Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-09-15
August 4, 1910, rallied up a ma
iority Of $4,000 votes against

August 4, 1910, rallied up a ma.
iority Of $4,000 votes against
the corrupt rine.leaders of ma.
chine politics in that great State
and said by their votes we are
law-abiding citizens?
The day of reckong is at hand,
not Only here in Watauga or in
Tennessee, but throughout the
entire length and breadth of this
great land of ours, the good peo.
pie are laying down corrupt p,l.
itirs, stripping over party lines
and voting for the best man.
1t is not only right but the du-
ty OF every citizen to vote for the
most competent and best man;
the one who will do the most
good to the greatest number Oi
the people, regardless Of party
lines. Show me a man who ia
prejudiced and hide-bound in his
political makeup, who would say
that he would vote for the black.
est and most ignorant negro be-
fore he would vote for a good,
honest white man, who happens
to belong to a different party,
and l will show you a man who
is not worthy of the support oi
either Democrat or Republican.
Yet you will find that these are
the ones who receive the o. k. oil
the bosses andpolitical machines,
but | am gratified to know that
the people are gong to cut loose
from such men. You may c q |
them independents or insurgents
or whatever you choose, but
they are the men who have come
down to US from a former gener.
alton of statesmen and patriots
who knew no political machines,
and who bowed the knee to no
ring lenders Of corruption.
The time has come when Can
nonism, Aldrichism, Patterson.
ism and, last but not least, boss.
ism, must 20. The good people
are putting on the war paint;
the signal torches may be seen
flashing in every section of the
country. The righteous indigna-
tion OF the people has been ar.
oused, and | can see the begin.
ming Of the end. When the great
battle was being fought between
Patterson and his host of ring
leaders and corrupt political
bosses on the one side and the in
dependent meu of the Democrat
ic party, who stood for law and
ord r in Tennessee, on the other,
President Taft told the Republi-
cans in Tennessee to lay down
party politics and help the good
people to redeem the State from
the stigma placed upon her by
corrupt ring rule and bossism.
Now, would any honest man say
that the Republicans of Tennes-
see were dlsloyal to the party?
Would you, Mr.. Political Boss,
read them out OF the party. and
loan them out without interest
or glory? Would you read out of
the party the independent vo.
ters. of the great State of New
York who disregarded the the in
fuences of the political bosses
and elected that great and good
man, Gov. Hughes? Ifyou would.
please stand up and tell thegood
people of Watauga county SO,
and let them pass sentence upon
you according to law.
Now, finally, Mr. Voter, let me
say that it is up to you to elect
men who stand. for good govern
ment, regardless of practice or
party. or elect men who stands
for "any old thing" just so it is
Q. KID by a few men who run the
corrupt political machines. We
are passing a crisis, and it is the
duty OF every citizen to consider
well before they cast their votes.
ltis the duty of every one TO
vote Tor the best man and not
the party.
JANES SHELL.