The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-08


.-.- thin the last six years. We
.-. Al the returns OF elections
-raa nat in 1904 they had 1857
,.-.- and the Democrats had 3,41O
..a.. in 1906 the Republicans had
III votes and the Democrats 4,252
...a-, in 1908 the Republicans had
1850 votes and the Democrats ana
r..ar,
mis- wonderful growth of the par
p. not confined TO Wake County.
-. wherever the Republicans have
LISTED themselves with the deter
nation TO teach Republican doc
'u" wonderful success has been
l.eYed.
about three weeks ago | spoke in
..- county Of Yadkin where ten
gears ago they had 900 Democrats
and 200 Republicans. In 1908 they
..I 200 Republicans and $50 Dem
u.rats. ! was talking to an old Dem
o.ratic friend while there, and he
sad he could account for this by the
fact that all the children born to
republicans were boys and those
born to Democrats were girls. I
suggested that even the Lord seemed
10 be taking hand against the DEM
ocrats.
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan polled III, 900
votes, in 1908 he polled $4,000, a
loss of $4,000. No wonder Mr..
Overman, in the Democratic Conven-
ton at Charlotte, and Mr.. Aycock in
his opening speech at Asheboro, ap-
pealed to the young men to stay in
The Democratic ranks. They realize
the fate of their party if this condi-
ton cOntinues-and it will continue.
Mr.. Overman said that the mothers
Of these young men had heretofore
prayed for the success of the Demo
cratic party, and that he was there
TO appeal to them to stay on the old
ship. | tell you that the mothers
have quit praying for the Democratic
their boys is with the Republican
party. Under the last twelve years
Of Republican administration their
homes are happier and their condi-
ton more prosperous than ever be-
lore
The Republican party Sprang into
existence from but one thought
which seized the whole North and
West through the teaching of Abra-
ham Lincoln and his followers, and
this was the elevation of humanity
and the abolition of human slavery.
These Northern Republicans cared no
more for the negroes of the South
than they did for the mules of South
Carolina, only that through their
teaching they believed that God AL
mighty had planted within the
hearts of these people a spark of
humanity and that they should not
be enslaved on American soil.
This elected Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States, and
the War came, which was fought on
this issue. The North and West, to
maintain their position sacrificed
hundreds of thousands of the best
hVes of their people and wound up
with debt of nearly three billions
OF dollars. The South in opposition
10 this idea sacrificed thousands of
their best lives and spent every dol
lar they could raise. Right here
Ihe true issue between the two great
polltlcal parties for the last forty
years was created and each has been
as true to this issue ever since as the
compass has been to the North pole
Inc old Wing and the Old Demo
cratic parties passed away and out
OF them arose this fierce contest, a
battle royal. The Republicans or
one side advocating the elevation oil
humanity, the Democrats on the
other side opposing this contention
and trying to hold up an aristocracy
which had its birth in slavery.
Every Republican Congress tina
has dealt with the tariff has fo
weeks, for months, and we may sa,
for years, taken evidence solely 70
the purpose of ascertaining the cos
of production in the old countr
with pauper labor and the cost i
the United States with American la
Dor and have levied their tariff t
make this difference, with the de
clared purpose of doing so. TIL
Democratic party, true to its instine
to disregard the interest of the com
mon class, seeking only to foster it
aristocracy, to protect the consume
without regard to the producer, ha
in every National Convention declal
ed for the principal and policy {
free trade from 1868 down to tn
present time. Even at the ConveI
ton in Charlotte last July the Dem.
Gratis declared for free trade, usin
the following language:
we demand the enactment of
tariff for revenue only to meet tt
expenses of the government econon
icslly administered.
Their legislation in Congress b;
been along this same line.