The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-10-29
SENATOR F. M. SIMMONS,
STATE AND NATIONAL ISSUES AND POLICIES,
DELIVERED AT
HendersOnviIle, Oct. &c, 1908.

$ nsfo and its record The platform adopted by the RepuD
sat Charlotte remarkable document 1T
the issue between this State respects
ate supremacy against domination III
contest the rights of the white man
the Republicans fol rights of the black
1900 parties the constitutional
endment and negro disfranchsemet In nat contest the
denied the fitness negro Republicans affirmed
fitness to that unrestricted negro
North Carolina the Republicans
State either deny abridge the black
suffrage
there is not one word or line Republican platform this year.
great questions divided the people of
brought the of armed conflict
acquiescence settle
questions? it taken admission by the
party upon right and was
ng2 doubtessly Republican platform makers
he'd the people understand and believe It'll
Why? Because they knew that upon these questions sen
people Overwhelmingly and rrevocab against them
hiding the in their platform to be rid OF this
adicap
negro question into this campaign
heartily him political issue Il
Republican of this State could unload him; and
believe there Republicans in
would like to be rid of him issue
how Republican party Carolina unload the
by keeping hiding him in
PLATFORM platform which vocifer
~ demands the annumnt of our constitutional amendment
purpose it annued to cut
Congress and the electoral college, and
supporting President who publicly
his elected it that this platform pledge
amendment annued representation
way Republicans might rid
tics and that by repudatng the negro plank in their national
take the
politics entirely greatly the Repub
n situation in this State on that question Ine only way 10 gel
negro politics Mr. Bryan and Democratic Con
election Mr. Bryan and Democratic Congress would
only end to all further agitation OF this question In NORTH
cnh amendment and all similar
the out
IN andth
parties per
questions administration, taxation the
public moneys Republican platform year
witt
praised administration Russell both
and economical and charged the Democrats under Avcoc with
1t met
posed Republican Republican charges
history. charges
ecoed crusnngy upon the neaus Oh our AS 70 tnse
publican claims had exhume the records of the Repub
party during RUSSELL
Republican party year,
of adversary with pride single
R that party has done In the past In TINS state ana It does
question the Honesty the single of the Demo
What this silence this refusal of the
can party to endorse its record mean? It mean but
that Republican both ashamed
aid wishes forgotten.
the questioned Temperance In
campaigns Republican party frankly with this
on They attempted play politics with it always like to
good things everybody everything a
speak of when when is dead
pleasure Republican
e this is the first time have been able to- congratulate that
State) upon change this question
only Republican but all the people
Carolina upon of both parties
raised politics prohibition question not issue in
discuss it further than
whether Democrat Republican, who attempts tt
this win disregard of the position
by party in violation
ghted faith of both parties people
crcise Republican for dropping its
record In doing this tinl
wisely but when the leaders OF that
ded to throw overheard their old issues to repudiate their OLD
ord withdraw their against the Democrats with
their opposition legislation and hos
remedial constructive Democratic which
they party without
do
worthless things Carolina Republican,
North Republican platform charge
famous old Republican horse of reconstruction days used
that there danger his Republican promiS
6 TO be kept until after election and that lie well told
en told answered the his about well tn
ruth In adopting the Machayean philosophy OF this old Repub
horse their
ed that result bitter experiences
epie of North Carolina pay
frher the promises or charges OF party
Il Is not for take mucof discussn
se Republican promises OF them thing
f ought not to be donemost Of them
which the Republican party has had opportunity
s failed to d. and the promises things which
"Me are things which the Democratic party
5eass has been doing the State