The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-07-22
WHY THEY OPPOSE MOREHEAD
AND GRANT.

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AND GRANT.
The Hendersonville Times, a Re-
publican paper, in commenting up
On the fight made on Representative
and Grant by the Gazette
News, which is known as the mouth
piece of the Republican patronage
machine, says:
1--WE understand that certain
alleged Republicans, who are in
reality assistant Democrats, are
lying awake nights in order to
devise some means for prevent
ing Congressman Morehead from
being nominated to succeed him
self. This is very queer pro-
ceeding 1t is difficult to i'm
agine any legitimate ground for
opposition to Morehead; he is a
man of ability and character, and
has made very good represent
alive. He did not want the nom
pectation of seeking next year;
but if some of these disgruntled
persons get too fresh and say
that he shall not have it, then
the chances are that he will
make up his mind that he will
have it. And If he does make
up his mind that way, he will be
renominated, which will be
very good thing for the party"
The Times says that it understands
clearly the purposes of those Repub
licans who did not want MoreheaG
elected to Congress last year and who
are now DESTROYS that he shall no
be renominated. The Times refers
to these so-called Republican Leaders
as "alleged Republicans who are il
reality assistant Democrats
This designation is, of course, cor
rect, because these Republican lead
ers do not want their party to grow
They are patronage machine bosses
They want the party to stay small 81
that they can boss the job of distrib
uting patronage. They know that i
men of the character and standin,
of Morehead should continue to com,
into the party that the days of thei
leadership would be numbered. AL
the Republican party has to do, no
only to re-elect Morehead and Grant
but also to elect other Congressmel
and to sweep the State and elect
Republican Governor, is to dislodg
from control that crowd of "assist
ant-Democrats" and place men VIII
have the character and standing o
Morehead at the head of the organi
cation, and this we believe is wha
the rank and file of the party will
do at the next State Convention.
Another Republican paper, tn
Western Carolina Enterprise, publish
ed at Waynesville, in Mr.. Grant
district, in commenting upon the at
tacks made upon Morehead an,
Grant by the Gazette-News, says:
''The Gazette-News has its
own reasons for the attitude it
has taken relative to Mr.. Grant.
1t knows who it is serving and
what it hopes to accomplish. We
can only draw our own conclu-
sions. It is certain that the
Gazette-News is either very
short-sighted or egards the heal
thy growth of Republicanism in
this District with disfavor."
This shows that the opposition t
| Grant is based on the same groun
as the opposition to Morehead. TIL
patronage machine does not want an
Republican Congressman in Wash
ington who has manhood and fore
enough to be independent of the ma
chine, and besides, they fear tina
more Congressman may be elected
and that the State may go Republi
can. Therefore, this RepubIica
growth must be checked and checke
at once by the defeat of Morehea
| and Grant, If possible.
| This attitude of the machine to
| ward Morehead and Grant woul
seem to justify the charge that thes
machine leaders are really assist
ant Democrats" Down with tn
machine and on to Republican vic
tory!