The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-06-14

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Thu following letter from Senator
Butler 10 Mr.. Hewitt win no doubt
be of some general interest:
Mr.. r. B. Hewitt, Newport, n. q.
bear Mr.. Hewitt Your letter
received and read with interest. /
wish TO thank you for your very
kind words OF cougratuiation Tor the
sentiments expressed In my istter
TO the President Of the Interstate
League Of Republican Clubs ut the
recent banquet In Washington, ID. G.
/ have, Of course, been abused for
stating those truths by some OF the
very kind OF fellows who are hit by
II, aud that /, Of course, expected.
! But / thought the time had come
when sentiments like that ought to
he expressed, and ! believe that
every loyal Republican who wants
TO see the principles OF his party
triumph In the State as well IS In
the nation. and who puts the tri-
umph of bis principles above kis
greed for Office, is In thorough ac-
cord with every word that / said.
agree with you that this quar-
reling and scrambling over the dis
tribution Of federal patronage Is not
doing the party any good. Indeed,
I wish that there was not any to be
distributed. If there was no federal
patronage to fight over we would
have q much bette. chance to make
North Carolina a Republican State
You remember that when we did
carry the State in 1894 1t was when
there was a Democratic national sd-
ministration and / said then. and ]
say now, that If we had then had q
Republican administration we prob.
ably would not have carried the
Sta.e.
Those Republicans who have SO
little self.respect and who care SO
little for the principles and welfare
of their party that they are eter-
nally planning, scheming and quar-.
reling over the distribution of pat
ronage and who never have thought
above the pie counter are a curse to
the party. The spectacle they make
of themselves keeps those good citi.
zens who want to join US from
doing so.
We are now on the eve of another
campaign, and I frost the party will
80 conduct itself that it will com
mand the respect of the large ele'
ment Of free, independent North
Carolinians who have no love for the
Democratic machine and who, be-
lieve, are ready and anxious to join
US if we will let them understand
that they are wanted and will give
them the encouragement that will
appeal to them.
1t is an old saying that the best
blowing that you can give crop oil
corn is before the crop is planted
Just so the best work we can do fol
our party Ia before the campaign
begins. The best time to reach the
heart and conscience Of voters Is be-
tween campaigns. The next most
important work for campaign Is In
appealing to the masses of the peo.
pie to largely attend the precinct
primaries.
If this is done in every precinct
the good effects will be felt in the
County Conventions and in every
District Convention, and in the
State Convention, and through the
whole campaign. Therefore do your
best to get the rank and file to take
enough interest to attend the prima.
ries, but you will find every patron.
age machine fellow who does not
want his party to grow will not be
in sympathy with this proposition.
They will want few people only
to attend the primaries, and let a
few fellows meet in q back Office
somewhere and style themselves the
County Convention and elect them.
selves delegates to the State Con.
yentiOn.
That has been done In more than
one eastern county, and there Is dan
ger of it being done again. I have
known this to occur where there were
hundreds of white voters ready and
anxious to take part in party af-
fairs, bat they were not given an
opportunity.
Trusting to have the pleasure of
seeing you at the State Convention,
am yours very truly,
| MARION BUTLER.
Juue IL, 1906.