The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-09-13
sHg2cslpTlGa RATES.
A CURSE AND DISGRACE 10 THE
REPUBLICAN, Parry.

A CURSE ASDA DISGRACE 10 THE
HEPUBLICAS PARTE.
The press dispatches from Atlanta
gives the following:
CATER a session cf eight hour,
which provoked contests that mate
rallied in nothing, the State Central
Executive Committee Of the RepuD-
Iican party in Georgia Tuesday
night decided that in view OF the
lack of time before the election it
would not be wise IT, place a State
ticket in the fieId against the Demo
cratic nominees"
What a puny, contemplate spec
tacle Is here presented Of the state
of the Republican party III the great
State Of Georgia If this is not a
shameless and selCcoufe8sed aggre-
CATION Of pap suckers, who no not
want the party to grow, bat VINO
want it to grow smaller, then what
Is it? How are they going TO adj
vance Republican principles if they
do not put up strong ticket and ap-
peal to the people in Georgia (who
must endorse R0Oseveips splendid
administrs tion) to vote for it?
If we were President OF the Uni
ted States We would sec to it that not
one of that gang ever held another
federal office. We have felt that Tom
Watson and the Georgia PopuIist
ought to have supported Roosevelt
in his great reform measures, instead
of going into the Democratic prima-
ries. But now we can understand
1t. The patronage machine Repub-
licans Of Georgia, who control what
there is of party organization, do
not want Tom Watson and the solid
yeomanry who went with him out
of the Democratic party. Nothing
frightens that class Of 50 called Re
pubiicans mo:e than the prospect Of
men of decency and brains and char
acter coming into the party.
The Republican party in North
Carolina has long since Outgr0Wn
that disreputable condition. But it
had struggle with the patronage
machine crowd before it could be
gin to grow. But we are sorry to
say that there are few Counties in
North Carolina where the so called
Republican organization is tarred
with the same stick as the Georgia
gang. In every such County Chair
man Adams should at once remove
the County Chairman, and appoint
man of character and ability who
is a Republican from principle. He
must do this before there viii ever
be any party growth in such Coun-
ties. Where a patronage machine
fellow is County Chairman he will
use his position to try to keep re.
cruits from coming to the party. He
will try to keep even old line Re-
publicans, who want to build uo the
party, from attending the party pri
maries. He will either refuse to
call any primaries, or, if he does, he
will keep the fact profound secret.
and have only his few henchmen to
attend.
This has occurred in this State
already and it will continue to occnr
again, if Chairman Adams does not
remove such traitors to the party.
And in cases where Chairman
Adams has any doubt about the
treachery to the party Of a County
Chairman, then he should be gov
erned by the results in November.
The trend Of public sentiment is
now strongly in favor OF Republican
principles and policies, and there Is
not County in the State where good
gains cannot be made, if decent
ticket is put up and q proper cam
paign is made.
So Chairman Adams will be safe
to remove every County Chairman
who does not produce substantial re- |;
suits. It is the traitors within the
party land not Democratic opposi-j
tion) that prevents Republican !
growth. By their fruits ye shall |
know them.