The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-02-04

ed for M~. Tsft's inauguration
Sentiment In Faser of Judge s-s-
well Steadily Growing.
| Special to The Caucasian:
Washington. ID. &. Feb :. 1909.
| The order of the Federal Court di~
recting the discrimination OF the
| publication of the Daily Industrial
News. and further ordering that the
| plant should Dc sold at public auc-
tion on February 18Th. has attracted
attention here and caused consider
able comment among the North Car
olina colony and the North Carulln-
ians who come TO Washington.
The general comment Is that the
Republican patronage machine. which
had taken entire charge OF the paper
and used IL as kind of personal or
gan. was discouraged in its efforts 20
Judge Taft's recent speech at At
ianta. ,Every one knew that the
machine was running the paper in a
way by which It's circulation was sure
to decrease and Its revenues fall OF.
and that continuing It's publication
meant that the machine expected To
continue to control the Federal pat
ronage and TO assess the Federal Of
ce-holders To keep the paper going
at loss. II is said that since the
paper went into bankruptcy that GER
tain machine leaders. with assess
ments from Federal office-holders.
have put up several thousand dollars
to continue the paper under a re-
ceiver, and that they intended To bid
In the property and keep it going in
the old way and with the old meth
DDS
OF course. every Republican re-
grets to see the paper discontinued.
but IL IL was TO be continued In the
old way, IL Is just as we'll. for IL was
doing the party no good.
The Patronage Machine u Rattlesi.
The situation with reference to the
Industrial News is only one OF the
many Indications of how badly ratified
the patronage machines are In all of
the Southern States over Taft's finai
decision to~abolisAs the cid referee
system. There comes information
here that there is not only consteraa-
ton but many protest by these pat
ronaae machines In nearly all the
Southern States. No one expected
them to die without a struggle.
1t seems that they never realized
that they were in danger until Presi-
dent-Elect Taft made the announce
ment OF his final determination. IL
seems that these patronage machine
fellows did not expect the administTa-
ton or Northern Republicans TO ever
look to the South for q strong and
vigorous Republican party. IL seems
that they felt that all the Republican
National organization would ever ex-
pect from them would be to deliver
the delegates at convention time.
The leaders OF the National Re
publican party have not only realized
that the time has come when tbe Re
publican party should and probably
would be forced TO look 10 some
Southern States to help them main
tain the ascendance Of the party. but
that a strong party In the South
would be best for the party. not only
lin the North and South. but for the
whole country. irrespective Of party:
at the same time. they realize the ut
ter incompetency and wortalessuess
of the patronage machines TO build
up the Republican party In the South.
even IL they should desire TO do SO.
A Sneak Bill Before the Legislature.
A Republican from the State here
to-day commented upon the purpose
that is behind the apparent move
ment to sneak a bill through the
Legislature TO help Adams In his IL
bel suit against the Buffers.
II was pointed out that the North
Carolina Law already goes further
than the laws In most OF the States
by permitting prosecutor in GRIM
inaI action to employ private counsel
to assist the Solicitor In the prosecu-
ton, and that the result OF such
law has been TO permit the proseeu-
tor and his private counsel to 2raeti-
cally take charge Of a case. and too
often to conduct ft In a way that it
would not be conducted IL the sole
itor handled 1t alone on the part Of.
the State.
II was further observed that the
effort now TO have the State. In addi-
ton, to permit such q prosecutor and
his private attorneys TO use the pow
er and the name OF the State and its
treasury to force defendant I'm
criminal action to meet them any
where and everywhere 10 take depo-
sitions would result In the most us-
Just and erueiest kind OF persecution.
It would make IL impossible fcF a
poor defendant to defend himself or
protect his rights.
An attempt has been made to put
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