Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-04-02
pROGRassrvE DEMoCRACY MEETS
Many Sp Cali for Meeting to Discuss
Wairhtv Progressive Measures.

The call for a mass meeting of DEM
ocratic ycesrs, to be held in Raleigh in
April at a date to be fixed, is being ex-
t~ensively signed. The purpose is 10
have the Democrats to take counsel as
to putting before the people a construc-
tive program of ~progressiyes meas
ures for 1914 on matters of a public
character topics or discussion being
set. forth with others to be presented
at the meeting. The partial list of
signers to the call shows a deep in
tersst in the matters. The call for
the meeting, thus submitted by Messrs.
J. ". Bailey, Clarence Poe, and H. Q.
Alexandsr, reads:
Call for Meeting.
To the Democratic Voters OF North
Carolina:
Whereas, we have come upon a sig
nal hour Of Democratic achievement i'll
our State and the Republic, and hour
when the people having wearied OF the
standpatism of its opponents have
given leadership to the Democratic
party and the party in return is de-
monstrating its power and readiness
as the champion of the masses, the foe
of privilege, the vehicle of general
progress; and,
Whereas, the widespread and deep
felt interest in certain great measures
for tn further upbuilding of North
Carolina and the inspiring record OF
progress our Commonwealth has al
ready made under Democratic admin
istration, alike indicate that he DEM
ocratic voters of our State are athrob
with the same passion for large and
historic service that is distinguishing
the Democracy throughout the United
States and especially the administra-
ton of PRESIDENT Wilson; and,
Whereas, there is a general demand
that the Democrats of North Carolina
shall nov take counsel together in or
Ger to put before their party for con-
ssderatfon in due season a definite pro-
gram of constructive legislation for
the immediate future; now therefore,
The undersigned do hereby call a
meetine OF Democratic citizens to be
held i'm Raleigh on April -, 1914, at
noon, for the purpose of giving ex-
preston to such a program OF con-
sfructive measures for consideration
BIZ our people in all sections of the
State; and,
Whereas, as 1t is desirable to give
more AeAniteness to this call we here
to append n statement which has
been made and widely commended OF
and policies which should
have consideration at such a meeting
purpose being not to commit the
meeting hereby called to these poll
cfes, nor to limits deliberations, but
to suggest a basis for a meeting n
for discussion by the voters:
Some Subjects for Considerations
/. LOCALIZED Statewide primary COW
ing all elective offices and all parties,
with a powerful corrupt practices act.
II. Revision of our system of tax
ation- more just and equitable sys-
TEN along lines contemplated in the
Constitutional Amendment proposed
or this subject.
III. The adoption of other proposed
Constitutional Amendments as fol-
lows:
(a) Restricting private, local and
special legislation, and thus enabling
the General Assembly to attend to i'm
portant matters.
(a) Giving more elasticity to our
judicial circuit system.
(a) Preventing special charters to
corporations by the General Assembly.
". Strengthening and charging
wherever we wisely can, u works
il:
(a) Public education and public
health, in which great things are be-
ing done.
(b) Public roads, including wiser
expenditures of funds and putting on
vets on roads instead of giving away
their labor for worthless railway
stock.
Co Public industry, including the
advertising of the States resources
and the development of agricultural
\ manufacturing interests.
I'D Public morals, including rigid
enforcement of existing statutes an6
such advances in legislation as locahT
ties may demand for themselves.
v. Unrelenting fidelity to the posi-
ton already taken with respect tt
freight rates and the discrimination
against North Carolina, and search