The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-25
Surprised and Amused.

Mr.. Editor:-I was surprised and
ticle in last weeks Caucasian. How
any man who is as honest and intel
ligent as Mr.. Spence, and a man who
does not want an office, can believe
that Mr.. Taft is the honest nominee
of the Republican party for President
is more than / can see. 1t is true,
that Mr.. Taft was declared to be the
nominee by the fraudulent convention
that convened in Chicago, but Mr..
Spence must know If he kept up with
events ACQUIRING at and prior to said
convention that Mr.. Roosevelt was
the choice and therefore the real and
rightful nominee of the Republican
party and why any man in North
Carolina who believes in square
deal should support Mr.. Taft, is be-
yond my comprehension. l was again
surprised to find Mr.. Spence saying
that "The men composing that COM
mittee are, as rule, the greatest and
wisest men in our party" If this is
true, God have mercy on the Republi-
of one of the corruptest political ma
chimes ever known to politics, and
Crane another boss and big Steal"
of Colorado, and the little pigmy
Rosewater, of Nebraska, is a refiec-
ton on the party that I want to deny
and resent. If these men are our
wisest and greatest men, then the
n rfy n1IChf n die Honv fhof fhoSo
men were the hackers and that Will
liam Mckinley, or any other man ex-
cept Taft who ever occupied the
White House took orders and was
dominated by this crowd of corrupt
political bosses.
SO far as | am concerned, I will
not follow this crowd of political
thieves, nor will 1 vote for Taft who
condones such methods and accepts
the nominating, knowing full we'll
that he is not the choice of the Re-
publican voters of this country
I deny that the great leaders of the
party are behind the President, but,
to the contrary, I believe the brains
and honesty of the party are going
with Colonel Roosevelt in this cleo
tion-some into the new party and
some will remain in the Republican
party and still support Mr.. Roosevelt,
| believing him to be the rightful
| nominee of the Republican party and
the greatest exponent of true Repub
lican principles of any man asking
for the suffrage of the American peo-
pie.
The wise thing for the Roosevelt
following in North Carolina to do is
to remain in the Republican party
and take charge of the organization
in every county and district in the
State and nominate none but known
Roosevelt men for electors and vote
for them and do our dead level best
to elect them can see no good rea-
son why any Republican in North
Carolina should want to vote for Taft
who has tried in every way possible
to humiliate them and advertise them
to the world as a set of unprincipled
| ignoramuses.
Mr.. Spence can worship at the
shrine of the corrupt political bosses
who stole the nomination for Mr..
Taft if he wants to do so-this is a
free country yet awhile-but for me,
will not do it. I shall vote for
Theodore Roosevelt If I can find the
names of his electors printed on any
kind of a ballot, whether it be brand
ed new party" or Republican party.
hope I can abide in the old Repub-
lican ship in North Carolina and sup
port Roosevelt, but il I cannot must
say farewell. D. Fl. SENTER.
Chalybeate Springs, N. c., June
| %, 1912.