The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-10-22
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upon to serve; and when he finally
passed away, to use the language of
Senator Ransom, "All North Carolina
was sad, from the mountains to the
sea"
THE ERA OF NEGRO DOMINATION.
Time passed on. and the Democratic
Party needed another leader. A dark
cloud rested upon the State; negro
domination east it's black shadow over
the lard. "A cry went up from east
Tern North Carolina, heard even to the
Iwest, aehino the people to do some
thing 70 reIleYe them In their intoler-
able condition - And so another leader
was needed and, Ike Vance, he came
I forth, and ike a great general he car.
ried Us once again TO Victory. ! refer
TO the Hon. q. Nj. Simmons. We have
conferred upon him the highest honor
this State can confer, but that honor
fades into IEsiqnificance when we look
upon his great services. He is man
of sauacity, prudence and ability. But
erals than one to fight its battles, and
when it put forth the amendment it
called into service the Tnatchless
/ Aycock, our Governor, who is, as you
all know, an orator and Statesman,
i and whose voice has been raised only
1 for the good offNortF Carolina and her
inhabitants The amendment carried,
but another trouble arose. The youth
who became of age after 1908 and was
ilIiterate would be disfranchised. This
/ must not be so; and therefore Gov
ernor Aycock sought to educate the
people, and lifted his voice in behalf
of education in every portion Of the
State. He has stood by the sea and
/ upon the everlasting mountains, de-
cIaring that the people Of North Caro-
lima must be educated, and he has,
from his devotion to the cause Of edit.
cation, been knighted with the name
1 of The Educational GoMeEnor, |" which
posteritys
"A GLIMPSE INTO THE EuTuRE.
Now let us look into the future. The
brightest star in the armament Of,
! North Carolina politics to-day Is man
whose name is household word In
North Carolina - Robert S 3. Glenn.
Robert 3. Glenn will not have to be-
come a great nam for he 10 already
great. He will not have 70 become an
orator, for he Is alrea<iy one Of fi1e
first water. He will be-, elected Cow
ernor in name only, for he is ruler
Of men wherever he Is kneMn. The
people OF North Carolina know his
worth, and are proud Of him. They
will be prouder Of him than ever after
he has been Governor one year,
You have to-day nominated two Sem
lators, and they will be elected in No
vember, and you have the right to ask
4 the question, What will you do when
you get to the Legislature?
In the first place, we stand immov-
able and fixed upon the Democratic
platform OF the state. u you will read
that instrument you will find, among
other things, that our party points to
with pride: -
I. To the settlement of the negro
issue in North Carolina, and takes all
the blame and credit-alI the credit to
itself.
i 2. It pledges itself to educate the
children Of the State and to strengthen
the free-school system.
8. IL approves of the general princi.
pies of the Watts bill and comes out
for temperance.
4 4. II pledges that the state Prison
shall be run upon successful financial
lines.
4 5. 1t calls, attention to the fact that
the Insurance Department Increases
our receipts $4,000.
Il 6. It says, that the system of taxa
! ton shall be fair and Just.
i z. That the State debt has been adj
d Iusted upon fair. and honorable basis.
3. Il promises better pensions to the
: Confederate heroes OF the Civil Mar.
9. o look out and care for the In
sane and helpless.
10. To fight improper and illegal re-
Il: fssofs tie Apsslassisn PARK -
serve.
4 IL. Declares Democratic rule nsees-
!, sary in this government.
49, Denoqnces the present inloul-
tcus, unjust and tfust-creatings tariff
imposed upon the people by the Re-
! publican Party.
I Gentlemen of the cAnyentio when
: 90 to the Senate of North Carclfna L
90 there upon these principles. These
i EaEe the nrineipIes and the chart which
ehali follow and by these rules Twill
steer my political barque in the tfou-
blesome waters OF legislation.
One more word ana 7 shall close.
Jim Gudger must and viii go back to
Congress. He has proved himself aid
able representative and man loved
By our people. But let ns hope that
Il when &c packs his gEipsaek and reaches
the beautiful city of Washington he
8 will ind it peopled with victorious
Democrats, from President down.
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