The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-24
DEMOCRATS GETTING DIsGUsTED

DEMOCRATS GETTING DIsGUsTED
The position OF Mr.. Bryan and the
Democratic party in this campaign
is 80 Inconsistent, and so unmindful
or contemptuous Of the interests and
feeling OF the South. that there Is
much dissatisfaction in the ranks of
the party. One can not ride on a
train or stop at a hotel without hay-
ing expressions OF such dissatisfac-
ton.
The Richmond News-Leader,
leading Democratic paper. in re-
cent editorial, commenting upon this
situation and the action of some of
the party leaders in some sections
OF the country in making appeals for
votes, says that 1t is distressing to
note:
That some of these are trying to
appeal to the negro vote at the north,
urging that the negroes should vote
for Bryan to rebuke Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft for their course in the
Brownsville matter That is a nice
and faithful South. Members of a
battalion of negro troops, because
they were denied social equality In
saloons and one of them was knocked
in the head for crowding a white
woman off the sidewalk, raided a
town full of white people at midnight
committed murder and tried to
butcher white women and children.
The offenders being protected by the
sullen refusal of their comrades to
give them up to justice, the President
inflicted punishment in the one pos
sible way by discharging the entire
battalion. Now Southern white peo-
pie are asked to sanction and connive
at a proposition to punish the Presi-
dent for standing as the friend and
protector of the women and children
and law of Southern white commu-
nifty against negro murderers. This
Is trying our patience little too far
Then, again, an attempt is being
and stealing $136 worth of clothing
Taft because of his religious belief
Yet the Democratic party is supposed
to worship and follow Mr.. Jefferson
who, IL he was not actually an infide
and an unbeliever in everything, was
so close to it that it is hard to draw
the line. Men who in one breath
proclaim themselves Jeffersoniar
Democrats and their belief that Mr.
Jefferson was the greatest thinker
and leader Of all ages, in the mex
breath urge as an objection to Mr.
Taft that he Is Unitarian.
why can't we make this fight OF
fair and open lines and with SOM
sense and discretion? Why shout,
We go on with the same asinine blum
ders that have marked our method
the last three campaigns? Why Cal
we not content ourselves by appeal
ing to the common sense of the Amer
lean people and by holding close t
sound and approved principles?"
This is very interesting reading
but it is simply reflection of wha
nearly every thoughtful man in tn
South is thinking and saying.
The News-Leader will no doubt b
surprised to learn that Governo
Glenn, of North Carolina, has place
himself in that class of Mr.. Bryan
fool friends who have been attackin
Judge Taft on account of his religio
and that paper will probably also r.
member that Mr.. Daniels, the Demo
cratic National Committeeman, {
North Carolina, was present at Fai1
view when a delegation of negroe
were received and entertained Their,
The News-Leader might have ais
added the appeal which Mr.. Bryan
western friends are making to th
farmers in the prairie States to vol
= for him because he is in favor
giving them free lumber If til
western prairie States should vote II
Bryan for that reason, why shoul
not the Southern States all vol
against him for the same reason?