Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-22
THE MAYORS DEMOCRAC ~
HE UNDERTAKES TO EI.UCI-
DATE 1T.
1t Appsars To he a very LXc.u-
siyc Kind of he mOCracy, Hut
Let That Pass-AKRinst County
Government S3 stem.

Siyc Kind of he mOCraCy, But
Let That Pass-Against County
GOyernmen ., stem.
THE CITIZEN was not able yesterday
to print all of the Mayors inaugural
speech. More of the remainder is given
herewith:
What is it to be Democrat Why
do say that am Democrat, not
merely protessedly, but from the bottom
Of my heart Simply for this reason
that there should be no other cause under
the shining canopy of heaven why there
should be any government in the civilized
world but the Democratic reason, and
that on'y. Why should d! allow Mr..
Weaver to come to me and tell ME to pay |
him $lO0 of my money as taxes? Why
should | surrender my private rights
thus? Shall do so because Queen Vic
toria is Queen of England? No, fellow
citizens. surrender these rights cheer
fully because the people, the sovercigns
of America, say that shall do so, and
therefore am Democrat from the bot
tom OF my heart. Now, beg of you to
note the difference between profession
and reality. !; beg you to keep itin your
minds. A serious issue meets us this
year. How shall it be settled: Shall it
he settled by men merely professionally
Democrats or those really Democrats
II really Democrats, they will gain the
victory; if merely protesscdlv Democrats,
they will be defeated, and deservcdly dc
teated.
MARK the distinction, Here are men
| in Ashevillc who were Patton men. They
said they were Democrats, and they are
so now. Let them prove that by adhcl
ing to their party. Let them keep up
their organization for the sake OF their
party. There are a set of men here who
saw, we are the Democratic party Of
Buncombe county, We are the men who
are going to dictate the candidates OF
the Democratic party Fellow citizens,
If YOU say to the that am to vote for Il
man, that Mr.. Hampton, for instance,
dictates to me, then am not a Demo
crat. That is Just what am. That is
what understand between a Democrat
in reality and one by profession merely
The issue soon to be presented before us
is, Shall Democratic principles prevail :
There is no reason why we should say
that all the people of Bunconbc county
are not the sovorcigns. Why can we hes
itatc to say so' | have been through
the eastern counties and know the men
of those counties. They are able to take
care of themselves aud we will let them
do it. Take the bludgcon away from
Richmond Pearson and hold it i'll youi
hands and tight for the sovereignty o
the people of Buucombc county and Bun
lcombc county will be solldly Democratic
"Othcr criticisms have been made upoi
the past administration. Ion have cs
tablished in the last two elections thu
principle that party politics should tak'
no part in municipal affairs. That pr'n
, ciple is, above all principles, lmportan
I to the salvation OF the prosperity OF th
town. Do you know a better Democrat
= or more honest man than Mr.. Rlchart
II. Battle of Raleigh, N. {. Here is
letter which received from him lev
ldavs ago. 1t is fair sample OF numel
Gus others which have received sine
the 9th of May. :.
IThe Mayor then read a letter from MI
Battle, congratulatnS him upon his /,
election, in which the foregoing principl
was endorsed
The Mayor continued: 81 endors
every word of this letter. II the 9th
April straightouts put up candldat
and tell me to vote far him, no matte
what kind of man he may be, | sha
not do so. But put up a suitable ma
and try me. Put up Theodore +. Davl,
son and YOU will see whether will SUI
port him as against Pearson. Put ii
candidate up on Democratic principle
and see whether or not will suppo
him.
al have been charged with good dc
of mallcasancc in Office, especially vii
regard to the management OF the mu
icipal court. looked over the recor'
vcrv hastily this morning and propo
to tell you what they show. They sho
that during the last year, Mr. Westi
and myself. chiefly myself, have trl
J56 cases. Of those $50 cas(s, say II
to the credit OF my friend MIR. llarkil
scarcely one per cent, resulted in acqu
tails. Why, because Mr.. Harkins is o
of the best chiefs of police with VIII
any town in America is blessed today,
"There is another matter of whici
wish to speak. Mr.. Whitson came
me and told me certain gentlemen want
to make great investments here i'll c
tain manufacturing business. Will y
co.operatc with us? said | would, c
tainy, You may depend upon it, y
Whtson, few days afterwards 81
Mr.. Whitson again and he went mi
II into detail. There was to be a gr'
knitting mill put up on the Swannan
The trouble was that it might conta
N nate the water OF the city. said,
N will see if that cannot Le obvated,
Ih conceived plan whereby the cits co
gets its water at point above the d
of the mill. Then zones Mr.. Maxw
and the Board of Aldermen appolnte,
nts committee consisting OF MIR. Jones,
Westall and the Mayor to meet
Maxwell. The FIRST thing he sad
"llow much bonus do YOU propose
give me to induce me to come mere
said, "What do you mean z Tic s.
"How anxious are you Tor me To CON
We told him we were very ANXIOUS
him to come, but didn't understand
he should talk about bonus. lie
that unless we turned over to hlm
watcrworks and let him furnish the
with water he would uot conc. 4
fellow citizens, we refused to do.
have never been able to get these i
re straight to you except through a i
w" circular have cndeavored to circu