Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-29
J J. BRITT is FLAYED
D. o. BY GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG.
Enthusiastic Crowd Of Democrats
Cbeered Frequently as Wilson and
Craig Administrations We're
Reviewed.

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Governor Locke Craig delivered one
If the most eloquent political speeches
ot the court house Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock ever heard in this city.
The court house was crowded with
Iodies and gentlemen. Many of the
mon were forced to stand during the
entire two hours of forceful arguments
presented by the Governor.
Col, S v. Pickens introduced the
eonaker in a few we'll chosen words in
Tbich he stated he was proud to have
thn Measure of introducing one of the
fnest governors the state of North
Carolina ever had.
Greeted with much applause Gov.
Craig stated he was glad to meet SO
MANY friends once more in old Hen
dnrson county. He assured Demo
crafts Republicans and Progressives
that if he made any remarks that Of
tended he would apologize at the be-
ming. He numbered a great many re-
nublicans among his friends and from
the vote cast for him in the last guber-
Material election in this county he felt
sure that good number Of the oppos-
ing party's voted for him.
The Governor contrasted conditions
in American with those Of Europe stat
ing that while Europe was waging "a
war such as we have never seen or
heard of, where there was q land of
dead and dying, of weeping and mourn
ing: vet in America conditions were
entirely different, peace and prosperity
reigned here because there sat man
in Washington with character and de-
termination enough to say that we
should have peace" Gov. Craig pre-
dicted that when the war was over the
United States would be the most look
ed up to Nation of the world and that
this country would be the one to de-
eide on the terms of peace!
The governor declared that. how
ever great the achievements of the ad-
ministration in foreign matters, it was
no greater than what it had done IN
other ways. I'VE are the most indus
trious and ingenious people on earth,'
said the governor, 'yet before this
those who toiled and created did not
properly share in the results. l am
no communist, but l believe in man
having only that which he earns and
every man all that he earns. Thls
wrong state of affairs could be laid at
the doors of the republican party A
man who a few years ago was admit
tedlv the greatest republican had said
that the wealth of the United States
vas in conspiracy with the republican
partv to control the country; that a
great unseen power administered ma
tional affairs. Roosevelt and MS Iol,
lowers rose against this condition and
now there is no real republican party
The only real political party is the dem
Ccratic which has existed from tnt
teginning of the country, despite al
difficulties. because it stands for equa
rights to all and special privileges u
none. Will the people give vote o.
confidence to the democratic govern
ment that has rescued the countr!
from organized greed. There can d
no more panics for lack of currenc!
because under the new law which vii
Re effective in a few days the prod
ucts of the country, lumber, cotton
etc, will be the basis for the issue
money available to the producers
Essentially Woodrow wilson mas re
stored the government to the people
taken it from the invisible power ..
that now the people govern througl
Wilson and the democratic congress
In this the south had taken giorlou
part" Here the governor sketcne
conditions after the war. There Wer
then two schools of thought. One 100
the position that we had been defea1e
and might as we'll surrender every
thing, traditions, principles and al
and forget the supremacy Of the Anglo
Saxon race. But in North Carolina W
had in 1876 for governor man, Aepu
ion Baird Vance, and he said l
trumpet tone, I shall make It SO ina
it shall be more toierabie for SodoI
end Gomorrah than for these men l
North Carolina. And he made II goo
and it ought to be so. am speaKin !.
from a political standpoint. Mr.. Brl
is a nleasant man, a man OF aolht
and conscientious, but he has pee
and is and always will be, am ara
a republican. If I were repuDllcd
/ doubt if | should vote for him o.
cause he has professed one thing an
voted for another. He was repuui
can when the state was overrun by NJ
groes and by his political acts an
votes he supported this condition
There followed a scathing denunclatle
ol republicanism in refusing 10 PC
sion old soldiers. Britt is able ar
conscientious, but he has made his %
with repub1icanism and let h1m II,
and die there. He is its child by DIT
and by preference yet he asks dem
Gratis to vote for him. What | ma
said applies to the leaders of that pa
ty, but to you republicans who had
Fart in the control, want to ask o.
question: Do you not rejoice tn
your party has been defeated in nor
Carolina; that in 1900 125,000 repuD
cans were disfranchised and 20
party made a white mans party a
this is white mans state Wou