II SAME OLD Mil
Is Only Had "Another
Ring Around Its Tail,"
As Veb Vance Says.
J. \V. KURFEES WRITES-
In the Greensboro News (ier
manton Citizen Twists the Tail
Of the 0. O. P. Criticism of
the Cireensboro Republican
Convention.
Editor of the Daily News :
It was with amusing interest
that I read the account of the
Greensboro Republican meeting
of May '2(5. Front the speeches
that were nade and the
propositions that were discussed
one would hardly think it the
same personnel that controlled
the memorable Charlotte con
vent: >n in 1012. There the doors
were locked, and the kevs thrown
away, so far as a fellow was
concerned who wculd not swear
allegiance to Mr. Taft. Tut
from all accounts I guess it was
the same crowd. As X-eb Vance
said, "It was the same old coon
with another ring around its
tail." Who would have thought ;
that at this early date they
w u'. i be making overtures t>.
the Progressives of North, t'aro
lina Why. for the last six
m>nths we have heard it pre -
c'aimtd from the housetops that
there was no more Pr ■gn.ssive
pi/ . Tlun why all this "get
together" talk V They even go
so far as to sty that if a con
vention is called and the Progres
sives :tre the stronger they will
fail in line and be Progreesivis
t JO.
We proved exclusively in I'.Ul',
both in convention and at the
polls, which was the- stronger.
The vote for Settle anil Mears
furnished sufixient proof for
that. The vote in both state and
nation was conclusive, gentle
men. and vi u had as well take i
your medicine like men. !!jt i
Mr. Duncan says ?..'r. Taft is not
an issue now. No: but he was
very much MI issue at Chicago '
in 1! I_'. There it was that Mr. i
Duncan's friends went to hirr. '
before that convention was held '■
and pleaded with him to use his i
influence for a "s juuro deal'' c
and n : allow that nomination to f
be stolen from Colonel Roosevelt. i
What was his reply ? Was he
advocating his "get together" 1
plans then Not at all. He c
replied by laughing heartily in \
the face of those who were r
pleading to him and said, "Bovs, 1
it is all fixed, Mr. Taft will be 1
nominated." Yes, "all fixed," £
the "care's were stacked." He c
was like the juror who heard i
some express surprise at a (
verdict he and his fellow jury
men had just rendered. "Why," J
he said, "my mind was already t
made up before the trial began." 1
So it was at CT.icipo, the : r minds
were made up. Then when the ]
Charlotte convention was called ;
the several counties in regular .
legal frshien elected delegates to i
represent them there, but they 1
were deprived of their seats, i
The Morehead - Settle - Holton-
Reynolds combine locked the
doors, and the only password
recognized was, "I'll vjte for
Taft." It was not a question as
to whether his county had sent ;
him to that convention, but will
you vote for Taft ? No "get
togethei" talk»then; r.o, no. It
was an insignificant number
they were reckoning with, they
thought. But when Mr. Settle
was buried beneath an avalanche
of votes from the thousands
whose representatives had been
shamefully treated at Charlotte,
they saw it was not so insignifi
' cant after all.
But my good friend Judge
Bynum wants everything done
in the name of the Republican
partv. Yes, that outrageous
c induct at Chicago, and also at
Charlotte, was done in the name
of the Republican party, but its
being done in a certain name did
not make the conduct any less
shameful. Judge Bynum's re
ijuest is a repetition of there-,
quest made to Abraham Lincoln
in IM>O. He was implored to use
his influence to unite the divided
Whig party and make his fight
under the old name, es, he
was seriouslv advised to not
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fellow the new Republican party, J
but to unite the Whig forces and
present a solid front to the
"common enemy, the Demo
crats." But. said he, "We are
not lighting for names, but a
principle. It is a government of |
the people in reality as well as
in name for which we stand,
and we'll win or lose on that
proposition."
The same proposition confronts
the American people today. The
boss rule and corrupt practices
in each of the old parties have
gone to Si el. fiie Republican
party has its Barnes in New-
York. its Penrose in Pennsyl
vania. its Cannon in Illinois, its
Smoot in Utah, and its More
head - Settle combine in North
Carolina, while the Democrats
have their Smith in New Jersey,
their Murphy in New York,
their Taggart in Indiana and
their Watts in North Carolina.
So 1 for one can see r.o relief by
marshaling our forces in the
same old camp. The P.cg'vssive
party is needed today just as
bad as the Republican party was
needed in IN', t. In that year of
grace recruits were had from
the two old parties the Whigs
and Democrats and today the
Progressive party, standing as 1
it does on a platform of tliej
oldest progressive principles of,
modern times, is in position to
invite recruits, not alone from
each political party but from
every section of the country
as well.
Mr. I.inney, in his famous
harmony letter now being
circulated, says "many who
went to the Progressive party
now want to come back, and he
for one is willing to kill the
fatted calf for them." If there
are "many" it looks as if he
could name one. The writer so
far has failed to meet any who
entertain such a thought.
But Mr. Linney must under- ,
stand that we deny occupying
the position of the proJigal son.
He must remember that we
occupy the position of that noble
person who "came unto his own
and his own received him not."
After which he sp.nt his time
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among others. We went as we
thought, to "our own" in
Charlotte, but were not received.
We were driven out in the cold
by high-handed methods, all
because we desired our freedom
which is guaranteed to every
man under a true democratic
government. Not alone do they
insist on the Republican name,
but all its "meaning" must be
kept. Pray, tell us who is to
decile what all its "meaning"
is ? No one would or could
object to "all its meaning being
kept" if by that is only meant
the true definition of the word.
But if you mean to include such
conduct as was pulled off both at
Chicago and at Charlotte as part
of "its meaning" I draw the
line, and so will the 75,000 other
Progressives in North Carolina.
If indeed you have seen the error
of your way and are repenting
in "sackcloth and ashes" why
don't you say so? Why don't
you come out like men and say
"We cheated you out of your
rights at Chicago and again in
Charlotte, and knowing this to
be the people's government we
'freely acknowledge our wrong.
We know we wrecked the party. I
we know we squandered our
substance and are 'no more
worthy to be called thy sons':,
make us as 'hired servants.'"!
i Then the fatted calf might be in
order, but the calf was not
provided by those who had
transgressed the law, as .Mr.
Linney would imply. It was
provided by the righteous for
the unrighteous. We Progres
' sives have not departed the
faith. We stand today in the
footprints of the immortals
Lincoln and Ciarfield, and along
side of that matchless statesman !
Theodore Roosevelt, fighting as!
we have since for a govern-:
ment "of the people, by the
people and for the people."
,IXO. W. lU'RFEKS,
(! n*manto;i, .k;ne 1. IMM.
Patrick R P. I). Carriers
Meet -« Other Patrick
News.
The R. F. I). Cirriers nut in
the Ba:ik of Stuart building May !
3»th where they transacted!
much business pertaining to
th.;ir organization. Good roads!
an.l other important matters
were discussed. Resolutions
were passed thanking the Bank ;
of Stuart and The Enterprise
for courtesies extended them,
and especially Mr. R. X. Clark!
for the fine lemonade served.
The following officers wore !
elected for the current year:
S. R. West, President.
A. A. Anthony, Secretary.
(i. C. Spencer, Treasurer.
S. R. West was elected a dele-,
gate to the State State Conven
tion which meets in R unoke
July 2-1-2.".
Isaac Jones and Carolina
Johnson colorei people of this
vicinity, died recently. Jones
was 107 years oil and Caroline
Johnson, 103. These were ur.-
doubtedly two of tin oldest peo
ple in tlu State.
Mr. George Cooper made a
business trip to Winston last
week.
We are informed during the
electric storm last Sat. afternoon j
the lightning killed a fine horse
for Mr. Walter Pe-nn of Spencer,
also burned his barn.
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Eight per cent of the people j
living in tho Southern states,
exclusive of Marj land and Mis
souri, are rural, living in the!
open country or in towns of less
1 than 25,000.
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