The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-30

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body IL has three. and fall credit
should be given them for their ef-
forts on behalf Of the State More
appropriations we're secured for the
State than ever before.
The work os the presen; Congress
comes IN even for Democratic CON-
mendation. The New York Times
tDemocraticl gives high praise 10 the
work accomplished. the pledges re-
deemed and the quiet. yet firm con-
troll which the President has exer-
cised over the members Who repre-
sent the party which elected him
The coming short session will see
the remainder of the pledges Of the
Chicago convention OF 1908 enacted
into laws.
The so-called "insurgent' move
ment which has been so much ex-
plotted by the Democratic press has
practically expired and is to-day
merely matter of few individuals
rather than a general movement
among the people of a section or of
State. The reelection OF a Repub-
lican Congress is now assured and
as previously stated, by probably a
largely increased majority.
Morehead Flags Pou.
The speech of Congressman More
hro he
usual reply from Mr.. Pou, OF the
Fourth district. The latter evaded
the tariff question as much as posi-
BILE but injected a good deal Of mig
ger-reconstruction." Mr.. Morehead
very effectually squelched the Fourth
District Congressman's speech,-one
G. the most telling points being as
follows:
He also fails to bring out the
fact that this (the temporary depres-
sion of the cotton mill Industry is
not an unmixed evil, inasmuch as
the high price of cotton is one of
the elements that is contributing to
the wonderful prosperity of our
, farmers and indirectly to all other
classes
He also said:
: Il submit that, if the South would
send Congressman to Washington
: who believe in the great American
= doctrine of protection, then we
would be able to have every sched-
ule of the tariff as favorable to the
: South as to any other section of the
) country. Why should the National
) Republican party force the benefit:
= OF protection upon a section that in
{ sists upon sending Congressman tt
: Washington who declare that they
t do not want protection and who fur
ther declare that it is iniquitous anG
4 robbery"
The Referee System.
i Mr.. Morehead then took up the
S igger-reconstruction and referee
: system part Of Mr.. Pou's speech. /
2 may be said in passing that the in
e lection Of these questions in speech
l on the tariff is surely an innovation
: for even North Carolina Democrat
z Mr.. Morehead's reply to this par
of the speech was as follows:
l "The gentleman next quotes al
! extract from the speech made b,
i President Taft at Greensboro, abou
= three years ago, in which the Presi
= dent pointed out the evil effects o
r the Republican referee system in tn,
e South as being one of the chic
hot
f the Republican party, and then Mr.
= Pou asks how can a Democrat, ever
S if he should believe in protection o.
all Republican principles, be able Il
: join a party that was ruled by tn.
: class of men described by tn,
b President, who are controlling tn,
: destinies of the party in the South
b Mr.. Pou then proceeds to say tha
e he agrees with the President that a.
e long as the Republican party in th'
o South is SO governed, or misgovern
: ed, that it is not competent part,
to manage the affairs of any South
a ern State. In this connection, I mus
e remind the gentleman that whil'
n what the President said was true, /
d was only half the truth as to th'
d causes that prevent men in the Soutl
+ from voting their honest convictions
K ''The Democratic politicians wht
a are eternally painting pictures of re
r construction days and of the bite
:. sectional feelings and arousing tn,
: ghost of the negro question, in orde
d to hold the Democratic party solid
e and prevent any independence o
/, thought or action, are even more re
d sponsible for this condition of polit
+ ical slavery in the South than tn.
r Republican referees. Indeed, thi
/ class of Democratic politicians ant
the Republican referees In the South
: are political partners
I 1.-TWO souls with but a single
thought,
Two hearts that beat as one