The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-13


Debate ON Trusts.
\ day or to ago Chairman - C.
Sheriff.. Of the GuiIford County Dem
ocratle executive committee. mailed \
letter to Chairman John - Morehead
addressed TO 4. Z Holton. N follows:
When you spoke In Greensboro
you took positions on trust and tariff
questions which the Democrats think
are utterly untenabie- You hare en-
tered into q newspaper controversy
with Mr. & ]. Justice in which you
seek 10 relieve the Republican party
OF the responsibility for the exist
enee OF the trusts. and placed the
blame On the Democratic party. The
people OF the State are interested In
this controversy, and the people OF
Greensboro would be glad 10 have n
joint discussion between you and Mr..
,, Justice. Mr.. Justice Is billed 10
speak in Greensboro on the night of
October Il. At 1880 p. m, and res
pectfully invite you TO a division of
time with Mr.. Justice on this occa-
sion I will send a copy OF this let
ter to Mr.. ]. NJ. Morehead, State
Chairman of the Republican Execu-
tive Committee. and trust that you
and Mr.. Justice will be able TO fight
TINS out at a closer range than has
been done in the past few weeks"
Mr. Holton dictated the following
+, reply to Mr.. Sheriff.:
Greensboro, Oct Z, 1910.
! Mr.. E. G. Sheriff., Chairman Dem
Elk. Com. of Guilford County,
Greensboro, y. c.
My Dear Sir:-Yours of the 5th
inst, to Mr.. Morehead, requesting a
| joint discussion of the trust and tar
| in questions between Mr.. E. J. Jus
! tice and myself, has been referred to
, me for reply.
| AS your reference to the trusts d.
| rectly involves the question whether
the Democratic party has violated its
platform pledge of two years ago In
that respect and as Governor Kitchin
in his speech on the 5th of Septem-
Der at Spray, published in Webster's
Weekly, asserted that the enactment
of sub section F as a substitute for
sub sectionA, was a full compliance
with their platform pledge, while Mr.
Justice in his speech at Madison on
the 18th of September, as published
in the News and Observer of the 18th
took issue with the governor and
said that effective antitrust legisla.
ton was defeated" in the Legislature
OF 1909, would it not be more appro
pirate for you to challenge Governor
Kitchin for joint discussion with Mr.
, Justice, inasmuck~as Mr.. Justice ant
myself fully agree that the Demo
!. Gratis have violated their solemn
s pledge in that respect?
n There are other vital issues upoI
= which these gentlemen disagree; 70
J, instance, upon the lumber schedul
d in the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, 70
e which both of your Senator'S and al
}. of your Democratic Representative
It except the governors brother, votes
|, in violation of Their platform pledge
= There is another important posi-
ton taken by the governor last Mon
b day at Graham, as reported in tn
4 Greensboro News of October {
o wherein it is stated that the governo
e said the only hope for the textil
industry of the United States was t
Il get on the same wage basis as tn
+ foreigner" While this is true unde
# the Democratic policy of free trade
It I take it that Mr.. Justice will joi
s issue with the governor on this poin
also. So don't you really think Their
n is wide field for discussion betwee
:, these Democratic gentlemen while
e should be settled before they one
It to engage in joint discussion wit
a Republicans?
Yours truly,
A. E. HOLTON.