The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-10
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The day after The Republican State
Convention. the Charlotte Observer
an . lesdiag editorial said.
There - aothinE 10 be sad
against the ticket that the Rssaha.
cans nominated IN this town ye=-
terday
| Mr.. j. El~ood Cox. their nomi-
Rec for Governor. = Quaker ana =
gentleman. is Ia all polnts Of dlgnits
AID character. the equal OF any man
in the State. The Republican party
OF North Carolina il 10 be eongrAtn-
lated that IL is able Isl put such =
man at the head OF It's ticket. Per
sonally he 10 as pure a. pure can bs.
and politically he has never had =
prompting that did not look TO the
welfare Of North Carolina. An able
and successful business man. IL he
should chance TO be elected the inter
ests OF the State would be entirely
safe in his hands.
Mr.. Cox's associates oa the ticket
are. like himself. worthy North Caro-
linians. We have arrived at that
condition In our politics where no
party dares to offer for Once a candi-
date who can be successfully attack
ed. Without intending TO vote for a
man on their ticket. We still want to
congratulate our Republican friends
upon offering TO the electorate SO
fine a lot OF gentlemen.
Their platform is not 80 good as
their ticket. We can well understand
what was in the minds OF It's
draughtsmen but from contentious
among themselves, or through fear
OF what they think Is public opinion.
they failed TO seize the vital issue
in the public mind of today and fall
ing In this, have sacrificed their only
hope OF victory, or of establishing
their party upon principle. which
means anything else than pure ne
CATION.
"A word in conclusion. Charlotte
was very much delighted TO have
these Republican guests. Candor and
good manners impel US to say that
the convention leaves upon the peo-
pie OF this town an exceedingly fav-
orable impression. II was strong
both in numbers and In personnel: Ii
looked and acted a part decidedly
confusing to people who have long
held, without thought of occasion for
change, certain ideas about Southern
Republicanism. There can be no
doubt that its equal has never be-
fore represented the Republican
party of North Carolina. 1t is a
matter of regret that stress of storm
detained SO many who would other
wise have come. 1t Is hoped that
those who were here enjoyed their
coming, and IL Is hoped further that
their Impressions are so good that
they will want 10 come again"
On the following day the Char
lotte Observer in another editorial
said:
An After-word.
Some of the delegates to the Re
publican State convention remained
yesterday. They got a better idea
than those who left Thursday of the
| beautiful Illumination OF the town
which could not be provided before
on account of the dreadful weather.
If Charlotte fell short in any partic-
ular it was not Charlotte's fault. All
Of the city was full of the spirit Of
hospitality and IL weather was
against us that was not our fault.
The Observer desires to repeat
what it said yesterday-that the per-
sonnel of this Republican convention
was very fine; that those people are
good North Carolinians and have
| only the welfare of the State at
heart. 1t may be going out Of the
way TO say so, but we cannot help
saying again that their candidate for
Governor is as fine a man as we
have-to repeat ourselves, a Quaker
and a gentleman"