The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-06-06
WOMEN WANT
SECRET BALLOT
Bailey Finds Too Late That
His Strongest Appeal Has
Been To Women Voters
The Independents Bureau.
IOT I,aWypTs Uuil1iny.
By X. L. POWELL

RALEIGH, June 5.-Too
late to make an effective re-
covery and therefore to do tic
campaigning over, Josiah Will
liam Bailey at the close OF a
marvellous march through
North Carolina, learns that his
most effective attack was on
the election laws.
That was discovered M the very
end uf the journey. The absence
of any sort of protection 10 the
timid voter. not To mention the fin
ality of all returns mt their very
source of dispute. made IN impress
sion on the feminine conscience not
reached hy any other appeal. lf
Bailey fails tO win the nomination
he has nevertheless SOwcd such dis
cord aS tu the election laws thut
Get. Ike M"ckinS. Republican candi-
date. will have vastly lighter job
than h" undertook ai the state con-
Ncn'i"n "f his party.
The instant reaction of the wO-
!ncn and the independents Ia Mr..
Bailcy'S appeal for II secret ballot
has been the most OminOuS aspect
"f this campaign. Mr.. Bailey has
had the fight all alone. lie never
has failed Ia make this one Of
three major iSSurS. hut the import
anc" Uf secret and fair elections
was substantially lrSSrnrd 10y the
more difficult taxi appeal, Tax
prcSSur" undoubtedly has been ter.
rifle. Every man who has felt il
uud cried out about il nevertheless
has had tu confess that he Is living
the difference" between the old and
the new rates of paying tribute.
lt"valuatiun HS u StOCktaking. aS
I'M inventory of the state. was I'M
dcrtukCu 10y men of The type of !
Bickctt. Saunders of pHSquOtank,
Dawson Of LcnQir. Herring of
Sampson, Jones "f carcrct. Everett
of Richmond. Glidcwrll of Rocking-
ham, Winbnrnc Of llcrtfOrd. aud
Matthews of lI"r,ir. men who had
no pIrpoS" to opprcs>. II was hard
tn get them committed tn the bailey
tax position. They feel differently
on The subject 0f fair elections. Mr.. .
Bailey had a harp of a thousand Z
strings.
Eut The fact that tho state can
h" aroused over the kind of clcc. 7
tiOn laws that ARE now on the books .
has troubled the organization 4
great deal The explanation isn't
hard. Thirty years ng" the Demo.
CrnCy lost state control nn this
Identical issue. The public had
concluded .that the party could not
h" trusted 10 count In" votes. The
'H''' dl ''ll''Nl'U lU>l'f INV NE- +
"amization failed. The fusiunisiS
talked about little else than fair
elections. This ISSUE won.
II was due tn win this year. If
Mr.. Bailey has failed To- make the
point clear In his state CAMPAIGN,
h" may have don" IL Il preliminary
just what the forcrunncrs of 1891
did. The Raleigh man has stirred
up this STAT" on its suffrage statutes
ana II Bailey is beaten Colonel
McckinS will hc the gamer.
Governor MorriSon's appeal 10 the
state not 10 get too greatly excited
over tn" proposal Ia rccapturc the
diSmcmhcrcd Cape Fear and YAH
Kin Valley, ana not To lay too great
an emphasis on the value of il nS
II rcduc"r, has had the capi:al
GoSSipinS aS II rarely has talked
before.
The governor believes In boats
and terminals. but the commission
which made the report Ia him n
few days ago. Is strongly in favor
of taking over the Cape Fear end
ladkin Valley. His cXccllcncy saws
this line once ran independently
and had no effect whatsoever on the
freight rate situation. He doesn't
think much of it, particularly since
II Is Mr.. Bailcy'S substitute for
biz investment in boats and trrmi.
nails. Mr.. Bailey says what IS
needed Is great railroad going tn
the sea and the port will follow.
Mr.. Morrison says the need Is
great port and the road will follow.
Mr.. Morrison speaks for Mr.. Me
Lean: Mr.. Bailey uttcrs for himself.
Mr.. Bailey is hy birth II far better
business man than Mr.. Morrison is:
but 10y marriage Mr.. Morrison is
considerably To the rise of Mr.. Z
Bailey. The public is therefore the
loser.
Rut the governor rather scts him.
self against the commission i'm
of small account its recon-.
aS Ia the Cape Fear and
ladkin Valley. Doubtless he feels
that II disagreement as To the de-
tails will endangpr the whole bust.
ness, Il very good guess.
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