Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-01

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OF four months and pledges itself to
secure a term of six months. 1t has
nearly doubled the pay of its teachers.
a established nearly fifteen hun-
dred local school districts and over
two hundred high schools. 1t has
paid the debts upon its institu-
tons contracted during the last Re-
publfca administration and is now on.
Grating them at a profit. 1t has fixed
equitable passengers and freight rates.
at the same time encouraging railroad
building to the extent that the mileage
has increased 33 per cent since 1900.
II IA given such encouragement to
! industries that the capitalization OF its.
| cotton mills for instance, is over
three times what it was fourteen years
ago. During all this time there has
not been a vestige Of scandal of COR
ruption cd inef1cieQcy charged against
the Democratic officials. The record
OF the Democratic party during its
rourteen years of dominance is above
reproach both in constructive Iegisla-
ton and In economic administration.
while the record of the Republican
party both times it has been in poweS
has been one that later had to be
suppressed or explained away
No Scandal or Corruption.
Fourteen years of Democratic adj
ministration sets forth concisely the
splendid record of the party in the
state. This period embraces four
!, years under Aycock, four years under
Glenn, four years under Kitchin and
two years under Craig.
1t shows that during all these years
there has been no scandal or corrup-
ton, that the party has been true to
its promise, that it has advanced the
school interest 20 a marvellous degree.
that progress has been written over
the door of every charitable institu-
ton in the State and that these unfor-
tunate ones of the State were never
so well cared for, that the various
State departments have been raised to
a state of high efficiency and have
been economically and ably admins
tered. This splendid record is con-
trasted with the Republican admins
tration which was marked by scandal
| and deficits.
Confidence in Democracy.
The Confidence in Democracy is
shown by figures giving the growth of
corporate wealth in the State.
The rescue of the State prison from
disgrace and bankruptcy by the Dem.
ocratic party is shown.
The wonderful record of achieve
ments of the Woodrow Wilson admin
~istration are conci5e1y set forth, a
record which must appeal to every
patriotic American citizen. It vindi-
Gates his Mexican policy, and points
with pride to the enactment of a tariff
law which has freed the people from
the burdensome duties imposed by
the Republicans, the passage of the
income tax law, placing upon the
shoulders of wealth a part of the bur-
den of government; the enactment Of
a currency ate, substituting for one
Of the worst financial systems in the
world what is believed to be one Of
the best financial systems possessed
by any nation in the world today, the
enactment of measures to curb unlaw-
full combinations.
The attitude of4sthe Democrats
party toward agriculture is noted in
the work Of the present congress 1t
is said that no Congress in the history
of the country has enacted as much
legislation of such a. fundamental and
comprehensive character in the inter-
est of agriculture, the nations chief
industry, as has the present Congress
Chairman Warren has already be-
gun to mail these books out through
the State.