The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23

Collector Martin win Not Wear Ad
ans Collar-Will Enforce the Law
and Not Compromise Cases to
Make Fees For the Patronage Ma
chine Boss-Martin win be True
to the Administration-why Doug
lass Win Probably Soon be Con-
frmed.
Special TO the Caucasian.

Special TO the Caucasian.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 20, 1905
A number of prominent Republicans
from the State have been here during
the past week. Many Of them ex-
press surprise that Adams, tbs State
chairman, should endorse for collect
or of the Eastern District so good a
man as Wheeler Martin.
The opinion of some of those who
know Adams best, is that he would
not willingly appoint any one to Of
fees unless they were small
enough to swear personal allegiance
to him and to his reactionary and ne
farious methods; and next that his
greed for dollar is so great that he
would not want any one for collector
of Internal Revenue who would not
stretch more than a little TO throw
all possible revenue cases into his
hands to compromise so he could
get a fat fee. If the violators Of the
internal revenue laws were tried in
court they would be convicted, and
in that case Adams could not get a
big fee, and besides would have to
employ some lawyer who knows to
appear in court with him. But the
criminals who have defrauded the
government ont of from $4,000 to
100000 can pay large fees to escape
the courts and compromise theii
crimes by paying back to the govern
ment only a small part of what they
have stolen.
Where the New Collector Will Stand.
I Now will Wheeler Martin stand for
such scheme7 Those who know him
best. say positively "No." And hence
the great surprise that he should gel
| Adams endorsement. It is thought
that the President has not very ex-
alted opinion of the character. capa-
city and trustworthiness of Adams.
and this NAV be the reason that the
President did not send the name Of
Mr.. Martin to the Senate last week.
Tt is believed that the President has
taken time to learn the situation him.
self. Tt is the opinion here. however.
that the result of the Presidents in
vestirations will result in the an
pointment of Mr.. Martin. for he viii
learn that he can trust Martin.
whrther he can trust Adams or not.
Taft's Great and Growing Strength
Tt was generally believed here sew
eral weeks ago that the great and al
round qualifications of Judge Taft,
both by nature and by experience for
the Presidency would grow on the
country so as to make his nomination
certain. But during the past few
weeks his strength has developed
faster than even his warmest support
ers had anticipated. Not only have
none Of those politicians in the Sonth
who were in conspiracy to defeat
the administration. gotten on the
Taft bandwagon. but has gained rap
idlv State after State in the North
South and West.
DOUGLASS Nomination Still Held Up
Those prominent Republicans in
North Carolina who have been play
ing double with Mr.. r. D. Douglass
The postmaster at Greensboro. are
still holding M his confirmation
They put him off of the Daily ]. New;
as editor because he was a Taft man
and because he stood squarelv with
the President in his rate fight and
other great policies and there were
no doubt the very argument thai
were used bv Adams and others il
preventing his confirmation. But nov
since those conspiring politician
: have been forced to come out fo
Taft. it is not thought that they cal
much longer prevent his confirmation