French Broad hustler., 1918-10-24
THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 81. 1915
MR.. MOREHEAD'S TIRADE.

that John Motley Morehead, Repub-
lican candidate for United States
Senator, bitterly attacked the Demo-
Gratis in a speech at Jefferson, recent
ly for having failed to keep the coun-
try out of war and belittled their re-
cord in the conduct of it. He went
on to say that the Democratic ora
tors" had adjourned politics be-
cause they were afraid to face these
charges and called upon the people
to sustain the indictments he had
any consolation to himself on that
score A ten year-old school boy
knows that the administration kept
the country out of war as long as +;
was possible and entered only when
the situation could no longer be con-
trolled without resort to arms. For
more than two years President Will
son did all mortal man could to
honorably keep our peace-loving ma
tion out of the war. However, it is
needless to recite the causes which led
our country into this war. The time
for debate has long since passed.
Grave and solemn we are marching
forward in majestic unity to meet the
foe and this is enough for any true
American patriot to know.
Mr. Morehead is either Intention
ally Withholding from his Re3:bli-
can brethren information touching
the matchless achievements of The &G-
ministration in the perfection of war
plans the past eighteen months, or
he is too ignorant for the leader
ship of that party he essays to repre-
sent. He ought to stop a;1d consider
that the war will be either won OF
lost, while Mr.. Wilson is Presidea'
If he wants Germany to win this war
the kind of lingo accredited to him IL
Jefferson may aid in bringing alous
a spirit of dissension wh: ii vii! help
the Kaiser along The election Of Mr
Morehead, in the face of his "ecen;
declarations would be a spoke i'll the
wheel of German autocracy. +. NJ
Simmons, whom he seeks to displace
is considered the country over as the
strong right arm of President Wilson
in the senate branch of the American
government. Of course this is not
going to happen. The people of Ncrtn
Carolina have no notion OF reiiring
Senator Simmons at the zenith cs a
brilliant career, especially when by Sc
doing their action would be consider
ed refusal to sustain the president
in the efforts he is making to secure
the fruits of war.
The country is facing a formidable
foe and the unstinted support of
every patriot is needed to make vic
tory sure, liberty reality and bring
lasting peace to a bleeding world.
1t is little less than treason for any
class Of men to speak lightly of those
in authority during this hour oszIeEiL
Every intelligent citizen of the RQlin7
try, who possesses even the semblarce
of fairness, cannot get away from the
fact thai the administration has male
wonderful progress in its war actiSI'
ties since war was declared and only
the ignorant or the simpIe will dare
to speak of it in disparag:ng way
Patriots never resort to that kind OF
trickery. When the Democrats con-
sented to eschew politics and conduct
a campaign of patriotic endeaVor in
honor of the boys who are making the
supreme sacrifice to safeguard Ameri-
can liberty they had right to expect
fair play on the part of their politi-
cal opponents. 1t was their inten'
ton to proceed in friendly, courteous
manner instead of resorting to mud
singing at home while the boys
cover there" are giving their lives
for the safety of home and country.
The people of North Carolina ant
the country oyer are in a herol'
mood. They are trusting the admins
tration to win this war, which i
entered with full justification, and will
voice their approval of the President:
course with an avalanche of ballots
on the 5th day of November.