The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-11-26
THE DAILY INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

II has been well-known over the
State for some time that Chairman |
Adams, either by holding a large
number OF proxies OF stockholders
who are Federal appolntees or other
wise, was completely dominating the
Daily Industrial News, and IT has
been apparent to the public that the |
paper was being used largely as a |
personal organ of the State Chair
man and his clique Therefore,
there seems to be no doubt about the
responsibility of Adams and his lit
tie coterIe for the success or failure
OF the paper. In consequence, there
has been much inquiry and comment
upon why the State Chairman has
permitted the paper to be put into
bankruptcy and to go into the hands
Of a receiver.
This has been done, not in a pc
riod of hard times and financial de-
preston, and not in a time when the
Republican party was in disfavor aud
was losing votes, but at a time OF
the greatest prosperity and when the
Republican party was growing in
popularity and numbers to a wonder
ful degree. Throughout such a pc
roid, why should not the paper have
gained subscribers and increased in
business and prosperity instead Of
losing subscribers and losing bust
ness and losing cast and influence?
Judge Taft received $4,000 votes
for President in North Carolina, and
these are white votes and are read
ing voters. This, in round numbers,
Is 10000 more votes than Roosevelt
received four years ago, and the
Roosevelt vote of $4,000 was itself
a remarkable gain over former Re
publican votes. The men who made
up this great increase in the Repub-
lican vote are necessarily reading
men and thoughtful men: otherwise
they would not have changed their
politics of a lifetime to vote the Re-
publican ticket. These new votes
constitute enough men by them
selves to support a daily paper in
North Carolina and make it a finan-
clal success, even If not a single old
line Republican subscribed for the
paper, provided the paper was such
a one they cared to read; and
one thing is certain, that most of
these new Republicans will take and
read some daily paper.
The fact that the Daily Industrial
News has not grown and prospered
during this great prosperity in the
State and during the wonderful
growth of the Republican vote shows
that the paper has not been a potent
factor in accomplishing these re-
suits. and that If it had the vote
would have been much larger and
the paper would not have been in fin
ancial trouble, but would be a sue
cess. The fact Is, that the great
gains and the success made in North
Carolina have been made, not by the
help of the State organization and
the Daily Industrial News, but with
out them and in spite of them. 1t is
perfectly clear to any intelligent and
observant man that If the Republi-
can organization had been in the
hands of men who honestly wanted
to carry the State and who had the
character and capacity to lead to vic
tory that the Republican party
would this year have swept the
State, electing Cox Governor and
giving the electoral vote of the State
to Taft, and at the same time that
the subscription list of the Daily In
dustrial News would have grown to
at least eight or nine thousand and
that It would have been making
money and been to-day a paper oil
commanding influence.
If the rank and file of the Repub
lican party want to see the State car
ried and want to see a live, progress
siVe daily Republican paper main
tanned, let them repudiate and put
out OF power this present patronage
machine clique and forever repudi
ate the referee system and put the
organization of the party in the
hands of progressive and competen
men; and when this is done NORTH
Carolina will be a Republican State
and it will have strong, creditable
powerful, and successful daily Re
publican newspaper.
The Democratic party support!
over a half-doZen Democratic dailies