The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-01-05
Republican Organization in
North Carolina First to
go on Record.
The People Believe That President
form Measures Passed During the
First Two " of His Admins
tration--Tarin is<s On, One sched-
ule at q Time-0s use of High
Prices-For q Parc>. rost sys-
tenn.
Especial to The Caucasia

Especial to The Caueasia
Washington, d. c., Jan. 3, II
President Taft will be renomin. .ced
and reelected In 1912.
For some time there has been
doubt in the minds of the leaders as
to whether or not the President
would accept the denomination. This
doubt was, however, removed by the
announcement made a few days ago
by some OF the Presidents closest
friends that he had consented to ac-
eept another nomination and stand
for reelection.
North Carolina First to Respond.
The Republican State Executive
Committee had been called to deal
with certain important party affairs
in the State and assembled on the
day following this announcement,
and therefore the Republican organi-
zation of North Carolina was given
the first opportunity to make an of
fetal expression. The unanimous en-
dorsement of the President for re-
nomination by the Republican State
Executive Committee at Greensboro,
on Wednesday of last week, was, of
course, expected, but in addition to
this action, there has come from ev-
cry quarter of the Union, and indeed
from every State, a response in favor
of the denomination and reelection
of the President that has astonished
some of the oldest and wisest politi-
clans.
1t is just now beginning to be real
lied that thec peop1e-by this we
Fmean the plain people-are warm
ing up to President Taft as they have
seldom done before for any Presi-
dent or candidate for nomination. It
has required very little investigation
to ascertain the cause for this spon-
taneous response from the people OF
the country in support of the Presi-
dent. In brief, their statement is to
the effect that the President has
made good,-indeed, that he has
passed more great reform measures
during the first two years Of his ad-
ministration which were pledged by
the Republican party in it's last Ma
tional platform than has ever occur
red before in the administration OF
any President of any party,-and be-
sides, that the people have begun to
know and to love the President for
his real worth.
Expressions of this kind are heard
on every hand from Congressman and
Senators from one end of the country
to the other, and from leading people
at the hotels here at the National
capital.
Tariff Revision-One Schedule at a
Time.
President Taft, in his message to
Congress, strongly urged the broad
ening of the powers of the tariff
board" in order to enable that body
to gather the fullest and most ac-
curate facts as to the difference in
the cost of production here and
and abroad, of each commodity, and
as rapidly as possible furnish such
information to Congress in order that
each schedule of the tariff might be
changed promptly in accordance with
such facts.
1t is noticeable that both the in
surgent or progressive Republicans
and the stand-pat Republicans have
joined in endorsing this view express
ed by the President. Indeed, there
was no other position which either
faction of the Republican party
could take and maintain itself with
the people of the country. Besides,
the Democrats have been forced to
also endorse this view. 1t is known
that the stand-pat Republicans are at
heart opposed to this position because
they feared that the facts so gathered
would result in the reduction of the
tariff schedules, and it is also known
that the Democratic leaders opposed
it because they realized that this
logical and scientific method of re-
adjusting the tariff schedules would
rob their party of an issue under
which they have for years managed
to fool thousands and millions or
American voters. But neither OF
these elements dared to appear in the
open against such a.wise, logical and
patriotic solution of great ques-
ton.
It now seems certain that the Pres
ident will be given additional author
ity to gather such information as to
the difference in the cost of produc-
ton here and abroad, as he has re-
ouested of Congress, and that the
tariff board will be made perma-
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