The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-28
Will They Bite Again?
Editor Caucasian

Editor Caucasian
know it is none of our row, but
l cannot help asking the question.
refer to the efforts of the Bailey
Daniels faction Of the Democratic
party to capture the county organi-
cation as they did the city last spring
and the lure Of the same old bait
they hold out to the voters. The
gang" ESQ they said) was rotten,
and but only give them the chance,
just the opportunity and the millen-
ium would burst upon Raleigh in all
of it's glory. The tax rate would be
lowered, defaulting officials sent to
jail, the credit of the city re-estab-
lished-all sorts of things-only just
let them get in.
No one will deny but that the last
city, administration of Raleigh left
city crowd who now aspires to take
in the county redeemed it's promises?
| think not.
To begin with, the city tax rate
has NOT been reduced to one dollar,
as they promised us, but instead has
been increased.
Secondly, the prosecution of city
Official, suspended from Office under
grave charges of shortage in his &C
counts and also implicitly charged
with destruction of the city records
has been dropped like a hot potato
and why?
And, thirdly, they profess to have
a surplus of several thousands of
dollars due to their wise economy?
when it is patent to those who know
the real condition, but is not gener-
ally known to the voters at large
that the said surplus was created by
the sales of feed, supplies, ETC.,
actual assets converted into cash to
make showing, and then turning
around and buying the same goods
in open market. Space prevents me
from going into further charges.
| And right here, Mr.. Editor, let
me say that these eminent citizens
who profess to abhor practical pol
itics" and those who practice it, are
themselves most astute politicians.
Just as they were ready to make
| their onslaught on the county ma
chine, they issued their misleading
statement off the condition of the
city affairs, hoping thereby to in
f1uence voters.
| However, I go back to my first
line and assume the attitude of the
farmer who, perched on the roof,
watched the conflict between his
wife and the bear and shout like him
go it Betsy; go it bari" It is none
of my row, but do hate to see the
suckers bite the same old bait and
the hook showing SO plainly.
To my mind there Is only one solu-
ton. We have the very best Demo
cratic authority for it, namely, Josiah
William (was not his name at one
time Abednego?) Bailey and Jose.
plus Daniels, that the county's at.
fairs are in bad hands. That ii
what we Republicans have all along
commended, and we thank the LORD
that we have such eminent support
: in our contention. The solution Ii
to GUST, root and branch, whole xii
: and kaboodle, the Democratic party
| and elect a new deal all around. The
: Republican party carried Wake
County, outside of the city, in 1908
/ 1t has many Of our best and trues
citizens. Let the Republican part,
: nominate them, go before the people
7 with clean hands and not, as thu
"refawm" Democrats do, with To-
of left over promises that they never
| kept and never intended to keep. ant
|; we will win.
The people are sick Of promises
j. They want action. We may b.
3 suckers some of the time, but no
; suckers all of the time, and tn
!. memory is not quite one year old
little too fresh, Messrs. Bailey AM
}, Daniels, to catch us again.
a A RALEIGH REPUBLICAN.