The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
REPRESENTATIVE (q) GRANT

A fierce contest has, for weeks,
been waged between advocates OF
New Orleans and San Francisco
for the location of the Panama
Canal Exposition and until short
while ago the former great south
ern city was considered the logi-
cal place for that important event
to be celebrated. But President
Taft S unwise treaty with Japan,
which permits the landing of ia
panese labor upon the Pacific
coast, so enraged the people out
there that the President soon real
lied his mistake and seeks to es-
suage the wrath of the far west
ern folks by using the power of
his great Of Office to carry the big
show to San Francisco. OF course,
that is a very illogical point, be-
ing so far from the entire of popu-
lation and the attendance will nee
eessariay be much than if the
event were to be pulled off in New
Orleans. Mr.. Taft realizes this,
but he is a candidate for re-elec-
ton and must need set himself
straight with those Californians
and their neighbors on the Pacific
slope.
This unjust and ~unfriendly ae-
ton of the President is surprising
to the people Of this section and
throughout the northern and
eastern part of the country. He
should have kept hands off in
which event New Orleans would
have been an easy winner and a
really successful enterprise guar
anteed. But the President for re-
representatives. in congress who had
been sneezing every time he took
snuff and succeeded IN waiting
the will of a great majority of the
citizens of the country by inducing
the majority membership to sup
pot the San Francisco resolution,
among these being John CASTOR
Grant, Of the tenth North Carolina
district. Reporting the scene of
final action in the House the News
and Observers Washington cor
respondent says:
"The die is cast and San Fran
cisco wins the exposition to be
held in 1915 in celebration of the
completion Of the Panama Canal.
The powerful influence of the Pres
ident of the United tSates carried
the day against New Orleans
Among the Southern Repnk!i-
cans who surrendered to the fay
or of the White House were Grant
Of North Carolina and Massey, of
Tennessee and Slemp, of Virginia.
The seven Democratic Congress
man from the State and Repres-
entative Charlie Cowles and Mot
ley Morel cad voted fer New Or
leans.
There was much criticism of
Mr.. Grant on the part of Tar Heels
around The capital wien the vot-
ing took place It was noticed that
the Asheville Congressman join
ed vorciferously in the applause
for San Francisco, while he sat
mOtionless during the fine tribute
paid the South by Representa-
tive Rodenberg, of Illinois.
An Asheville man was particu.
larly severe in his criticism Of MIR
Graz. t, whom he said had voted
against the direct interest of the
people Of the Tenth District. This
man pointed out that the noun.
tain counties Of North Carolina
r much frequented by New Or
leans people and those from ada
cent territory. He said the best sea
son Asheville ever had was whel
the people of New Orleans rushed
to the Buncombe Metropolis to es
cape the yellow fever epidemi,
several years ago."
This paper is not surprised a
the action Of Mr.. Grant even
little bit. He has never seriousl,
considered the welfare Of the pub
lie when his own personal inter
ests were involved. He is a lam
duck now and knows the Presi
dent is In a position to admins
ter a healing blam and 'what doe
It matter" to him where the Pana
ma Exposition is held if he ca,
only remain in the good graces Q
the big patronage dispenser? Tn