The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-21

III the Democrats had santed TO
reduce the price OF sugar to the con
sumer and To reduce the profits OF
the trust. they would have left the
daty On raw sugar 10 protect our far
| mers and laborers who are raising
sugar In the South and West. and
they would have reduced the protec-
ton on refined sugar. and also re-
moved the Dutch standard test under
which the trust makes its biggest
profits. A bill OF this kind could
have become a Law, and the Demo
Gratis knew IL, but they are more an
nous TO try to fool the people with
cIap-trap campaigns than they are 10
give measures OF relief
The sugar industry In the South
west and In the West means the same
TO those States as cotton does to the
Southern and Middle Atlantic States.
and yet the proposition of the Demo
cratic House Is TO strike down this
great industry at one blow and force
the buying of all our raw sugar from
abroad and still leave the Sugar
Trust with a big profit for refining.
1t Is a peculiar and striking thing
that every proposition offered by the
Democratic House Is one not to build
up an industry but one to strike
down an industry.
This emphasizes again strongly
the fact that the Democratic party
Is party of negation and stagna-
ton and a producer of panics. On
the other hand, every law offered by
the Republican party, no matter
what its defects may be, is one that
looks to construction and develop
ment and prosperity.
What q Western Roosevelt Man
Says.
A leading Western Republican,
who Is a strong supporter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, said to-day, in dis
cussing the policy of the Democratic
House, that in the face of the threat
ened danger of another Democratic
administration, that he and no other
Republican could have any serious
differences as to who the Republican
candidate should be. He said that
any Republican President, standing
for the great progressive and. ron-
structive policies of the Republican
party, was a hundred-fold better for
the country than any Democratic
/ President and his administration
could be. He further said that in
the light of the action of the Demo-
| cratic House, that he was now salts
! fed that the West would line up and
support President Taft, if he was
nominated, which six months ago he
| did not believe it would have done.
The Situation in China.
| The reports from China show that
there is still great unrest and law
lessness in that country, but the lat
est threatened danger Is the belief
that Russia and Japan have entered
! into an undertaking for the parti-
tion of China before its Republican
! form of government can be thor
oughly established.
| This has caused our government to
! order several of our largest cruisers
tc Join our other vessels in Chinese
waters and be on the spot ready to
protest effectively against any at
tempt OF any European or Asiatic
powers to dismember and divide up
China. 1t is the belief Of a number
of statesmen in Washington that IL
the United States does not thus effec-
| lively interfere that within the next
| few months China would be dismem-
bered and divided among a number
of the larger powers of Europe and
the Orient.
| The Situation I'm Mexico.
Since the order issued by the Pres
ident last week, under the authority
of resolution Of Congress, prohibit
ing the shiument Of guns and am
munition into Mexico. the new reyo-
luton against the Madero govern
ment has failed to gain headway and
has now much subsidized. 1t Ia be-
| lieved now that the revolution will
soon be over and the Madero govern
nent will soon be firmly established.
1t came to the knowledge OF the
| government in Washington that GER
tain large financial interests were
furnishing money to back the reyolu-
| ton, and il was thought the duty
Of this government TO prevent such
a scheme OF moneyed interests from
| getting control of that great South
ern republic
The Situation in Tripoli.
There is not much being published
in the press to-day about the effort Of
Italy to conquer Tripoli. The fact Ii
that the Italian soldiers are finding Ii
very difficult to hold the country In
Northern Africa, which they have
captured. to say nothing OF extending