The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-07-12
Favors Forest Reserve.

aVOrS 3OEeSC RESERVE
We favor the Appalachian forest
reserve and the construction of the
inland water way from Norfolk, Vir-
ginia, to Beaufort inlet, North Car
elina. While both of these projects
involve great benefits to the State,
they are also of national Importance.
The n preserves our mountain for
ests and conserves our water supply
promotes the public health, main
talrs u water power and aids agri-
culture, the latter viii open up a free
outlet North and South for the water
borne trade of eastern North Carolina,
equalize traffic rates and promote the
prosperity of our people. Its con-
struction will also greatly increase
the coast-wise trade between the
South Atlantic and North Atlantic
ports. We urge our Senator's and
Representatives to continue their eff
to secure legislation for the es-
adjustment of the one and the con-
struction of the other.
Equal Rights to All.
We reaf1rm our adherence to the
time honored principle Of Democracy
of "equal rights to- all and special
privileges to none" and we condemn
subsidies, gratuities, bonuses, trusts
and monopolies. For nearly ten
years the Republican party has been
in absolute control of all departments
of national government with power
to change unjust conditions and to
rectify evils. Yet, during that time,
colossal combinations of capital have
dominated the people, and illegal per-
version of corporate laws have stiled
competition and unfairly limited the
opportunity of the individual citi-
zen. Wealth thereby illegally obtain
ed has been unsparingly used to con-
troll legislation and corrupt elections.
No honest effort has been made, or
is being made, by Republican legisla-
ton to cure or eradicate these evils.
We denounce the hypocrisy of the
Republican party which, while pre-
tending to legislate against these con-
ditions, deals only with the symptoms
and not with the disease. The I'M
fair, tyrannical features of the So
called "p~rotective tariff" have made
these things possible, and no perma-
nent relief can be secured until it's
obnoxious features are removed. To
remedy this evil we demand a thor
ough revision of present tariff laws.
Trusts Denounced.
The growth of the trusts and 9TH
er inordinate aid dangerous combina-
tions of capital, the tremendous and
! rapidly increasing absorption and cen
tralization of the wealth Of the coun-
try in the hands of a chosen few, all
due to premeditated and systematic
legislation in behalf of special inter
ests by the Republican party, demand
a change in the policies imposed upon
the country by that party and make
the passage of restrictive laws an i'm
perative necessity.
We denounce the appalling system
Of corruption heretofore practiced by
the great insurance companies, where
by money intrusted to them for the
benefit of widows and orphans has
been devoted to the enrichment of ia
vored individuals and to the cam
paign fund of the Republican par
ty.
The Tariff.
We denounce the present iniqui-
tous, unjust and trust-creating pro-
~tective tariff imposed upon the people
by the Republican party and demand
its immediate revision, to the end that
all unjust burdens shall be removed,
and especially those upon the necessa-
ries of life and those that enable the
trust to extort from the people un.
reasonable profits and to sell their
products to consumers at home al
greater prices than are charged fol
the same goods to the foreign cOnsum,
81. ,
Debate on Platform.
After the report was read Mr.. JnO
D. Bellamy, of New Hanover, moved
that the perpetuity clause be stricken
out. MI. w. H. Powell, of Tarboro
seconded the motion. The amendment
id not carry. Mr.. J. D. Murphy, O.
Buncombe, asked that an amendment
be added to the platform to give tn.
corporation commission power to fl,
just and reasonable tolls and rental
to be received by telephone compan
les. Major E. j. Hale insisted. on hi
resolution endorsing the Chicago plat
form and other things tand moves
that it be added to the report of tn
platform committee. N. S. Spenc
moved as a substitute that the resolu
tons be laid on the table. There wer
calls for a vote. Spence motion car
ried. A division was called and a pol
fof the counties taken. The result wa
351 against and 345 for. Senate
Simmons offered the following substi
tute to Major Hale's resolution:
Senators and Judges by Direct Vote
Resolved, That the Democratic pan