The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-06
-.-rry DEMOCRATIC LAT

ventiOn on 0eP1
Unit of an unfortunate mistake
:, the publication made Of it IN
- Hustler two weeks ago. (And
= was an unintentional "mix-up,'
no, the opinion Of at least one dis
,.,ntled fellow citizen, to the con-
srary Notwithstanding. The
.rticle appeared ia the Daily
uarald in full, under glaring
ho,d-lnes, on September 6, and
vas marked for the weekly at
that time. But in making the
transfer the type got partially
"pied."
The Platform.
The democrats Of Henderson
.onntv in mass convention assem-
Med September 3, 1910 adopted
the following as their platform !:
Resolved:
lot That we re-afirm our
.uepiance to the principles of the
J~emocratic party as set forth In
tbo State and National platforms.
. That we point with pride
70 the record of our great party
which constitutes the record of al
most all the real growth and prog
ross of the United States and
III the record of progress and of
decent government in our own
town and beloved State.
3rd. That we specifically re-
affirm our belief in the benefci-
emit effects of our prohibition
law. the late constitutional
amendment and of our present
mblic school law, and we deplore
the efforts of the republican par
tv to r~e-instate local option in the
state with its attendant evils OF
drunkenness and debauchery and
to drag our school system down
into the SCOT and mud singing
Of petty politics under the false
pretense of local self7govern-
ment.
4th. That we denouRce the
life tenure system of Office hold
ing of the republican party IN
Henderson county as being I'M
Just and unfair to the young men
of the county and as tending to
drive our intelligent and ambi-
tious young men away from this
county to seek homes in other
States where promotion is given
to merit and personal worth and
on account of family relation
ship.
9Th. That we endorse the law
passed by the legislature placing
the officers of our county on sal
ary and abolishing the obsolete
fee system.
18th. Tha t we endorse and
pledge ourselves to support the
good roads movement In the coun-
ty, and we advocate a change OF
the present free labor system OF
working and keeping up our pub
lie roads, and we pledge our
selves to an effort to have en-
acted a road law to meet the need
Of the present conditions In our
county.
Tn. lnaC We enuorse the prln-
ciples Of true local self-govern-
ment as advocated and enforced
by the great founders Of our par.
ty.
9Th. That we denounce as false
and hypocratical the pretended
advocacy of local self-goEernment
by the republican party of North
Carolina and we call attention to
their record both in the State and
Nation every page of which damns
their platform declarations fo1
local self-government as inten.
tiOnally false and misleading.
9th. That, believing as we dc
that the next Congress will be
democratic and that in order tc
get the appropriation of money
necessary to carry into effect the
act of Congress providing for q
public building in Hendesonville
and the purchase Of a lot for 9
public building In WaynesviDe, II
will be necessary for this congress
slOnal district 10 be represented
by a democrat, we pledge oursel
YES to use all honorable means IL
our power to procure the election
to Congress of the HonorableJ. M
Gudger.
10. That we condemn the cor
rupt use of money in our politica
elections and dnn1orn tho evil af