The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-08-15

Democratic party In any OF the States
This was the nrst real shock TO ths
progressives Of the country. ThA
caused Golfers Weekly. which had
been supporting Governor Wilson al
the while, TO announce that while
that paper still had faith in Governor
Wilson's personal integrity. and still
believed him o true progressive. thai
yet IL he permitted the bosses who
were allied with Wall Street. not only
In New York and Illinois. but In every
other State, TO continue their control
and domination OF the Democratic
party In those States. that Wilson's
election would mean the trirmph OF
the bosses. and that q majority OF
Congress would be reactionary and
that Governor Wilson's administra-
ton would be . failure.
Golfers Weekly went further and
pointed out that IL such a thing hap
pened that Governor Wilson's admin
istration would be as great a failure
as Grover Cleveland's, that the Dem
ocratic party would be wrecked, and
that Theodore Roosevelt or some Re-
publican would surely be elected in
1916.
Similar expressions have come
from number of Democratic and in
dependent newspapers and journals
and also from a number of Demo-
cratic political leaders. Only last
Saturday State Senator Hinrichs, the
leader of the progressive Democratic
delegation from Brooklyn, N. Y, call
ed upon Governor Wilson and at
tempted to impress upon him the
fact that there was danger in the
yirile and progressive platform on
which Colonel Roosevelt was run
ming, and that if the Democratic par
ty did not conduct a square and Wig
orous progressive campaign that
large numbers of Democrats would
vote for Roosevelt in preference to
1t is striking fact that Governor
responding to this remark
able speech from a chairman of a
delegation calling upon him, ignored
the warning and said nothing con-
corning his progressive attitude in his
reply. This seems to have been the
last straw to break the camers
back" of the real progressive sup
oorters of Governor Wilson.
1t is understood that a number of
hem have sent letters and kilograms
% the Governor urging him to come |
out in a more specific way for pro-
sressive principles. 1t Is also an
aounced that Senator Gore, who was
he leading aggressive supporter of |
Governor Wilson for the nomination,
and who is considered one of the !
leading and most advanced progress
'ives in the Democratic party, start
I'd in person at once to see the Gov
srnor and warn him that the real
Democrats would 20 to
Colonel Roosevelt by the thousands
unless the Governor should at once
AXE some action to stem the tide.
The review of the Democratic con-
vention and it's platform and of Gov
srnor Wilson's record up to date, as |
given above, is sufficient to explain |
he fact that Governor Wilson has j
grown weaker with the people each
lay since his nomination. II thei
present tendencies continue. il will
mean the election of Colonel Roose-l
7elt.
There is one thing that is certain
Ind clear to every one except the
posses and blind supporters of mon
'poly, and that is that a large major
ty of the rank and file of both the
Republican and Democratic parties
ire earnestly progressive, and that
hey will join on the candidate in