Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-08

w. Grffflths 1se.
A. J. Gibbs, ITS.
j. M. Stepp, 1852.
D. S. Pace made the following
statement with regard to the e
lection:
For myself and tihoae who ran
ON The ticket with me IN the re-
cent municipal election, wish to
HEARTILY thank those mem who vot-
ed and worked 6or ua. We GER
tainIy appreciate their efforts ia
our behAlf.
We are mot, under the circun-
stances much disappointed at the
result. Before we were nominated
hist of the registered voters of
uhe city was canvassed. The re-
suit of this canvass showed that
the Democrats had too large ma
iority for us to overcome, if any;
thing like all the Democrats of the
town approved THE manner i'm
which the affairs of the city had
been handled for the past year by
a board THE majority of whose
members were democrats. But
Notwithstanding our decision that
dhe majority was too large for us
to overcome under the circum-
stances, our leading party men
thou ght, it best for us to run a
ticket, and accordingly meeting
of our people was called, and my
self, and Messrs. Griffith Stepp
and Gibbs were selected at that
meeting to make the fight. And
we are glad TO know that those
who stood by us so Loyalty, are
pleased with the fight we put up.
We pitched our contest upon a
nigh plane, and we believe our op-
ponents will admit that we fought
a clean fight.
/ hope Ito see the day come when;
our public officials can be elect ed
by the votes of conscientious cit
izens who may be permitted to go
to the polls and vote AIS free men,
for the candidates of their choice.
+ K1lex Oh,
this. country we will, no doubt,
generally get the bes tmen elect
ed ITO office. I hope the people of
North Carolina, will at NO late date
wake up to u full Eense of their
duty I'm this respect, and bring
such pressure to bear that the Leg
islature will not dare refuse to pass
law under THE workings of which
every voter can go UP to the bal
Lot box, with a full realization of
what he is going there for, and
cast his vote absolutely unfettered.
Would not a situation like that be
a great Improvement over our
present methods?
However, let me SAY in tconIclus-
ion THAT I fully believe there re
a considerable number of Demo-
Gratis In our city who do not APP
prove of the manner In which the
affairs of our town are being adj
ministered by Democrats, and who
would have voted for our men last
Tuesday, but for the fact that they
Thought if they did SO they
would probably be hazarding their
chances for IA place ait President
Wilson's big pie counter. If there
Us anything In the world that will
induce the average Democrat to do
something he does not desire to
do it is the probability, or bare
possibility, that HE may be given
a slice of Federal pie, a thing
which is so rarely dished out to
hmm.
Myself and THE gentlemen who
ran with me ON our ticket the 9TH
er day were unfortunate i'm being
selected ait this particular time to
make the race, when about every
other Democrat In town Ss hold
ing his plate to Pie 6licer Wilson
for q piece of pie
However, the fight Is over, and
now, boys, let's get together and
make long pull, strong pull
and pull altogether for a great
er and better HenlderBonviale.
%. s. Pace.