The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-08-18
BUTLER, BOOZE,
DOODLE. BONDS.

0Q 4AG1, DOOAGs
DOODLE, BONDS
On Thursday the Raleigh News
and Observer contained the fol
lowing timely article upon The
New Republican Leader and His
Campaign Policy which so ade
quately expresses our own views
that we reproduce it in full:
1.-THE following editorial vii
appear in the Greensboro News to
day with reference to the action
of the Republican State conven-
tion-that is, it viii appear if the
News continues to write as it has
been doing during the past ter
days:
The Republican party in con,
vention assembled in this city
yesterday adopted as its slogan fol
the campaign of 1910.
BUTLER,
BOOZE,
DOODLE, :
BONDS.
The party was put In the hands
of Marion Butler who is believed
to be in the employ of the whiskey
trust. If the party shall win in
the campaign the patronage will
be distributed by Butler. 1t is
not, yet known what shall fall to
the strenuous and persistent dis,
trict attorney of the Western
district, or what will go to Set
tie. He and, Holton are not play
ing the game for their health. 1T
is also too soon to say what will
go to Col. David Henry Blair. Dav
id is always on deck if the trans
'portation is arranged and there
are no extra charges.
There will be abundance of
money to manage the campaign.
Exactly where it comes from is
not yet known, but there will be a
plenty. Who made Mr.. Butler a
man of means?" Whence comes
the bodle for the expensive cam
paign he has been waging so
fassiduously" since January last i?
Are those irrepressible "bond-
holders behind him2 Are they
expecting legislation favorable to
their contention in the event Mr..
Buffers astute campaign results
in a Republican Legislature? Or
can it be that the Whiskey Trust
is backing Mr.. Butler in the hope
of a "booze" plank in the plat
form.
The atmosphere is at last clari-
fed. No longer is there effort to
put Mr.. Butler behind the cur
tains. With both feet he is In the
battle, bearing afore and aloft the
cOlors. Developments have reach
ed that point when no one is reck-
less enough to deny that Butler
is the master hand in his camp.
This, then brings us face to face
with the objection to Mr.. More
head for State Chairman.
Plainly, logically and unavoiGa
bly, the election of Mr.. Morehead
means that the paramount issue
which will ring from every plat
form, newspapers and stump in
North Carolina from August 10
to November s, 1910 will be BUT.
LERISM, with all that the term
expresses and implies. If there is
Republican leader who doubts
let him file and preserve this pre-
dition for future referance.
Whatever may be the strength
Of character of Mr. Morehead,
however laudable and unselfsh
may be his ambition, he has not
the power to stay or prevent the
inevitable issue born of his con-
nection with Butler.
1t is fruitless for us to proclaim
that there is nothing in such an
issue. We may think so. We may
believe so We may swear so.
But the people have long ago
spoken uponathat issue. It is
idle to expect a reversal of the
verdict. But you say there is
nothing in the issue or cry of
Butlerism. No thoughtful student
of affairs political in North Car
DINA will make such contention
serious ly. We are not discussing
the justice or injustice of such
an issue. We have to do now
only with what may be it's effect
on the coming campaign. The
unfurling Of the Democratic ban
ner with this issue emblazoned on
on its folds will be bugle call
for a united front against us. 1t
will drive from us the indepen-
dent elemnt now anxious that we
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