The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-11-03
A GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
WITHIN REAGH--lET US TAKE IT

The present campaign has been one of enlghtenment-the people have
at last come to realize that privilege has not only monopofzed the markets
lection" has served a bad cause to the limit of human patience. The livery
of heaven must be stripped from the servants of nannon. The masses of
the entire nation will on November 8 make another Declaration of 1nde-
pendence hardly less significant than the one that ushered in our Republic.
The wrongs 81 long endured have not been due so much to the action of
law-breakers as to the action of Lawmakers. The cause of these wrongs at
last discovered, can be and will be removed by the direct power Of the ballot
without waiting on the laws delay. We of the south are not to fight this
ballot alone; u eaus is already triumphant IN the states OF the north.
: In regard o NorthC Carolina reflection has led the people to realize
what blessings they have enjoyed under ten years stewardship of Aycock-
Glenn, and Ktehin, and what wanton folly it would be to return to power
practices which inseparabIy attend a party of privilege, of greed. and OF
spols. The republican party can never govern North Carolina In peace
until it entirely changes its ideals and its principles. They are utterly
wrong, for they put private interest above the peoples welfare. and Office
holding above public service.
The transition from present happy conditions to assured misrule IL
not tic be contemplated without a shudder. This thought Is at this time
party that submits to absolute domination of one man is at tt be entrusted
with power, and the party that does supineEy bow at the feet Of one man,
who, when entrusted with power proved false to his state. is worthy only
OF the rebuke which awaits it at the approaching election.
What reasons have we to fear the result? Two reasons only: The
first reason springs from the menace to popular government-monev
used for the sole purpose of corrupung the electorate The success of
ark Hanna and other arch corruptionfsts has emboldened republicans
TO SCI he wage o. election upon the size Of their corruption
fund. There are evidences, many and convincing, that our opponents have
more than one source from which to draw the foul stream of corruption
sufficient to menace democratic success sufficient, indeed, to debauch and
lower III standard If u citizenship. Forewarned is forearmed. VIII the
patriotic manhood of North Carolina yield to the tempter?
The second reason springs from the over-confdence of u own people.
So impressed are they with the overwhelming weight OF u argument and
the merit OF u cause, that they toe readily assume that the resultw will he
as it ought to be, even without their votes. Our SOVEREIGN prviiepe 81 tn
ballot as not secured without sacrifice and it should be exercised
even a a sacrifice. The duty rests nc. more lightly upon the democrats in
q safe county than esewhere-indeed they ire called to the nm m
rescue of their. brothers who, in other counties r always in the enemEs
tolls. e@mNeM3T
Fellow democrats, these two particular enemies ire a onr doora1
the corruption fund and overconfdence. Drive back the mi and in the
effort you throw down the other. Your duty and the honor of state
must control your action. A. H. ELLER.
Chairman State Democratic Executive COMMITTEES,