The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-06-24
DEMOCRATS WARMING UP.
Daniels, ct nj. Having
Row Over a Mess of Pottage.

Row Over a Mess of Pottage.
The News and Observer is making
| 1t warm for Senaotr Simmons. We
have been wondering what On earth
was the matter with Josephus. We
finally decided 1t was because Presi-
dent Taft had overlooked him In Sc
leeting a gentleman for Secretary OF
War, and then we happen to think
that he had the honor of addressing
the negro students at the Colored
A. & NJ. College, and We thought sure
that would put him in good humor
and he would quit quarreling with
his former chief, but not so, he con-
tinues to pull the platform On him,
and quote from his campaign speech
es. In fact, he seems to be going af-
ter him in dead earnest.
Again, we asked ourselves the
question, What in the name OF Will
liam Jennings Bryan does Josephus
want? While we were sitting in our
sanctum thinking on these things
there came a wireless message from
Washington, which unfo1ded the
mystery that we had been trying to
solve.
The facts, as we received them
are that Josephus Daniels, and one
BODY Glenn, has formed a combina-
ton and are rapidly at work build
ing up a machine to denounce Sem
ators Simmons and Overman. The
News and Observer is to be the great
propelling power or engine which
will drive the machine.
The report says that Josephus is
to succeed Simmons, and Glenn is to
succeed Overman, and as Simmons
terms expires first, Simmons is to be
the target at which the combination
will first shoot.
The charges preferred against
the two Senators and six Represen-
tatives are their votes for a tariff on
lumber which the new Senatorial
combine thinks is treason, and that
tlemen to the Democratic party and
have them tried, convicted, SEN
fenced and damned by the machine
which the combination is building
and expect to have running in short
time.
The battle cry will be, Down Sim
mons" The machine is now calling
him a Republican. If they can sue
ceed in downing Simmons, Overman
will also have to walk the plank, and
they will make quick work of those
six Congressman who voted for pro-
lection On lumber.
No doubt the machine is now Sc
lecting it's candidates in those six
districts in order to get their sup
port and the support of their friends.
The fight will be interesting. Sen
ator Simmons is perhaps one of the
shrewdest politicians in the Demo-
cratic party, and will possibly make
the fight of his life to retain his seat
in the United States Senate; on the
other hand, Josephus Daniels is edi-
tor of the News and Observer, which
circulates all over the State, he is
a brilliant writer and something of
a politician himself.
He will be assisted by Ex-Governor
Glenn, who is a strong campaigner,
and never knows when he is tired if
there is any pie in sight. Glenn and
Daniels were both strong prohibi-
tionists and were very active during
the prohibition campaign. Mr.. Glenn
eanvassed the entire State, while
Mr.. Daniels gave them a morning
tonic through the columns of the
News and Observer. Their prohibition
record will perhaps strengthen them
by large majority.
Messrs. Simmons and Overman
were also prohibitionists, but they
were not as active as Glenn and
Daniels, hence the prohibition ele-
ment of the Democratic party will
stick close to Glenn and Daniels,
good deal, as the State went dry
while the anti-prohibitionists will
not support Simmons and Overman.
OF course there is no principal in
volved in this fight, it is just a case
of the outs trying to get in and the
ins trying to stay in, that is all there
is to it. They took the vote on the
lumber schedule as an excuse to re-
duce these Congressman to private
life. They are starting up the fight
early and it now looks like it will
be a long and bitter one. We will
| watch their movements and as the
campaign draws near we shall expect
both sides to tell the truth on each
| other, if they do there will be enough
said.-Something will drop.-Clin-
ton News Dispatch.