The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-11-16


Returned to Washington and n at
Work ON His Message to Congress
The Tarin Board IL Busy at
Work-Reperts OF the Board j.
Awaited With Great Interest--why
Are Some Anti-Organization Re-
pubIicans Blowing the Praises Of
Simmons.
Especial TO The Caucasian
Washington, ID. c.. Nov. IA, 1911
The discussion in political circles
here during the past week has been
interesting and amusing. even IL not
instructive. The Democratic polite
ians were all expecting to see a
Democratic landslide" and were
preparing to start great whoop for
the next national campaign. It has
been very amusing to hear the vari-
Gus explanations that Democrats
from every part Of the country have
| been trying to give as to why the
Democratic landslide did not happen.
About the only enthusiasm that
| any Democrat has been able to ex-
press has been in pointing to what
they call the big Democratic victory
! in Kentucky. 1t is true that that
State has a Republican Governor, and
| that last week 1t elected a Democratic
Governor by about twenty-five thou
sand majority. This, however, is the
normal Democratic majority in that
State AS every one knows, a Re-
publican Governor was elected there
at the last election before this one on
account of the temperance split in the
Democratic party.
Remarkable Republican Victories.
1t is true the Democrats reelected
Governor Foss in Massachusetts, but
i. defeat. Two years ago Governor
Foss was elected by thirty-five thou
sand majority; this year, he squeezed
/ through by less than seven Thousand
majority-a loss of $4,000.
In Maryland, the Democratic can
didate for Governor, who was Sena
tor Germans son, was defeated in ;
> Democrat State.
Woodrow Wilson, who carries
New Jersey two years ago, campaign
, | ed his State in this election and mad
, personal appeal to the voters, pos
: ing as the prospective Democrat
candidate of that State, for Demo
cratic Legislature. The voters turn
, ed him down by a tremendous major
ity.
In New York State, Governor Dir
e who appealed to the people to Civ
t him another Democratic Legislature
i was turned down by a big majority
: Republicans have the strongest work
8 ing majority in the Legislature tina
t they have had in many years, an
S thus it has gone in the pivotal States
d Indeed, the Republican victories ur
der the present uncertain condition
is truly remarkable.
President Taft and His Message.
a President Taft has returned froI
: his great Western trip and is no
: busy at work on his message. He
: very much pleased at the reception
4 which he received The contents {
J. the message have been pretty clearl
! outlined by the President in tn
# speeches he has been making fc
+ the last few weeks. He will stan
a squarely for upholding and enforcln
n the Sherman antitrust law as 1t /
i He will strenuously oppose the enol
n which is being organized by Wa
Ie Street and the trusts to try to hay
IS the Sherman law repealed.
rs In this connection, it is interestin
: to note that President Taft has N
ID oaly carried on successfully all II
N trust prosecutions started by Pres
n dent Roosevelt, but that he has Il
augurated, during the first two yea
of his administration, eighteen civ
suits against the big trusts. includir
IS the Tobacco Trust, the Standard c
a. Trust and the Steel Trust, and b.
s. instituted sixteen criminal cas-
is against the heads Of trusts Indee
to his record up to date has almo
ne euualIed the records of the whole a
ministration of President Rooseve
During President Roosevelt's admi
istration he started eighteen cir
8 suits, the same number that Pre-
dent Taft has started, and also ms