The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-05
DOCTOR ]. ]. MOTT
To Mr.. ]. DANIELS
Addresses Opsn aad Force
iul Lstter 60 Editor News
AId Obss rvsr.
= WHAT HAS BurlEa DONE 7"

shows That rorusew seaasor .. Hated
By Democrat. Because he rws
i Them OCT Of roilsie.i nu.lse-~-
Tells D@niels That Iattrws saze<s
Has Beea Made the Co@sisss fos
/ Emrsyiag All ef the fli.h the
Democrat. Can c~n~rate-ssEonx
/ Praise for oae ~is.se" tie theno-
Gratis Have nar~d To gal.c.
DIR. j. J. Mott has addressed aHe
mailed to Iosephus D4alvls tb~ fol-
csinE open letter ~ith refefwuce -
a receut editorial Ia the Nvss ani
obserser. of ~hIch ME. D4n.eia IL
editor:
'StatesVIlie. -. c. October "a. tste.
MIR. josephus Daniels. Editor Ness
aud Observer. Raleigh. y. c.
Dear Sir:-t am pleased to fni
In late issue OF your paper = "a edl-
torIal paragraph reei.inE End ac-
eepting the terms Of a letter I had
written you denying the charge that
! had any talk or understandinK
whatever With my friend. lion. Mar
ION Butler. in getting money froa
the liquor interest for the North
Carolina Republican campaign.
You go on. however. Ia a differ
ent editorial paragraph In the same
issue OF the paper which reads as
follows:
DIR. Mott proves an aitbl. The
/ Greensboro News predicted that But
Ter aud Booze and Bonds and Doodle
would be the big four In the Re
publican campaign. II is right. but
the Iron Duke Is not helping the Big
Four
/ THE inference in this paragraph
goes TO the public that am care
less as TO your adopted slogan: The
/ Big Four" That lam In any wise shy
OF IL. or that I would avoid connec-
ton with Mr.. Butler In anything az
fectIng IL. would be very far from the
truth. There is no man in North
Carolina who feels greater Interest
in this State campaign than I do. I
| recognize the fact that the strongest
collective force in accomplishing any
/ Republican success 10 Mr.. Butler aud
the following he had when they
| the heydey OF Its power. This
body OF men constitutes the Old
guard in any opposition TO the Demo-
cratic party In she State. and can be
counted TO fight 10 TO the death.
The hatred on the part OF the
government wing OF the Democratic
party towards this old guard 10 In
tense and seemingly endless.
/ Whether by accident. as the own
er OF a leading Democratic paper. or
by choice. | know not. but you. Mr..
/ Daniels. are the eoncomItant OF this
hatred. and you have constituted The
News and Observer once the estuary.
and your newspaper the conduit. for
emptyihg all the fiIthIness that the
Democratic party can generate upon
the leader OF these people.
while your barbcd reprosches
doubtless make no impresyton on
him. ! shall. under your opportunity
afforded. try 10 OBJECT as far "a can
It's effect upon the public
What has Butler done7' This
vas the answer made 10 = business
friend OF mine. a Democrat In this
town. by one Of iredeiI county's most
sterling citizens and cntcrprIsin<.
wealthy men-an Insurgent Demo-
erat This business friend told me
OF the circumstances himself.
"He had Inquired Of the Insur-
gent. IN talking about the move
ment.' what he thought of this inev-
/ liable association with IL The an
swer vas enough.
''in the absence OF explicit expia-
nation OF the abuse OF the man. thls
question has been asked thousands
OF times since the eampaIgn opened
What has r3ntIer done Hs
whipped the Democrats some years
ago
THAT 10 the sum total OF bis ef-
tense. You are sfraid he might do
II again. since the Republican party
has been taken out OF Democratic
hands. Yoa lack m issue. The tari9
no longer serves for q Democratic
Issue. A tariff for revenue eeiy. n
the Washington Post says. ts N im-
possible thIng-the Post is n near
Democratic paper.
/ while this old free trade doc
/ trfne for revenue oniy-ls
| stuffed into the Democratic platform
for ballast and bulk. lt amounts 20
nothing with the farmers. xhs have
become satisfied that a protective
/ tariff does not hurt them. The FARM
er vote Ia the vote that takes North
Carolina one way or the other as %
chooses-
| Cheap cotton and cheap products
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