The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-03-22
WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN


committeeman for Missouri, gave
out an interview warning the party
that there were enemies at work On
the inside Of the camp. Among
other things he said:
"Some sort of a scheme is on
foot, although | am unable yet to
say exactly what it is. From infor-
tmation that came to me at Wash
ingtOn recently and since | left
there, | gather that the end which
the Palmer-Buckner Democrats
are trying to attain is to capture
the organization Of the party. They
are OF course declaring for Bryan,
but what they want is the organi-
Zation,- That there is some such
scheme on foot is shown by many
bits Of evidence that has cropped
out recently"
1t will be remembered that Gov
ernor Stone has just returned from
Washington City, where he had
been to attend a meeting of the ma
tional Democratic Committee. IT
will also be remembered that Cor.
man and Croker cOralled the ma.
jority Of the committee and defeat
ed the plan Of Governor Stone and
Bryan's other friends to have an
early convention. They fixed the
date for July 4th, later than any
national convention has been held
in many years. 1t will also be q.
mem bered that Mr.. Daniels; the
committeeman for this State, while
loudly protesting loyalty to Mr..
Bryan, joined German and Croker
In winning their first import move.
About the same time that Cover.
nor Stones interview appeared
there appeared leading editorial
in the Silver-Knight Waterman
published in Washington City, and
which is understood to be Controlled
by the Democratic national com.
mittee. The editorial was headed
"a Warning" We make the fol.
lowing extract:
evidence is abundant to prove
beyond the shadow of doubt that
the money kings, trusts, and mono
poles have renewed their effort to
breakinto the Democratic national
convention and prevent the nomi.
nation Of Bryan by controlling
one-third Of the delegates. Their
attorneys and henchmen in every
part Of the country are exhibiting
increased interest in politics
and are laboring hard to control
the election of delegates to
the national convention. They
stand no chance whatever of sue
cess If the people do their duty by
attending the primaries and exer.
cising discretion in the choice oil
delegates to the county conventions
and giving explicit instructions tc
delegates to State conventions.
The CAUCASIAN is rather in.
clined to think that Governor Stone
was nearer right when he said they
would whoop for Bryan at conven
tions but try to capture the organi
cation. We do not think they will
attempt to defeat the nomination
Of Bryan, but we think they will
try to prevent cooperation between
the Populists and Silver Republi
cans on a Vice-Presidential candi-
date. If they capture the organi
cation, they can easily do this; ant
besides, if they have the machinery
OF the organization they will Sc,
that Bryan is defeated after he il
nominated. 1t will be remem bereC
that certain Democrats tried tt
play this game in North Caroline
in 1896.
In this connection, and editorial
that appeared in the Washington
Times, the only Democratic dali;
published at the national capital
a few days ago, is very significant
1t charges that there is evidence O
an effort on the part of the Ken
tuc&Sy Democrats to try to maxi
terms with Hanna and Mckinley
promising to give to the Republi
cans the electoral vote of that Stat,
II the Democrats can control tn,
State offices. We make the follow
ing extract:
The average Kentucky Demo
Gratis, like the average politician O
every party everywhere, places +;
higher value upon the local office
5 than upon the National Administra
, ton. Therefore it is predicted tina
!, the sO-called Goebel law will no
l be repealed by the Legislature nov
!, in session at Frankfort. The ma
} jority Of the Statesmen there assem-
{ bled care not what becomes Of Ken
tucky's electoral vote, except in
sentimental sort of way, so long a
3 they feel secure in their control Q
t the local and State offices.
! A few days later, on last Saturday
s the Times contained another articl
: charging that the Louisiana Demo
n craft had in '76 sold out the electol
: al vote of that State to the Reput
q licans in order that the State Demo
f cratic machine might have tn
r State offices and saying it locke
b like Kentucky Democrats were gel
: ting ready TO do the same thin,
II We make the following extract:
VI The Kentucky Democrats seer
r bent on playing into the hands {
: the Hanna counting machine b
- refusing to repeal or in any wa
g modify the Goebel law.
If ia believed that the men in col