The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-22
DOWN IN PITT.
Progress of the Campaign-PrOhibi
ton Estimates

Progress of the Campaign-PrOhib
ton Estimates
Speaking is in full blast by both
parties. Democrats are scared and
are resorting to brass bands, pigs and
the like to catch a crowd. We can't
tell about their success. Estimates
of their crowds vary so much that
no one can form an idea of what they
are doing, except that they are blow
ing Omre than thousands of adders.
For instance: At Johnston's Mills
last week they had Beckett and
Small and some &cs. Two reliable
Democrats estimated their crowd at
400 or more. 1t is safe to say that
estimate was over large. A certain
strong prohibitiOnist said there were
1000. They had procession that
started from Grifton, a dispensary
town, and the wonder is some of them
didn't see several thousand. Where
a dispensary or bar prevails at their
speakings, prohibitionists CD are
good estimators.
The Republican candidates are on
the canvass. No joint canvass could
be had. Democrats have Stunned
joint canvasses since the days of
John Phillips. Most of the Republi-
cans are anxious for it. But no, they
find their friends, the Democratic, are
not built of that kind of stuff.
John H. Small spoke here to a
small crowd, Eve mean in numbers
as we'll as in name only, about 125
being present, which in the Demo
cratic synonym for multitudes and
multitudes) Friday night in the opera
house. 1t was a tame affair, and he
dealt mostly in local, reconstruction
and fusion. He did mention tariff
but his hearers learned nothing from
it, and are none the wiser. He went
out of the way to denounce eX-Sen,
atOr Butler in bitter and unjust terms
He also gave fusion the best dose he
had in shop, but failed to tell thai
in 1896 he fused with that same But.
electoral candidate to make room fol
one of that Butler crowd, for whom
he stumped and voted. He TOLD
about the rascality of 1868 and re
construction; but, no never, did hi
| tell about certain Democrats who
got. the lion share of those steal
Iings," and afterwards held the high
est offices they (the Democrats) coult
| give them. (See report of the Frau(
| COmmissiOn.) He said nothing abou
free passes, franks from trust com
panies and the like. We hear tina
1t is charged that he carries a pas
over the N. & S. R. R. and ha
franks from the Southern EXPIRES
Company, and the Western Unio1
Telegraph Co. We also hear that b
has run from Meekins, his opponen
for Congress and will not meet hin
any more. When Mr.. Meekin
springs these things he claims it un
fair, etc, which is truly Democratic
He called the Republican ticket
"cut and dried affair, made up b
Federal Office holders" and put u
lat Charlotte. Mr.. Small doesn'
know any more than to believe some
thing of the kind. You see he get
so used to telling things after Jose
phus that he believes them to b
nearly true. One thing he can't sa
about his ticket is that it was a DIR
affair, for the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary whe
liquor with DRINKS in it, flowed S
freely as at the Charlotte Democrat
Convention. Whiskey was so fire
land flowed so plentiful that they, tn
democrats, the party of prohibition
could not even get real dry plan
into their platform. He did sa
something about panic, but as b
went into Office, practically a paupe
and is now reputed to be in the Brya
and Cannon class, he didn't kno,
anything about it.
!. Anybody heard from Josiah Wi
liam Bailey lately? He is a good sol
of fellow and is doing no harm. w
sincerely hope he is not too old t
learn, few more letters like ths
of l. M. Meekins, to himself, migt
be of lasting benefit But say, Bi
= Bailey, wherefore did you leay
home? HENRY T. KING.
Greenville, N. c., Oct. 10, 'OS.