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

seecb of Hon John Morehead in the House Rep-esen
tatves June 16-Platform Pledges Enacted Into Law
Vigorous Answer Congressman Pous Speech-Rap. Re-
fierce System.


r..a- and having under considera-
,to- re bill III. X. 2G730J making
CONGREGATIONS TO supply deficiencies
~ saa-opriations for the fiscal year
-.-u. aad for other puTposes-
.t- Horehead said:
- chairman: Ny friend and
,.re..-e from the Fourth North
,-.-...e district makes a speech on
.... a..-. which purports TO be a re-
..... .oue remarks made by me- on
,,.. -: 1910. / pointed out at that
..-a he progress and prosperity Of
...- aas.e country in general and OF
,-a-.a Carolina in particular. /
.boqed that never before in our his
---r has every class Of our citizen
snip and every section Of our coun-
try A. whole been more prosperous
in every way than at the present
time.
further showed how. in my opin-
ion. these wholesome and progress
sive conditions were either caused
or fostered, and, at least, supple
Treuted, by the beneficent influences
Of protective tariff and the other
great progressive and constructive
policies of the Republican party. !
also contrasted the conditions of the
country under Democratic policies
and under Republican policies. /
read from official documents and
from reports of Dun's Commercial
Agency and other reliable authorities
70 support my statements. Indeed
! gave, briefly, some Of the potent
and pregnant facts seen and known
to all men, that have existed and
now exist, which facts have caused
me TO feel it my duty to no longer
affiIiate with the Democratic party,
in which l was born, but to lend my
allegiance to and my efforts in adj
vancing the principles of the Repub-
lican party. My feeble effort was
an appeal to reason and to the high
est and broadcast patriotism.
Now, what kind of answer does
Mr.. Pou, my colleague from the
Fourth North Carolina District,
make? Does he take up the facts
and conditions presented by me, and
my arguments based on the same,
and attempt TO show that | was in
correct, or that I made an unjust ap-
plication of any fact or conditions
No: not in a single instance. Why?
Because he can not. What he does
is TO avoid the issue and resorts to
the old Democratic method OF ap-
pealing to passion and to prejudices.
His appeal is for the South to re-
main "sOlid'
1t is clear that this speech was
prepared and delivered strictly and
solely for campaign purposes; but
even as an appeal to the voters from
the hustingS, / am constrained to
say that it is not on a high plane.
1t is appeals like this on the part OF
certain politicians in the South and
the waving of the bloody shirt
by similar men in the North that
have been used to keep solid South
and a solid North. My colleague, in
his desperation to call attention from
the facts and arguments which
would appeal to and convince the
voters, which | tried to present, at
tempted to revive sectional feeling
and the ghost of negro domino
ton" in the South. His speech,
am constrained to say, is a typical
Democratic speech, but it is, l am
glad to say, ten years behind time
Ten years ago just such speech by
him and others over the whole
South and similar speeches waving
the bloody shirt" in the North
would have been sufficient to cause
the voters of both sections to be
blinded by prejudice and to line UP
on sectional grounds. But that day
has passed forever. Fortunately
the condition of the wage-earner
the farmer, and all wealth produc.
ers, and every class Of citizens has
so improved ip$shome comforts and
educational antages. supplement
ed by the extension and beneficial in
fluences of free rural delivery, tina
to-day the average citizen, in wha
was formerly called "backwoods, y
is we'll informed as to facts ant
draws his own conclusions. HI
reads and hears both sides in cam
paign, forms his own convictions
walks to the ballot box on election
day, and casts his vote as a free
emancipated American citizen.
Mr.. Chairman, this brief state
ment is a sufficient general answe1
to Mr.. Pou's speech, because I fee
sure that every thoughtful ant
Well-informed voter who NAV TAX,
the time to read what he says, will
concur in the view that I have jus
expressed. There are, however,
few statements made by him t.
which I will reply. in order to Sc
forth, at this time, the facts, which
every voter is entitled to know.
Cd He read from the last Repub
hcan platform, reciting the great
achievements of the Roosevelt ad