The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-10-20
TIN YEARS STEWARDSHIP
or THE DEMOCRATIC PAR
~ IN NORTH CAROLINA.
YcoCK-GLENN-K1TCH1

was succeeded By Charles Brantly
Aycock, Democrat, and North Car
DINA was restored to decency, or
der, and self-respect. Four years
under Aycock, four years under
Glenn, and two years under Ktch-
in, constitute q decade of complete
Democratic control In North Car
Olina.
The democratic party, now en-
tering upon biennial campaign,
invites all citizens to Judge it by
its record during this decade. 1t
is willing to stand or fall by the
judgment Of candid citizens upon.
these ten years Of stewardship. 1t
is equally willing to stand or fall
by its record from the beginning
from the days of Vance, who, with
the banner of theDemocratic party
In his hands, rescued the Common
wealth from as nefarious q horde
of political harpies as ever de
scended upon q body polite and,
rescuing it, restored it, remade it,
and gave it place second to none
among the States of our Republic,
to the present good hour, when a
great peace broods upon q busy
people, advancing industrially, ag-
nculturally, commercially, educa-
tonally and socially at a rate not
surpassed bv any DeODle of the
world. 80
But for brevity's sake, let us e
view only the now closing decade
In North Carolina. s
The Democratic Party is respon-
sible, so far as q political party
may be, for the State during these
ten years. Such a period is sufi-
cient to fairly try a political party.
We raise the question with every
candid citizen, What has the Dem
ocratic party done these ten years,
that any citizen should desire a
changei And again, what has
the Democratic party done these
ten years, that any citizen should
not wish to extend it's steward
shipf
These are fair questions; and
we propose to answer them by the
facts-not by pleas or arguments.
The first question is, What has
the Democratic party done these
ten years, that any citizen should
desire a changei
Has there been scandal? None
whatever.
Has there been unrest among
Not a vestige.
Has there been ineficiency9
Our worst critics being judges,
there has been not so much as a
suggestion.
Ha sthere been unrest among
the people? The Commonwealth
is in order and in peace. The
people at large never have had so
little to distract them from the
pursuits of life, liberty and happi-
ness as in this decade.
Again, have our public servants
abused their pewersG No one
will say so.
Have they proved untrue to
heir promises OF fealty to the IN
.erests of the peopleY We char
enge any one to point out in what
Particular.
Thes things being 50, why, then,
hould any one desire a change of
political dominance IN North Car
haJ
Sensible men do not vote for
,haage without reason. Only such
as are blinded by party prejudice
will seek to initiate a change so
vast as that of from one party to
another without outstanding
cause. And surely, when the
change proposed is that of from
Democratic rule to Republican
ule-judged by the actual records
IF each-lt will not be entertain
ed save by those who are actuated
ly other motives than sound reas-
IN and profound necessity. Fer,
Eheter the Republican Party in
North Carolina be judged by its
record in the days of Holden or
The days of Russell and Butler-it
5, by the verdict of the people who
experienced those regimes, and
y the verdict of history, equally
iisgraceful, equally s~candalous,
equally unworthy to administer
he public interests of a great peo-
pie. i,
Now, the second question, What