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

Greensboro Record. Democratic
Speaking from a political stand
point, 1t is interesting and amusing
to watch the fight within the Repub-
lican party in this State, for there Is
fight on that will be finished at the
State Convention TO be held here in
August. 1t is known that Duncan
and the office-holding trust, long in
control, are to have fight in order
to remain in the saddle. Represen-
tatiye Morehead has never knuckled
to the Duncan crowd; he has, in fact,
been as Independent as you please,
wedding his own row. All this has
been distasteful to Duncan. More
over. Morehead has. in the language
of the street. thrown Duncan down
several times in thwarting his efforts
to put some man in Office. And SO
it is that fight is to be made to see
who is going to control the organiZa-
tion in the future-Duncan on one
side. Morehead on the other. The
latter has dabbed very little in pol
itics until within the past two years,
but he has been an apt scholar and
has learned fast. Fearing treach-
cry or something of the sort, he man
aged his own campaign two years
ago; the men who have heretofore
pulled the strings were seemingly
not consulted; he maintained his own
headquarters, sent out his own liter
ature, how we'll is known by the re-
suit.
Democrats, as We say, are enjoying
the prospect of the bout to be pulled
off, but it is we'll to remember one
thing-if Morehead succeeds in cap
turing the organization it BODIES no
good to the Democratic party. His
primary object is to put the men who
have been running the party away
back in the rear and make the organ
ization more respectabl so that a
disgruntled Democrats can find a
place to go if he desires. The way
it has been for years is that, mad
though a Democrat may be, he is
ashamed to be caught in such mix
ture; in other words, he has no place
to emigrate if he is in the notion.
Mr.. Morehead understands the sit
uation thoroughly, and if he has his
way the Republican party will be in
better shape than it has ever been,
with the result that the Democrats
may not find it such easy sailing.
1t has been frequently charged
! that the leaders of the Republican
party in this State do not want to
win, their only object being to con-
troll the Federal Offices. They do not
want recruits, for if they get enough
to win with these same office-holders
will be put out of business. This pa
per has harped on this for years
knowing it to be true, and the voters
are now beginning to understand the
situation.
So we repeat that if Morehead has
his way it will be a rather cool day
for the Democratic party; should
Duncan remain in control, things will
go on as usual.
Can Morehead oust Duncan? He
is making mighty good headway and
: with it all, he is making mighty lit,
tie noise. Should he prove success
full it will be feather in his cap, fol
it will take a strong man to put Dun
can down. A strange thing about il
is that the Congressman does MOI
: want to get the bone from the Other
[ fellow for selfish and personal rea
sons; that is to say, he does not want
to be the boss to dole out the pie
he is evidently acuated by higher mo-
tives, and if he wins out, he will
probably not care two cents who get:
| the jobs, if the aspirant is straight
forward, honest and capable man.
The Convention to be held here il
August promises to be a lively one
but it will not be tight between the
same elements as heretofore-more':
the pity-for the good Of the Demo
!, cratic party.