The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-15
Wake County Politics.
Greensboro News. |

The spirit of independentism that
is rising and spreading means that
men will no longer submit TO boss
rule and dictation. They will not
forever see the principles for which
they have fought. trampled upon and
deliberately thrown away, without
registering an effective protest They
will not always stand for personal
abuse, in the form Of red ink carl
catures, or otherwise, and then be
whipped into line like SO many beef
cattle being driven TO market
In Wake County, men who have
always been Democrats, have been
thus held up and abused, and have
seen mugvumps and men whose
former allegiance has been to another
party, chosen as candidates in their
stead, and palmed Off as Hebrews
Of the Hebrews" even when DR..
Sykes, who now heads their ticket,
admits that he threw the Democratic
County ticket on the ground in the
last election and refused to vote 1t.
Now, can't other Democrats refuse
to vote for Sykes and his ticket for
the same reason which he gave-that
they can't stomach it?
Suppose Democrats do run indie
pendently, for the reasons given, to
rebuke unworthy methods and dirty
politics, it would be no less honor
able for them, and for Republicans
to endorse them, If they be so mind
ed, than for a professedly straight
Democratic ticket to carry boilers
and Republicans. We believe the
day is at hand for the free, decent
and liberty-loving people of Wake
County to stand together-call it in
dependentism endorsed by Republi-
cans, or fusion, or by whatever name
you choose-and put plain and eff
fective stamp Of disapproval on the
abusive, arrogant bossism that Is now
gripping the dominant party like a
wise, and to put and end to the
political slavery which the Demo-
cratic party has maintained, and now
seeks to maintain, by the so-called
primary system.
For the benefit of any who may be
mislead we will say there are posi-
lively no factions in the Republican
party now-we are united in an eff
fort to win victory at the polls, and
give to North Carolina a better form
of government than is possible under
the Joe Daniels aristocracy. But
what of the Independents and "sore-
toed" Democrats?" Was DR.. Sykes
sore-toed Democrat when he refus-
ed to vote the Democratic ticket two
years ago? And are those Repub-
licans nominated on the Democratic
ticket in Wake "sore-toed?"
Isn't it a pretty howdy-do for The
News and Observer, after it's row Of
last spring, the methods then en-
ployed, red pokeberry juice abuse of
fellow Democrats. the telling of half
truths-worse than nes-and in
short, the disgusting methods then
adopted? Those methods must be
rebuked, even as the respectable
nessee are united to rebuke and re-
move the disgrace of having a man
like Patterson for Governor.
The question Of real Importance is:
Will the people of Wake County who
believe in decency and efficiency in
politics put their stamp of approval
on such disgusting methods and such
| unprecedented abuse of fellow party
associates as was witnessed in the
spring campaign? The people are
in the humor to rebuke the crowd
that stands for such indecency as the
News and Observer sent out into the
homes Of the people, especially on
Sunday mornings.
An issue, squarely drawn, on Joe
Daniels and his disgraceful methods
should bind Independent Democrats
and Republicans together and give
them a common cause and just
grounds to stand on for decency-
not the pokeberry juice kind. in
which the characters of men were no
more respected or regarded than the
sparks that fly upward.
| 49,
| Mr. R. Fl. Battle. one of the Jo-Jo
candidates, said in his speech before
the county convention, that the par
Elephants were not legally bound,
| though they were morally bound, to
support the nominees. But there is
no moral obligation about it, for
a voter, on election day, must cast
his free sentiments; and DR.. Sykes,