The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-09-26
POLITICAL AND INDUS TRIAL SITUATION
senator Butler r. lis the Washington
"ss '. hat he Thinks-Hm. Hanna ana
Roosevelt,

Roosevelt.
Washington Pos, Sept IL
tx Senator Marion Butler. of
Norih Carolina, is at the Shorehsm
lie has recently returned from
Alaska where he spent six weeks.
with Senator Jones Of Nevada Con,
gresham Sulzer OF New York, Ex-
senator Pettigrew Of South Dakota.
ana others, examining some mining
property in which they are interest
ed. He says that they were more
han pleas, d with the properties. lie
is enthusiastic about the many rich
resources Of Alaska. But he was
even more enthusia -tic about future
industrial progress of the South and
the political changes that will be
wrought thereby.
When asked about the next
national campaign, he said: "David
b. Hull is already assured of the
Democratic nomination and that
means there will be a more vigorous
third party movement in 1904 than
the country has ever before seen. 1t
will draw both from the Democrats
and from the Republicans. The pie
hunters, who were stoutly for Mr..
Bryan last Year, have silently gone
over to Mr.. Hill, who is clever
politician, and it is not of place to
observe that those gentlemen, though
they have no politics except the
amount of pie they will get out Of it,
have great deal to do with the
control of conventions. Then Mr..
Hill, who is backed by the gold
Democrats and certain corporate in
terests, has had good organization
in many states, and he has been
| pushing that organization into new
territory. l believe that Senator
Hanna, under present conditions,
will be the Republican nominee, al
though recently some very strong
forces have been set at work against
him, and, because Of the situation,
ranged themselves along with Vice
President Roosevelt. / dare say the
latter was surprised to receive such
support. But if unhappily Presi-
dent Mckinley should not recover
from his pre- sent WOUNDS and Mr..
Roosevelt should thereby become
President, he would then no doubt
be sure of the Republican nomina-
ton.
"It is we'll to bear in mind that
the time is rapidly coming when
the Northern Republican leaders
who control the NEST money or
patronage will not be able to carry
the vote Of Southern delegates in
their vest pockets. Perhaps they
will be abe to do so in 1904, but in
all probability that will be the last
convention where such will be the
case. The South, and North Caro-
lima is well to the front in that re
gard, is rapidly awaking from the
Rip Van Winkle condition that has
prevailed. The Republicans are
organizing white mans party, and
the conditions that rule in Virginia
are even more pronounced in North
Carolina. This is an incident of
the mighty industrial revival which
is stirring our towns and cities. We
are losing the little, but heretofore
fatal, prejudices that come from long
. admiration of our grandfathers and
from indulgence of little factiona]
fights in Localities, where men divide
according to old family tueds on the
side of the street or the bank Of a
creek on which they happen tC
dwell. / dou't want to be under.
stood as discOunting just pride in
ancestry, but it should not be made
a hindrance to industrial activity
In short the South has great in
Gustrial future ahead Of it and the
professional politician who has lived
and stayed i'll power by appeals tt
:, race and sectional prejudice must
and will be soon relegated to the
oblivion that he deserves.