The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-10-09
THE ISSUE OF THE CAM,
PAIGN.


rrba so1,ou,no is nrni;.he,5 bv ,aopest of Mr.
Peazon.l
.1.;..s - 1ooA aT. pa,uo,
n,om;.od The neonla - onncsa a stocl
T., ,,.1o.a u aho,,Id ba roted =, hv az
-s-"' eS - D 'o1 - - -
people. In the Legislature ne aomltteo
this pledge and kept it, as shown by the
followino.
Extract from House Journal. session
1885. paoe 400
auarso h;u XIX h;r - ,-aran, l;.a
stoet f-o., I'LL Urnn Jr a. Ir Inro ~ - the cotT 1,rS
of % Pnneonahe r ra.ssS - ;tS M sscond - T ,aod;ng
bv the to1IowiI~,c ~ vote ~ ~ ''>'-'
No. A7oa.. A7.,o. poa.,,o,,
Beu. Reuamw ReaneH. Crd,gford Dornn
Galloway. Garden. G,tELev, HaTeH, JONES
ofBuncombe. johnson, ieaser, Loueu, Mar.
TIN, Mailer. MttTchison, McMitldn, McReG
Patrick, Reid, Riggs, Robertson, Shepherd
STAFFORD, Sneed, Tate, Wakefield, Watson
H1LcoT, Watttomson and WomGcE-S4.
NoEs-Messrs. Alien, Brim, B'ttta, Bus
zee, G0ee, Ce9ppeH, sCty1oE, zrtt", 11orTs-
IL. ~. -, T~.l.,, MI, ~.
p psoIT I15s1E;sSs 19;,,s,;a. o,y Pob;so,
~ Wr,,saI P,,s;ss"a ~ I,,,,,So,1 o,,i5oc
ScoH ,Seed Sss,"oSd S,dton WoH Wa~J
W;Il;gnss of Gotee IT;1I;a0;;so,n Of Gray'
r;uew9o,, 'S'''-'O
no.So 1os, 1e.
11ouse Jourhai, page 4o4
II. B. 575, a bill to prevent livestock
from running at large in the county Of
Buncombe, is put on its third reading
Mr.. PEARSON offers the following amend
ment:
Amend by adding: Provided. That be.
fore this act shall be IN force it shall be sub.
gaftted to. and dDDrored bv. 1aaioritv OF
of the to'rnshi7o to be 0tscted'
M, M - - 80:
the hill nasses its third readinpD
n. a. a., -. AT. :.
prnaoaho ~ sIo notod Cn 4Ln asnt; III. GOles "
NJ d. 80 1o.ou otoI - :; SuI tI an. .lU0' anu
1"l -, ! AAN'0N 'o'eu IL 'ne ne"'i'e'
The same principle which was embodi'
ed In Mr. Pearson's amendment, as above
set forth, was offered by him in the Dem.
ocratlc county convention, held In Ashe'
Vllle iaS' uiy' III tlle 1oiio"ing "oroS:
RESOLUTION
"The Democratic party of Buncombe
county, ia convention assembled, re,
affirms its faith in and adherence to the
principle of local self-government, and
in view of the widespread dissatisfaction
in this county, growing out of the me-
thods employed in passing the Buncombe
county stock-law, this convention recon-
mends that there be an election in each
township so soon as the necessary legal
steps can be taken therefor, in order to
allow the people to determine for them
selves whether they will retain or reject
SAID STOCK law: In the meantime We
eao1 a. stTlns salu lsT iair trlai' anu We
iSoA UnaC We ct1n S:tlely IrusC Tue ISsue W
Ins nonestr anu IhIIelliSehce ol maj,
Hflty VI y tue people III tnelr several
locailtles.
Now, in case any township of the
county should vote down the stock-law
at an election held according to Mr.,
Pearson,E resolution, tEen the friends oi
tne . sI0ek-laW cotiq get an electlonan any
E'.-rs ~ ssGn soWsaslllp 1hoeI Ine nonoW,
I..s. st,s, stt
A0'... " eA-0 os's'o
Chapter z0, page ~, Sec. 2Sl4, headed
District or territorial election"
"Upon the written application of one
fifth of the qualified voters ofany district
or territory, whether the boundaries oi
said district follow township lines Oh
not, made to the Board of County Com.
mlssloners at any time. and setting forth
- sboII G ho tho Intu e ~, u ealu uiSSidcI
ers to submit the Question of stock Jaw
or NO tstock to the onolif;ed vofars
| of said district and If at anv sncb eiec.
t;oI, r,o;o-it1 of +la 1-oto.J 80 III ~
in favo- of ftstonL az Soo i5 Dtoi
LII II Is era" on snoh az .L 0a-I =
sa;d a% aIah d;atricf % ~ iOi'o o'0f 'no "ioi0 u
'N'i' u.s'' a
AGAIN, IN Sec. ZS2l we read -
Any drn ninper at; VI lanu o"ners, "nos'
hGs iaius are % oonSlaous may az any .Iii, Iilne
pultu q ;oL Goom datar renee aT9unG H an tngll
lanus' VIZ WIZ s"Ges 1: aLioSe an PuDlic ns ILr
mays, anu no Sf aiSI e.ocH snall run ~ a. !"
MlsnlA any sucih encIosure unoer I.'
PAINS ana penaltieS prescrl1eo IN 'hls
ehapter.
Thus it will be seen that Mr., Pearson
doesnot advocate the unconditional repea
of the stock.law, but he advocates th'
right of the people to settle this mattel
for themselves at the ballot box, so TIA
the tdw may DC retained aChere 1t 4C0rES acet