The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-08

conEress eoEnpless and detailed f4xts.
they have spsnt tnssr time - pr~pAr-
ing hiiEs On other sshw1ulem asoat
watch they hare not received seea Of
frlai and accurate information
The action of the Hoase makes 81
clear tha; they have eoate<nps for
facts and do not desire 20 protect
American labor and capital oy hAT-
inE the duties Just high enouEh I'd
cover the difference In the cost o.
production here and abroad. On the
other hand. they are slashing the du-
ties right and left IN = way that wilI
cause the closing down. lE their law
should pass. OF II large number OF
American mills and forcing their la
Dor out Of employment and forcing
our people TO buy foreign goods
The Presidential situstion.
The Presidential situation In both
parties continues TO be the chief top
ic OF discussion In Washington. but
the situation in neither party has as
yet clarified In the least On the
Democratic side. Ii Ii contended by
many that Wilson Is losing ground.
and the names Of a number or promi-
nent politicians. and especially In the
West, are being given who have drop
ped the support OF Governor Wilson
and are turning TO Speaker Clark or
some other Democratic candidate.
Some give one reason for this ac-
tion. and some another. One will say
that he cannot support a man for
President who applied to the Carr =
gle pension fund for a pension. They
say that a man who can take pen
sion from Carnegie's steel trust
money can afford TO accept a .contri
button TO his campaign fund from Mr..
Ryan or any other magnate or mil
lionaire.
Another puts it on the ground OF
deserting his friend Harvey when
Harvey could no longer be of service
to him.
Another puts his position on the
ground that Governor Wilson, few
years ago, was lauding Grover Cleve-
| land as the ideal statesman in this
country and endorsing everything
that he did or stood for.
Another will put it on the ground
/ that Governor Wilson in his book on
| the American people went out OF his
| way to sneer at labor and at the far
,mers of the country, and upheld the
position of the monopoly and capital
istic class. They say that If he held
those views a few years ago, when
he had reached the ripe age of fifty,
that he must hold them now, and that
4 the present radical views which he is
/ now uttering are new views which he
has taken on since he became candi-
date for the Presidency, etc.
The one thing that seems TO be GER
tain about recent developments on
the Democratic side is that Speaker
Clark has gained some ground, and
this seems to have largely come from
the Wilson forces.
The Republican Situation
On the Republican side, it can be
friends are more encouraged about
his denomination and reelection than
they were a week or two since They
say that the Presidents aggressive
speeches recently delivered in Ohio
are bringing TO him many men who
formerly had held aioof and were
non-committal On the other hand,
during the past week. there have
been a number Of politicians, more
or less prominent, in different parts
of the country, who have come ont
for the nomination of former Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Only this morning the editor OF the
Chicago Tribune announces for the
first time that he is for the nomina-
tion of President Roosevelt, and ap-
peals TO all of the progressive Repub-
lican in the country to line up in his
support Only yesterday it was an
nounced that Governor Bass, of New
Hampshire, had declared for Roose-
welt.
Democrats Afraid Of Roosevelt.
One OF the most amusing develop
ments that has occurred in the Pres
identi3l campaign was the action OF
the Democrats Of the House over a
resolution offered By Congressman
Slayden, OF Texas. Mr.. Siayden' 3
resolution declared against the nom
ination of any man for President for
a third term. declaring that such a
nomination and election would be
dangerous TO our institutions and un-
American
The House showed a disposition 10
pass the bill Immediately upon sts
introduction. However, there has
suddenly come a change over the
views of the leaders, and IL now
seems that the resolution will never
come TO a vote.