The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-05-24
MEANS LIFE OR DEATH
TO PA R TY
(By Maxwell Gorman)

ASAAO1Sh, Lf. LII tuO IHtCICot
Of straight news told in an unpreju
diced statement by one who is fami
liar with the facts and present situa
zion, the following extracts therefrom,
as recited to me today, are printed
purely as News. He said.
elf one will ask given number OF
people, including Democrats (office
holders excepted, if they believe a i
strong opposition political party is a |
good thing for any state to have, an
overwhelming majority will decisively
say yes Most Of them in North
Carolina, Tennessee, and other South
ern States will add provided neither
is dominated by Or has a monopoly OF
che negro votes.'' Many will go fur
ther and say that it is not feasible or
desirable otherwise, in states where
the bulk Of the negroes line up with
either party Or against the other. -
"Now, then, that view of thSse
thetion was held by Chairmanek1nne
and other Republican committeeman
in the last campaign, when the Repub-
licans polled 90 900 votes more than
100000 Of the votes being white men
and women.
! ''sThe demonstration that so many
white votes could be polled in a South
ern State for the Republican candi
dates, state and National, greatly i'm
pressed some Republican leaders, in
cluding President Harding, who have
long been interested in the organiza-
ton of a militant and formidable Re-
publican party in some Of the Sour. ern
states.
''It had been so repeatedly shown
to these leaders in previous campaigns
that no such party could be organized
or maintained in North Carolina with
the negro vote forming its basis, tina,
the development of white Republican
party was regarded most favorably al
, Washington generally-with the ex
men hailing from states in the NORTH
and West where there a considera b1,
, negro vote, which they fear may b.
, used against them if they openly an(
, officially endorse the Lilly Whites,
, political trimmers and a few who st1l
hate the South
e "President Harding appointed a.
. Linney, knowing about the white par
a ty attitude he and his committee main
tanned in last years campaign.
eff he is confined by the Senate. tn
n prospects are that the Republica
r party will be greatly strengthened i
k North Carolina, because the people vii
q have positive proof that the whit
q y domination principles now professe
by Republican leaders can be pracJ
cally carried out-with the Nations
admin istration backing the movemen
| eff the protests made by the se'
} eral negro politicians (Bishop This an
Professor That aainst Mr.. Linney
confirmation serve to defeat him, {
to cause the withdrawal OF his nom
nation by the President, it will be
great blow to Republican Nations
prospects in North Carolina, tt
V chances being that the State coul
r not be reasonably expected to vote e.
es a Republican elector in the future
TO and that, even if Mr.. Lnnney scant
IS. by his guns and insists that his att
e. tude and record were correct and wi
e be maintained.'
IN THE "DEFENSE''
Il The above statement, made from
re non-partisan standpoint, represents tn;
ly viewpoint fairly we'll. As TO wieti
er Linnerv will be confirmed, the fo
u lowing extract is taken from Was
st ington correspondent IS story this wee]
d. -E'T That the present idea Of the Ii
to ney forces is to base the fight to sa'
US Linney upon three grounds is evider
as First, it will be declared that the Q
ly way to build up a decent Repub
IS can party in North Carolina Is
gs. divorce it from the negro; second, tn
he the Democrats in 1920 were maxi