The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-07-21

q AZ Charlotte. has Just change
auda. and IL ~ onee publishes
.ading editorial. headed. TIE Pi'
Gutter Crowd." In which the be
aitor attempts TO reply 10 sonethin
.hfcl The Caucasian has never sai'
he EDITORIAL Is rs follows:
Our valued exchange. The
Caucasian. . name OF no especial
significance in these latter years.
j. In our Judgment unduly ex-
cited over the evil influences
likely 10 be exercised By what Is
called the Pie Counter Crowd
over the fortunes OF the Repue-
lean party in this State
Now nothing Is further from
our purpose than 10 return rail-
ing for railing. nor Is our arm
ory wholly unfurnished. but de-
traction wholly unsupported by
fact should be answered by fact
The pie counter crowd can have
no other or common sensed
meaning than a reference 10 the
present Republican officials OF
the general government in our
State.
Let US see who they are,
and once for all we challenge
the Caucasian or any other crit
ic TO specify any charge which
renders them obnoxious 10 DEM
ocratic objection, far less 10 a
blow from Republicans.
Apart from Judges Pritchard
and Boyd, the most prominent
Government officials in North
Carolina are United States At
torneys Seawell and Holton,
and we are sure these two will
find unquestioned favor in the
sight of our contemporary. Col
lectors of Internal Revenue
Wheeler Martin and G. H. Brown
are we'll endorsed in their baili-
wicks as men in every way thor
oughly above refroach. Col
lector of Customs Keith has all
of Wilmington at his back, il
the papers tell true; and the
subordinates of these men are
under Civil Service and sup
posed to be appointed for merit.
These come next in dignity we
think, and We are sure The eau
casian will not claim to have
scored up to this point. Marshal
Claudius Dockery is of ire
proachable standing as a man
and a Republican, and the same
is confessedly true Of Marshal
Logan and of Clerks Grant, Mil
liken, Cowles and Hyams.
"Now nothing remains unac-
counted for so far is We can re-
collect of especial note till
postmasters are reached. We do
not know the East as We do the
West, but surely Briggs Of Raj
eigh, Giles of Durham, Joyce Of
Reidsville, Douglass Of Green's
boro, Reynolds Of Winston,
Ramsay of Salisbury, or Hobson
who opposes him, Spence OF
Charlotte, Love Of Monroe,
Pomp Long OF Statesville, DR..
Earnhardt of Newton, Hamrick,
of Hickory, Charley McKesson
of Morganton, Mr.. Mccall OF
Marion, Major Rollins of Ashe-
Vile, and Mr.. Greene of Waynes-
vile, not to mention smaller
towns, are each and all men of
the very highest consideration
in their homes-men who have
labored long years for the Re-
publicans and have stood by the
party when it was in sore straits.
ga simple roll call is the best
answer to what we think an I'M
fortunate outburst of anger on
the part of a very valued ex-
change. Whether they have
choice for State Chairman we do
not know. nor does The Cauca-
sian know"
In the above the new editor
the Southern Republican sits up
man of straw and then attempts
knock it down. The Caucasian b
never criticised the Federal ofit
holders Of the State, nor referred
them contemporary as "the p
counter crowd" In our fight to fir
the party of ring domination and
adopt instead an open door, pl
gressive policy, We have never cri
cised men, except when their speci
acts required it, but we have be
a policy that was ra,
cally wrong.
We have exposed and denounc
the old rotten referee system in t
South, and have shown how it pl
duces a condition of boss ring r,
that is detrimental to party grow
and success.
The rolf given by the Southe
includes a fine lot
North Carolinians. 1t is not thu