The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-22
NoREHEaD On MAINE rrx,,-


xariinx Tariff Ts.x~sh~r Wa
cal ging Ruie Caa<~~i s,Atr :. =.
In Democratic Column
Especial to Charlotte oesc-r... =
Greensboro. :. c. s~p,- II
afternoon your oorrespoaae-t r..
TO the Republican State lIeAs......-
and asked Chairman Noslrr ~
head ~hat be thought ahoat FIJI.
suits in Maine.
Mr.. Morehead readily caas1-.-. y.
talk about the subject Ia .>- g..
place said Mr.. Morchcza. ga.
don't pose as an I-;old-yoa a- .-..
vtdual. some months ago ! e-t..-.-
stated that while the Soath So ga.
coming TO he protection IL sea..-.-.
New England was. due espe-I-.-. -
its leather and metal tndustr.es Sc.
Ing from It's mooTiuEs 20 --.
than n generation New EnE.ars -,
flourlshed under protective .---
Its factory mill owners have go
rich and It's wage earners have sas-zt
in their prosperity. Protection -.--.
high prices for MANUFACTURED s-..
cles and these high prices mear. h.-s
labor scale. while these combined &c.,
fiuences have brought about --...
degree OF general prosperity.
But New England has &. \. ~.
point where It's industries an. 81.
firmly established that they 10 .a-...
need protection in anything II.e ga.
degree that they did a third n.
century ago. But they do nee! -zs
material especially in the industries
cited and want II Just as cheap as &,
can be bought And for these Pes.
sons many men in certain lines q,
manufactures In New England hav.
concluded that they are willing 70
compromise some Of the benefits -
protection on their finished produce,
for the sake OF getting raw mate
rails. After all. the tariff Is a GOOD
deal OF local question and the SANE
changing conditions that are work
! ing to make the South Republican are
! making New England halt between
the choice of free raw material and
! limited tariff on manufactures or pro
/ lection to both raw material and ab-
| ished products. We want protection
| for our raw material, and our finish
ed products, New England wants free
raw material. This State of affairs
! is, in my opinion, one OF the reasons
why Maine went Democratic.
| But there is another reason Il
: is rather dangerous thing for one
party, | care not which party it NAY
be, TO have undisputed sway in
| State for a great number of YEAR
For thirty years the Republican ps--
ty or Maine has done just about vg
! 1t pleased. The result was that
Z machine was gradually formed tha
both nominated the candidate anl
dictated the laws, completely taking
from the people the right OF local
self-government. For some tine
trouble has been brewing on this lat
ter account, and it seems that I'm the
recent election many Republican vot-
ers decided that they had stood It as
long as they could and that it vas
time to rebuke the bosses.
eff am correct in my estimate Of
the situation, the two causes have
mentioned were Jointly responsible
for the result. I doubt whether eth
er cause, acting independently, could
have brought it about.
But, as can readily be seen, both
OF these were purely local causes, and
cannot see how the vote can be
taken as an indication of the general
resi- in November. In fact, both
causes that / have mentioned as
bringing about a Democratic victory
in Maine are actively at work for the
cause of Republicanism in North Car
DINA. Admitting a gain of three
Democratic Congressman from Maine
L still cannot see how the Republi-
cans can fail to carry the next House
OF Representatives, and I am equal
ly confident that North Carolina will
do its share to bring about this re-
suIt -