The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-04
HOW FEDERAL OFFTCE-HOLDERS
CAN HELP THEIR PARTY.

HOW FEDERAL OFFICE-HOLDEF
CAN HELP THEIR PARTY.
We have received a number Of lie
ters endorsing the leading editori
In our last issue giving the reasol
Why Federal offce-holders should n
ask to go as delegates to the Natio
al Convention. We make the follo'
ing extract from one of these letter.
II wish to thank you for your
editorial headed The Duty of
Federal Office-Holders to Their
Party | agree with you that
the next State Convention ought
to pass a resolution to the effect
that no one holding a Federal
office shall be eligible to serve on
the State Committee or go as a
delegate to the National Conven-
ton.
Il read not long since an arti-
Gle in leading magazine which
showed that the State Commit
tee in nearly every Southern
State was packed solidly with
Federal of11ce-holders and that
the delegations from these States
to the National Convention were
also made up solidly of office
holders and of practically the
same men that composed the
State Committee. The article
went on to show that these Of
fice-holders become active in pol
itics every year to get them
selves elected as delegates to
the State convention in order to
perpetuate the power of the pat
ronage ring which gave them Of
fees, and that when this was
done that then they, as a rule,
made no effort to. win victories
for Republican principles on the
day of election.
This kind of thing has not
only brought Southern Republi-
licans into great disrepute over
the country generally, but 1
know myself that it has hurt the
party in this State and kept
many young man from joining
us, even though he was tired Of
and disguised with the Demo-
cratic party. You hit the nail
squarely on the head when you
state that it is the duty of Fed
eral office-holders to show their
appreciation for the honors
which they had received by re-
fusing to go as delegates, and
further that if they did not do
this they would prove that they
were not the right men to have
been given positions of honor
and profit from the party. Ev-
cry Republican in the State who
wants to see Republican prin-
ciples. triumph at the polls will
endorse your position about this
matter"
In this connection, we wish to cal
ttention to a recent bit of history
q the campaign of 1892, one of tn
eading charges made against Presi
ent Harrison for reelection, wa
nat he was not the choice of the Re
ublican States that could give cleo
oral votes, but that he was nominal
d by the wholesale use of Fedora
atronage, and that he got his nomi
alton by solidly packed delegation
rom Southern States made up O
len who held Offices under his ad
1t will be remembers,
hat President Harrison was defeated
Dr. reelection, and this in spite o
ne fact that he was one of the ables
len in the country and one of. tn,
est Presidents the United States ha.
YER had.
Now, We submit that it is the dut,
every Federal office-holder to-da,
, see to it that our opponents can
OF. in the coming campaign, max,
mis- same charge against the Republi
can nominee for President. This /,
ne way in which Federal office-hold
rs can help their party in the Stat,
nd Nation.
TENNESSEE NAY HAVE REPIR