Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-06
NEWSPAPER BOOSTS JUDGE
CARTER FOR GOvERNORSHIP
(Elizabeth City independents

OOl. al f~a1rDr0Cher OF Greensboro
says that the people. of North Caro-
n should call a meeting and pass
resolutions endorsing Judge Frank
Carter. / think the people of North
Carolina should do better than that.
] believe that through the investiRa-
ton of Judge Carter by the Abernethy
band Of coyotes the people of North
Carolina have been shown q man who
ought to be the next Governor of
North Carolina. Instead of holding a
meeting and passing resolutions to
show their respect for and confidence
in Judge Carter, the people should
bide their time and send delegates to
the next Democratic State convention
pledged to nominate Frank Carter for
Governor of this Old North State.
There are q lot of small calibre
men in North Carolina to-day with
gubernatorial aspirations. Those
who thought our party had picked the
smallest potato in the bill when
Governor Craig was nominated, are
sadly mistaken. Even weaker and
less efficient men are being groomed
to run for governor after Craig.
( The people at large have paid little
attention in the past to the governors
office. Any Tom, Dick and Harry
with some cash and a swallow-taii
coat, a little inside pull and a dipIo-
from a quasi-theological UNIVERSE
ty can run for Governor of North
Carolina. Strong men occasionally
enter such a free-for-all race, but it
offers no special attraction to them.
NORTH " rN1inn ~Yrrh& - ~S11~ a.
strongest, .cleanest and most fearless
man within her borders to be her
next governor. The Democratic par
ty owes it to itself and to the State TO
choose such a man to succeed Locke
Craig. Judge Carter is the man.
1 am not suggesting that North
Carolina make Frank Carter governor
to atone for the great wrong that has
been done him, but because in trying
this brave fellow in the furnace OF
one of the meanest and most spiteful
drag-net Investigations ever conduct
ed in a Southern State, he has come
forth pure gold and been found emil
nently qualified to hOnorably, efici-
emily and with dignity fill any Office
In the land.
II H4o VIZ SdA hOI UO JUL
lied or fntimidated by lawyers. Here
is a maj who can not be used by the
profession to further it's sinister
practices. Here is a man who can not
be bribed or coerced by railroads or
other corporations. Here is a man
who respects the rights of the humb-
lest citizen and has never been known
10 truckle to or court the favors of
he wealthy and influential. Here is a
man who Is clean enough to COM
nand the respect of the pure man
1Ood and sweet Womanhood Of the
State. Here is q man kind enough to |
attract and held the love and trust of
title children and oppressed persons
Who are usually distrusftuI Of all
mankind. Here Is a man cultured
to sit with savaRts, wise
to counsel with kings, big
and broad enough to command
he respect of both and fearless
enough to stand up for right and shake
/ defiant fist in the face of wrong tho
standing alone and misunderstood by
/ cowed and timid world. Such an all
round man is Judge Frank Carter. As
Governor of North Carolina he and
not Senator Simmons would be gov
ernor. AS governor of North Carroll
IA he and not the rail roads and the
mills and the insurance COM
Danies would run the affairs of this
State. He would not only dare to
recommend to a Legislature the things
t should do, but if he thought it nee
essary he would go upon the floor of
hat Legislature and point out and
1enounec to all the people any evil
lobby that might attempt to corrupt
hat Legislature for the defeat Of
some good and needful measure. One
the charges against Frank Carter
was fully proven: He has no patience
with graft and corruption and has
none of that judicial temperament"
which can sit supinely in face of it.
Judge Carter has every big trait
possessed by every big Governor in
North Cardinals hall of fame. He
embodies the best of all the best with
none of the vices for which so many
our big men in the past were con-
sp1cuous. He is big, he is sufficient
he is energetic, he is honest, he is
fearless, and he is clean. North Car
Dina can make no mistake in choos-
ing Judge Frank Carter for governor.
North Carolin is in a fair way to make
a grave mistake in choosing from
some others who are now<being boost"
ed for this high Office.