French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-03-02

There is not a~posted mar In the
Tenth districtsthat does not know thai
money and ~glittering, generahtes
with but little knowledge of the idle
natural resources Of the district; and
with no specific thing pledged to be
accomplished, but his appeal to the
passion and prejudice of the people.
| leading them from the consideration
of whether or not he is capable and
qualified to fill the Office, has been the
capital of the professional politician;
not how good a lawyer he is, but what
does he know of the idle u of
the district, and what will put them
to employing labor and yielding in
come is the question.
Very few people realize that the
life of a valuable Congressman calls
for hard work, the burning of the mid
night light, and to be at his post
early and late, to accomplish any spe-
cifc thing that means certain upbuild-
ing; certain employment for labor;
certain industrial development of the
resources of the country. mot where
other people ive) but where the peo-
pie live that vote for him.
Men who spend their nights gamb-
ling at the the poker table in viola
ton of the law of the State and Nation
dissipating and drinking the nights
away, instead of studying and wowrk-
ing, which is not an uncommon prac-
tice by congressman in Washington.
Hence, they get nothing for their dis
tricts, except the appointment Offices
that have been created without their
help; a few public buildings that
beauties, but does not enrich the tax
role of the community. Little rural
jobs that would be filled by the Co
vernment officers Of the party in
power, whether they were in Congress
Or not, and their only value is their
party vote. It's not Mr.. Britt that
will name the men for Office in the
Tenth. It's a party rule and courtesy
extended to Senator Overman and
Senator Simmons. The writer sent
enough mail through the Waynesville
post Office laboring for the relief and
upbuild of Western N. C. to. justify
the. Post Office dept. at the request
of a worthy republican Postmaster to
buy a lot in Waynesville for a Post
office building without the member in
Congress ever knowing anything about
it until long after it was done. So
it is only the working member in Con-
gress that is an essential,
The gambling, pistol toting, poker
playing, driking Congress is quick
~ found out by the brainy
working man, and they cease to
pay amy attention to his efforts.
There is another type of man now
and then that get to Congress that
become inflated, too big to remem-
Der even he State that sent him. To.
day there are Senators and Members
that will write you that they are so
rushed with Committee work, and that
they have been honored with so many
high positions that they just do not
have time to look after the little
things down in their district. Have
you ever had such a letter? These
men become worthless to the district,
to the State and to their party. The
democrat paper that becomes inflated
is about the worst disease along with
the Congressman that a district can
be afflicted with. l have voted for
men in my life hat would actually
make me wait two days in Washington
to see them, trying to impress me how
in demand was his time, not knowing
that I was thoroughly aware that
they didn't even hold an important
position. It's seldom that the inflated
member gets any. bill of merit consi-
dered, because the working men in
Congress quickly recognize them as
they do the gambler and drinker.
l have been told by some of the
best business men in the Tenth dis
trict, that would make good Congress
men, that they do not dare advocate