The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-01
w. A. Mauney.
From Kings Mountain Herald.

EA0AA 49, -
If w. A. Mauney, Esquire, were as
we'll known all over 1.-THE 33rd senatorial
dis trict as be is in Cleveland county, 1t
would he useless to write one word to in.
form the voters as 10 the kind of q man he
is However, there are localities and pre-
ciDcts in Rutherford, Henderson and Polk
that have never heard of him, much less
of the kind of man he is; and these have q
right to know something of him before
they can be asked to support him. To
meet them all and tell them what he will
try to do for them at Raleigh is an utter
impossibility; neither is it possible for any
and all of Mr.. Mauney's friends to do this
for him. The time Is too short.
But his friends, who do know him, and
that portion of the press which advocates
his party doctrine should herald the news
throughout the senatorial district so that
all may hear. Certainly these friends and
papers cannot afford to misrepresent the
man. This paper is not a political sheet
and therefore would not raise its voice to
do any man honor who does not deserve 1t
from a higher standpoint than politics
alone. Recently Rev. J. M. Forbis, the
Presbyterian pastor at this place. was in
Polk county filling a Presbyterial appoint
meut; and the appointment was In one Of
The very strongest democratic sections OF
the countY-democrats largely In the ma
jority-and he was asked this question:
Who is this man Mauney that you all
have out? They have not heard any direct
history of his life. He told them OF course;
but says he was impresst d with the fact
that candidates are not always known.
To all voters who do not know this
gentleman, The Herald wants TO say that
he grew up on a farm not many miles
from this place. His father was not then
rich aHd he had to make q full hand ut
everything on the fam. And by way Of
emphasis, we will say right here, that the
mau who goes with him to the field today.
will think that he has made a full hand al
night. He can beat most of the boys.
When he was quite young the wa
came on and he took his full partin that.
standing always where duty called him.
Returning from the war he began his lab
ors on the farm again, studying and
e Ching schO | all be could.
In the incipicucy of the town of Kings
Mountain, Mr.. Mauney and a younger
brother came here with only about $500
and began a nercaI Tile business. They
worked, traded and saved their earnings
and today their rating as mer chants is high
and their ability beyond question. In the
cotton milling business MI Mauney took q
hand i'll the eighties and what he has been
10 our community and in building up these
and other SUCH industries no one can esti-
mate.
Many people have ben enable TO buy
md az for their homes through the help
and lcni ncy of MIR. Mmuney. dont be-
lieve he ever pushed a debt against any
man who was doing his best to pay it. In
business he is a safe man. In morals he
is a Christian gentleman. We could go
on and on enumerating the good qualities
of MIR. Mauney, but we need not These
are not idle words to fill space, but the
ministers aud every other responsible man
III our town will vouch for the truth of
what we say.
fixing a retrospective view of the
gentleman i'll question we find as a young
man he was a positive success; as a sold
Ter he may have had many tquals, but NO
sup.riur ; Us a business man, promoter of
industries and engineer of business affairs
he has no s~uperiOrs. All these things we can
truthfully AMI honestly say for Nj. Mau
ney, and we do say them. But the opin :
ion that we would impress on our readers
is, that in addition to all this worthy history
is that he will make q safe and useful
legislator. He knows eur needs and can
Ito as much as any man to obtain laws 10
suit these needs. He can see as far into a
contract, business proposition or a~nticlpat
ed legislation as any man.. We cannot
make a mistake in voting for Mr.. Maunev
We say this, truthfully, to those who do
net know him.
Mr.. Mauney stands firmly on the Dem
ocratic platform and is competent and
Gble. TO push lis demands into law. He
has the tact aud the foresight to make o
good legislator. H. wants more schools
and has proved it by voting a special tax
against bis large holdings to establish a
graded school in our town. He wants the
poor and disabled soldiers and their wild
ows pcnsioned as much as possible without
depressing the tax payers. He wants
whiskey kept under control as much as
possible and thinks the Watts Law the
best solution at present. He wants the
state government run rs economically az
possible.
No man espouing Democratic principles
need be afraid to vote Tor Mr.. Mauney, he
is safe, competent and trustworthy in
every particular.