Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-17
WILSON AND GUDGER.

The overshadowing Issue in the
present campaign for the election of
United States Senators and members
oc the House of Representatives IN
Congress, is the endorsement or dis
approval of the Wilson administra
ton. There are some Republicans
who profess to believe that there is
likelihood of returning that party to
rover in November and this class has
Joined the calamity howlers in their
attempt to create discomfort with the
leadership of the President and Demo
Gratis generally. But they are doom
Ell, to disappointment in the effort to
discredit Mr.. Wilson and the wonder
derfully good record he has made as
Chief Executive of the Republic. I'm
der the direction of his master hand
the party has come through the first
eighteen months of Democratic con-
troll in fine shape and Democrats are
rejoicing because of the deserved
confidence the people are reposing in
their great President, whose fidelity
to duty and ability to serve the peo-
Ele have come to be subjects OF the
most favorable comment everywhere.
Since Woodrow Wilson became Pres
ident the Ubiquitous tariff has been
revised downward to a revenue basis
the unjust currency system wrested
from Wall Street and placed under
governmental supervision, in fact as
we'll as in name; trust legislation en-
acted for the protection of the people
against Morgan and Rockefeller; al
income tax law upon the statute books
which will save the people hundred
millions a year in taxes; a statutory
provision for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote OF the
people; the parcel-post established
with its attendant conveniences AMI
savings in cost of transportation. and
laws enacted for the welfare of labor
instead of turning deaf ear to It's
appeals. This is only a small part OF
the Democratic record in the admin
istration of national affairs, but quite
enough to convince the most skept1cal
uessimist in the land that change
of administration, in any department
of the Government at this time, would
be a monumental blunder. No 1nd1
yidual who is satisfied with progress
sive legislation should be willing to
take the chance of change. why
should anyone want to trust the Re-
publican party with the enactment or
reform measures after it has d1sap-
pointed the people for fourteen years.
with the remarkable record of achieve
nent enacted fright off the bat" In
fourteen months, by Democratic
congress?
President Wilson has said that sue
cessful business and just politics are
not antagonistic; that the business OF
society is cooperation, not warfare
and antagonism. He believes that
everybody should come into the COM
mon game of life with clean hands
and pure purpose and says that It
is only when a part tries to contro!
srd dominate the whole that society
must rise in it's might and restore thu
proper balance. When the Republ1-
can party ceased to serve the public.
and permitted itself to become the
tool of special privilege. the Peep: e
started revolt which eliminated IN
the overthrow of that party and re-
turn of rule Of the people.
In this congressional district. the
old Republican machine is represented
by Prof. ], ]. Britt, who makes no pre-
tentions of sympathy with the present
administration. Congressman Gudger
has taken his position right close TO
the President upon all measures Of re-
form. Therefore, no one who makes
any pretense of being Democrat
should experience the '1east bit" OF
d;faculty in making choice in the
selection of congressman on election
day this year, and Mr.. Gudger's ma
jority ought to exceed 1000.