The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-03-25

Ranks and the ,tino~tty Party 10
Drifsang-Actton OF "Bolters' 4.
Failing 60 stand By Caark On the
House Hnies stArx. q Row.
Mondays Charlotte Observer con-
tanned the foilowing Interesting
story from Its Washington CORE
spondent:
There Ia discord and panic iE the
Democratic ranks here. The miner
ity party has taken one more step to-
ward disintegration. Disosganlxed.
purposeless and haphaxard IT drifis.
striking rock after rock. With twen-
ty odd members Of the House in open
revolt and scores of others dissatis-
fed and disgusted. the Democracy a.
represented in the popular branch OF
Congress Is in a bad way. For ten
or more years the Democrats OF the
House have formed a sort OF political
mob that idoiiEed William Jennings
Bryan and John Sharp williams
the one for his dreams and the 9TH
er for his charming personality. his
courage. his daring. his eloquenee
and his splendid fighting ability. IL
is asserted as a fact that not within
a decade have the minority members
OF the House held q caucus for a full
and free discussion of any subject.
Although Williams was a leader of
real cleverness he was dominated BY
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James. of Kentucky. and Henry Clay
ton, of Alabama. who. when boiled
down. are known TO be nothing more
than blow-hards. and II begins TO
look as II Champ Clark would make
the same mistakes OF his predecessor.
Blunder After Blunder.
One blunder after another has been
made in connection with the recent
Democratic bolt. In the first place,
IL was contended by wise partisans
that the Democratic caucus should
not be put of until Monday. the
day the extra session adjourned, but
be held the Saturday prior thereto.
Messrs. Page and Webb, of North
Carolina, and Hay, Flood, and Saun-
ders, of Virginia, were among those
who argued and signed for Saturday.
All agree now that the caucus was
put of too long But, the repre-
sentatives of the dear people. with
their $4,000 year, had business OF
a pressing nature at home. and lid
not have time for a trifiing party
caucus. AS a result. they retur 1ed
here to find that the horse was gone
and proceeded to lock the door and
cry thief"
II what is said OF the caucus-the
tardy caucus-is true, no Afro-Amer-
lean pow-wow ever beat 1t for noise,
tumult and disorder. II was presid-
ed over by the Hon. Henry Clayton.
of Alabama, who acted as temporary
chairman of the Denver Convention.
Scattered angry and helpless the
majority of the minority of the
House stand, abusing their former
allies and praying for help. Champ
Clark Is bold. brave. and aggressive.
but he Is unable TO compel good team
work. The general impression is that
he has picked weak lieutenants. With
all of his excellent qualities Mr.. Clark
has proven himself a poor general in
the first skirmish OF the great battle
that is to follow. Those who fol-
lowed him to humiliating defeat last
Monday. when victory was in sight.
are chagrined. There is trouble
ahead. Many who were loyal TO the
organization in the contest over the
rules are not willing to keep up the
fight. Four of the seven North Car
lima Democrats are dissatisfied, and
two of the other three do not like to
be dictated to by such men as James
and Clayton. The ablest men of the
Georgia delegation bolted
Serious Charges Made.
II is charged that Fitzgerald. OF
New York, and those who followed
him sold out. This may be true OF
Pat McCarrens man, but II has not
been proven. although circumstances
are against him. II is said that he
will be rewarded with a 317.500 a
year judgeship in his State. The
Danville Bad Man has already put
him on the Committee on Rules. But
what about the Southerners, especial
ly the Georgians? What OF Howard
Brantiey and Briggs! These are
among the big men of the House.
The general impression here Ia
that the prospect OF united effort By
1 the Democrats is about as far re