The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-11-16
THE LESSON 0F
THE ELECTION.

The Reform Wave Inspired by the
President Wholesome Admins
tration Meaning of Great Southern
ovation-The People Wanted to
Rebuke the Politicians Who Had
Aroused Race Prejudice and Had
Abused the President-The People
Also Wanted to Pay a Personal
Tribute to the Man Roosevelt and to
Approve of His Policies.
Special to the Caucasian.
Washington D. c., Nov. II, 1905.
The recent elections are a great tri-
butte to the capacity of the people for
self government.
They show that while the people
may for time stand corruption and
boss rule, yet that when they are once
aroused that they will fearlessly and
inteligently rebuke and drive from
power every wrong doer, whether Re-
publican or Democrat.
Great Moral Significance.
In short the recent elections have
no political significance as far as par
ties are concerned, but they are Of
the greatest moral significance. The,
tend TO civic virtue and better gov
eminent.
These elections condemning bosses
grafters and corruption is the re
sponse Of the people III upholdine
President Roosevelt s clean, fearless
wholesome administration.
The Presidents Remarkable South
ern Trip.
The President s remarkable South
ern tour has completed circuit OF
the whole country. Since Mr.. Roose
Welt has been president he has been i
every State and territory in the un
ion.
On every trip that the Presiden
has taken, north, east or west, in tn
past, he has had remarkable ovation
but none of them has been equal t.
this remarkable tour through tn
Southern States. The President wa'
born in the east and could not hel.
from knowing the northern and east
ern people. Before he was presiden
lie spent many years out west as 1:
ranchman and as hunter and ther
lie got thoroughly in touch with tn
western spirit. He learned the west
ern people and they learned to know
him and to admire him extravagant
ly, so it was natural that the Pres
dent would not only be most cordi
ally received on a western trip, br
he was sure to say those things the
would put him in close touch with tn
masses of the people. He knew hov
10 talk to them, but it was not sur
posed that he would ever know init
mately the Southern people, ever
though his mother is a Southerner
and he is therefore by blood hal
Southern.
Bitter Abuse and Prejudice Overcome.
1t will be remembered that durin
the last campaign Southern politi
clans of the type of Vardiman OF
Mississippi. Davis of Arkansas an(
Simmons OF North Carolina, who's
ideas Of running political campaign
were to array race and sectional pre-
judice, did everything in their powe'
by abuse and Misrepresentation t.
prejudice the Southern people agains'
the President. Their abuse was vii
famous and their cartoons and mis-
representations were most outrage
oGs.
To a certain degree they did sue.
eeed in inflaming a great many South
ern people with bitter hatred anf
prejudice, but be it said to the credi
Of the brave and sturdy yoemanry
of the south that In many sections
their villanous methods only partl!
succeeded. Even before the last cam
paign the masses of the people had
begun to believe in the honesty In
tegrity and patriotism of President
Roosevelt. Such was their faith In
the man, their belief that the princi-
pies for which he stood were correct
and that he had the courage to main
tain them. that In the State of North
Carolina, at least, a thousand Demo
Gratis refused to be stampeded and
browbeaten by their political bosses
and voted for President Roosevelt
while voting for no other Republican.
But since the last campaign each day
the people have grown to admire and
believe In Roosevelt more and more
The People Rebuke the Politicians.
Th remarkable demonstration of
cordiality, approval and admiration
which the masses of Southern people
showed the President on the recent
trip at every point was no doubt, a
surprise to the President himself, but
it was, on the other hand, a greater
astonishmens and surprise to the poll
teal bosses and politicians that know
nothing higher than to cry "negro"
as campaign issue.
The immense outpouring Of the peo-
pie to greet their president astonish-
ed and dazed the politicians at every
turn. The people of the State of Mis-
sissippi so resented the conduct of.
their governor, which they knew was
unjust to the President and which