The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-30
THIS STATES OPPORTUNITY

,,- THIS STATES OPPORTUNITY
With a quarter million dollars appro'
priated for national advertising (this sum
may be increased by county and municipal
APPROXIMATIONS in the near future) North
Carolina may hope to get large results
from a publicity campaign-lF-
TWO things are made clear to the coun-
trS.at large.
kThe first of these steps is to convince the
outside areas that North Carolina IS sane
State in dealing with the problem of taxa
ti9n.
The second step is to convince the re-
nainder of the country that North Caro-
Ina believes in and stands for law enforce
nnent and proposes to see that all classes
of citizens are protected in their rights
and when the hydra head of lawlessness
and anarchy hobs up it will be promptly
smashed.
Within the past few months it has been
made plain to the country that in num-
Der of States radicalism and lawlessness is
in the ascendancy, is closely allied with
politics, and in number of cases 1t has
been clearly demonstrated that the radi-
Gals control political parties, party politics
and State officials and government. In
these States there is no peace, security or
Justice for certain classes of citizens. This
is especially true of business men and in
dustrialists. In some of these States con-
ditions are so bad that if it was possible
many industries would close down and re-
move their plants and operations to more
favored localities.
Under these conditions there is going to
be an exodus of industry from such States
to those States (if such can be found)
where old fashioned ideas of American
ism, of fair play and just dealing still pre-
vail.
North Carolina in the next few years
can get many good citizens from other
States-who will come with intelligence,
capacity, experience and capital, make in
vestments and make their home here-IF
A sane taxing policy is adopted and
maintained;
And it is made absolutely clear to the
country that such conditions as now pre-
vail in Michigan and several other States
will never be allowed to take root and de
velop in North Carolina.
People who have intelligence, characte
and cash have turned their thoughts t
North Carolina in late years with the in
tention of measuring the opportunities of
fered here and of becoming citizens of thi
State if they can be satisfied on thes
points. Some have taken a chance and ar
here. They are but fraction of the mum
Der to be expected and received if Nortl
Carolina shapes its course in the right di
rection at this time.
Make taxes reasonable and guarantee
peace and security for citizens and thei
property and square deal and absolut
Justice for capital and labor, together wit
prompt and rigid enforcement of the law
against all subversive and destructiv
forces, and the population of North Caro-
lima will double in the next decade and tn
wealth of the State will be increased I'm
mensely. If material development AM
prosperity is desired, vast door of op
portunity is opening for North Carolina
but it must be founded on Fundamental
principles which large part of the nation
has already discarded and thrown in tn
ash can, which must be kept alive here be
cause they are fundamental and the onl
guarantee of lasting material progress an
prosperity, and intellectual and moral ad