The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-09
DEMOCRACY IN THE TENTH DIS
TRICT.

| Hon. James NJ. Gudger of Buncombe,
who has been nominated for Congress in
the Tenth District, is the present solicit
| tor of his district, having been appointed
to that position in April of last year.
He enjoys a large practise, is an efficient
and able solicitor, and his strong sup
port shows that he has many friends and
| supporters. He was member OF the
last State Senate and took high stand
in that body. He is a prominent mem
Der of the Baptist church. Mr.. Gudger
will make an earnest and winning cam
The platform adopted by the conven-
ton that nominated Mr.. Gudger rings
clear. 1t endorses the State administra-
ton 'as honest and economical" de-
mands that accommodations be provided
for all the insane of the State, endorses
the course of Senator Simmons and the
Democratic members of the House, and
adopts two planks which we print in full
as follows:
THAT We endorse the administration
and purpose and determination of the
Democratic party that every child liz
North Carolina shall have an oppor-
tunity to become educated in the public
schools of the State. and we commend
Governor Aycock and our educational
leaders for their earnest efforts to ac-
cOmpliSh this great DurDOSe
THAT we heartily endorse the action
Of the last General Assembly in making
increased appropriation for the Confed-
crate soldiers and we hope the time may
soon come when this appropriation may
be ample to put all of these heroes be-
yond possibility of want and that we
commend the general government for
amply providing for the brave soldiers
who followed it's flag, but we denounce
in unmeasured terms the bill which ap-
propriates the peoples money to reward
the treachery and cowardice of the men
who deserted the Confederate army
These resolutions have the right ring,
and they foreshadow the line upon which
the campaign will be conducted For
the first time in the history of most of
the counties. they have a four months
school. The Democrats provided this
step forward. and it is the only party
that is vitality interested in educating
all the people. When they are educated
most of them become Democrats.
The Democrats Of the Tenth district do
not object to pensions for Federal SOL
diers, but they have only contempt for
the new pension provisions that give
pensions to men who deserted from the
Confederate army to join the army of
Grant. Deserters have ever been
despised, and policy that rewards them
is one that brave men will not approve
or condone. Such men received pensions
until 1898, when Hoke Smith ordered their
names stricken from the pension roll.
That was a patriotic act and received
approval from everybody except the de-
serters and those who are catering to
their votes. The Democrats of the Tenth
the bill which appropriates the peoples
money to reward the treachery and
cowardice of the men who deserted the
Confederate army" Senator Pritchard,
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Blackburn pride them
selves on having engineered this raid
On the treasury for the benefit OF de-
serters. Let Mr. Gudger fling down this
gage of battle to them and call upon the
brave men who served in the Confederate
or Federal army to rebuke this attempt
to put premium upon desertion.