The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-11-01
TO THE VOTERS OF WAKE COUNTY

Compare the Personnel of the Two
Tickets and Decide for Whom You VIII
Vots-Republican Candidates All Pros
porous Men-De mocratic Candidate for
Commissioner Can't Read or Write.
Qualified voters who desire the
best and most progressive admins
tratiOn OF their affairs will! co slider
carefully in this campaign khe plat
forms of the parties and the person.
mel Of the tickets. The Democratic
convention in Wake County adopted
no platform, enunciated no princi-
pie, but simply endorsed Senator F.
M. Simmons for reelection, ,thus
making him their only issue, The
Republican party in this Counsy en-.
dorsed The administration Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the Republican State
platform, and declared for the fol-
lowing reforms in the County, to-
wit:
1. A fair election law, giving the
people the right OF secret ballot.
2. The election of the Count
Board Of Education by the paopL
instead of these important rfice g
being named by the Democrat ic ring
in the legislature.
8. County officers to receive fair
salaries and all fees to 20 into the
County treasury.
4 No bond issues except by vote
Of the people, because the bonded
debt of Wake County has in.rea sed
$4,000 year for the past eight
years.
5. A new road law abolishing per-
sOnal service on the public roads be-
cause 1900 citizens now endure this
double taxation.
6. The right Of all qualified vo-
tiers in town or county to settle local
questions at the. ballot box.
An irresponsible, corrupt primary
named the Democratic ticket and
nominated seven Raleigh men on
the ticket. Compare, ples sc, the
men nominated on the Democratic
and Republican tickets in this
County. For example, take County
Commissioners. On the Democratic
"ring" ticket there Is one man for
this important Office who cannot
sign his name or read a letter in the
alphabet.
On the other hand, the Republi-
can candidates for County Commits.
sioners are: William w. Wynne, of
Raleigh, a. man Of property, who
has time to devote to the County's
interests Charles W. Sugg, Of Swift
Creek, owner Of the largest cotton
gin AMI one Of the most successful
farmers in that section; Enoch A.
Holt, Confederate veteran and one
of the best men in Buckhorn town.
ship; Robt. L. Sorre,l, the IN ost sue
cessful and prosperous business usn
in western Wake, and jesse J.
Powell, farmer Of New Lighr, VIII.
four years ago was Democratic town.
ship chairman. For State Senator,
the Republican nominee is w. Full
ton Upchurch, well edCcated
farmer and deacon in Olives CnspeI,
Baptist church. Our three caudi-
dates for House of Repre- entatives
are Stephen Fl. Scarborough, tfl
Mitchell's Mill, q farmer who raised |
500 barrels of corn and 10000 lbs.
of tobacco on his planta ion this |
year; John w. Parker, of Garner, a |
business man and cotton buyer, and |
William 81. Hester, Of Marks Creek,
one of Wakes best citizens and lead
ing Aasons. The other Republican |
nominees are: for Sheriff, John w.
Harden, Raleigh banker and ex-
ceptional business man; for Clerk of
the Court, James M. Terrell, q well |
known farmer and speaker; for
Treasurer, Leonidas M. Green, of
Raleigh, property owner and bust
ness man for Register of Deeds, J.
w. Lassiter, merchant at Wake For
est for Coroner, DIR. ii. n. Marsh.
burn, prominen: physician Of the
County, and for Surveyor Charles a |
B. Leonard. These men are fully