The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-08-08
CORRESPONDENCE
LETTER FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL

Raleigh, N. G. Aug. 8.-If there
is any reliance at all to be placed
i'll our old friend Consensus of
opinion, Candidate Hughes is a
considerably weaker aspirant for
White House honors than he was
before delivering his speech Of
acceptance-including that wave
of the hand to Teddy play as he
began his laborous job of attemp-
ted destruction of, without sem
blance of presenting something
better for, the Wilson policies, -
foreign and domestic.
| have talked to many men (of
many minds on public affairs gen
erally) and the great majority
seem to be thoroughly agreed on
the character Of the political jul
rists performance and its effect
upon the country-and the opin-
ion is anything but compliment
tary or encouraging to Hughes
and his party. The impression
left on many who expected some
thing better (withOut any valid
reason for expecting it, as far as
they can analyze their thoughts
at this time) is that the speech
smacks more strongly of a bally
old scold, bent on injuring his op-
poncnt regardless, than that Of a
full size aspirant for presidential
honors laying claim to ability as
a constructive statesman. Sic
transit gloria eft seq.
Polling the Vote by Precincts
State Chairman Warren ex-
presses the hope that the Demo
cratic county chairman in every
county in the State will be espec-
Tally Jealous and jealous in at
tending to their business during
the next three months-zealous in
organizing and polling the full
strength Of the party III every
county, and jealous of each other
in the sense Of not allowing one s
self to be outdone III the exercise
Of vigilance an effective party
work.
There has been more or less
carclessness among some Of the To-
cal party managers, precinct
chairmen especially being "off the
Job in some important respects
Chairman Warren regards this as
a too risky. not to say dangerous
state of affairs, especially in &
presidential election year, wher
the enemy is most active.
One of the most important steps
which Mr.. Warren will impress
upon the county chairmen, an6
which he umalterably insist upon
is the work of properly polling
the voters Of each precinct, by pre-
cincts, in every county in Nortf
Carolina. ''Cet the precincts
right and the county will be righ'
and with the county and precinc
organizations properly looked af
ter and closely guarded, the State
can't go wrong,' declared th'
chairman.
1--WE will begin at the bottom
and build up he added, 'instea(
fstarting at the top. | think j
much more the effective method
OF course we have nominally saf
majority Of the voters in the Dem
ocratic party in North Carolina
But our people must realize tha
the strength Of the party vot
must be cast at the polls to insur
continued good government an
prevent the enemy from capturin
the State and national govern
ernments.'
Candidate Linnev Has 10 Am-ar
nition
Unless the. Republican cand
date for governor can secure som
more truthful and effective argl
mcnts to adorn his linguistic PEI
formanccs on the stump tha
those which he has been attemp
ing to manufacture political cal
ital out Of so far, he might as we
throw himself into the dlscar
without further ado.
If he expects the taxpayers
the State as a whole to condem
our State Corporation CommisslC
for the splendid work they are d
ing to make taxation more ur
form and just to all classes all
in each and every county, incl
ding the equalization of land vs
1es in the scope Of their work,
is badly off his base. AS ms
ter Of fact, we are especial
proud of our State Corporate
Commission, it's personnel and
splendid work, and this writ
has never thought it needed
make excuses for anything n
Iinney "charges' it with havl7
done.
The "buncombe' which t
gentleman from Wautauga has {
ploded upon his several audlt
ces so far, concerning the boo