The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-10-02
THE RADICAL CRY Is
NOTHING BUT PIE
The Republicans in the Last Legislature Indicted
the Party for DisgracefuI Scrambles
for Office.

who profess 10 believe in the HrInCl-
! pies Of the Republican party, and
would readily vote that ticket, are
prevented from doing 80 because tine.
cannot take part IN the une anu
I deliberations Of the party lin those sec
/ tons without placing themselves under
the control and diCtatiOn of these so
/ called party leaders. whose private ana
public life and character is r~epu8nant
TO them and alike odious - the pub
/ lie; ana
Whereas. we are anxious to see our
party grow ana develop in numbers
and ViTiiity in every county III : the
State. and az" anxious to see every
impedin ent removed that either dl-
rectly or indirectly retards that
growth ana realizing that to a large
extent your committee can pursue n
policy in the State and in these Sec
tons, that will purify and elevate our
partv's standing in those sections to
the same higa plane which it enjoys
elsewhere in the state, we have deem
Cd it, wise to submit the following res
CIutious. to-Wit.
/. That Federal patronage should in
no case be bestowed upon local aSoi-
rants. unless such aspirantS fairly ep-
resent the spirit of growth and prog
Fcss in our party, and whose private
and public life is without stain or re
pr0ach.
,. That local aspirants for office in
any section should not be seriously
considered IN making appointments,
when such men cannot snow that their
character. capabilities and labofs for
the party have added something 10 the
party'S growth and good standing in
tina community, and in bestoWing such
patronage the basis Of appOrtionment
TO the various counties shall be, as
near as practicable. the number of
! votes cast in such county together with
effective party service on the part Of
The applicant.
3. That whenever the state execu-
tive committee has satisfactory evil
dcHce that any O~fficehGiler, or his APP
! pointdes. are distasteful to the people
on account Of their character, inefti-
cheney or conduct in private or public
life. and such evidence is justly found
ed, they should forthwith demand his
or their resignation or renOVal and Il
proper person appointed in their
stead.
4. That whenever the State execu-
tive committee has satisfactory evil
dence that any ~Ofiiceholder, or his APP
pOintees, are distasteful to the people
on account Of their character ineffi-
cheney or conduct in private or public
life, and such evidence is justly found
ed. they Should forthwith demand his
OF their resignation or remOVaI and a
proper person appointed in their stead.
+. That in every instance character,
reSpectability, and efficiency. coupled
with a spirit to promote the growth
and good standing of the party, hould
be the test applied to every applicant
seeking endorsement for an office.
). That inasmuch as the negro has
been DISTINGUISHED, and is no longer
considered a factor as q voter. he
should not be an impeachment in the
growth OF our party, and we therefore
recommend that no negro be selected
a delegate to any political convention
of our party, or to any office in the
state; and we further recommend that
such as do now hold office in this
State, whether by appointment under
federal officers or otherwise. be dis
placed as soon as practicable. While
the few negroes who now hold posi-
tons in this State are proving them
selves efficient, 50 far as We know, yet
these few negro appointeeS are, in our
judgment, retarding our party'S growth
and at the same time the entire negro
race IS injuriOusly affected by these few
| appOlnteeS. AS soon as the negro is
entirely eliminated as an Olficeholder
in the State, and continue to vote in
dependently, as he has in the past few
years, he will 40 longer be a bone OF
contention in politics. and then the hu-
manitarian spirit Of the men in both
polltlCaI parties Will go to the aid of
the negro race to assist him in build
ing along moral. industrial and educa-
uOnaI lines, and few negro appOintees
should not be permitted to stand in the
path Of progress and development Of
his own race or to further seriously
hamper the fullest growth and inhu-
ence OF a great political party, to
which the conservative business and
professional men of our State are now
looking for safe. san II conserVa-
tive legislation in the future.
.. That our State executive commit
tee shall, as soon as practicable. inau-
Surate 4 movement to establish q daily
republican newspaper in the state. be
leNlng that Il sufficient m of the
Republicans in the State. now num-
bering over eighty thousand, viii sup
port Such a paper and guarantee its
publication.
I. Tina a copy Of these resolutions
+ be forwarded to the chairman and to
each of the State executive
committee, to u national committee
man, and to our COngressman-elect.
and that the chairman of the State
executive committee be requested to
onward a copy to each county and
0lStrIct chairman in the State. for the
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