The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-30
Il CHARGE THAT HURTS.
Republicans should Have the FEEDER
al Offices. but They should Not Ar
rogate To Themselves Too Much
Power-Give the Rank and File .
Voice.

SoSaDe I'D themselves Too AuCh
Power-Give the Rank and File a
Voice.
Mr.. Editor:-Here IL Is agaIn-the
eyer~present complaint-thatc certain
Republicans in North Carolina stand
in the way OF party growth. II is
the same charge. and the same stig-
ma every year, and hurts because of
Its truth. This fact is known 10 the
highest officer OF the United States
as well as 10 the humblegt Republican
and party worker ia North Carolina.
Let me quote here an extract from
a speech OF Hon. Edward w. Pou.
made in Washington on June 18th.
and under his ranking privilege
thousands Of copies have been car
ried through the mails 10 citizens i'm
this State. This extract contains also
Mr.. Tafts famous deliverence on the
subject. The Congressman seeks to
use this fact, pointed out so forcibly
by Mr.. Taft, as a means to prevent
voters from coming to tho Republi-
can party. He himself states, may
be unwittingly but certainly truth
fully, another fact, that the day of
ostracism and prejudice because of
being a Republican, has passed.
Mr.. Pou says:
''If the Southern people cherish
any prejudice at all, it is not against
the Republican party as a party, but
against the administration which the
party has given to that people when
ever it has had control. | deny that
there is any prejudice at all in my
State against any man merely be-
cause Of his political affiliation.
Come over and be a part of the ma
ton pleads the President. And yet
this distinguished gentleman went to
North Carolina in 1906, and, having
before him the State Convention of
his own party, proceeded, to say:
/ " In my judgment, the Republican
party in North Carolina would be
much stronger as a voting party if
all federal Offices were filled by Dem
ocrats. When all hope of
choice by the people is abandoned
and everything is given over to in
fluencing distant appointing power
to choose particular men to perform
official functions in community
politically hostile to those men, the
result is not good to the men or the
community. AS long, however, as
the Republican party in the Southern
States shall represent little save a
factional chase for federal Offices in
which business men and men of sub
stance in the community have no de-
sire to enter and in the result of
which they have no interest, we may
expect the present political condi-
tions of the South to continue
''In 1906, just four years ago,
President Taft very correctly describ-
ed his own party in North Carolina
as representing little save faction
al chase for federal office Has that
party changed since 1906? The peo-
pie of my State would like to know
whether the President has changed
Cured to justify such change. Ger
tainly the very same leaders who
were in control then are in control
now. Indeed, l speak the truth when
| say that some of the very leaders
who were in control in 1898 are in
control now"
Mr.. Pou's further observation
! that the conditions have not chang
ed is painfully true.
Mr. Taft's language can not be
misconstrued. He is not opposed to
putting Republicans into federal
| Jobs, but he does object to these fed
eral attaches arrogating to them
selves so much authority, seeking to
control the party and building little
wall around themselves with no door
to the outside. Such a condition
amounts to party perfidy and NAL
/ faesance and ought to be discontin-
ued, peacefully and quietly, if pos
sible, but if not. war to the teeth
/ by the rank and file. Let us come
| into the possession of our own. 1t
would seem that our federal officers
would begin to take warning. Mr..
Taft has already exhibited that he
has the courage of his convictions.
If the present party management
continues, we expect to see, as a
rule, Democrats filling Republican
jobs in North Carolina.
Let federal off1ce-holders stand
back for once and hold their little
office, and let the rank and file or
ganize the party and put it on a
basis that cannot be characterized
"a factional chase for federal of
fees" in the result of which business
men and men of substance have no
interest. Put the party management
in the hands of the people and the
people will f1oct to it.
RANK AND FILE.
A Good One On Him.