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

gestion, I will say, I am sure the
policies OF the Nation, regardless of
political faith, in regard to protecting
by law, industrial development is rap
idly becoming non-partisan, and great
leading men, even our President, has
so conceded that it will be for the
common good of all. The writer has
always been, since understanding in
ternational commercial law, domestic
and foreign, for a tariff on any natural
resource or raw material of Ameri-
can production that will induce capital
to develop it, and give employment to
American labor, male and female, that
does not raise the price of an already
tariff protected article to the Aemrican
consumer when manufactured from the
same raw product from American re-
| sources same material that is being
| shipped in here from the resources of
foreign countries under the free trade
list, that turns American capital and
American labor idle; and if it does not
increase the price of the necessities of
life to the American consumer, I am
! for protesting it whether it yields
the government one penny of revenue
or not.
The tendency of the press and the
people throughout this southland, is
drifting twards an intelligent protect
ion Of the south's homes and industrial
opportunity, and in favor of fewer
professional politicians, and more con-
sentative business men, and resource
I 1pbuilding men in the National Con-
grsss, as well as in the State Legis-
lature. The industrial upbuilHng men
/ throughout this southland are waking
up to the fact, that unless they put
aside for awhile, their personal inter
eskt that is mare rrnftah1e thar. hnld-
ting public Office, that profitable indus.
I trial business pursuits that gives EN-.
| ployment to the labor of this south.
land, will soon be legislated out of exis
lance by the Yankee system of pro
tective legislation.
To write a review Of the Tenth
doubtless would bring criticisms anC
some misunderstanding if all those
things are said that ought to be said
because some of the men have crossed
the Great Devide. Personally speak.
ing, as suggested by Mr.. Cooke, they
were all good citizens, and did per
haps all they knew how and all they
could do. But it is with facts and re
suits we are dealing, and not will
personal character of any man tina
has gone to his rest, Or is now living
I, and my associates have suffereC
from having u capital and our labo
out, perhaps as much if not NOR,
than any one set of men, save it b.
labor, In the district, because of lacl
of practical and possible Legislation
to secure better transportation facili
ties and the repeal of laws that hav
turned our capital and labor idle. An'
as none of US are chasing after office
l suppose I can speak without fear O.
any greater injury coming to us thai
is now going on, keeping u capita
idle, our resources non-productive
which has nearly bankrupted some o
US waiting.
Good men have said to me tina
they dare not say the things tina
should be said, because it would b,
Immediately said they were seeking
Office for themselves. Evidently, tn,
man that sees wrong going on, and thu
working people idle for its correction
by possible legislation, and afraid t.
publicly state what is needed to b,
said, may not be aware of it. but hi
has a public Office bee softly buzzins
in his ear.
The legal profession has practically
monopolized the Legislatures and tn.
halls of congress, SO that 80 per cen
Of all laws have been written by law
yers, and passed by the National LIE
| GESTURES by a majority vote of law
yers. The lawyers appeal in court
and to jury, by his profession ha'
! brought him more prominently be
fore the public than the business mai
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