French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-26
RALEIGH NEWS T

Raleigh, Oct. ga more and better
State Fair than ever was the event of
the week In Raleigh just passed. under
the direction of the same old Secretary
and the new President, who has con-
sented to serve a second term. Mr..
TUFTS is a man of affairs, and he pulled
with Colonel$POgue and his assistant.
Secretary and Treasurer benson. to
the limit. which went very strong in
every aspect of a successful event.
treasurer benson has a goodly sun
On the right side of the ledger to the
Associations credit. But it costs a lot
OF money to finance a State Fair like
TINS one. n therefore the next Legis-
lature will be asked to appropriate
ten thousand dollars annually to helm
Keep so good a thing going.
Tnls week the negroes are the bene
hc1aries of the white State Fair Asso-
citation, using the grounds n race
course n buildings and other uten-
slls for doing Something too, to better
the condition of themselves and the
common good. =,
Yes. They Talked Politics.
some Of the visitors rubbed noses
POLITICALLY, also, more or less. Indeed.
as the erudite. and polite scribe put il.
not a few probOsces took on quite an
unreasonable rue for this time of tho
new era of the erstwhile slothful ser
want. Ahem!
But the son OF Mr.. Discovery states.
that the one thing lacking was the ar
dor which is a sine qua non that can
mot be distilled from "hrskers' and the,
like. So the "good mixers" didn't real
ly get their moneys worth this time.
Of course there's a reason for 4 good
many things that doesn't always an
pear on the surface. Yet a fool is born
every minute and somewhat like the
persistent office-holder they don't die
fast enough to suit some people.
But let us get back to our text, and
while doing it let us try and bear in
mind that we are dealing in the pres
ent tense, and that present-day meth
DDS are the fashion. And yet, where's
the man who doesn't love old fashion
ed folks, especially the honest and
rudimentary habits of Gods own
people so close to nature that the
scoundrel makes them his special OBJ
Ject of prey. These tillers of the soil
we're here during the Great State Fair
week from all ovN~ North Carolina, and
he Southern Express Company and the
various railroad lines brought the
fruits of their toll here to exhibit be-
fore a people proud OF them. They are
stlckers, and the supply of tar hasn't
given out yet. Let us reverentlv and
deVoutly hope as true North CAROLYN
1ans, that it never will. under Gods
wise providences.
Are You a Political Vagrant?
Yes, I had time to ask Chairman
Warren what the chances are at this
time of continuing to hold on to the
re1ns of good government-I'm always
willing to take a chance even if it does
land a fellow in poverty row."
Chairman Warren sends a message
to the country people and their near
neighbors in the small towns and vii
lagos throughout the State. 1t is this.
some of it repeated5 but can't be said
tod often:
Nothing can beat an attractive
working Democracy in State and Ma
tion-and no apologies are. made to the
critics who4call organization machin-
cry (the line of cleavage is open to
AID. Therefore, it is necessary to reg
ister-not next week, but right now.
So many good men are careless
about this important matter. 1t is
nothing to the ~discredit OF their friends
to try to get them to attend to it. and
none should be afraid of the gilded
patriot without a party who calls
them ward heelers.
Club women of Glendale Oregon