The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-22

Continued from last week.
Other Reasons Why Such Campaign
Was Inaugurated.
During these past two years, -
Mr.. Butler continued. "of Demo-
cratic inactivity, hypocrisy, incompe-
tency and treachery, let's see what
the Republican party. which has had
charge of the National Government,
has been doing.
There is on the statute books of
the Nation a great antitrust law,
placed there by the Republican par
ty. President Taft has been busy in
performing his duty as President Of
the Nation in enforcing that live and
effective law. which has proven to be
law with teeth in it.
''The President has had Mr.. Hol-
ton, the United States District Attor-
ney for the Western District of this
State, and Colonel Skinner. the Dis
trict Attorney for the Eastern Dis
trict, to get facts as to the oper-
alton Of the great trusts in North
Carolina. These facts have been in
telligently and honestly gathered. In
possession of these facts, and other
facts gained about the operation Of
the same trusts in other States, the
Attorney-General of the United
States has brought an action against
the Standard Oil Company and the
American Tobacco Company. This
action was brought in the Federal
Courts of the State of New York.
Both trusts have been found guilty
in the District Court and in the Cir
cult Court-and the cases are now
on appeal before the Supreme Court
of the United Staes. and in a few
more weeks that greatest judicial
tribunal in the world will have final
ly passed upon the guilt or innocence
of these great corporations under the
Republican Federal antitrust law.
eff the Democratic party in this
State had passed the Texas antitrust
law, according to their pledge, and IL
Governor Kitchin had kept his sol
emn promise to enforce this law. his
efforts in gathering facts in North
Carolina and also in bringing actions
under the State laws would have beet
of iIamense help to the National Gov
ernment in the suits which it has
brought and that are now being
pressed to final conclusion.
Governor Ktchin. when making
his pledges to the people in his cam
paign for election, was particular
to emphasize the fact that he could
be trusted to do his duty as far as
it was in the power OF the govern
ment and the State to bring these
| trusts to justice but that 1t would
| require the honest and active cooper
alton of the National Government,
along with the State Government, to
regulate the great trusts and to pro-
tect the people. In his campaign the
Governor intimated, IL he did not
| charge, that he could be trusted to
do his duty, but the only doubt was
about the Republican National ad-
ministration doing its duty.
"This is just one simple illustra-
ton OF the incompetency and treach-
cry of the Democratic leaders in
North Carolina. and it is sufficient te
show why they dare not face the peo-
pie Of the State in this campaign te
defend their past record of broken
promises and why they dare not face
the people and say where today they
stand on the great live economic is.
sues.
These are some OF the reasons
why it becomes necessary for them II
inaugurate and conduct this miser
able, dirty campaign of abuse. slam
/ der and appeals to prejudice, in ordel
to try to divert the attention OF tn
voters and to escape the condemns
Ition which they deserved from = Erea
brave, honest and liberty-loFing peo
pie. Does 1t not now appear perfect
ly plain what their real reason = 70
refusing to meet me in joint discus
sion in this campaign? 1t + not De