The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-05-16

1@@A @sa@ ~sa8 h@1ASE TIE contest
The Outlook in S~w Jersey.
The only other State In whleh
there ~as : serious doubt about the
result was the State OF Sew Jersey.
which holds It's primaries on the 1sth
OF this month. bat IL Roosevelt, sxeeps
California. Minnesota and Ohio. be
will not only be nominated without
New Jersey. but. on the other hand.
the effect Of his victories up 10 date
would 10 doubt cause him 10 sweep
New Jersey also.
A Remarkable Political Situation
Politicians everywhere have been
astonished. IL not dumb-founded. b.
this remarkable political situation.
The outpourings Of the masses OF the
people. not only TO see and hear Col
Roosevelt. but also 10 vote for him
for President. has put the politicians
to specializing as TO tie meaning OF IL
all.
The wise and the most thoughtful
OF these politicians are beginning TO
look for the cause that Is deeper than
the personality OF the candidates and
deeper than the records of the two
men as President. They are begin
ming to realize that there existed al
ready deep feeling of dissatisfaction
with present conditions and a deep
and wide determination 10 have q
q hr@in he
ment nearer the people and eliminate
boss rule, which is another name for
the domination of special interests at
the expense of the wealth producers.
This feeling has been growing
among the people until it has become
ripe for action, and this mature,
though silent feeling. is now simply
expressing itself in a most remark
able way in the support of the candi-
dacy of Colonel Roosevelt.
Many politicians, who have been
saying in the past that Colonel Roo
sevelt could not be elected, even if
nominated, for such campaign
would split his party, are now begin
ming to admit that possibly this wave
OF enthusiastic support of the Colonel
will make the most remarkable cam
paign, if he is nominated, that the
country has ever seen, and the result
in his election.
The Democratic Situation.
During the past week, Speaker
Clark has been steadily gaining,
while Professor Wilson has clearly
been losing. If the majority rule
prevailed in the Democratic conven-
ton, it would now be generally ad-
mitted that Speaker Clark would be
the Democratic nominee. The two
thirds rule of the Democratic party,
however, still leaves speculation as TO
dates might consolidate. Therefore,
while Speaker Clark is now clearly
in the lead, yet the result of the DEM
ocratic Convention is still much in
doubt, though one things seems to be
clear, and thai is that Professor Will
son cannot be nominated
1t will probably be Clark or some
dark horse, and in every list of dark
horses the figure of W. J. Bryan has
always, and will always, loom up as
long as he lives.
Democratic Leaders i'm Congress
Hesitate.
At one time the leaders of the
Democratic House seemed TO be an
xious to adjourn Congress before the
meeting of the National Convention.
Apparently, they have either changed
what to do.
When they found that the Republi-
can leaders were willing to adjourn
If the Democrats wanted to adjourn,
but at the same time announced their
willingness to stay here and pass up
Democratic leaders took fright. They
realized that their record had been a
do nothing one, but one that would
put tncln on the defensive, and hence
/ they fear now to adjourn unless they
can do something that they can
on the other hand, the Republicans
take the position that the longer the
Democratic House stays here the
worse its records will be.
The Pension Steal
The Democratic pension steal,
which provided for taking seventy
five millions dollars out OF the Treas
ury TO pay the so-ealled pensions to
soldiers who never fred a gun, has
been slashed and cut by the Republi-
| can Senate down to one-third OF its
former size. The Senate has finally
agreed to the bill in a form in which
it will carry about twenty-five million
/ dollars additional pensions, and this
bill has been signed by the President.
1t is regretted that the Senate did
not diSa fo the whole nrnnnzifinn