The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-12-16
THE OLD REPUBLICAN PATRON
AGE MACHINE IS CONTINUING
ITS ATTACKS UPON CONGRESS-
MEN MOREHEAD AND GRANT.

MEN MOREHEAD AND GRANT.
In another column we publish an
editorial from the Asheville Gazette
News under the heading "Mr. More
leads Standing"
This editorial is in reply to let
ter from Mr.. c. ]. Harris to that
paper wanting to know What Re-
publicans are displeased with Con-
gresham Morehead, and why?"
The answer does anything but an
swer his question. The simple and
direct answer to the question would
have been that the Republican pat
ronage machine Is displeased with
Congress, and that the machine does
not want any Congressman to inter-
fere with their monopoly of machine
domination and control of Federal
patronage.
1t will be noticed. however, that
the editor of the Gazette-News goes
out Of his way to repeat the two
charges made many times by the
Democratic papers to the effect. first,
that Mr.. Morehead did not want to
be elected to Congress, and, second,
that he threatened to the President
to resign from Congress If he was
ignored and the patronage machine
was allowed to name the Federal Of
ficials for his Congressional District
Mr.. Morehead has denied positively
both of these charges, and yet a Re-
publican paper sees fit to re-publish
them without giving Mr.. Morehead
the benefit of his denial, except tc
say that such denials come from
those who are the custodian of the
Morehead Gubernatorial BOOM"
In the first place, these denial!
were made by Mr.. Morehead direct
and in the second place, what does
the Asheville Gazette-News mean b,
attempting to slur at those whom i
says are in charge of the Moreheat
Gubernatorial boom? That means
If it means anything, that the Ashe
vile Gazette-News and the patronag
machine are opposed to having a mai
like Morehead nominated for Gov
ernor, and the only reason that the,
can have for opposing his nomination
Is because they fear he will b
elected.
1t will be noticed that this pape
also refers to Mr.. Morehead as
Commercial with Democratic affili
ations," and goes to a Democrat
newspaper to borrow this phrase
Are we to gather from this that tn
class of Democrats who have bee
called Commercial Democrats" ar
not welcomed into the Republica
party when they see fit to join it an
fight its battles and win victories fo
1t, as Mr.. Morehead has done? Ha
not Mr.. Morehead cast every vot
while in Congress squarely in supper
of Republican principles, and has tn
State ever sent man to Congress
who has reflected more credit upo
his district?
The Asheville Gazette-News ais
attacks Congressman Morehead a
being "a chaser after patronage"
complains that Mr.. Morehead doe
not attend strictly after his duties
the halls of Congress, and does NJ
let the patronage machine control a
of the Federal patronage in the Stat,
even including the Federal offices |
his own district.
In this connection it is signifcar
to note that the Raleigh News an
Observer, the leading Democratic O.
gan, has repeated every charg
against Mr.. Morehead which th
Asheville Gazette-News has made {
the organ of the Republican patron
age machine.
In the last complaint made by tt
Republican patronage machine, tt
News and Observer comes sQuare
to their support in the following:
There is no doubt that Congress
man Mcrehead has won a victory
compelling President Taft to revol
Tor the appointment of Prof Glasso
Census Supervisor and give the pla,
to some politician who pleases Il
young Congressman. Some peop
say that in this Morehead has SEQ
ed victory over Duncan but tt
Asheville News-Gazette denies tn
Duncan had anything whatever to {
with the Glasson appointment. ]
any event, Mr.. Moorehead wins IL
right to give the job to his man.
"Just suppose Andrew Jackson
James A. Garfield had been Presidel
when Morehead made his demar
accompanied by this threat! II O
Hickory had been feeling good |
would have said: "By the eternal
and thrown the presumptuous your
Congressman in the Potomac riv,