The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-01-27
THE RECORD SUsTAINs THE
CAUCASIAN.

who signs himself as secretary of the
Republican Executive Committee of
Craven County.
It will be seen that he complains
of and attempts to brand as incorrect |
a recent editorial in The Caucasian, a
paragraph of which was copied In his
communication. He attempts by set
ting forth peculiar combination OF
election results. to show that the
Republican party has grown instead |
OF decreased in Craven County under |
the leadership OF Mr.. Hancock. He
tries to figure out Republican gain,
not by showing what the Democratic |
majority was In 1896 for the candi-
date for Congress, as compared with
the Democratic majority at the last
election, but by discussing what he
alleges to be gains and losses" by
each party.
We will not attempt to analyze his
figures, because no combination of
figures and no amount of argument
will wipe out the bald fact that In
1896 Mr.. Thomas, the Democratic
candidate for Congress. received a
majority Of 1904. In the last cam
paign, when Mr.. Hancock, who had
been elected chairman of the con-
gressional committee, and was sup
posed to be exerting his efforts, at
least in his own county, to elect the
Republican candidate, Mr.. Thomas
received Democratic majority of
LII. Mr.. Hill. the Republican can
didate, reduced the Democratic ma
jority in every other county in the
district, but in Craven. where his
chairman lived, the Democratic ma
jority was increased 1T votes.
These facts are shown on page Is
of a pamphlet issued by the Secretary
Of State, giving the official vote in
North Carolina each year from 1900
to 1908, inclusive. We submit that
these facts justify the statement In
the editorial complained Of This
same pamphlet justifies every other
statement in that editorial.
Turn to pages 10 and II Of that
pamphlet and look at the vote cast
for the candidates for Congress in
the Second District, where a post
master was the machine candidate,
and 1t will be seen that the Demo-
cratic majority was 673 greater in
1908 than in 1906. While the Re-
publican party was gaining $1,000
votes in the rest of the State, the
Republican party in the Second Con-
gressional District was losing votes
and increasing the Democratic ma
jority by 673; and Craven County,
Mr.. Hancock's own county, Is the
only county in the Third Congress
sional District that permitted Dem
acratic gain. which amounted to 1T
majority more than two years be-
fore.
Mr.. Gilbert, in closing his COM
munication, says, eff we Republicans
would quit singing mud at one an
other and get down to business, we
might make some really substantial
gains" In reply, we say to him and
to his so-called Republican organiza-
ton in Craven County, that If they
would get down to business the way
the Republicans have in Sampson
County, where a large Democratic
majority has been wiped out and a
Republican majority Of 1,130 has
been erected; If they would get
down to work like the Republicans
of Johnston County, where $500
Democratic majority has been wiped
out and Republican majority of 234
given to President Taft in the last
election, that Craven County could
be made Republican easier than eth
er Johnston County or Sampson
County.
We submit that those who are
spending their time and money to
build up Republican majorities have
the right to complain of those who
not only do nothing, but under whose
management Democratic majorities
grow instead of diminishing. If COM
planning of such want Of manage
ment or mismanagementa as is shown
by Mr.. Hancock and the so-called
organization in his county Is mud
singing" then let them make the
most of it.
CONGRESSMAN M0REHEAn AMI