The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-10
ASPIRATIONS UPFOR A MIGHTY
FALL IN NOVEMBER
High Point. N. C.
August, 5th, 1916.

Editor OF the Review
High Point, N. C..
| read 'in|your last weeks issue
an editorial entitled:
Garter Dalton has promised to
give back Ito the people in city
affairs when he takes his seat in the
next Legislature in January, and
consequently he can most probably
get a bill through doing this early
in February, and an election can
be forthwith called and the city
government restored to the people
by March. This would give an en-
tierely new set of city officials as
the majority of those now in couldn't
be elected by vote of the people,
and the two that could probably
win won't accept under any circum-
stances, we learn. None will hold
over as some think when Repre-
sentative Dalton gets through with
the bill to restore the government
to the people, so therefore the pres
ent officials would have to hurry
to spend all the bond money before
their successors are elected"
We have it on mighty good de-
mocratic authority that our Repre-
sentatives for the past dozen years
have not amounted to much, and
the people have, decided to make
change in November. Then why is
Dalton so presumptious? What
right has he got to make the speople
of High Point such a promise? Why
do you "taffy him and get his hopes
and aspirations so high in August
for such mighty fall in November?
Did not Mr.. Dalton know that /
was resident and citizen of High
Point, and a1candidate for a seat,
T in the General Assembly of 1912.
And did he did not know that I was
going to be elected to that body?
Then from whence did he receive
his information that he was going to
be elected? When did he become
the political mouth-piece of the
sovereignty of Guilford County?
Is he so blinded that he cannot
read the signs of the times? Have
few sof Mr.. Brocketts enemies
turned his head. Today every po-
litical sign is for sweeping Repub-
lican victory in Guilford County in
November. So strong is the Re-
publican hope and belief that even
the solid south will fall victim to
the Republican avalanche of votes
in November. From every section
of, the county come reports of the
rising tide-a tide that over-runs to
boundaries of all Fpolitical parties.
No, Mr.. Dalton you should not be
premature in what you will do
when you 90 to the legislature.
You should keep in touch with the
sentiment of the people. You have
made an irreparable mistake, and
your readers know it. The voters
of Guilford County are the politi-
cal jurors who are to render ver-
dict on the 9TH day of November.
The people are not going to render
verdict until they hear the facts
and evidence and when that verdict
is recorded you will find that you
are everlastingly mistaken as to
what you will do. You have lost
the trail and barking up the wrong
tree" but l am charitable enough
| with you to believe it a mistake of
the head and not the heart.
may decide to leave the city
charter just as it is and look after
the Commissioners in May, next,
but | am not going to tell you what
I am going to do when 60 to the
Legislature. But, if the people
want the city charter changed and
other legislation done in the city Of
High Point they had better take it
up with the Undersigned at once;
otherwise it might be too late.
Respectfully,
w. p. RAGAN