The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-04-18

nUSb1cE DuES6U
Supreme Court Building
Raleigh, April Is, '07.
(staff CorrespOndence.v F..
An important item which should have
been referred to in my letter last week
was the liberal contribution of the peni-
Tertiary directors to the general dis
bursement fund of the State Treasury
department. The amount of this hand
some gift was $3.50 0 and comes from
the surplus laid aside under the excell-
emit management of the States prison
since the democrats assumed OntrOl in
1899. They found a large deficit at that
time and the Legislature was forced to
the necessity of issuing bonds to the ex-
tent of $11O, 900 to meet obligations in
Cured by the Russell administration.
The institution has been self-sustainiDg
every year under democratic manage
ment and makes a great deal of money.
and now the directors are contributing
largely to the support of the State gov
eminent annually. Only a few months
ago they expended about $1,000 In lay
new walks and otherwise identifying
Capitol Square, such is the difference be-
tween democratic and republican rule
in North Carolina. Who is foolish
enough to predict that the people are
drifting away from the party that has
brought property out Of adversely, or
that we are willing to again surrender
our affairs to q crowd like the republi-
can party in this State has always prov
get the dark days experienced from 1895
to 1899 as to allow the enemies of good
government another lease of power?
No scandal has attached to any depart
ment to the state government under
democratic rule and today no state In the
country is governed so wisely and well
as North Carolina. This should be a
source of great pride to her people,
whatever may be their creed or party
utilization. It is certainly q distinct
pleasure to claim allegiance to the
democratic party in the Old North
State.
The last legislature was composed
largely of patriotic North Carolinians
as the final results of the things accom-
plished will fully attest. Inclusive of
the numerous measures enacted for the
public good, an act was passed having
for it's object the promotion of loyalty
and greater respect for the sovereignty
of the State. 1t provides that the state
flag be given ore prominence. The
board of trustees, or managers of the
several State institutions, and public
buildings are required to provide a
North Carolina flag, Of such dimensions
and material as they may deem best,
and to display the same from a staff Up
on the top OF each and every such build
ing, at all times except during incle-
ment weather, and upon the death of
any state officer or any prominent citi-
zen, the flag is to be at half-mast uutiI
the burial of such person shall have tax
en- place. The board of commissioners
of the several counties are likewise au-
thorized to procure a North Carolina
flag to be displayed upon the top, or
draped behind the judge in each and
every courthouse in the state, especi-
n11D shol1 sold AoC he Aop~~ko1 % H.
breeze at every term of court held, and
upon such other public occasions as the
commissioners may deem proper. It
was pointed out that there are thousands
of citizens in the State who have never
had an opportunity to view this emblem
of their government and this unique
method of afording them an opportuni-
ty to do 81 originated in the fertile i'm
sgination of Representative Koonce, of
OnsloW, to whom credit is due for the
enactment of the law containing the
provisions above recited. It is hoped
that the commissioners of Henderson
county will soon provide a handsome
new flag Of large dimensions and dis
play the same from the beautiful dome
Of u splendid temple of Justice for the
benefit of patriotic citizens in the coun-
ty who are not familiar with it's varied
colors and what they represent.
The amended pension law regarding
Confederate soldiers and their widows
provides annually, according to the de-
gree of disability ascertained by the
following grade, viz: First, to such as
have received q wound which renders
them totally incompetent to perform
manual labor in the ordinary avocations
of life, seventy t~wo-dollars; second, to
such as have lost a leg above the knee,
or m arm above the elbow, sixty dol
lars: third, to such as have lost a foot OF
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