The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-05-05
RANK AND RIOTOUS.
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the Republicans tried to defeat every
one of us with two years ago, yet
that man claiming to be a Democrat
says let's adopt the third plank in
the Republican platform"
Senator Jones then went into the
matter of the sheriff's salary, and
said that Bailey's statement was false
and he knew it was false when he
made it.
He is the man who drew a salary
from Russell. He is the man who
in his account wanted to charge So
per day and was boarding at his
mothers, and which Dan Russell re.
fused, saying he would not allow il
that it was too dirty.
"Joe Daniels spent three months
in telling about Bailey's attitude in
1908, now he wants to put Josiah
William in Office on the third plank
of the Republican platform.
J. W. Hinsdale, Jr., was called up.
on and read a statement from the
sheriff. when Mr.. Bailey said that
the sheriff made $4,000 he was a
simple, plain, common liar" said Mr.
Hinsdale
The speaker then told of the bill
before the last Legislature, prevent.
ing women and children working in
mills at night, and that Mr.. Bailey
said it was an ideal bill and would
support it. when the time came
Mr.. Bailey went before the commit.
tee and made the rankest speech fol
the cotton mills and against the wo.
men and children. He had been seen
by the mill men and changed his
mind. If any working men vote fol
Mr. Bailey they will not be true to
their children or their wives
Mr.. Dan Hugh Mclean, of Harnett
addressed the meeting, and the bur.
den of his song was for the party tc
retrace its steps and return to it's car.
dinal principle, local self-government
and intimated that he meant by that
to have liquor.
Mr.. Chapel introduced resolutions
endorsing local self-government
There were several shouts at this
Mr.. J. N. Holding said he was in
favor of the resolution, but it would
not be the part of wisdom to adopt
it, as it would give the other side a
hammer to maui them over our
heads. The resolution was not act
ed upon one way or the other, and
was left around loose in the court
house.
Ex-Chairman Calling Says Prohibi.
ton a Failure.
Mr.. Bart M. Calling was called up-
on and responded by saying that if
it was expected of him to abuse Mr..
Daniels and Mr.. Bailey, he would
nave to invent new words, because
all the others had been used. He
said he was glad the resolution was
not passed and Mr.. Holdings advice
followed. I fought prohibition, and
1T has been a failure, as I knew If
would.
Others were called upon, but as it
was late. and the court ready to re-
sumo business, the meeting adj
journed.
The Street Meeting.
While the meeting was going on
In the courthouse Bailey and Daniels
were busy at their street meeting
Josephus Daniels. editor of the News
and observer. was the first speaker.
he said that the old city government
tDemocratic) was in partnership with
crime, until the ring was broken
Now shall we save the Democratic
party in Wake County," Answers
OF Yes" Then" declared the
speaker, I'VE must destroy the ma
chine in Wake County.
we don't intend to let any man
ooss Wake County. I love the DEM
ocratic party too well to let it ha
nominated by corrupt ring. The
men here know that for twenty-five
,ears | have lived here and served the
Democracy without office or hone of
'hce. Why do people despise the
republican party? 1t is because tho
fhce-holders control it. You have
ot to make the ofice-holders the
erVants of the people and the peon,e
be rulers.
l nave seen grow up in Wake
ounty a party Of men who have