The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-01
REPUBLICAN, rI.aTYuHM.


The platform ~ gsssa sesow wss
adopted 6y EaaHlzOas voss of he
delegates:
We. Republicans. % North CAro-
stna. - cunsrnka0n bed. DO
hereby adopt The following state
meat 81 oar beliefs snA parroaes
coneeraing both nAtiozaI and state
affairs:
We pledge cur conttnaed tcyAlty 20
william Howard Taft. President OF
the United States. and leader Of cur
party We heartily Congratulate beth
him and the Republican maiorssles -
the Sixty-frwi Congress On the extra
ordinary number OF wtas measures
which. - accordance With The prom
lscs OF our national convention. hate
already been enacted into iaw. Our
history hardly affords another ia
stance in which the party IA power
has so promptly made good so many
Of It's promises TO the people.
We renew our allegiance 10 the Re
publican policy Of protection. The
Southern States. and North Carolina
in particular. have profited By that
policy in the pat. and have every
reason TO expect increased benefits
from Ii in the future.
We heartily approve the plan OF a
tariff commission which, By investi-
eating carefully the conditions and
the cost OF production OF protected
articles in fhFc nruptrw arA ah~~aa
aims not merely TO put that policy
on a scientific basis, but to enable all
men TO judge for themselves OF Its
fairness and justice. Firmly believing
as We do, that 1t is the best policy for
this country, we hold that Ii is plain
ly TO the Seuth's interest. and TO
North Carolina's interest, 10 send 90
Washington representatives aid Sen
ators of the party that supports II.
We hold that the South IL shamed by
the glazing insincerity of Democratic
Senators and Representatives who,
while posing as bitter opponents OF
this policy In their speeches and their
party platforms, nevertheless show by
their votes that they believe In It.;
who seek to secure its benefits for
thei constituents not by the manly
avowal Of their real convictions, but
by secret intrigues and bargains.
Out of the great number of wise
and progressive acts which stand to
the credit Of this administration and
this Congress, we especially commend
their treatment of the difficult sub
ject of interstate commerce, and We
heartily endorse the policy embodied
in that legislation, to-wit: regula-
ton of commerce carriers by a COM
mission of experts, subject to appeals
to a court so organized that it become
court of experts. We call atten-
ton to the contrast between this firm
and definite and sound policy and the
utter failure of the opposition &c
agree upon any policy whatever in
this field.
We commend also the vigorous
measures already taken to conserve
our national resources for all the
people.
We also cite, as another example
Of the efficiency of the Republican
party, the admirable work of the ma
tional monetary commission in pre-
pairing the way for the much needed
reform of our system of currency and
banking, to the end that the ire
sponsible control of credit by power
full and selfish private interests shall
be stopped and that adequate pro-
vision shall be made to safeguard
the business of the country against
financial panics. We commend the
work of that commission to business
men, and ask them to contrast the
Republican attitude on this Issue with
that of the Democratic party, which
while loudly crying out against exist
ing evils, offers no plan of its own
for reform, but contents itself with
opposing, like the proverbial dog in
the manger, every specific suggestion
that is made.
On all the great national issues
our party has proved its competence
to manage the government by adopt
ing policies which all men can under
stand. Our opponents, by their fail
ure to agree upon any clear program
of action. have proved their unreadi-
ness and unfitness for the trust. They
are not even agreed on the tariff
issue. on which they have chosen to
make their campaign. Some are for
moderate protection, some are free
traders, some are high protectionists
in disguise. some are for free raw
material, some are against free raw
materials. To put the affairs OF this
great country in their hands would
be to turn from the tried to the
untried, from experience to blind ex-
pertinent, from order to chaos.
We favor the reclamation Of
swamp lands in the South by drain
age as arid and semi-arfd lands In
the West have been reclaimed by ir-
rigation.
Turning to the affairs Of our own
State, we have no need to juggle
with words In order to conceal lack
of convictions. or to make use OF fat