Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-16
OTHERS VIEWS
TRUSTS MCDONALD

On the 9th of next month the farm
ers and working folks of North Caro-
lima will name the next governor of
our State. This class of our citizens
have been naming governors for the
have never named one who was their
governor after election day. This
year let us all hope it will be differ
ent, so that after the election we
working folks will have a governor
as well as before the election.
This year we have three men run
ming for the job and two walking
The walkers need not be considered
any more since one of them is sur
mise just out to get a collectorship
if Hoover is elected in 1910 and the
other for exercise only.
Mr. Hoey is very plainly stating
that none of the big corporations will
be hurt if he is made Governor. In
his speeches he talks like a king sur
rounded by his lords and princes
while he gives orders to his servants.
believe, after hearing him speak,
that he is more aware of the ignOr-
ance in our State than any of the
candidates; that is he is counting on
the folks being ignorant enough to
elect him; which I doubt very much.
Of course do not know, but believe
if he is not elected he will care less
than any of the running candidates,
for the expenses of the canvass, but
some rich corporations will feel it
very keenly.
Mr.. Graham who comes of a noble
and high standing family in North
Carolina, seems to be caught between
the upper and neither stones and he
would have my sympathy but do not
think he has any for the great work.
ing class in our State. For nearly
a hundred years men of his name
have had hand in the management
of this States affairs. What have
we got today to show for that man
agement? About three million poor
people in the State fighting the wolf
OF want while the fruits of their labor
goes to support in luxury few hun
dred thousand rich folks. Why did
not the Grahams seek to remedy this
awful condition 25, so, or IS years
ago? 1t could have been done and
should have been done. These old
Grahams knew they could by giving
few crumbs to the farmer and work
er get the fruits of their labor. 1 ex-
pect candidates Graham and Hoey
seek to do the same thing therefore I
trust them not.
This. man Ralph Mcdonald who is
a candidate for governor appeals to
me more than any of our MANY can
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he proposes to do. 1 like him for the
enemies he is making. Every cor
poration in the State is against him.
Nearly all paid correspondents for out.
newspapers, who I consider the hired
assassins of the people rights are
against Mcdonald. None of the bond
holders want him for Governor. for
he talks about reducing the interest
rate on bonds Those with great for
tunes fear he will do what he saws
about making all pay their share of
taxes In fact all who are living on
the labor of other folks in this State
are opposed to Mcdonald for Govern
nor. For more than seventy years
they have run the State in their in
terest which has enabled them to live
on Easy Street while the farmers and
works. fed them on the best the land
affords.
If Mcdonald is not elected his can
didacy has done great good. He has
walked up great many people who
the other candidates did not want
awakened. He is giving the people the
light which will cause them to find
their way. If he is elected and does
nothing he has promised to do, he
still will have accomplished a great
deal, for he will convince the power
full rich that they cannot have their
way all tine time. And North Caro-
lima needs that as much as it needs
any thing else. If they can elect their
Governor they can elect their Con-
gressmen, and when they begin to
do that they will have money as has
that class who have been naming our
Congressman all these years. So if
Mcdonald teaches us to stand up like
men and vote our convictions he will
have done more for this old aristO-
cratic plutocratic and ruled State
than any man who ever lived in it.
JAS. H. WRIGHT
Henderson, May 18th, 1896. sAes