The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-08-06
TAFT STRONG
IN THE SOUTH
ThousandsUf Democrafsin Border
States Declare Openly for Taft
ONLY ONE ELEMENT
OF UNCERTAINTY

Why is Not the Republican Party
Stronger, Having All the Federal
Offices, Than 1t Would be Without
Them-A Remarkable Object Les
son I'm Selecting Campaign Man
ager-The Actions of Adams and
Duncan do Not square With Their
Worsis-Gov. Glenn u Great Dis
appointment at Denver - They
Howled Him Down-Noise and
Gyrating Alone Will Not Hold the
Attention of National Conven-
ton.
Special to the Caucasian:
Washington, d. c., Aug. 4, 1908.
A prominent Republican who is
here on his way back from Hot
Springs, where he went to have an
interview with Judge Taft, is enthu-
siastic over what he considers the
sure prospects of Republican success
this fall.
He says Mr.. Taft is more than de-
lighted with the large number of
letters which he has received from
Democrats in the South, especially
from the border States, including
North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ken
lucky, and also a number from Geor-
gia and Virginia, saying that they
voted for Bryan twice, but that they
will not do it again, and this year
will support the Republican candi-
date.
This writer is satisfied with the
correctness of this report, and is
further satisfied that there are thou
sands of Democrats who feel that
way who have not written such
letters.
We have just returned from a trip
to North Carolina and were aston
ished at the number of Democrats
who declared openly that they would
support Judge Taft for President.
and proba bly, not one of these has
written letter. The independence of
spirit that is being shown is the most
remarkable development since the
Civil War. Roosevelt secured
great Independent vote, but it now
seems that the Independent vote for
Taft will be larger.
One Element of Uncertainty.
There is, however, one element of
uncertainty in the situation, and that
is, the possibility that the great rail-
road and industrial interests who do
not want any legislation, but who
wish to escape corrective legislative,
in short, who want to be let alone
may decide that the surest way to
be let alone for four years is to
throw their powerful strength to
Bryan, knowing that with a deadlock
both Houses of Congress that moth
ing would be done.
These interests know that if Taft
| is elected that the Roosevelt policies
will be carried forward and that
there will be much more corrective
and reformative legislation to Sc
cure square deal. This is what
| these interests do not want, and it
| would not be strange if they should,
under the circumstances prefer the
election of Bryan. Besides, these in
terests would take great pleasure in
having the country to repudiate
Roosevelt's administration, and thus
apparently repudiate his policies.
Why Are Federal Offices Weakness
A prominent Republican from
North Carolina, who is here to-day
and who believes that with wise
leadership and with a high-class
ticket the State can be carried Re,
publican, made some timely obser-
vations. He said that he had fire.
Quently heard it said in the State
that if We now had a Democratic
administration, and there was no Re
publican patronage machine to stanl
lin the way there would be no doub
about Republican success in Nortl
| tuIS sCdI lie dShSu, " Ii.
should party with all the Fedora
Offices be weaker than when withou
them? The answer is, the party il
in the control of a patronage ma
chine.
A Remarkable Object Lesson for
Success.
,I He observed further that thought
: full Republicans who desired to win
| had had, recently, an object lesson il
: the procedure of the National Re
| publican organization and the Ma
| tional Democratic organization il
their methods of organizing a Wig
orous campaign for success H
! pointed out that the Republica
e National Committee took nearly
t month after the National Conventio
4 adjourned in conferences with Tai
2 and Sherman to select the nationa
a campaign manager. He pointed ou
;, that the Democratic national CON
mittee also took considerable tim
e in comforting with Bryan and Kerr
e to be sure that the campaign mar
o ager that they thought most eficieI
: should be elected. He also pointe
= Ito the Democratic State committe,
t how they waited until after the az
n journment of their State Convention
land then after conferences wit