Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-02-14
WM. II. STEWART, Ep;1oR
VIEWS OF OTHER PAPERS.

| 'L"S Ut VInLh fATthS,
What Other Papers Have TO Say Concernlng
Political Candidates.
NO matter what might haye
been said, anti Wilson men would
have remained anti.Wilson men
out what has developed has not
only welded Wilson men tho more
closely to the governor, but has
also won for him thousands of
supporters who had not before de-
olded as to their man for presi-
dent The governor is true
democrat in the broadest senss OF
that word. and "big busirsss
knows this; that's why he has
been 80 vigorously sttacked, why
ne is going to be still more vigor-
ously attacked. lie is man who
would be president of the ULited
States and net Wall street:
who would ruu this gov-
ernmens in the interests of the
plain people ai.d not Of the
special privilege people; who
would do what he believed to be
right regardless of any consider
alton. That's the way he looks
to us Newton News.
There was never a m gre striking
contrast in the tone of two let
ters wri5ten by one man than
there was in the two letters writ
ten last week by Hon. HeLry
Watterson to Senator Ben. R.
Tillman. In his first4letter Wat
terson wrote az if he intended to
fight duel, and his letter sound
ed quite dusllistic, but his Sec
ond letter was decidedly more
pacific. Wonder if he lecame
afraid of that famous pitchfork7
Or was the first letter written
while under the influence of his
favorite beverage?-Chatham Re-
cord.
The word has gotten out over
the state that Senator Simmons
would carry up a solid vote in the
primary from Iredell county.
Just what source such statement
came from is not known to US,
but we will state for a positive
fact that Governor Kitchin and
Ex-Governor Ayoook will slso poll
some strength in this neck of the
woods. Judge Clark, however, is
seldom mentioned. Many of the
country people as we'll as some
townspeople. desire a change
Mooresville Enterprise.
Representative Slayden's resc-
luton deprecating a third term
was killed in the house recel tly
and we should say it was wise
thing to do. Why should con-
gress inform Mr.. Roosevelt that
he is to b. feared7 Let him wade
in and if the country il fool
enough to elect him. the minority
can stand it.-Greensboro Record.
As the crowd that is after Gov
ernor Wilson cannot get the
friends Of the other candidates to
agree with them they might az
we'll let it drop.-Durham Herald,
The game Of the /. fayorite son"
will likely be played to a finish at
the Democratic national conven.
tion. There Is Underwood of
Alabama, Foss of Massachusetts,
Marshall Of Indiana, Dix of New
York, Harmon of Ohio, Wilson of
New Jersey, Folk or Clark of
Missouri. and maybe others. But
if the second choice of the dele
gates from these several states IL
Harmon, then all will be right
Statesville Sentinel.
Col Harvey finds that Gov.
Wilson is an inappreciative
friend. Col. Watterson seems to
condemn Gov. Wilson as a school
master. Happy is che candidate
against whom nothing worse 10
charged. .-Florida Times-Union.
Mr.. Underwood has plenty of
friends in this state, but the
trouble is they do not want to
throw their votes away.-Durham
Herald.
oscar Underwood and Tom
Marshall are looking better to
more people every day. Char
lotte Observer.