevent oppression and guarantee right. ' to distribute the blessing arising from organized society equally and to levy the burden of its sustenance e.jniuhle upon persons, property and privileges, three things are essential tn citizen ship a heart so honorable that It cannot be corrupted, a soul so cour ageous that It cannot be Intimidated, a mind so Intelligent that it cannot be deceived, for the three methods the host of wrong attempts are to cor rupt Intimidate and deceive. With a people merely conscientious and cour ageous oppression has easy contests and fruitful conquests, but with such a people education becomes the bul wark of liberty increasing their honor and courage, discovering the purpose and plan of oppressor and enabling them to resist Indirect and in4 sldloua assaults, as our unedu cated ancestors repeled the dlroct wrongs against them centuries ago. While there will continue to be bad men whose evil conduct will ever ejnphiuilio tha virtue of others It is fortunate that in our civilization good men, though not perfect, predominate, and with the people educated this ma jority is greatly strengthened and Its effectiveness for right, truth and liberty more than doubled. No State can afford to do otherwise than be liberal both with her ordi nary public schools and with her higher institutions of learning. In an agricultural State such as ours Is too much stress cannot be placed upon agricultural education, as a great ma jority of our peoplo live upon the farm. A good man In his avocution or profession whether larmer. doctor, blacksmith or other is apt to be a good citizen and the probability of success and contentment Is largely In hU favor. The skilled man in his line of work adds rapidly to the wealth of the State and thus strengthens the revenues upon which the State de pends for all the great work she un dertakes. With telephone, rural free delivery of mall and good roads, there is needed to make country life mora profitable and enjoyable a knowledge comprehensive and accurate as may bo ot agriculture of preserving and increasing soil lerniity, of plant se lection and plant life, of rotation, drainage, diversification, farm econo mies, and comforts md other mattors to make happier and more remunera tive the business of those who woo necessities -of human life' from the soil with patience and toil. Not a dozen great colleges can adequately -supply it to the 'people. We recognize the great value of the men here and there in tjhe State, some of them graduates of our institutions, whose Intelligent, practical and progressive farming Is an example and inspiration to whole communities. Doubtless In the long years the desired results will be reach ed under the present processes of progress, but the magnitude and mag nificent possibilities of our agricul tural possiblltles of our agricultural Interests- to justify ouf1 every reason able effort to quicken them. I shall encourage the policy already adopted urging that the simple essentials of agriculture be thoroughly taught In our public schools. With such essen tials taught to the boys I predict a thirst in them, for more Information which will Increase the "attendance upon our- institutes, the subscription to agricultural papers and the study of farm bulletins, all of which will promote the pleasure and profit of ag ricultural life. I am strongly impressed with the importance, that la addition to regu lar instruction in hygiene there should be special Instruction upon typhoid fever and tuberculosis, and especially upon precautions to limbt and avoid them, bath Of which, in the opinion of the medical world, are largely pre ventable dtseatea. , Those who know, even partially,1 must teach those who do not know and when 'teaching Is one's business, what should he teach rather than how to protect human life from its most ferribl enemies? Teachers are not expected to be doc tors but some simple" text work on the prevention at these two diseases should be taught. Their prevalence and. fatality and the fact that they are avoidable, justify the teacher in preparing suitable lectures, or better-still, th securing some physician to lecture on them. The noble pro fession of, medicine Which does so much charitable work I doubt not has members in every eoifnty who will gladly lecture to the srhools on this subject. - ' , CHAHTTABLE IXmTtTTlON& , The good" people of our State have no-- causa for' greater pride in their governmental undertaking than .- In their care of and provision, for 'the unfortunates within our border. Oar Institutions for the education of some and the maintenance of others shar ing not in comparison with such insti tutions in our sisten States. ' No- bet ter work or one closer to the heart r.t tn all 1 Mng dons try the Stare; The State should not be profligate. but it should be liberal with these Instl tutions. With liberality lor such worthy purpose should go the dos est scrutiny into expenditures, and a constant determination not to be careless with taxes willingly paid for ienerltorlus purposes, and not to be extravagant In public generosity. PENSIONS. The Confederate veteran needs no further eulogy than he has had and Will always have from every brave and patriotic North Carolinian, but many veterans need more assistance from the state whose honor they maintained, whose glory they lnpreas ed, and to whose cause they gave an unstinted devotion in the days of their young manhood. 1 trust that with a due regard to other matters requir ing your appropriations, you will find the condition of our revenues such that you can Increase our pensions. RETURN OF PROSPERITY. We congratulate the State that its manufacturing Industries are. emerg ing from the shadows of the recent panic. While prices of some of our farm products have not been very greatly depressed during this period of general hard times, yet tha low prices of the Important crops of cot ton and peanuti brought serious In Jury to large sections of ithe State. With the revival of business through out the country which always fol lows panics, our State will reap her share of benefits. State policies never yet caused a general panic, and State legislation can do nothing to avert one our people were extreme ly fortunate in being so well prepared to weather thf- storm which they did not prod tire and could not escape, for the industries of no State withstood the panic better than ours and suffer ed lesa Its direful effects. Every citizen should do what Is In his pow er to hasten the return of prosper ity to our farms and factories which they so richly deserve and which will assure similar prosperity to all other Industries. FACTORY LIFE. 1 Factory life is increasing and fac tory conditions a rta constantly pressing upon the attention of all. Factories should not be hindered or Crippled in their great work but should be urged forward to greater triumphs. However, the object of effort Is not to pile brick upon brick or to merely perfect processes of earning money. Human happiness is sought, not mere ly for the few but ror all. He that works to help another amass a for tune is entitled, in addition to his wages, to healthful surroundings, and pleasant conditions, otherwise his struggle for happiness is handicapped and fruitless. While many of our mills are sanitary to a high degree, especially those of recent construction, our factories have attained to that magnitude that the public may right fully require that hereafter every mill erected shall be constructed In accordance with the demands of san itation to avoid as far as possible dis ease among operatives, as they are now constructed in accordance with Insurance demands to avoid as far as possible lire loss. Every right thinking man Is against child factory labor yet every one knows that under present conditions unless our bomes for the aged and Infirm and our orphanages are vast ly enlarged some children must labor. Neither tho counties or the denomi nations are ready to shoulder the expense, however good in theory, of maintaining all those whom children now help to support and such children themselves as now have to work. Child labor of some kind at present Is an unavoidable evil. It appears that these children who must toll can earn more in factories than on farms, and often they and theirs prefer the fac tory The mill children of to-day Will be the ancestors of many mill workers of the future. For our fac tories to compete with others, high class labor will be essential. High lass labor mtist be healthy. A far sighted wisdom makes our mill ownJ els anxious not only to preserve, but to Improve the health of every opera tive both for present results and for future safety. Our law prohibiting children under 13 years of age from working In fac tories should be enforced. I doubt not that our mill managers endeavor to comply with its provisions. There should be some official inspection to aid in Ks enforcement, and It should be under the bureau of labor and printing. "We know the difficulty of refusing employment to tbe child who must work and who can earn more money in a factory than else where, but the law which has been written should be obeyed. While a system lodging in some official the duty of investigating each cae of proposed child labor and ascertaining how otherwise the child of a dis abled father or widowed mother could be supported, or wheth er admittance to seme asylum could be had, the conditions under which such child could work, his physical development, the number of hours required and other facta bearing on it, and requiring upon such Investi gation a decision Jn writing, giving reasons, and either permitting or de nying employment, might be better than the system we have adopted, yet ours waa adopted' as I understand, upon mutual agreement of those em ploying labor, those representing the employed and those representing tho public, and It remains for the au thority of the people including tho Legislature to see that our system is properly carried out. In wise efforts to perfect this system you may con fidently expect, the co-operation of our manufacturers. CORPORATIONS. The Attorney Oeneral should be authorised to examlms every proposed charter for corporation to see that It violates neither the written or the unwritten law. He sh'ould be spe cifically charged with th duty of en forcing our laws against all corpora tions, domestic aand foreign, habitual ly violating itg provisions. When a eorporatlon Is conducting a business tn violation of law no one feels that it Is his special duvty to act, but ev ery one 1 Inclined to wait for some one else to proceed, where the great est violation is committed, there the corporation may create strong senti ment against its prosecution. Many of the wrongs committed by corpora tion against our people are under circumstances which the State can not control and cannot be wholly remedied except by th Federal gov ernment. Tet the State can do something f or the public arid has a duty to do for her own interest. We should require every foreign corporation- to obtain license to do buslneaa In this State, and should provide that such license) be revoked whea It la engaged in violating eur law or la at tempting under the power of mo nopoly to exact from the Industrial life of tha State unreasonable profit With which to pay dividends upon Petition value or watered stock. Such licenses should also be revocable when any such corporation malnta ins an established office la this State for the' transaction of it regular busi ness or the collection of it revenues, earichlng Itself from eur people un der our law and by our comity and yet f alia to submit to th Jurisdic tion of' our courts, aa all our domestic companies are required to do. ' , I ant aware, of course, of the criti cism which, may-ha expected from such foreign corporation a dartre to ha let alone In thelf wrongdoing, and of the opposition which they will offer to oiu efforts to- roniDcl j them to conform to the rule of jus j tlce and enuitr. The State, however owes her people the high duty which a brave citizenship should require to be performed. No eorporatlon lack ing confidence In our courts should desire to enter our -midst to gather wealth from fields It did not culti vate, and no corporation having con tempt for our sovereignty should be permitted to reap golden harvest where it did not sow. We have reached that stage of Industrial and material strength where, if every foreign corporation should unite In withdrawing from our State the do mestic worporations ofcedlent to th aublle will, respecting the people's law. -will take the places, perform the functions and render the services now by such foreign corporations performed and rendered. Our State has always dealt and will continue to deal kindly with corporations. Their Importance, usefulness and ne cessity in developing our natural re sources are recognized. They have universal praise for their part In the upbuilding of our State, In the In crease of wealth, In the employment of our people, and for the spirt of progress which they exhibit and In spire. They have right which are and will be respected and encourag ed. Unjust burdens and wrongful restrains have not and will not be placed upon them. They have spe cial privileges which individuals, however enterprising, cannot have -privileges which Justify special bur dens and require more careful super vision by public authority than indi viduals. Creatures of the law, they oih an obedience to Its mandates i stricter if possible than Individuals who created the law Without soul, conscience or physical body, exempt from remorse, from fear of future punishment and fro mjll. It is nat ural that they should more easily than Individuals yield to temptation to violate the laws in their effort to make money the great purpose of their existence. Yet owing to the high character of men vv ho control them. 1 doubt not that nine-tenths of ' the public. All successful banks our corporations comply with the law j prosper on the money of depositors, and do an absolutely honest business i The State and Federal governments and are therefore entirely free from i require security for their deposits public complain!. j with banks, yet these, public deposits These corporations. like Individ- produce but a small part of the prof uals suffer the injury Inflicted by l,H of banks. The Individual depositor men and cornorat ions that violate 1 contributes the greater part of th.; the law. The law abiding corpora tions have the desire to enforce he law against Its law-defying fellows, for no one can have a greater busi- ness Interest to prevent corporations i a Governor who has no power to for from violating the law than the ror bid or veto harmful legislation can poratlons that live within their i have little power In advancing bene bounds. The State- believes in Justice ' fic'lal legislation. He can. however, and evenhanded and universal and It ! H his duty to recommend to the strives toward the attainment of unl- i Legislature what he regards as wise versal right, regarding not whether a and helpful, leaving It as It ought to corrupt man or a corrupt corpora- ( be left to the Judgment of the lega tion Impedes its progress. As it lis- , )rttors. chosen by the people for th!. criminates between the man who' purpose. In their wisdom to follow or obeys the law and the man who vio- , re)ett h)a ,,,BBtion. It l with such late. It, so should It discriminate between the corporation tha! obeys the law and the one that violates It. The Legislature prescribes the law as a rule of conduct commending what Is right and prohibiting liit Is wrong and lit my opinion only the man or the corporation that fears the right or follows the wrong need dreud the wisdom of the people or the action of their Legislatures. Tho man who b foul means willfully and needleanly takes the life of a rival under our law forfeits hi own. The corporate monopoly that liv foul means willfully and needlessly de stroys his rival by wrongdoli.u f'r the purpose of exacting unjust profits from the public- should forfeit its existence. All the power of the Slat" In all Its departments shoull ! ex erted to destroy every unnatural mo nopoly, and eci individual trust commits Its wrongs upon the people and their industries And the fixed policy of regulMtlng the unnatural monopolies, the- public service cor porations should tic maintained. GOOD ROADS AND I 'It A I N A I K It would be ctiftlc nil to over.-.-t iniate the value of good mads. W hile- various c unties at1- ,b.in much in this din- -tion. manv counties are- doing very little. We are- vet but oM the thresh hold of the good ro.ols movement and the next generation will witness wonderful progress. We c.f tins day Should In every pra. Meal way en courage It. Whether It is feasible to adopt a general plan of State aid to or co-operation with c ounties under Dresent conditions of our revenues is extremely doubtful. The State can en- J act an improved up-to-date law which shall apply to every county that hereafter adopts the taxation plan of building good roads and thus promote uniformity of system. A thing to be considered In adopting a 8tate aid plan is that If the State should help the counties cither In ac cordance with their wealth of popu lation the counties which necjd it most would get the least help pet mile of roads. In my Judgment a State highway commission may with great advanfage be created to con sider the whole matter and report to the next Legislature, as we have no department charged with the duty of Investigating on this Important sub ject. We have vast areas of swamp lands awaiting drainage to become fertile and profitable. In many cases the tim ber will pay the cost of drainage The time cannot be far distant when theae lands will be drained and be come largely free from their present disease breeding conditions and would be the most productive lands In the State. The State can undertake the drainage and levy assessment on the benefitted lands for expenses, but I do not think there is a present neces sity for this method. An experiment pn a small scale Is worth trying In the drainage of some of our swamp lands. Also some comprehensive lib eral and effective law should be enact ed authorizing upon Just terms and under proper regulations private own ers of swamp lands to enter upon tho lands of others for the purpose of ef fectual drainage. BANK DEPOSITS. The last platform upon whk-h the Incoming national administration was elected declare for postal savings banks, and It Is not unreasonable to preaume that before that admlnlstra tloa ends Congress will obey the pledge of the Republican party and establish postal savings banks. The national Democratic party Is like wise conditionally pledged to postal bank. Under present conditions cer tain results may confidently be pre dicted from the postal savings bank system. Vast sums of money in small individual accounts, much of It now In the pockets of thi people, will he placed in these postal banks, as the Federal government will guarantee t CHRONIC CONSTIPATION CURED. On wbo suffesr from chronic constipa tion ia tn danger of many sertoiu ail ments. Ortno LAxatlv Fruit Syrup cum eh tnmlo constipation as it aids dirtkin and stimulates the liver and bowel, re tterisg tea aaturel actiV of the or fane. Cosimenca taking It to-day and you will fee better at one. Orlno Laxatlv Fruit Syrup don not nauste or aripa and ia very pleasant to take. Refuse sub sutute. R, U. Jordan 4 Cor Itg safety. This money will tn turn be deposited In the national banks with the Inevitable result that a greater proportion of the cash of the country will find its way to the national banks In the money centres that Is In th larger cities of the country, not one of which is in our State. These results will tend to drive every State bank out of business, as State banks can not be exported to stand the competi tion with rivals having such, advan tages over them, and thus a mighty impulse will lie given to centralization and a serious blow upon the. inde pendent e of tiie fitntA Inflicted A no j natjona! b.mk t.an have c apital of less than i5,000. there would be danger that many of our small towns, would tut deprived of banking facil ities which they now enjoy. Our State banks are the creatures of our own legislation. They have blessed the State. and especially the smaller towns They have aided and encour aged our enterprises. Their record has been one of merit and safety. In com parison with national banks when measured by assets lost or deposits Involved in failed Institutions our State banks do not suffer, as the his tory of the last generation shows. Un der present conditions when a bank's solvency la suspected by other banks and other banks are the first to sus pect it, thc-n every bank in that vicin ity in In self-defence compelled to hoard its cash and withhold It from solvent borrowers for legitimate pur poses so ns to be prepared to meet any probable run on It caused by the anticipated failure of the suspected Institution With the present stock holders' liability and proper Inspec tion our Stale system Is rightfully pronounced sound and safe. Yet some thing further Is needed, not merely to encourage our people to deposit their money instead of hoarding it. to moderate the effects of panic, to prevent run on solvent banks, and to insure deposits, but to enable our banks to survive the postal savings bank system. In my Judgment the bank guaranty deposit policy will ben efit not only the banks but vefy great money from which profits arise. Every hanker ought to be willing to have these deposits which enrich him thoroughly guaranteed. I realize that recognition that I have thought prop er to- mention bank deposit guaranty. A compulsory system is advisable but not necessary. I believe the same pur pose will be accomplished by enacting a guaranty law for the ben, fit of those banks which desire to avail them selves of Its provisions. Let provi sion be made that when a certain per c ent of the State banks, say six ty, representing a certain per cent of the State banking capital, say fif ty, shall file with the Corporation Commission, a request to be admit ted to its provisions, the Corporation Commission shall certify that fact tee the Governor, who Khali proclaim th act t be effective from and after tho first day of the ensuing July er Jan uary, whichever comes first, upon all such banks and upon others which may thereafter file a similar request, s'hould the Legislature favor the p I -icv the detallai of the legislation will :;.ei be difficult, and any fear that Ir responsible nnd unsafe bahks might l e e rganlzed can be allaytfcl by appro priate provision. 1! A I LR A I S The- railway buslne.-.y of the state it so important that 1 rt-'em it proper in this inaugural acldrewi m informal fashion to set forth some of the viewi entertained by me unci which I have in public speeches often declared con cerning lailmad matters Every thinking man realizes that railroads are neccfMii', that th-v bless every c-ommunltv they teiueh, that they must be profitable in order to give proper service, " that they 1c- jferv... fair treatment at the hands of Legislature.-", and moreover that any legislation that would deprive them of Just compensation would be futllej under the constitution. Tne people are willing to be c harged such rates fer travel and freights as will pay the legitimate expenses of every kind and character. Including llbeftil wages to all employes, keep up tho roads In good repair and safe condi tion, and then pay fair dividends upon the value of the property. But the people are willing for companies chartered for the public benefit to ex act from the public under an almost unlimited power to extort when un restrained by law, additional rates to pay dividends on fictitious values cr to enable railroad magicians by trick ery to make millions over night, or to Justify them In saddling upon the public millions of securities In water ed stock. In my Judgment the funda mental wrong In the American rail road problem Is watered stock. Tho great question of most of the railroad managers Is how to make one dol lar's worth of nroDertv earn dividends j and Interest on two dollars of stock and bonds. This tends to two great evils, overcharging the public on one hand, and stinting the roads In labor an dequlpment on the other. This overcapitalization, together with the fact that, except tn rare instances, the owners of railroads do not live among and have little sympathy with the people they serve, are at the bottom of most railroad evils. Oftentimes a manager serving a far away corpo rate head, not knowing how long he will hold hi position, endeavors re make a record by charging the public all he can. and by exercising a tem porary economy that leads finally to defective roadbed, dangerous track and insufficient equipment, for he Is expected above all other things from hi position to make the propertv earn dividends upon original and watered stock. It la evident that one of the essentials of proper regulation of railroad charges Is to provide by statute for ascertaining the vslue of railroad . property In order to have a basis upon which to consider rates. The last Legislature reductd pas senger fare. Th rate now In force, which save thousands of dollars an nually to the people from the old rate, have been approved by tho railroads a Just and reasonable. Tha condition justify us In anticipating no agitation for any change In pas senger fares during the term of the Incoming administration. The discrimination In freight rate practiced by railroads tn favor . of tomt and against ther citle lu prop erly receiving much attention. A far as competing cltiea are concerned, 1( la more Importaat that they have TUB CHEW ROI Wfy, ciy&w jl. foot ! LD FRIENDS are they discover that excellent judgment and discriminating taste. BAILEY BROS' ROOK AND RYE made of best tobacco, properly cured, and delightfuUy flavored, has pleased and made friends of thou sands of chewers. Practical Test Proves Tobacco Taste. BAILEY BROTHERS (Incorporated) Winiton-SsJcm, N. C. No b4ter tob-soro m4 turedbr ftAJLCY BROS. mm. relatively Just rates than that either have absolutely Just rates. All rates may be. too high, but even then, relatively they should be equitable Some of our North Carolina cities have been compelled to pay million of dollars of freight over and abovo what other cities have paid for the same distance The freight on a car load of corn from Cincinnati to Greensboro Is much more than the freight would be should the car go on to Lynchburg. A car load of mo lasses from New Orleans to Lynch burg pas less freight than If it stops In Charlotte. Over such discrimina tions in Interstate commerce the In terstate Commerce Commission has sole Jurisdiction. On the face of the above Instances there is injustice, and they show that companies whose di recting heads live away from the sec tion served do not of their own ac cord always deal fairly and d,eal out evenhanded Justice to th communi ties they reach, and to remedy such wrong the people must look elsewhere than to the managers of the railroads. The fixing of proper rates is a fereat problem. Each city Is entitled to all natural advantages, but no railroad company should carry freight to one city at a loss and then be permitted to overcharge other communities to recover the loss. Under no condition and for no purpose. In my Judgment, should a community be charged more than a Just rate for the service ren dered It, regardless of profits or losses on rates to other cities. The State should do all that Is properly within her power to abolish the discrimination) against our towns and cities and to secure for our enter prises and business Interstate rate as fair for our citizens as tne rates en- loved bv the citizens of other States m ""',r eMl"iMI-1". u , - cure a ppmpi la icci tt.cruc lo neip wem the expense of efforts to secure from the Interstate Commerce Commission I correction of existing wrongs against our people In Interstate rates. Such assistance should be continued until all reasonable efforts have been made I to, s.vcure Justice to the Interests of j the State. t ECONOMY. I In the Treasurer s report It appears ; that owing to the value of our laxahle property not increasing as mm -h as the last Legislature antici pated our expenditures for the lust two years exceeded our receipts This fact ernphHSluecl the necessity of practicing the governmental virtue of econom y. The sentiment of our people and our financial strength forbid parsi mony, but there are limitations upon our treasury and the legislature will regard these limitations ami display that wise statesmanship which will appropriate Justly for all worthy pur poses und yet keep the appropriations: within the bounds of probable reve- nues, bearing In mind that surplus is j usually lunri- desirable that a deftc-lt The Legislature will make proper provision tor retunenng inai pari o. e ftnJ ,mmPlJ aey adjoining is a ub the State debt which falls due I mantlally built one-story brick bulld 1910. ling, contalng 401 40-Inch looms. Sincere gratitude for the people's with all necessary Intermediate and approval of my past public service and profound appreciation of their confidence in calling me to the re sonsible duties of (lovernor, shall continually determine me to dedicate whatever ability I may have to the prompt, unselfish anif faithful per formance of such duties With hope and pride, and yet with fear and hu mility, I take the high office from m able, patriotic and distinguished pred ecessor. Fully consrlous of my own weakness 1 would dread to undertake? the discharge of lis obligations, ex cept for the wisdom and strength of those whom the people have likewise elected to serve In the c onduct of the State's affairs", and on whose coun-' j.els I hope to lean In matters of doubt and In hours of trial. Even with their aid 1 ennnnt hope te avoid mistakes, evade criticism, or escape helug mis- : understood, hut relying upon the good j sense aiol fair Judgment ' the peo- i pie of the State to uphold my hands , and sustain my efforts to serve them I constantly, honestly afld fearlessly, I shall devote my time and talents to their cause. Let us trust that under the guidance of an ever kind Provl- dence in the ensuing years plenty and i pea. e shall bless our people, prosper- ; Itv enrich our Industries, happiness dwell In our homes, the spirit of hsr mony and fellowship grow among men. and devotion to law and order Increase. Daily Train Put on Carolina Vallry Rallroad. Sr. . , Th ohserver Thomasvtlle, Jan. 12. Since Capl. M. L. Jones bought the Carolina Val- Rhenmatism This Is often a disease of the blood, though not always. It attacks usual ly the Joints and tissue and causes a deposit of uric acid. In Its acute stage It Is one of much pain aud suffering, sometimes affecting a large part or even all the body. Whea near the heart it I aangerou to lit. We are thankful to eay thre la a proper treatment Dr. King Barsa-parllte- Internally, to eradicate the poison from th blood. Dr. King' Nerve and Bone Liniment sxternal ly. to glv life to tha stiffened, painful-Joint and tissue. Sold -by Bur wall-Dun Retail Stora. THEY pleasantly surprised when each has shown the same than thote mmrf.x MOT IS A TRUST ley Hallroad a daily train has beetl put on Instead of a tri-weekly, a heretofore. A new depot ia being built at Denton, the terminus of the road, and numerous Improvements are going on all along the line. By spring Captain Jones hopes to have the entire road in first-class condi tion IX THK -nRCriT -COl-RT OF THE l"NITKI STATES X)B THE, WKSTEKX DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA. In Equity at I i rce n bo ro, N. C. Cone Export & Commission Co., Et Ala vs. Southern Cotton Mills. ' NOTICE: py order of the Circuit Court of -the I'nited States for the Western District of North Carolina, made at Greensboro. N. C, on this day, all , creditors of the Southern Cotton Mills who have not heretofore filed their claims with the undersigned, or who may desire to again Ale aame, are required to do so on or before, the 15th day of January, lift; other wise any creditor who ha failed to file his claim shall be excluded from participation in the distribution of the sssets of the said Southern Cot- ton Mills. Notice Is further given by order of said Court that any creditor deairlng ' to except to the claim of any other creditor or call to the attention of tha Court, the Inaccuracy of his own , claim a set out in" a list this day filed and directed to be cent to each of the creditor of the Southern Cot ton Mills, shall do so on or before . the 25th day of January, 1809; other wise fhe aame will be taken to be correct, aa shown by said list. v This December 31st, 1901. CEA8AR CONE. Receiver, Greensboro, X. C. SALE fK THK PROPERTY OF THE HOCTIIEHN COTTON MILLS At llesscnirr City, ?f. C Wednesday. January 27lli, 1909. By virtue ola decree of the Unltetd States circuit Court for the western district of North Carolina, entered at Greensboro, N. C, on the Zlat day of December. 1108. In a certain suit In equity entitled Cone Export and Commls.-eiori c'ompany, et als, vs. Southern Cotton 'Mills, defendant, t will, on Wednesday, the 27th day of Jari'i.iry. l!to, at the hour of noon, In front ,,( the main mill building In Hess me r City, N. C, offer for sal i:t public auction to the last and: hiehrst bidder for cash all th propertv, assets and effects, chosa in action, etc., of the Southern Cot Ion Mills, consisting of Its real estate, manufacturing establishment, in eluding all machinery, etc.; ita bill anil accounts receivable, it Invest inenis in other corporations, ita fran-chi.-xs. and all of 1U other property of every kind and character except manufactured goods and cotton In bal.s. The property consist of a ub- Istanttally built brick spinning mill. ...... .lAaau ..nntnlnin 1 i lid - r.1 subsidiary machinery. This mill ia ! equipped so that It can make yarn for markt on section beams er in : the c hain, as it contains a full set ot i both be nn and Beam warper. If lis eeiulppe-d fur both sheeting and colored goods, and It has a well- ; equipped dye house, ao beaming room and slashers, j In ad.iitioii to the mill there are (S ! tenant houses and approximately 37 acre: of land unimproved. In addition to the foregoing ther . will be sold. In conjunction there with, bills, notes and account r-U-eivttble aggregating something mor than lJ. 000. The foregoing property nd a list of the bills, notes and account re ceivable will be shown to interested parties by calling upon R. F. Coble, agent, at Bessemer City, N. C. The mills will be operated to and 1 Including the da of confirmation of !caJe, and the stock In process of manufacture, logemei wnn in up pllen and repairs on hand, will b Included ami sold with tha mllla i Th- terms of the sale will be cash upon confirmation by the court, but ' a dpoiil of five per cent. (S per cent.) cash, or security satisfactory to mo, will be refiulrl of the successful bidder or bidders. Purchasers may ll5te debts against the Southern Cot ton Mills to the extent of their dividend value in paying for this ' property. This property Is In first-class con-, dltion. and is splendidly located In one of the best cotton growing ejec tions of the South. Help la vificlsnt . and plentiful. The title to the prop erty Is perfect, and the purchaser will , have quiet possession without aa- noyance or 'litigation from My source. NOTICE. By order of court all permn cait--' cerned a creditors, stockholder or otherwise In the sale of th above property, are hereby notified that -th , sale to be made, as atoreatd, . aa; January JTth. 10. will be roprted . to the United Statea OnjTt, at Qracnu boro. N. C, on Wednesday, -February 10th, 190. for cotiflnnationv ai whieh time and place any person interested In said property, as aforesaid,- will have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or In opposition to 'the con- . Itrmatioa of th same; and they ar -expected to attend If ttey eu deaire, without farther a otic. Tbla December Use, 1901. t . r, CEASAR CONE. Receive. . i Greensboro, JK C.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
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