The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-23
ADAMS SMOKED oUT--ANoTHER PRE-
pIcTIoN COMES TRUE.

The Washington correspondent OF
the News and Observer, in COM
ment upon Judge Adams's belated
declaration for Judge Taft and in
discussing who was the original Taft
man in North Carolina, says:
"That distinction belongs to ex-
Senator Marion Butler. 1t Will be
recalled that the former Populist
leader gave out an interview some
twelve months ago, in which he
charged that Adams was in con-
spiracy to defeat the denomination
of Mr.. Roosevelt or the candidates
who stood for his policies. At that
time Mr.. Butler gave public an
nouncement of his support to the
Secretary Of War"
The correspondent of that paper is
not accurate when he says that Sena,
tor Butler made charges in that in
terview against Judge Adams by
name. What he did say was that
there were evidences that number
of prominent Republican leaders in
the South, including North Caro-
lima, were in conspiracy to defeat
the denomination Of the President
or the nomination of man in whom
the President had confidence to
carry out his policies. That this
prediction was correct has been
amply proven by subsequent events.
It was the discovery that such a
condition existed that caused the
President to make two recent an
nouncements-6rst the one declar-
ing against Federal office holders
going as delegates to the national
convention, and the second, posi-
lively declaring that he would not
again be candidate himself
It is true, however, that Judge
Adams, when that interview was
published, got excited and came out
in an interview protesting and de-
nying the charge, and thereby adj
hitting that the charge was directed
at him. Indeed, his conduct was a
q virtual admission of the truth
charged against him. Why Judge
Adams should have thought that
the general statement contained in
Senator Buffers interview was di
rected to him any more than other
prominent Republicans should take
it to themselves caused great sur
prise at the time, but probably no
one in the State who has watched
Judge Adams's conduct since now
doubts that his action at that time
was confession of guilt.
His every movement for the last
six months or year has shown that
he was not true to the administra-
tion. The men who owe their po-
sitions to him have been known to
be against Judge Taft. Mr.. Douglas
was removed as editor of the Daily
Industrial News, primarily, because
he was Taft man.
After the Presidents second an
nouncement did the paper support
Judge Taft? No. But in an edito-
rial inspired by Judge Adams, or at
least endorsed. by him, the paper de.
clared that now was the time for
Southern Republicans not to COM
NIT themselves for any candidate
for President, but to stand off until
they made the best trade for all.
has only been within the last few
days that the paper and Judge
Adams has been forced out to take
a position for Judge Taft.
Senator Butler in his reply to
Adams's attack on him, May 18th,
1907, said that when Adams found
out that Judge Taft would be nomi-
mated for President, in spite of his
treacherous opposition, that then he
would make haste to get on the Taft
band wagon, and swear that he had
always been q Taft man. That trans
parent political fraud has just per-
formed that stunt.
Men who have pursued this course
will bear watching now and in the
future. They are just as dishonest