The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-03-07

name Of the south.-and let m say
In this also, North Carolina shall BE-
first
say TO Republicans, North.
South, East, and West, that no long
er viii the party In the Old North
State permit itself TO be led a. q
| dumb thing, without will and with
| out conviction.
Absolutely without prejudice 10
| any man, who aspires to the ap-
preaching Presidential nomination.
say the time Is now for North Caro-
lima Republicans 10 fling back these
aspersions and TO decline TO send 20
our Chicago convention In June
delegates tied hand and foot with
| instructions TO vote for any man.
ITO give the lie TO these oft-re-
peated assertions that any man can
get any Southern delegation Who has
the price. AS remarked. / take this
position without prejudice TO any
candidate and | maintain that 1t il
| indisputably sound and right even
were there but one name TO be pro-
posed at that convention and the
| nomination proceed by reclamation,
as think 1t will.
THE time Is come, gentlemen. for
the Republicans OF North Carolina
to declare that they at least cannot
be corralled like cattle.
at Ii high time for us to now as
sert our manhood and Ii is the duty
and obligation OF our party In this
State TO select, as delegates to the
next National Convention, represen-
/ tative Republicans In whom we i'm
pose entire confidence who We know
will exercise intelligence, patriotism
and fidelity to their trust; men whose
every act we know will be for the best
interests of their party and to the
final end that their country may be
spared the calamity of free-trade
democratic administration.
ut is my deep conviction that, IL
we pursue this policy,-if we dem
onstrate our freedom from the
clutches of selfish politicians and
bosses,-we will command the re-
spect and confidence of every citizen
who believes in sound government
and constructive legislation based
upon the eternal principles incorpo-
rated in our country's constitution
"In behalf of the State Commit.
. tee and it's chairman, again I bid
you welcome and l glory in the eff.
forts, which I am confident we all
will make, individually and collec-
lively, to upbuild a successful party
in which each and every voter Is an
equal partner and which shall be
without even the semblance of a
| boss"
Following the address of Mr.
Morehead, Colonel Harry Skinner
took up "The East
1t was a speech full of the classic
and brought big hand when it call.
ed for local self-government. Col.
onel Skinner opened the way for fur
Their discussion of this issue referred
to elsewhere. He was discreet
lodged the pitfalls and made an al,
| IOSeIueT pleasing eueCI.
When Mr.. Iredell Mears, of Will
mington, was presented for "The
Whole State" he was applauded. He
was rather unacquainted in the con.
vention and had lined up recently.
1t didn't make any difference. His
address was free from the rancor Of
the newly-made convert. 1t was
pitched high and pleased the people
a great deal.
The banquet began under the mos
trying conditions and it kept up
When Mr.. H. T. King arose to tel
of the First District, it was impossi
BILE to keep up with him.
He referred much to the condi
tions as they have been charged. He
said that the Democratic party now
has the colored voted and that il
the section from which he halls
now has colored postmaster by ths
grace of the Democrats. 1t was i'm
possible to hear in the general nois.
what town has the honor.
Mr.. J. R. Gaskill was introduced
|
told of the old system of carrying
counties in black districts by grea
ma jorities. He spoke for the estab
lishment of an aggressive Republican
party in Raleigh. He said the Re
publicans have as much right her,
as any other people.
Toastmaster Settle introduced Ma
jor George E. Butler. There il
something wrong down there.
know it Of my own knowledge, els,
my friend Butler would be in Con
gress. The speaker, responding t.
} the toast, THE Third District wa
given a great ovation. He arose an,
J pitched into the Democrats. He sai'
that in the country from which b
came they sometimes proved on
doctrine orthodox by pugilistic blow
ond RnnoZSp ond that thov fn11a1