The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-17

nruw~~~slvs I'D militant oTxani1A-
ttoa. axasssx In supsors q tie great
constructive principles Of he nsfso0-
NJ progressive Repaeiisan party. ne
Ga orxsnasatson. sc-saIisd. sstssg
.hroaxa dessxn Or ey sces1snt. delay
AZ ,he eailsax oT tie eonveation to
.hss late date. After tie eo1xsniioa.
!. became evtdent that certain so
called leaders. who lad loag held
power aud once. refused Or failed TO
gre a,tang and proper support TO sns
or xanIxatson, and ~ far - some OF
,hese no-caIlea leaders could control
ard direct the situation their follow
ers did not cooperate for Republican
success. Indeed, II has been charg-
ed. and We fear with too much truth.
that in many places the Republican
party In this strenuous campaign has
lad the open. or II least. secret oppo-
sgtion OF some men Of this class
Therefore. IL became necessary for
Chairman Morehead TO attempt TO
perfect q new organization made up
very largely OF what may be called
unframed soldiers In q political bat
tie. He had to rely largely upon men
who had never before attempted 10
take the lead or been permitted TO
take the lead. AT the same time. the
Democratic leaders who had shown
no fear of the leadership OF the Re
publican party under the old referee
system. became thoroughly aroused
at the danger Of the leadership OF a
man OF the courage, capacity and
character OF Hon. John Motley More
head. This caused the Democratic
State machine to organize and wage
the most desperate battle in its his
tory.
Thus the Republican party in the
State went into this great contest
against a political organization that
was aroused and frightened as never
before, and which not only exhausted
every resource at its command, but
also resorted to every scheme and
trick of Misrepresentation and fraud
and corruption known in political
| history. At the same time, the Re
publican party thus hastily re-organ-
| lied was not a seasoned and trained
political organization, but it was
forced to fight trained and well Or
ganized enemy, with the danger, to
say the least, not so much in the
firing of the enemy in front, as from
| the fire in ambush from behind.
Briefly stated, these are some of
the elements that entered into the
political situation in North Carolina
as we'll as the whole country. AS for
the great campaign just ended in
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North Carolina, it can truthfully be
said that never was there such a
brave, determined, aggressive and
successful fight made against such
tremendous odds in front and in the
rear. Indeed, the showing made by
the Republican party in North Caro-.
lima is truly wonderful. The Repub.
licans of our State, under the leader.
ship of Mr.. Morehead, have made q
better showing than the Republicans
of any State in the Union
In conclusion, we desire to submit
that while the Democratic majority
in North Carolina may, at first blush
seem large, yet that party has wor
in this State the dearest victory with
in its history. It's record of broker
promises and brazen hypocrisy, to
gether with the fear of the Leadership
of man like Morehead, which forced
| IL ~ mohC ouCA q uCSpCIdtG uSuL ant
to resort to such indefensible meth
DDS, will cost it most dearly. At tn,
same time, the enormous vote which
Chairman Morehead and his Stat,
: Committee, with their loyal lieuten
ants from the mountains to the sea
succeeded in polling, becomes a sole
nucleus of new old guard which tw,
; years from to-day will be irresistible
!. Nothing is palmer to a person fam
iliar with our political history an,
who will analyze the present situation
than that the result of the election
: on Tuesday, November Sth, mean
that another such campaign, conduct
ed by Chairman Morehead and hi
new but alert and brave lieutenants
will mean the election of a Republi
= can Governor in North Carolina an,