The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-08-18
GREAT CONVENTION, IT'S WORK,
AND WHAT III MEANS.

GREAT CONVENTION, IT'S WORK,
AND WHAT III MEANS
That was q most notable gathering
that assembled in State Convention
at Greensboro on last Wednesday. II
was notable not only for the great
number OF delegates and visitors In
attendance from every quarter OF the
State, but especially on account Of its
magnificent personnel. No finer body
Of brave, manly, representative North
or at any time In the old North State.
The convention was also notable
for the determined and high resolve
which brought the delegates from
every precinct in the State, and which
prompted their actions and utter
ances. The convention was most not
able for what was done and its
meaning.
In short, the Republican State
Convention of August 10, 1910. not
only marks an epoch in the history
of the Republican party in the State,
but 1t marks an important epoch In
the kisssry OF the State and the
Ssath, aad will be followed with far
reaching results that will affect mate
rally the welfare and the destiny of
the whole nation.
The old Southern Republican poll
cy Of making fights to perpetuate the
referee rule and to elect delegates to
the National Convention, and in re-
turn to receive patronage to be dis
tributed to ring pets, which has been
OF Republican principles, has been
swept away forever. The party has
re-organized and rejuvenated itself
and faced toward future party growth
and victory.
The election of a man like John
Motley Morehead for State Chairman
means that the distribution of Fed
eral patronage in the future will not
be the chief end and aim of the Re-
publican organization, but that it
will be only an incident to be used
as means to the great overshadoW-
ing purpose and effort to popularize,
extend and make triumphant in the
South the great constructive policies
of the Republican party under which
our State and the South are now pros
pering as never before, and which
has made this the richest, the most
progressive, and the greatest coun-
try in every respect on Gods green
earth.
In short, the Republican party, as
organized at the recent State Con-
vention, has for it's purpose, first, the
election of Republican Congressman
in every district in North Carolina
who will stand in the national legis-
lative halls and contend for the prin-
ciples and policies that will make
North Carolina and the South not
only the greatest and the richest
section of our country, but in the
whole world, and these men. Incident
ally, will relieve the State Chairman
of the burden of the distribution of
Federal patronage. Mr.. Morehead
would never have accepted the State
Craftsmanship if he had not believed
that he could, and if he had not de-
termined to, elect Congressman to re-
lieVe him of the burden of selecting
men for the Federal Offices.
The party, as now organized, will
not only elect Republican Congress
men, but it will endeavor and will
succeed ia giving to our State gov
eminent the same kind of high-class,
progressive and benef1cent rule that
the Republican national administra-
ton has given to the whole country.
The Republican party, as now organ
lied, will also strive and will succeed
in giving the electoral vote of North
Carolina to a Republican President.
and thus be part and parcel of that
great militant party of progress and
prosperity.
The Democratic nnlifinianS aro