Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-20
THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1913.
CONCERNING WILSON AND PAT
RONAGE.

The administration Of President VIII
son starts out under especially auspici
Gus circumstances. By good fortune
both the Houses of Congress are Dem
ocratic. and both are friendly to his
ideas of progress. and agreeable to his
plans Of procedure. The retiring par
ty has left many things undone that
it should have done. and it has done
many things that it should have left
undone. 1t has left the incoming adj
ministration an abundance Of oppor-
tlnities to perform services of real
value to the people-the people who
have placed it in power, and who look
to it to steer clear OF the dissension
that would lead it to an early defeat
to a defeat so early that it might not
have time to carry to their logical end
many reforms for the benefit of the
country which will present themselves
from time to time during the four
years it now looks like the Democratic
party is certain to hold the balance of
power. It behooves the party leaders
to see to it that no grounds are per-
mitted to exist hat will lead to dis
sension within the ranks.
The Democrats of the South, asking
nothing for themselves at the hands OF
the National Democratic party, desire
to go on record as asking for the MEM
hers of the National party all the ap-
pointments that the President has to
make. There are two reasons for this
position. The first is that our party
members are, by right of service per-
formed, entitled to them. The second
ic that if members of opposite poIi-
teal parties are appointed to positions
under a democratic administration, it
is a known injection of contrary ideas
into the policy laid down in the party's
declaration of principles.
It is our understanding of democrat
ic principles-and by our understands
ing is our party afhliation governed
that democratic government is the
government of the people. The peo-
pie have placed the government of the
country in the hands of the democratic
party. and for any man or set OF men
to hand any part Of it to a republican
is a violation of atrust that ought not
to be- defended.
The common people of the country
feel very kindly toward the present.ad-
minfstration. They wish II well. They
want to endorse its action, and they
will no doubt practice charity in iudg-
ing any of the performances which.
they may not be able to exactly under
stand.
But the appointment of srepublicans
to Office Is a. phase of administration
that does not tend to the furtherance.
OF party harmony Of future party sue
cess.
For these reasons we desire to pro-
test against the appointment of DR..
Chas. P. Neil, as Labor Commissioners
CT the United States. We are quite
sure there is some available democrat
capable and willing to handle this of
fee, and who should by every rule of
reason, have had the appointment in
preference to DR.. Nell. There is no
good reason in the wide world why
Mr.. Wilson, a democratic president,
should insult members of his own par
" by retaining in the responsible pos
ition Of Labor Commissioners the Great
ure Of q republican administration;
when thousands of capable and desery-
ing democrats throughout the country
whose loyal service made victory in
the late campaign possible, are left
out in the cold. Senator overman
exactly right in opposing the con6r-
mation of DR.. Nei1l and we hope he
viii succeedfn defeating him.
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