The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-09-27

Ps.ksr. and thru back again from
Parker TO Eryan or lIearss. wAs =
purity without any fixed prtt ci-
pes That II VAS . party that
would Be for one thing today and
for the opposite fomurrow-for any
thing to get into favor and RET The
Offices.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AAEEs
GOOD.
lie then took up the promises OF
the Republican party and showed
hos every one had been KEEP; in
good faith. aud how prosperity has
resulted tn the individual workers
and 10 the whole country. lie asked
IL there was . single man In the aa-
dienee who wanted to change from
present conditions back TO the dark
days under Grover Cleveland. aud if
there was such = man, then he had
some excuse for voting the Demo-
cratic ticket.
He answered completely the
charge that under Republican tariff
goods are sold cheaper abroad than
here. But, be said that even if the
charge was true, that the worst Re-
publican tariff had always given
greater prosperity than the best
Democratic tariff, he asked why mill
lions Of people were coming here
from all other countries, and that no
one was going from this country:
This is something to think about.
This is proof of the pudding.
A GREAT AMERICAN PRESIDENT.
He paid a splendid tribute TO the
proud and remarkable administra-
ton Of President Roosevelt. He
showed how a strong, courageous
and patriotic president had not only
performed his full constitutional
duty, but how he had by such great
extra constitutional acts IS sc thing
the coal strike and bringing peace
between Russia and Japan, had rem
dered the people of this country and
the whole world the greatest posi-
BILE service.
WHAT THE STATE RECORD SHOWS.
Coming to the State issues, he said
that party had no right to ask for
the votes of the people unless it had
kept its promises and made a record
that redounded to the general well
fare. We have shown how woefully
the Democratic party has failed in
the nation. Now let us see how 1t
Is in the State.
| He showed how the Democratic
machine had accused the Republican
or rather the fusion State govern
ment of extravaganza and incomps-
tence and Of failure to enforce the
law.
Justice cannot be done to this part
of Senator Buffers speech unless it
was reported verbatim.
FxTRAvAG ANT AND INCOMPETENT.
| His arraignment of the Demo-
cratic machine for its extravaganza
and incompetent management of the
States affairs was terrific. He
showed that they had increased
taxes, had spent more money in
every department Of the State gov.
eminent, and that they had no re-
suits to show for it. He showed that
the expenses uf the State govern
ment had been doubled and without
any excuse for it.
A POLITICAL FOOTBALL OF THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
He dwelt especially on the extrav-
agance and bad management of the
public school fund, showing that the
money spent to run the public..schools
had been more than doubled, and
that there was only slight increase
in the length of the public schools.
His arraignment Of the Democratic
party for making a political football
of the public school system aud
wasting the sacred trust fund and
/ jeopardizing the future right Of
every poor white boy, was very
strong and had telling effect.
| He said it was a hundred times
more important to the people to elect
their county boards of education
than 1t was to elect register of
deeds; yet the people were denied
this most important right by the
democratic machine.
In addition, the Democratic ma.
chine is trifiing with the interests Of
the school children and the pocket
books Of their parents In the way
they are making contracts for the
books that the children are forced
to buy and use.
MORE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES SPIT
| UPON.
He charged the Democratic party
with violating the great principles
| Of local self government, in the
management of the public school
system. but also in denying the peo-
pie of every county under the Watts
and Ward laws the right to vote on
the kind of temperance legislation
which they desire.
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