The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-03-08
DEMOCRATS TO THE DEFENSEI


In North Carolina is none of our
dog fight and we had not intended
going to the show, but it seems that
some of the democrats are bent on
forcing themselves in whether or
no and that makes it more inter
esting to us, not that we are tax
ing part or intend taking part. as
between the republican factions.
If the democrats would only keep
hands off and let the republicans
fight it out, we think that the
public would get the full inward
rottenness of that office seeking
crowd. We should let them alone
and let them tell on each other if
they desire. Really the public is
entitled to know what kind of
officers Uncle Sam is giving us
here in North Carolina, and let
alone, they will OOH tell all on
themselves. "When thieves fall
out the truth generally comes to
the light.
Why should democrats rush to
the defence of Mr.. Pritchard now
that he is on the bench and called
Judge? If he has been down III
the mire with his fellow partisans,
let them tell it on him. If it is
the truth the people have a
right to know. He is a public Of
fcer and all people like to know
what kind of man holds the high
judicial positions in the state.
Why should democrats try to
protect Pritchard from criticism or
criminal prosecution if he has vio-
lated the law. Have our people
so soon forgotten the scenes in
North Carolina during the fusion
regime? Do We forget that we had
more than a thousand negro Office
holders In the state put into Office
by the influence and under the d.
rection of Pritchard and Butler?
Do we forget the scandals in every
department of the State govern
ment? Do we forget that a large
number of the cities and town in
g, eastern North Carolina we're turn.
ed over to the negroes and negro
allies worse than the negroes to be
humiliated, d~isgraced, plundered,
bankrupted, under the direction
and approval of Pritchard? Do we
forget that the man who was plac-
ed at the head of the asylum for
the insane of the state was a
fugitive from justice for the viIest
crime that it lies in human posi-
bility to commit and that Pritchard
helped to get this place for this
man? Do we forget the hundreds
of thousands of dollars stolen from
the state penitentiary during the
fusion reign? Pritchard was the
mogul of his party while these
thingsIwere being done and is large
ly responsible for them.
Do W. forget that Dauiel Rus
sell and Marion Butler were placed
In power by Pritchard's influence
and that the steal in the South
Dakota bond case was made pos
sible from this fact and that there
fore Pritchard is to a great extent
responsible for the paying out of
thousands of dollars of the peo-
pies money, a part of which no
doubt found it's way into the peck
cts of the excellent gentry, the
governor and Butler.
Shall we soon forget the scenes
In Wilmington where white women
were knocked off the sidewalks by
burly negroes with impunity un-
til white men could no longer EN-
dure the outrages and were forced
for self protection to take up arms
and to take the city government
into their own hands. Was not
this condition brought about by
Pritchard's influence in the state at
that time? Why should've now rush
to the protection of Pritchard?
What has he done to so soon re-
deem himself from the just odium
of the fusion reign in North Caro-
lina2 Why, ANYWAY, should he he