The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-05-25
DEMOCRATS AND TRUSTS
The Octopus Still Controls
the Leaders OF That
Party.
DEMOCRATIC ROW CON-
TINUES

IINOE9
The Open Letters from Judge Clark
and Ex-Governor Aycock An
nouneing Their Candidacy for the
Senate is the Chief Topic OF Com
versation In Washington-The Re-
Opening of the Lorimer Case
President Taft Denounces snob-
bishness.
Especial TO The Caucasian.)
Washington. d. c., May 23.-The
open letters from Judge Clark and
Ex-Governor Aycock announcing
their candidacy for the United
States Senate is the chief topic of
conversation at the national capital
today among the North Carolina Sen
ators and Congressman, and indeed
among the whole North Carolina con-
tlngent. 1t is noticeable that the
card published by Judge Clark is the
one that is most discussed and seems
to cause the greatest concern,
This is a little strange, in view
OF the announcement made a few
days ago by some of Senator Sim
mons friends that he was not con-
cerned about the candidacy of Judge
Clark, because he would draw to
his support only the most radical
element of tho Domocro+;o ror+v on5
/ that his candidacy was not near so
serious as would be the candidacy
Of Ex-Governor Aycock. Now, since
| Governor Aycock has also announc-
ed his candidacy, it seems that from
/ the same quarter the most concern
! IS being given to the announcement
of the Chief Justice.
From certain quarters around
Washington it is whispered that if
! Judge Clark is going to be a candi-
date for the Senate, he ought to re-
sign as Chief Justice. The inspira-
| tion for this suggestion is supposed
! to come from the immediate friends
Of Senator Simmons. On the other
hand, it is suggested that there is
no more improperly in Judge Clark
being a candidate for the Senate
while remaining Chief Justice than
there is for any other officer, includ-
| ing Governor Kitchin's being a can
didate for the Senate while remain
/ ing Governor.
A prominent man from the State,
| who was here today, commenting
/ upon the senatorial situation, re-
marked that the people of the State
would not fail to take notice of the
charges made by both Judge Clark
and Ex-Governor Aycock of the dan
| ger of the use of money in selecting
United States Senator. He said
that there would necessarily be,
| from the mountains to the sea, sharp
I inquiry as to what candidate for the
Senate would be able to command a
large sum of trust money for his
support in opposition to Clark and
| Aycock.
The Sugar Trust and the Democratic
! Party.
/ Again, the close connection be-
tween the Democratic party and the
great sugar trust has been pointedly
! brought to public attention. Last
week, Mr.. Henry of Texas, the chair
man Of the House Committee on
Rules, brought before the House a
resolution naming a special commit
tee to investigate the steel trust,
which was promptly adopted. Then
followed another resolution naming
another special committee to inves-
tigate the sugar trust
j At once inquiry was made by a
number of the members to know
who had selected the special commit
tee named in the resolution. Chair
man Henry replied that the Commit
tee on Rules had selected the mem
bership Of the special committee.
/ Whereupon, some of the members of
| the Committee on Rules arose to de-
clare that they had not been con-
suited and had not been a party to
selecting such a committee.
At this point Minority Leader
Mann arose to observe that there
was more "star-chamber Czarism'
| in this action of the Democratic Com
mittee on Rules in attempting to
name an important committee than
there ever had been on the part of
/ Speaker Cannon in naming such COM
mittees. He pointed out that when
Speaker Cannon named such commit
! tees, that he did it under the express
authority of the House, while now
the Democratic chairman of the
House Committee on Rules was at
tempting to appoint such commit
tee without any authority from any
! body.
At once there came loud protests
from many Democratic Congressman
from many different quarters of the
country against the personnel of the