The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-11-03
GRANTS DESPERATION.

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wife and daughter into the fight
against Mrs. Fannie ]. Reed
former postmistress at Biltmore
whom he finally succeeded e haY
ing removed, and one Of his safe
htes put in her place, John Y.
Grant has the brazen effrontery
to attempt a justification Of that
ungallant conduct by charging
Mr.. Gudger with the removal OF
Mrs. Amanda A. Morris as post
mistress here when Gudger was
in congress some five years ago.
EOf course there is not one scln-
tiHa of truth in this charge and
John Grant knows it. Mrs. Nor
ris was first appointed to the
Office by President Cleveland
through the influence of Senator
Vance and local democrats and
remained in possession of it until
removed by President Roosevelt
for reasons we have not cared to
investigate up to this time.
The removal of Mrs. Morris
came. as a distinct surprise to the
people of Hendersonville and, with
the exception of a painfully small
number of republicans no one de-
handed or expected it. About the
first news concerning a change
given to the public, carried the
Information that Mrs. Morris had
been ousted and Mr.. Brownlow
Jackson put In her place. Con-
!: gresham Gudger had received no
Elimination that a change would
be made if he had, it stands to
reason that he would not have
proposed the name of the chair
man of the county republican ex.
ecutive committee. As a matter
of fact, Mr.. Gudger was not con.
suited, the whole scheme being
engineered through the repubh
can state chairman. Republican
presidents do not permit demo
cratic congressman to name post
masters at important Offices, or a
any place. for that matter, wher,
a capable republican is available
The patronage dispenser in Nortl
Carolina is the chairman OF tn
Republican state executive com
mittee and he alone is responsible
for the present incumbent OF tn
Hendersonville postoffice.
By ringing in this latest canar
Mr.. Grant has not advanced M
cause. It simply opens up an a
fair which was considered
Hclosed incident here and is hkel
to result in an investigation as t
1.-THE real cause of the change {
postmaster In this city. 1t eal
not be expected that Mr.. Gudgt
will allow this baseless charge I
go unchallenged and some int
esting developments are likely
follow. Mr.. Grant must pr
llduce the proofs" or withdra
the charge. We are authorize
Ito denounce,i it as utterly false ar
without foundation, In faC
Misery loves company and, SEER
his own predicament, broug
about by kicking a good wom'
ate out of office, John G. would imp
OH cate an innocent man In simil
OF conduct himself. But he will n
YES succeed. The truth is mighty al
ere must prevail.
We do not believe that MI
nth Morris and her family appro
re- this effort, of Mr.. Grant to ext
on cate himself from an unenviat
|. situation by bringing her nal
into the filth and slime of politi
to and they ought to resent it. I
pill democratic party has not been l
his kind to Mrs. Morris; the reput
In cans not only displaced her !
,iti- an able bodied man, but tn
God candidate for congress, four ye;
ible afterwards, directs attention to I
eful incident by making a ia
| to charge against an opponent,
rats the hope Of saving his OWE sea
AVE And knowing, as she eyiden
usy. must, that Mr.. Gudger was in.
1eld wise responsible for the chan
and Mrs. Morris ought to so state
to a public way. She is one of
his most estimable women In Hend
sonville, loved and admired by
with whom she has come in G
,ces- tact. That her honored ma
our has become involved in a politi
olic- contest without any reason or
'-op- cuse is regretable, and her ma