The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-11
WANTS MAJORITY TO RULE.
Johnston County Republican Is Sorry
Reconsideration Stancil is Trying
To Disrupt the Party.

pOstmasteF-EultOf SfancfI Is Trying
To Disrupt the Party.
Editor The Caucasian.
Dear Sir:-For the first time In
my life, and / am now most thirty
seven years old, feel impressed 10
write a short article for print In
YOUR valuable paper Now. do not
intend to say anything TO hurt any
one, for we have too much confusion
among US already. But as Repub-
ican who wants to see the party sue
cessful. | am ashamed of something's
1 see In print between our Repub-
Iican friends, for in union there is
strength, and without union there Is
strife and confusion II we as Re-
publicans ever expect to accomplish
anything We must lay our own differ
rnces aside and fight our enemy, the
Democratic party. 1t seems TO me
that some Of our Republican friends
here in Johnston for some reason
are very much displeased with our
present State organization. Now, as
see it, this is wrong. for our pres
ent State organization could not
have been elected had 1t not been by
a majority vote in the State Conven-
ton: and | suppose, by tremendous
majority at that. AS for myself, |
am always willing for the majority to
rule When we fail to elect our
choice as leaders in the State we
should remember that we have the
choice of others If after our last
State Convention the Republicans of
North Carolina as unit would have
labored as hard for party success as
they did to elect their choice as State
Chairman, l believe we would have
won a victory; but 1t seems to me
that some of our Republican friends
have not worked in harmony with our
State organization as they should,
thereby weakening our strength, and
| am sorry to say, that our County
Chairman of the County of Johnston
has seen fit through the columns of
the Smithfield Journal, of which he
is editor, to attack both our present
State Chairman and Senator Butler.
Chairmen should work for peace in
stead of stirring up confusion. He
seems to think that Mr.. Butler hurt
the party here in Johnston by MAX
ing one speech in Benson; but
think that if Senator Butler could
have made us speech in each of the
sixteen townships and Mr.. Stancil
I, & y
lican and dissatisfied Democrats that
he spoke of out to have heard him
expose the rottenness of their party,
and at the same time answered their
lying charges against him and also
prove that their charges were false,
then l think those Democrats who
were disguised with the doings of
their party and many Republicans
who stayed at home and did not vote,
would have voted with us, then we
would have won a victory.
Mr.. Editor, in my opinion 80 per
cent of the Republicans of John
ston County would have been glad
for Mr.. Butler to have spoken at
Smithfeld and at other places in the
county. In my judgment, Senator
Butler is the greatest asset in the
Republican party to-day. While he
has not been asking for an Office,
who has given more of their time
working for the party than has he?
Why certainly, he was the Moses that
helped to lead us to victory the last
time the party has won victory in
this State. Then pray tell me, shall
We join the Democrats and thereby
help to crush him? For myself,
say, No, a thousand times, No.
Now, l hope l have not said any
thing that will offend anybody, for
it is my desire to have the good will
of everybody, and especially do l
want the good will of all Republicans.
Now, let's all lay our differences aside
as l said before and have peace in
stead of confusion. Let's don't cuss
each other through the newspapers
and thereby give the Democrats am
munition to fight US with; but line
up and be ready for the coming cam
paign and go to work and keep at
it.
In conclusion, / want to say to Mr..
Neighbors of Benson, that 1 heartily
concur with him in his article of last
week in The Caucasiai. From a true
Republican whose most desire is to
see Republican success.
w. E. DUPREE.
Smithfield, N. c., R. F. D. Z, April
8, 1912.