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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10
in maintaining a decent govern
ment. in this great state.

in maintaining a decent govern
ment in this great state.
Nh. Kitchin is thoroughly in
formed upon political issues, state
andlnational; and possesses the
happy faculty of being able to
present them in a clear, force
IfuEmanner. He is no new hand
at the wheel. having been oppos-
ed for Congress, in his district,
by some of the most accomplish
ed debaters the republicans could
induce to run against him. Mr..
first appeared upon the
political battlefield as a candi-'
date against Hon. Thomas Settle.
a republican representative in
congress, in 1895. He met that
brilliant defender of g. o. p. poll
cies and conquedehim in one of
the. most. interesting contests
known to that section of the
State, Mr.. Kitchin being elect
ed by a-decisive majority. Since
that time he has put to flight Ex-
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds
and every other candidate the
opposition dared to put up"
against him. He is able, honest
and courageous.
The tenth district owes Mr..
Kitchin q lasting debt of graft
tude for the valuable assistance
he rendered Congressman Craw-
ford.in the contest with Richmond
Pearson who finally succeeded in
robbing Mr.. Crawford of his seat,
nearly ten years aGo. BY the mar;
RsWmargha feResEete pAat
night w. W. Kitchin delivered
powerful argument:in behalf of
Mr. Crawford and stood by him
to the end. He was advocating
a just cause, to be sure, but per-
formed the task with distinct
credit to himself and the wise
constituency which has kept him
in congress for the past twelve
years. Those who are fortunate
enough to hear Mr.. Kitchin when
he comes to Hendersonville on
the 10th of September Will prof
it no little for having taken adj
vantage of the opportunity to
meet apd greet one of the big
gest men in the State. s
So H~ ~ -
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10
AND THELABOR VOTE.

AND IHEtLABORV VOTE.
National Democratic Chairman,
Norman 3 Mack, announces that
he has approved the aplans de
Nsed by President Samuel Goms
pers. of the American Federation
of Labor to aid in electing Mr..
Bryan and win soon announce
the chairman d. the various labor
bureau to be established in sew
~ g. Ma
erai of the larger cities and can
Quoted uuder the general direct
ion Of the national committee. and
the American Federation of La
Dor jointly. This agreement IN
dicates the trend Of sentiment in
labor circles and means that Mr..
Bryan is to receive the bulk of
this vote. Mr.. Gompers means
business and yields great influ-
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ence among those who toll. Other
labor leaders are cooperating
with Chairman Mack and things
appear altogether rosy. When
asked fora statement consider
ing the result of his conference
with the labor leaders Mr. Mack
said:
The Democratic National Com
mittee will receive cooperation
of the American Federation of
Labor in every way, 'and Mr..
Gompers tonight submitted to
me the plans which have been
formulated to effect an active
campaign in the labor world in
the interest of Democracy. These
plans / regard as highly satisfae-
tory and they Will be adanfed.
The plans provided for
lishment of labor bureaus in sew
eral labor. centers with a central
labor bureau in Chicago at the
Democratic headquarters. The
national committee will appoint
only members of the American
Federation of Labor as heads of
these bureaus and Mr.. Gompers
has given me a list of names of
those who would be regarded as
acceptable to the Federation.
PLANS for sending out labor
literature were talked over and
national committee will furnish
dates for labor speakers. 9tf 4
This looks like business and
means the swinging of several
doubtful states into the Bryan
columns for the balance ofipower
in a number of Northern and
Western states lie in the labor
vote. The labor people evidently
mistrust Secretary Taft and do
not regard his offers of Friendship
very seriously. They have tried
Mr.. Taft and found him wanting
and value performance more than
promise. Mr.. Bryan is their friend
and they know it.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10

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j. s. Adams has defeated
Judge Murphy in the fifteenth
district, comprising the counties
of Buncombe, Madison and
Pennsylvania. Judge Murphy
carried Buncombe in the pri-
maries, but Madison voted al
most solidly for Adams, which
gave him a strong lead. Both
are good men and we'll qualified
for the position. We regret that
both cannot be named for the
place
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10
4 CASE OF GROW GALORE.
The statesMne Landmark OBJ

SG1 SOoS T@&
after the Democratic State
convention Editor Hildebrand, of
the Industrial News, rubbed it
in onrvarious Democratic editors
who had been pretty severe on
MI, Kitchin before the conven-
ioieering whale they madeline
Of their of crew. Now
Edr Hildebnand is having the
dish of crow. It will be recalled
that a few weeks ago he wrote a.
letter, which found it's way into
the newspapers. in which he de-
nounced Mr.. ]. Elwood Cox, say
ing among other things that if
Cox was nominated by the Re-
publicans for Governor some one
other than himself would have
10 write the editorials for The
Industrial News supporting him,
as between Cox and Kitchin he
(Hildebrand) would. prefer to
vote for Kitchin. Hildebrand is
eating his crow in silence mostly.
It is to be said to his credit that
SO far he has not stopped over
for Cox but he will come around
all right by and bye.
Yet this is about the only thing
ia his connection with the case
that is very greatly to his credit.
The genesis of his hostility was
an unsuccessful attempt on his
part to pull the present candi-
date for money for the benefit of
his paper. This gentleman de-
clined to be pulled and hence
these tears. The support of The
Industrial News cannot be great
ly valued under the circum-
stances, and as for crow, here it
is in large if not tempting hunks.
Charlotte Observer.
The Hustler wishes to butt
in" long enoughto say that Edi-
tor Hildebrand is not to be CEN
sured for endeavoring to pull
the present candidate for
money!" as the latter had made
a specific promise to come
across with the goods sometime
about the first of January" or
whereabouts. Yet, when ap-
preached by the editor, Mr.. Cox
coldly informed the leg puller,"
(if you please that he had no
time to talk to him. This we
do not think is to the credit Of
any man much less a candidate
for Governor.
It may be possible that Editor
Hildebrand will come around
all right by and by" but in doing
so he will lose the respect of
every republican and democrat
who has any regard for the truth.
Did he not state positively that if
Cox should be nominated he
would vote for Kitchin? If he
is a man of integrity, like the
Observer used TO picture him
when employed as it's Washing
ton correspondent, W. w. Kitch-
IN will receive the vote of one
republican, at least, in the Nov
ember election. 1 q
SO far as we have been able tc
ASCERTAIN, no democratic editor
ntimated, even, that he woulc
not vote for and heartily support
Mr.. Kitchen in the event of his
nomination for Governor. If any
of them were foolish enough t.
go that far, they ought to take
their medicine like little men.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10
When Governor Aycock, S.

When Governor Aycock, Sena.
tor Simmons, Governor Glenn,
Locke Craig, Senator Overman
and other distinguished North
Carolinians get out on the hust-
.ings in a short time there will be
something doing sure enough
in the state campaign. Two Or
more of them has consented IN
speak in Hendersonville. Sena,
tor Simmons will come here, if
possible.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10
Shall the democrats ofHardo.

Shall the democrats of Hender-
son County continue to lie down
and be crushed? They are well
able to wipe out the ring ma
jonty and have only to make IN
their minds, in real earnest, to
do SO. And now is the accepted
time.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10
HENDERsoNv1LLE n. c.
Ea4red al the RostOttce at RendersOnUl.
NC "a mali matter OF the second class.
DEMocRATIc NATIONAL TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
For President-William Jen-
nings Bryan, Of Nebraska.
For Vice. PRESIDENT oh n
Worth Kern, of Indiana.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Governor-W. w. Kitchin.
For Lieut.. -Governor-W. C.
NeWland.
For Secretary of State-J.
Bryan Grimes.
EorS State uditor-B. F. Dixon.
For State Treasurer-B. r.
Lacy.
For Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.. Y. Joyner.
For Attorney General. W.
Beckett
For Commissioner of Agricul-
ture-W. A. Graham.
For Commissioners of Labor
and Printing! Z. Shfpman.
For Corporation Commissioner
B. f. Aycock
For Insurance Commissioner
u. r. Young.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10

told that ]. E1wood Cox would
help US as he has frequently
promised to, do so. L made a
trip to High Point and he told me
that he would give US one hum
dred dollars for stock. This was
about the tenth of December.
He said if / would draw on him
on the 18th he would honor the
draft, but that if I could wait
until the first Of the year he
would appreciate it. His relative,
Snow, also promised to help us
out on the first of the year /
went to High Point again about
the second or third of January
and was astonished, upon walk
ing into the bank owned by Cox,
to be told by him that he did not
have timea to talk to me AS
he returned to his private Office I
remarked that I Was not after an
audience but after a check, but
r-%A F<&E#4-# AaEE - [LHN# - HE--
he made no audible reply. He
knew that if / got near him he
could not decently get around
keeping that promise so he indie
Gently closed the door in my
face, and after cooling my heels
onthe outside of the bank for an
hour or so / caught the firsttrain
back to Greensboro. Cox had
broken both his engagement and
his promise, couched in terms as
definite as the English language
could make it. When he broke
that promise, and / got my snub-
bing Twas not working in mg
own Interest. but nth intenest
ofthe only Republican daily pa
per published in this State, and
I do not mind in putting it in
black and white that if Elwood
Cox should be nominated fo1
Governor | would vote for Hitch.
in, for whereas, / have always
regarded Kitchin as d good deal
of an anarchist, I have always
found him to be a gentlemen in
his relations with his fellowman.
Cox told me he was not asking
any favors of the Republican
party, but he lied about that, be-
cause he got his nephew appoint
ed postmaster of High Point
when every Republican in the
State knows that the Office
should have gone to WI. Pagan,
Cox got this appointment through
false pretenses. He led the Re
publican leaders to believe that
with his money he expected to
aid the party and this paper.
But whether or not he has in the
past asked favors of the party he
is hot after some favors right
now, and I propose to make it
my chief endIin life to see that
he does not get them.
Very truly yours
w. A. HILDERBRAND.
also got afrost from Snow.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10

New York State is positively
claimed for Bryan and Kern and
leading republicans, are disturb
ed. Looks like a landslide to
democracy this year.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10

# Taft should happen to slim
into the White House he will
leave hair on both sides OF Tho
hole, Bryan has certainly got
him scared some.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10
M. Crawford HOnOIed.

The democracy of North Car
alma, and especially of this
mountainsection has long APP
preciated the splendid ability and
unquestioned integrity of Hon.
w. T. Crawford, the present.
able and popular representative
of the tenth district in the Ma
tional Congress, As M. Beckett
puts it, the war horse Of the
mountains-that great man who
stands four square to every wind
that blows Nj. Crawford's
exceptional ability as a public
speaker and the prominent posi-
ton he occupies in the confidence
and esteem of the people, places
him at the head of the list of
distinguished democrats in this
section of the South. In pre-
senting Mr.. Crawford to an
Asheville audience recently Hon.
Locke Craig referred to him as
20 H%t - .N[A -
"a man whom all democrats love
and all republicans fear. the lead
ing representative Of our state
lin congress. Exactly SO, and.
the people of this district de-
light in honoring such a man..
Mr.. Crawford has been a close
student of political conditions for
years and is recognized authority
in controversies upon all public
Questions. Not only is this true
here in his own district and ma
tive state, but, also. among
great democratic leaders at the
national capital. Evidence of
this fact appears in the official
record of congress, which shows
that William T. Crawford. of the
tenth North Carolina district,
has been selected .as a member
of the committee on Banks and
Banking, one of the most i'm
portant committees of the House
at this time. And when the
V~reeland-Aldrich currency bill
came up in congress for consider
alton Mr.. Crawford was selected,
by his colleagues on the commit
tee, to make a speech defining
the democratic position upon this
great question. He accepted the
commission and performed the
task assigned to him with such
eminent ability that the Nation
all Congressional Committee has
Incorporated his strong and con.
~ E reg .L-
vincing argument into the Cam
paign Handbook, thousands of.
which have been published and.
are being distributed throughout
the country from Maine to Cali
fornia and from the Great Lakes
to the Gulf Of Mexico. f
No other representative from
this d~istrictywe believe, has ever
been thus honored and the old
tenth feels justly proud of her
able and distinguished represen-
tative, who is not only speaking
to about $4,000 voters in Western
North Carolina this year, but to
millions of people all over the
country. The Hustler feels gen,
uine pleasure in noting the spen-
did compliment paid Mr. Craw-
ford, the tenth district and oul
grand old commonwealth. Com
paratively few men in public life
attain national prominence, but
pluck and perseverance always
bring favorable results and w.
T. Crawford deserves the best
of everything. that comes to ar
-
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10

sE* -
Organized labor all over the
State is opposing J.. Elwood Cox
the republican nominee for COVER
nor. The reason for this lies in
the fact that Mr.. Cox, who is a
wealthy manufacturer in High
Point, acquiesed in closing the
doors of his factories against I'm.
ion labor. The claim is made
that Mr.. Cox appeared in the
controversy only as a mediator
but the labor people declare thai
every manufacturing establish
ment with which Mr.. Cox is con-
nected was implicated in the
trouble and exhibited hostility TO
organized labor and, conse-
quently, all wage-earners should
oppose him for any public ottce'
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-10

1903 will go down in history as
a democratic year Mark the
prediction. Let Henderson
county fall milne, too.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-23
A Trial by Bread and Cheese,

There were many odd ways in an
cient times of detecting criminals
Our ancestors had not lived long
enough to lose their faith in the
cravings of conscience, and Divine
interference in earthly justice was
superstitiously regarded as a daily oc-
currence.
No queerer example of this could be
found than the ancient mode of try
ing prisoners by bread and cheese.
The unfortunate offender was led,
with a halter round his neck, to the
parish church, and there in the pres
ence of all the people the priest put
pieces of cheese and rye bread in a
patten on the altar. These he blessed
and then the supposed criminal had to
eat them dry before the congregation.
If he managed to swallow them east
ly he was acquitted, but if he choked,
he was condemned. Naturally enough
scores of innocent folk were thus
done to death.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-23
FOR VOLUBiLlTY
DR.. Abernethy's Method of Putting

DR.. Abernethy's Method of Putting a
Stop to Patients Long Story.
"Abernethy was supposed to intiu-
ence people by brusqueness amount
ing to absolute rudeness. 1t is related
that one day a very voluble lady took
her daughter, who was i'll, to see him.
(Which of you two wants to con
suit me?" said Abernethy.
"My daughter" replied the elder
woman.
Abernethy then put a question to
the girl. Before she had a chance to
reply her mother began long story.
Abernethy told her to be quiet and
repeated his question to the girl. A
second time the woman began story,
and a second time he told her to be
quiet: then she interrupted him a
third time.
Put your tongue out" he said to
the mother.
But there's nothing the matter
with me-" she exclaimed.
Never mind, put your tongue out, ="
he commanded.
Thoroughly overawed, the woman
>obeyed.
"Now keep it out" said Abernethy
and he proceeded to examine the
girl
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-23
THE PAINTING SEASON.

Good results in painting at the least
cost depend largely upon the material
chosen. Paint is a simple compound
and the ingredients can be easily test
ed. The solid part or pigment should
be White Lead The liquid part
should be Linseed Oil. Those best in
formed on painting always buy these
ingredients separately and have their
painter mix them fresh for each job.
Before the mixing the test is made.
Place a pea-sized bit of White Lead
on piece Of charcoal or piece of
wood. Blow the flame against it and
see what it will do. If it is pure
metallic lead will appear, and with pa
nence the White Lead can be COM
pletely reduced to one globule of metal
lie lead. This is because pure White
Lead is made from metallic lead
You may test dozens of other So
called White Leads and not be able
to reduce one of them to lead. If they
will not change wholly to lead but
leave a residue, it is clear that some
adulterant is present.
II you should have your painting
done with such materials, no matter
how cheap they might seem, it would
be costly in the end.
National Lead Company, Wood
bridge Building, New York City, are
sending on request blowpipe free to
any one about to have painting done,
so that the White Lead may be test
ed. With it will be sent a handsomely
printed booklet having as it's frontis-
piece the Dutch Boy Painter" re-
produced from the original painting.
This little painter has become noted
as the guaranty of pure White Lead.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-23
Not ReaSSurinu.

farmer, on frosty autumn after
noon, went out into his turnip field
and began to gather turnips. The
early sun sank in the west, and as the
blush dusk came on the farmer per-
ceived at the other end of the field
two men, who, laying down a bag, be-
gan to dig with frantic haste.
The farmer watched the pair in
some perplexity. What could they be
doing? And he was just putting his
hand to his cheek to shout and ask
them their business when one of them
rose up and yelled loudly and reas-
suredly:
Don't let us disturb you; we are
only prigging a few ourselves"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-23
CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case of Scabies-Body a Mass
of Sores from Scratchng-Her
Tortures Yield to Cuticura.

"a young woman came to our city
mission in a most awful condition physi-
cally. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies (the itch),
incipient paresis, rheumatism. etc.,
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was a mass Of sores from scratch
ing and she was not able to retain solid
food We worked hard over her for seven
weeks but we could see little improve
ment. One day I bought a cake of
Cuticura Soap and bottle of Cuti-
cura Resolyent, and we bathed our
patient we'll and gave her a full dose
of the Resolvent. She slept better that
night and the next day got box of
Cuticura Ointment. In five weeks this
young woman was able to look for
position, and she is now strong and we'll
Laura Jane Bates, IS Fifth Ave-, New
York, n. Y, Mar. II, 1907"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-04-23
THE CALL or THE SOIL. /,
DAYS OF FINANCIAL STRESS
MAKE FARM LANDS LOOK
RICH.

A staff contributor of a southern
newspaper has taken up the question
of the return to the farm of many who
had forsaken it for the glitter of the
city. He says: ct is well known
fact that the history of this Govern
ment shows that those men who have
been most successful in life and who
have left their impress upon it's peo-
pie and it's institutions as statesmen,
soldiers, financiers-have as rule
been those whose youth was spent on
the farm, and it is to such as these
that there comes with overmastering
power THE CALL OF THE SOIL.
More especially does it come with re-
doubled responsiveness, greater pow
er and sweeter pleading to the man Of
affairs when the clouds of financial
unrest begin to darken the sky; when
the cry Of panic causes people to lose
their wits and act like stampeded cat
tie; when with reason or without
reason there arises before him the
specter of ruin, grinning in his face
and waving it's gaunt arms in threat
ening gesticulation.
The pitiable state into which some
men were brought by the recent finan-
cial furry, which happily is now
passed, suggests these reflections.
Some were ruined and very few be-
came insane because of their losses.
Two or three took their own lives. !
1t is when such times come that the
statesman, the great financier and
the man of affairs becomes tired of
the struggle He lays down his pen,
turns from his desk and listens to
the CALL OF THE SOIL.
There are hundreds Of cases
throughout the United States of those
who have money in the banks and are
looking for investment in lands. No
investment is better or safer. Take,
for instance, the lands in Western Can.
ada that can be bought at from $40 to
SIS per acre which yield a revenue
equal to and often greater than their
original cost Those lands make a
certain investment. During the past
two months large investments in
these lands have been made, some in
tending to use the lands for farming
purposes of their own. Others to re-
sell to farmer friends. The agents Of
the Government of Canada located at
different points throughout the United
States have in their possession par
ticulars of districts in which there are
free homestead grants of 100 acres
each accessible to railways, markets,
schools, churches, &c. These are val
liable lands. These agents will be
pleased to give information to any de-
sirous of securing, and will tell all
about the railway rates, &c.