The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-22


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"DON'T DRIVE IN THE WEDGE"
The Charlotte Observer, in COM
menting upon the course of Senators
Simmons and Overman and the six
Democratic Congressman who repu-
dated their party platform in order
to vote for certain protective duties
in the interest of the States progress,
says that unquestionably the major
ity of the people of the State approve
of their course, but proceeds to lee
ture the News and Observer and 9TH
er newspapers and individuals who
have been attacking these Senators
and Congressman on the ground that
their attacks may hurt the Demo-
cratic party.
We quote the following extracts
from the editorial:
THE stake which the Demo-
cratic party has in this matter?
Let noisy impugners of the eight
Congressmen's Democracy and
good faith consider several
things. They are stirring up
dangerous strife in the face of
strong opposition party; we sug-
gest that they take notice to
what proportions the lately
shrinking Democratic majority
shrank last fall. Besides, these
noise-makers are dogmatists and
literalists who demand that for
their dogmas and literalisms
Southern interests of the most
substantial sort shall be sacri-
feed. They are impractical in
practical matters, putting the
theory ahead of the condition,
the cart ahead of the horse.
Those factional organs and
individuals whose conduct we
have been discussing will hardly
do themselves any good; they
may well, however, do the Dem
ocratic party harm. The thin
edge of wedge has been start
ed 1t should be knocked out
rather than driven in deeper"
The Charlotte Observer admits tina
protection is best for the State
great undeveloped resources of ra,
material and manufacturing enter
prises. This being so, why does tina
paper appeal to such a paper as tn
News and Observer not to drive i
the wedge?" Would the Chariot
Observer and papers and people c
that ilk than to stand squarely wit
the people who are unreservedly 70
the States development and progress
and prosperity? Why not drive tn
wedge in up to the eye and separat
those who put theories above facts
separate the impractical from tn
practical-in short, as the Observe
says. separate those who foolishly D,
the cart before the horse from thos
who wisely put the horse before tt
cart?
The fact Is that the two Dem,
cratic Senators and the six Congress
men voted in the interest of the
State a part Of the way, but not all
the way. They should be commende
for their foresight, courage and Il
dependence as far as it goes, but WI
should the State be represented /
Senators and Congressman who ha,
to profess one thing during the car
paign and vote another way whe
they get to Washington? Yes, v
say why not drive the wedge in L
to the eye, SO that on one side wouI
be the sheep and on the other sic
would be the goats; and then tt
State will be fairly and squarely re
resented by those who not only pror
1se to put the horse before the car
but by those who will have the cou
age and the constituency behir
them to do SO not only in one i
stance but in every instance.
In short, the interests of North Ca
DINA require the triumph of Repu
hcan principles. and therefore, in O
der that the State may be duly d
Veloped and prosper, Republican pri
clples should be triumphant and Il
State should lend her full strengt
to such an accomplishment.