The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-05-14

that II they were 20 come they would
not be welcomed. DO they not now
see Adams actually trying TO read re-
cruits out of the party Therefore.
the hope OF Republican success In
North Carolina In for the next State
Convention to repudlate the methods
of the close corporation patronage
machine and TO bead the party to-
ward victory.
If Ne can have such a State Con-
yentlon. then IL will nominate tick
ct from governor down composed OF
men of the very highest character
and greatest ability In the State
men who even our opponents viii be
forced to admit are as good as their
candidates and that the interests OF
the State will be- safe In their hands.
and besides, men Who Will make
vigorous fight 10 be elected.
We have plenty of such material
for such a ticket. but such men would
not be nominated by convention
controlled by the patronage machine,
and even If they were they would not
accent. Such men would not take
the nomination to run for a fall.-
that is to run not with a view to
being elected but to secure a Fed
eraI lob after the dogfall of the cam
paign was over.
Now, how can such convention
be held and such ticket be nomi-
mated? 1t is easy II the people Will
only take the trouble TO do II. Let
every patriotic Republican get all of
| his neighbors in each voting precinct
| to go to the next primaries Of the
machine will let you know when and
where they are to be heidi and send
patriotic and representative men as
delegates to the county conventions,
| In order that they will send such
men to the State and Congressional
conventions, and that is all that is
| necessary. The rest will then take
care of itself.
There are not enough machine pie
eaters In more than a dozen precincts
of the State to control the primaries
| IL the people who want to carry the
State will only assert their rights.
We do not wish to be understood,
however, as saying that there are no
Federal Office holders who are not
good men. On the other hand, most
of them are good men, but we all
know that they are so environed
that they would often act more pa
ltriotically If they did not hold an
ONCE. The trouble is not so much
with these men, but it is with the
head of the machine who would try
to put them out of Office if they did
not obey orders.
| 1t is also known by every appll-
cant for an office that he can not be
lappointed unless the head of the ma
chine thinks that he would blindly
obey orders, no matter what they are.
Here is the whole trouble.
We know number of Federal Of
fee holders who sincerely want to
build up the party and make North
ICarolina join with the other Republi-
lcan States in the great National Re
publican column, but they know they
will be punished if they follow their
honest and patriotic convictions.
The Federal Office holders could
land would be a power of strength in
lsweeping North Carolina into the
Republican column if the head of
the party who dispenses the Federal
Hobs would permit them to do SO, or
would himself lead the party toward
victory.
The State Convention must remove
this snake in the way of victory, and
liz it does a Republican governor and
a number of Republican Congress
men will be elected this fall, and the
electoral vote of the Old North State
will be cast for the Republican Pres
tident of these United States.
This can be done, and not to do
lit would be- political crime.