The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-07-28

teeman Duncan, published a letter
signed by one X. G. White, in which
the integrity and good intentions OF
Congressman Morehead were serious
ly questioned. Mr.. White, or rather
the real writer OF the article, not
only intimated but openly charged
that the Fifth District Congressman
was being used merely az a cat's-paw
and that II elected Chairman, he
would be controlled and used by 9th
er men.
The letter was timed to have effect
upon the Guilford County Conyen-
ton, but the effect was rather that
of a boomerang The convention not
only endorsed Mr.. Morehead for Con-
gress, but for the State Chairman
ship as well, and instructed the solid
delegation to the State Convention to
vote for him. The temper OF the
convention can also be judged by the
wanted to go TO the State Convention
as delegate, was fatty turned
down.
The utter unfairness of the Green's
bOrO News is better shown by the
fact that Congressman Morehead i'm
mediately sent a reply, couched in
dignified and courteous terms, and
requested that it at once be given
publication, presumably on the morn
ing of the 23rd, the date of the con-
vention, which letter will be found in
another column. This the News did
not do, but waited until Tuesday, the
26th instant, to publish it, and then
not until it had appeared in other pa
papers.
Former Senator Butler, whose
name has been unwarrantedly
brought into the controversy, also
sent reply, but profiting by form
er experience with this same paper,
which had refused to publish a reply
to an attack on him, sent the article
to a morning Democratic paper of
Greensboro, who published it.
The attitude of the News is the
more represensible, in view of the
fact that when it resumed publica-
ton one year ago, it issued a fore
word that it represented no faction
or clique, but the whole Republican
party. Believing this, many who
were opposed to the methods of the
'pie-counter bosses" under whose
auspices the paper started, subscrib-
ed and Loyalty supported what they
believed to be their party's organ.
How their confidence has been abused
foregoing.
The following is former Senator
Butler reply:
Editor Telegram:
The Robert G. White letter pub
lished in the Daily News this morn
hoods and is issued too late to be
answered in detail. 1t is clearly
fathered by the machine bosses or
their henchmen, and shows their des-
perate effort to prevent Guilford
County from declaring for Morehead
for State Chairman on tomorrow.
Morehead is the peoples candidate
for State Chairman, and he wears no
mans collar. He is too big to be
bossed by any one, and he is too
honest and patriotic to use the
Chairmanship for narrow and selfish
purposes. Every citizen Of the State
who believes in the principle of pro-
lection and the other great funda-
mental and constructive policies of
the Republican party should support
him for State leader, because of
these noble and patriotic qualities.
The opportunity is ripe for man
like Morehead as leader to carry the
State Republican this year. The an
nouncement that the Republican
State Convention had elected him
State Chairman would mean at least
ten thousand recruits to the party
the next day, and many more each
day thereafter during the campaign.
'Morehead is in favor of throwing
off the yoke Of ring rule, which has
cursed the party in the past and in
favor Of adopting an open door pol
icy that will mean party growth and
success. Those who declare for
Morehead for Congress, but who give
specious reasons why they are op-
posed to him for State Chairman,
are, in fact, against his election and
the election of more Republican Con-
gressmen. The fact is, Morehead
cannot be reelected for Congress, il
the ring bosses continue to domi-
nate the State organization of the
party. The referee ring is opposed
to him because they know that his
election will mean party growth and
success, and because they know that
no man can control his actions for
selfish and base purposes or induce
him to betray the party as the pres
ent ring bosses have done.
GAS to the collection of the honest
second mortgage North Carolina
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