Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-06
THE HAND OF ESAU AND
THE VOICE OF JACOB.

Because this and other Democratic
papers have, with party leaders Tin
Guiding the State Chairman). dared t.
stand up and be counted amongst
those who are supporting the State
Democratic platform, the Greensboro
News seeks to reflect upon their integ-
rity and to impugn the motives which
prompted the conclusions they have
reached. The palpable effort of thu
News to stir up strife within the ranks
Of the Democratic party in North Car
! DINA is emphasized by the avidity
with which it seizes upon the slight
est note of discomfort from d1sap
pointed Office seekers, and the stress
it places upon the action of part
leaders in the selection of officials who
refuse to worship at its shrine.
There has not been situation since
President Wilson was inaugurated that
the Greensboro News has not under
taken to make source of internal
dissension and external scandal. Wit
ness the Watts and Hammer and JUS
tlce appointments; witness also l.;
numerous editorials in which 1t is imT
plied-nay, directly suggested--that
/ the mass-meeting of Democrats, call
edits sympathizers declare-in the
loftiest of purposes and in the highest
Of motives, yet found it's origin AMI
HAD its purpose, according to the News,
in discomfort with the leadership of
the Democratic party in the State.
Now, there may be some little dis
content within the Democratic party.
It would be unusual if there were not.
We are just out of contest in which
the lines were sharply drawn apf
probably some bitterness e9genderd
We are approaching the end of the
FIRST year of Democratic control of the
Eepublic-and there are here and
there, perhaps, some heart buTnings
ever disappointments in-the distribu-
ton of the honors of>victory. It
| would be marvellous il there were not.
! But, on the other hand, the condition
of the party is wonderfully good; and
il there is any ground for wonder at
ali, the wonder is that the party has
come through such trying conditions
in such fine shape. AS matter Of
fact, the party is rejoicing in the re-
served confidence of the people an !
| maybe this is what displeases the
News. Governor Craig Is meeting
every expectation, and our representa-
tiyes in the Senate and House OF Rep
fese;.tatiyes at Washington are fore
front leaders in the support OF Presl-
dent wilson's policies the pop
ulartty of which, generally, there can
be no question. -
On the whole, our party is further
to the fore than in all its history. The
! recognition of North Carolina Demo
Gratis at Washington is all that copit
lbe reasonably wished for. Within two
wears we have made half-century'i
progress in National prestige.
Democrats who did not understand
ire objects and purposes for which
the mass-meeting was called do no
, now see that there is scint1lla
basis for the suggestion of the New
that the meeting had for it's motiv
and aim other than the furthe
: strengthening of the Democratic party
1t was for no man; it was against n
man. The conclusion reached is 1
re wise hurtful and leaders of tn
/. movement have since expressed salts
: faction at the attitude of the Stat
= Democratic convention towards tn
measures they proposed. And, agaiI
: the News is displeased.
g We do not understand that til
J Greensboro News, which assumes
) dictate Democratic policies, pretend
G To be a Democratic paper. It's pred1
i cessor, the Daily Industrial News, Wa
p founded as a Republican organ, an
If the present editor of the News did SCI
IS vice as principal on the staff. But
d Brand of republicanism flourishes Ion
u at time in the vicinity of Greens
boro and the organ failed The r
it mains passed into the hands Of Il
e erstwhile editor, lifelong republ
IL can, whose whole creed appears
a have been thus aptly stated by Hora'
Il Pig1ow:
St "'Tis not by principles nor men, n
1t onward course is steadied;