The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-22
d DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM.

The Democrats Of Henderson
county In mass convention assem-
bled September 2, 1910 adopted
the following as their platform
RResolved
list. That we re-afirm our al
legiance to the principles of the
Democratic party as set forth in
the State and National platforms.
End. That we point with pride to
the record of our great party
which constitutes the record of al
most al 1.-The real growth and pro-
gress of the United States and all
the record Of progress and of de-
cent government In our own town
and beloved State.
Bird. That we specifically re-
affirm our belief in the benefci-
cient efforts of our prohibition
law, the late constitutional amend
ment and of our present public
school law, and we deplore the
efforts of the republican party to
re-instate option in the autautau
re-instate local option in the state
with its attendant evils Of drunk
enness and debauchery and to
drag our school system down into
the SCOT and mud singing of petty
politics under the false pretense
of local self-government.
4th. That we denounce. the life
tenure system of Office holding Of
the republican party in Henderson
county as being unjust and unfair
to the young men of the county
and as tending to drive our bright
intelligent and ambitious young
men away from this county to
seek homes In other States where
promotion is given to merit and
personal worth and not on ac-
count of family relationship.
5th. That we endorse and
good roads movement in the coun-
pledge ourselves to support the
ty, and we advocate a change of
the present FIRE labor system of
lie roads, and we pledge our
selves to an effort to have enact
working and keeping up our pub
the present condition In our
county.
ed a road law to meet the needs of
7th. That ~weendorse the prin4
ciples of true loeal self-govern-
ment as advocated an denforced
by the. great founders of our
party.
9Th. That we denounce as false
and hypocritical the pretended
advocacy Of local self govern
ment by the republican party of
North Carolina and we call atten-
ton to their record both in the
State and Nation every page OF
which damns thenr platform de-
elarations for local self govern:
ment as Intentionally false and
misleading.
9Th. That, believing as we dc
that the next Congress. viii bC
democratic and that in order tx
get the appropriation OF money
necessary to carry into effect tn
act of congress providing for
bubble building IN Hendersonvill'
and the purchase-of a lot for
public building IN WaynesYille,
will be necessary for this congress
sionaI district. to be represents
by a democrat, we pledge our
selves TO use al Honorable mean
In our power to procure the cleo
ton to congress of the Hon. j. d
Gudger.
10. That we condemn the COZ
ruptuse Of money IN our politics
elections and deplore the evil e1
fects upon the citizenship of tn
country. Our laws denounce
severe penalty upon any one WIZ
buys votes or sells his vote or use
money or othe rthings of value
influence the votes of others an
we admit the justice of the la.
and believe it should be enforce
land we hereby call upon the of
GERS Of our county whose duty
is to enforce the law to do the
duty in this regard and we plede
ourselves to their assistance.
1th. That we deplore Il
! evidence lack of the enforcemel
of the prohibition law in our cou
ty and we urge upon our office
and all good citizens Of the cou
!. ty to see to it that this law shs
! be enforced.
AL BARTLETT SHIPP,
Chairman of the Convention.
w. G.. GULLICK,
$ Sec'y Of the Convention.