The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-04-07
RALEIGH POLITICAL GOSSIP.

RALEIGH POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Raleigh, N. c., April 4.-Mr. Secre-
tary Daniels national-committee
shoes form an interesting topic for
consideration at present. His recent
formal announcement that he intended
to take 'em off was not exactly news,
as this announcement had been predict
ed as long ago as last year, one Of the
main reasons being that President Will
son was and is "opposed to officials
controlling the party's action and to
this Mr.. Daniels assentingly adds:
cit has always been my convictions
that men who hold public positions
should not be active in the manage
ment of campaigns, but the conduct of
political campaigns should be in the
hands Of men not holding appointive
offices.'
In this connection it is we'll to say
that the people of North Carolina are
interested to know chow strong and
how persistent must rumor become
before being accepted as facte'
There is an allegation af1oat on the
political sea that some Of the Republi-
can methods of procedure of which us
Democrats complained SO justly are
now being practised by and upon our
own folks. One of the assertions which
persists in repeating itself is to the
effect that some Of our own "hire-
lings' in the western revenue district
are having the political thumb screfs
applied to them and so tightly that they
dare not exercise their own free will
in alligning themselves within the
party 'as to candidates for nomination
in the forthcoming primary. Moving
up peg or two, the report insists that
this unfair aud unjust method is being
applied especially i'll the case Of che
friends of the candidates for Secretary
OF State-that Col j. Bryan Grimes
friends are not being given clear
field in the zone of political activity,
W. AA''i '1Aeoo PAL IiSdHS nave
"squatted. = -.--
"Why?" said the Interrogation
point. And a wireless thud at this
juncture mashed a big, nice piece of
pi-pie, with suffering accent on the
eye.
Gentlemen, said the umpire at this
stage OF unseemly proceedings, you
must obey the rules of the game, or 1
shall call a foul on one of you.
Whereupon a mule, tethered out in
the corner of the diamond, raised a
peacock feather and suddenly attempt
ed to strut himself to death Reports
from his bedside at this writing indi-
cate that there may yet be some hope
OF his recovery somewhere
Daniels Old Shoes and Other Things
The committeeman 8 old shoes, ex-
actly 20 years of age, will not be al
lowed to reach the rubbish heap, if one
OF number Of gentlemen who aspire
to wear them discovers that they fit.
And now cometh cred Buck and
saith It's safe tip, boys, to bet your
money on the prediction of bevy of
party leaders who assembled them
selves together in Washington on the
3Oth day of the just deceased month of
March. And cred Buck he say, one
OF the God-b blessed Macs is the
clnch, said proponent being one Of the
Mclean clan, whose handle spells A.
w. He was born somewhere around
hum oerton and raised everywhere-oh
yes, we know him! And if the shoes
don It fit, somebody might be inclined
to lend him a pair of moccasins. Not
because "Red Buck said so, mind
you-not entirely so, anyway-but
largely because this particular Mr.. Mac
why, he be good collector of wam-
pun, and wampum be good stuff to
make the political mare go, and some
times to get tire-water to extinguish
political conflagrations.
The pursuit of this villainous subject
reminds us that Red Buck s assertions
are not in good standing somewhere in
this political precinct All, hem! Mr..
Bryant you must be more careful sab.
in your statements. Because you know
darned well (at least by this time)
that all the Congressman from all the
States are not united il their allegiance
to any one candidate for governor. And
mark you this, Red Buck, (and I sug-
gest that you use red hot pencil for
the purpose) it wouldn It cut all the
ice in North Carolina if they were
Besides, the pettieoats are already
after Yates Webb-and if that ism y
enough to scare any mere Congressman
to death, I don It know what will kill
him.
One other thought, which may be
gravely added, is this the Old Con-
tederate is figuring in these proceed
lngs to the end of the chapter. There, %