The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-19
DEMOCRATS AND OFFICE.
Mr.. Meads Thinks Progressive Party
the Hope OF the Nation.

Editor The Caucasian:-I see in
the papers that our Democratic
friends are beginning to fix for their
faithful ones to have some more ex-
ira jobs by creating some more new
counties in the State of North Caro-
lima. If they are allowed to have
their way in ruling North Carolina
much longer, they will give all the
Democrats an Office who they think
can be of the least aid to keep them
in power. This shows they are not
after reducing the high cost of living
to the people, but increasing it. Why,
if they honor all their big Demo
cratic politicians with a new county
in the State of North Carolina named
for them, and don't reduce the sala-
ries Of the officers required to run
them, what in the world will become
of those who do not happen to get an
office in the State? We do not need
any more new counties / nthe State,
nor any more extra officers to govern
the State. But what we do need
most sadly is, officers with some pa
triotism and humanity, honesty and
brotherly love to run the State, or
help govern it; but how will we get
them? My answer is: When the tax
payers assert their manhood by in
forming themselves of and about the
evils that has covered the State of
North Carolina and many other
States as the waters have covered
the great deep and vote in all parties
only for true principle. Then we will
get them, and not before. The du-
ties of all liberty-loving citizens in
any county is very plain to me-so
plain that the most ignorant may not
make much of a mistake let alone
the more intelligent, in selecting
their rulers or casting their votes;
and in order to see our way clear to
do our real duty to our country, we
| must be open to instructions and hear
and study all questions without pref
| udice to any and have a purpose only
to maintaining the principles of good
government regardless of any party
name. Some Of our Democratic
friends seem to be rejoicing over the
fact that the Republican party nor
the Progressive party did not poll
enough votes for Governor in the
State of North Carolina to be recog-
nized as a political organization
therein.
Well, they have long wished that
no other party could exist but their
for years to that end in the State
But / think there is enough of intel
ligent and patriotic Democrats out
side of some of the bosses of that
party that will object to such mo-
nopolizing in government rule and
will not stand for such and will pull
out of such a party and join the
ranks Of the Progressive party-that
great party-that is destined before
long to give us peace and prosperity;
that great party that will lovingly III
vite the South and the North, the
East and the West, to clasp hands in
friendship and peace and to forget all
| the old prejudices of the Civil War
| between the States and work togeth-
er as a united people for the COM
mon good of the great Nation on
earth and under the grandest flag the
world has ever known.
l am near seventy years of age,
Mr.. Editor, and I sincerely believe a
great change is going to take place
for the better in our government in
! a few wears from now This new