Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-07-24

lBy the Editor q The Yorkville Enquirer

thethe governor was an interesting and
novel experience, more especially il
connection with the extent to which if
upset somesof the editors preconceiy-
ed notions. For instance it VIII be re-
membered that last summer some Of
the newspapers hit upon the idea Of
calling upon the people at Henderson,
vie and other parts of the mountains
to come home and save the state. The
demand was so loud, SO insistent and
persistent as to lead the ungophistica.
ted to believe that every South Car
olln1an who was sufficiently prosper
Gus TO be able to raise the railroad
fare to HendersOnville, and the price
OIL a nights lodging, would surely vote
against Governor Blease if he could
set back home in time. The coming
Of the governor had been unheralded;
but fully a dozen or more people shook
hands with him at the depot, and as he
was whizzed through the streets in an
automobile Owe a distance of less
than a mile, the people who waved
their hands, raised their hats, or 9TH
erwise extended pleasant and respect
full greeting, was certainly more than
fifty. Indeed it was like an ovation.
The run to Asheville, a little over
twenty miles, was made in Just one
hour, the speed being possible by rea-
son of the Splendid roads that follow
the valleys along the sides of the
nountains. Governor Blease was as
tcnished at the roads and wondered
Why we could not have the same kind
in South Carolina. Why. if I had a
road like this from Columbia" he said,
Il believe I would live in Newberry.
! could u down to my Office in an
hour whenever necessary" The roads
r we'll graded, surfaced with mac
adam in some cases, sand and clay In
other cases, and just clay for part of
the distance. The editor made two
trips to Asheville during the week,
going in the morning and returning
in the afternoon. There were showers
both afternoons along intervals of sew
eral miles, and the slippery condition
of the road was dangerous except for
the experience and skill of the chauf-
feur.
Governor Blease also attracted much
attention in Asheville. He had been
there once before many years ago; but
did not expect to meet many people he
knew. He was pointed out quite fire.
quently as he rode through the town,
and within a short time after his ar
rival at the Langren, a delegation call
ed and urged an invitation for a ride
over the show places of the town. This
invitation, however, the governor
.courteously but reluctantly declined.
He had made an appointment that re-
quired his attendance in Henderson
vile. that afternoon and did not g
how he could well change his pro-
gram.
The automobile ride around Hen
Jacksonville, and the trip to Asheyille,
has given rise to quite a lot of political
speculation in the newspapers, and
much gossip; but as the editor of
The Enquirer happens to have had the
of many years of expert
ence and observation along this line, !
and happens to be personally cogni- |
cent of the small amount of political
talk that was INDUCED in, he is not
inclined to give the incident the same
significance that has been attached to
it by some Of the correspondents. But
that the politically inclined will talk
and draw their conclusions is not
only natural; but mor than half
The editor of The Enquirer left
Hendersonville, Monday evening, came
through to Gastonia, spent the night
there ard got home on the G. &
WIS No. z, Tuesday morning. Dur
ing his week in the mountains, he not
only enjoyed the delightful air and
beautiful scenery. but had come in
with some most delightful
people, both ladies and gentlemen, and
picked up a lot of interesting informa-
ton about South Carolina men and
affairs.