The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-23

,rzEkILEiCH' NV - -
|.s,-e left here for the West.
n .,.s! that John Motley More
- ,r4a Congressman from the
~ <,-.h Carolina District. and
p, p. butler, former United States
Fl rom the Tar Heel State
q rag5lne forces and defeat the
= Duncan army OF Republicans.
....e charge Of the organization. ,
"a. prediction came true.
- NOrehead and Butler unit
..v.fr-f the then Republican boss
1oaaea him. Mr.. Duncan fought
-,,r.ser and, aided by Postmaster
r.,e,a5 Hitchcock, with his broad
elaborate pie counter, loaded
81, aith good things, he held mis-
=, for months after he was really
acGed.
hitter campaign between the Re-
.-slfcans and Democrats followed.
,o,ehaad and Butler went down but
COMPARISON of figures show that
.say did not lose as much ground as
A Republicans in other States. The
pangbIicans held three North Caro-
IN. districts by less than 500 in
he last Confiress. They lost these
b. more than 5000 in 1910. Many
single districts in the East and West
,nrred Democratic from Republican
h. more than 5000. The Republi-
cans claim that North Carolina did
ha,ter in 1910 than any other State
IN the Union. They argue that 1910
vas Democratic year. No one will
dpny that charge. 1t was an off year
for the Republicans. 1t is an inter
esfing fact that Grant got just 200
votes less in 1908 than Gudger did in
1910. and Morehead LOO less in
1905 than Stedman in 1910.
The Republicans are going to try
TO come back. They are already at
work. Those who imagine that Sen
ator Butler is dead politically have
another thought coming. The foxy
Mary Ann is in the saddle, riding
like fury. John Motley Morehead is
chairman of the Republican commit
tee. He is popular socially and in a
business way. The most serious
charge made against him is that he
is allied with Marion Butler against
the Duncan wing of the Republican
party and the Democrats. But, that
binatiOn-Morehead the popular
business man, and Butler, the cum
ming, aggressive politicians a dan
gerous one for North Carolina Dem
Ocrats at this particular time.
Had it not been for President Taft
a cotton tariff bill, one that Repre-
sentative Webb, of the Ninth North
Carolina, the greatest cotton district,
in the country, could not support,
would have been fixed upon the Unit
ed States by the Democrats of Con-
gress. The protests of the cotton
manufacturers of Dixie availed not
upon Leader Underwood and his as
sociates. If the House, the Senate
and the White House is Democratic
in 1913 that same cotton tariff bill
VIII OSNOLuS d law "CooA A'AOA ~
head and Butler know that to be a
fact and will use it in the next cam
paign. That is the end of the game
Mr. Morehead knows, and will play
Mr.. Butler is going to fire all along
the line. Neither Mr.. Morehead nor
Mr.. Butler rs telling Democrats
what he is going to do, but the signs
OF the times are as plain as the nose
On mans face. Mr.. Butler will ap-
peal to his old-time friends. In fact
ne is already appealing to them. He
has adopted a new campaign scheme
More than 100000 copies of a speech
that he made at Raleigh during the
last campaign is being circulated
from The Caucasian Office at Raleigh
Five cents copy is charged for the
speech, which is printed in booklet
containing 70 pages.
Marion Buffers Raleigh Speech,
done in light green covers, is one Of
the most remarkable campaign docu
ments ever issued for Tar Heel con
sumption.
1t literally takes the bark off OF
Senator Simmons and Editor Daniels
In my rounds 1 met Senator But
Ter, this week, and asked him ii he
thought he could come back" II
North Carolina.
l have not been away yet" sale
ne. Il stuck to the Populist party
until it disintegrated, and then I be
came Republican.
North Carolina is doing nicely
They say we fell back last election
Let me give you a few figures. Ac
eording to figures sent out by the
secretary of the State the vote il
1919 was: Democrats, 140,631; Re
publicans, 94,017. That was an of
Year. In 1906, the off year proceed
ing that, the vote was: Democrats
IZ3,272; Republicans, 77,O17. Thu
hgures Of 1910 are very much large
than those of 1906. We made sub
stantlal gains. The results of thu