The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-02

Hoping to hear from some of the
cousins | am your little friend.
MOLLIE NJ. STEPHENSON.
Strategy or C,im,?
New York Journal
When the time comes, rs it must
come sooner or later, for us to make
real war in Cuba, thousands of Amer
lean lives and probably some good
American ships will be unnecessarily
sacrifice d as result of the incom-
prehepsible policy that has permit
ted the Spaniards to perfect their de-
fenses and their gunnery at their
leisure, under the very eyes of orr
commanders.
When the so called war began we
had the absolute command of the sea.
Cuba was eighty miles from our ma
val base The Spanish Notifications
were dllapidated, and the Spanish
gunners could not shoot. 1t would
have been a peri, city easy simple aud
safe matter for our ships to make the
entire circuit Of the island, destroy
ing every forilfication, blowing up
every mine and taking possession of
every stock of coal. Every harbor
in Cuba could have been brought as
completely under our control as the
harbor of Manila is under the control
OF Dewey.
Instead, we have allowed our enc
mics to make their defences as nearly
as possible impregnable. We have
permitted them to get together a
strong fleet and put 1t uuder the
shelter of powerful Notifications that
did not exist a month ago. We have
allowed that fleet to fill its bunkers
from supplies of coal that could Just
rs well have been in our possession,
and when we fight it, if it chooses to
let us fight, we shall have to dispose
of the ships, the land batteries and
the mines all at once.
Ii that is strategy, what is idiocy ?
Plan Of Org snization Of the Peoples Party.
COMMITTEES.
SECTION |. Each township shall be
under the government of an Execu-
tive Committee of FIVE members, who
shall elect their own Chairman; said
Committee shall be elected by the
voters of said Township at the pri-
maries called to elect delegates to the
county nominating conventions. I'M
der call of the County Chair
man: Provided that those Town
ships which are divided into pre-
cincts or wards shall have a separate
Committee for each precinct or
ward.
Sec. 2. Each County shall be un-
der the government of the County
Executive Committee, which shall
consist of the Chairman of the sew
eral Township, Ward or precinct
Committees. This Committee shall
meet at the same time and place
Of the county nominating conven.
tions of the Peoples Party of any
year is held. and elect a county
chairman, who may or may not be a
member of its own body. In case
1T shall appear at said meet
ing of the county Executive Com
mittee, that any township, ward or
precinct has failed to take action in
accordance with Section /, the said
county Executive Committee snail
be empowered to appoint said com
mittee or committees.
SEC. 3. The executive committee
for the various Congressional, Judi
cial and Senatorial districts shall
consist of the chairman Of the county
executive committee of the counties
that compose the said Congressional
Judicial and Senatorial Districts.
The Congressional. J JUDICIAL and Sen.
atorial committees shall meet at the
same time and place that the conveu.
tlons meet to Nominate their respec
tive candidates., and shall elect a
chairman for said committees who
may or may not be a member of their
body.
Sec. 4. The State Executive Com.
mittee shall consist of the chairman
OF Congressional executive commit
tees, with six additional members
at large.
Sec. 5. In case any above named
committee fails to report to its
convention while in session as
provided above, it shall be
sufficient proof that there is
no proper organic stion, and the con-
vention shall thereupon proceed to
elect chairman Of the com mittee.
SEC. q. The county executive COM
mlttee, Congressional executive com
mittees, judicial executive commit
tees shall report sheir action, as pro-
vided for above, to their respective
conventions while in session. for
their approval or disapproval. If
not approved, then the convention,
before an adjournment, shall elect
the chairman of said com mittee.
SEC. z. The State Executive Com
mittee shall consist of twenty-four
members. The State convention
shall elect one member for each Con-
gressional district, and six members
at large. The members so elected
and the nine chairmen or Congress.
sional committees shall meet during
the session of the State convention
and recommend to the convention a
person for State chairman, who may
be or may not be a member of the
committee SO elected. Should the
state convention not approve the
Recommendation, it may proceed to
elset . State chairman or the 8 ate
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