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GOV. GLBHH AT THE COM HOUSE In an. Eloquent, Impassioned Ad dress to a Great Audience, he Appeals to Voters of Henderson County to Stand by the "White Man's Party.1 1 ' An audience "which completely filled the court room greeted Gov. R. B. Glenn, last Friday night. His excel lency was introduced by Mr: Michael Schenck, in a neat little speech, and the erovernor was greeted with prolong ed applause and cheering. His speech was a masterly one, and he held the strictest attention of the crowd to the end At times the room was as quiet as a church. The applause was fre quent and loud. Gov. R. B. Glenn is an orator of the first rank, and sways his listeners at will. Sincerity and earnestness seem to be his character istics. Following are extracts from his speech. 41 have enjoyed every moment of my of on tn VOlir city, and have so much BVUJ mf faith in its future that I have taken stock in this great lake you are about to build. In my talk to you tonight I do not want to be bitter. I will appeal to your bonscience, to your sense of right, and to your pocketbook. The Democratic party stands for the weak as against the strong, and I hope you voters of Henderson win roll up a big majority this election for the white man's party. "About the tariff. The, tariff is a dry subject. Its not really a tariff, but a tax. This coat I have on cout $5 00 it's $2.50 coatand $2.50 tax. I will . illustrate this way. Suppose there was a great wall built around Henderson county with but one gate. The mer chants then form an organization to keep out all dealers of the surrounding $16,000? counties and agree among themselves to sell their goods at the highest prices to you, and to buy your corn and pro duce at the lowest . That's the tariff. You buy ih-tW highest andll In the lowest market.. Tear down the wall and they will buy and sell the same as other merchants in surrounding coun ties. The tariff bears hardest on the poor and the weak. Shall we help the strong, the power ful and the wealthy or shall we help the noor. the need v. the hungry? On the shawl the poor man's wife wears, the wife who is as dear to him as the wealthy man's wife is to him, the -tax on her shawl is 50 cents on the dollar, while the rich man pays but 25 cents on the. dollar for a shawl to cover his wife, and her shawl may cost hundreds and thousands of dollars. An alpaca dress is taxed 40 to .75 percent. A vel vet or silk dress is taxed but 30 to 40 per cent. The poor man's necessities are taxed high, and the rich man's necessities, are taxed low. Is this God's law? You pay $24 for a watch which is sold abroad for $16; a typewriter here costs $90, abroad $60; a sewing machine here costs $27.50. abroad $20; a plow $14 here, abroad $12. "There is no protection to labor. one year and another tenant the second year and the third year both tenants came and wanted the farm. Would yoa rent it to the one who had taken good care of the place, or to the one who. let b.e ditches fill up, the fences fall down, and let the farm go to racK and ruin generally? I need not ask you for "by their fruits ye shall know them." Right after the war, when the republican : party was in full control of North Carolina door In North Carolina, when every home had its burden of sorrow, what kind of prc .MMnn m t.hftv Vive vou then? You asked for education for your children, and they pushed you down . They col lected 15 millions of dollars in three years, and what did they do with the money? Not one cent was spent in ed- una tint t.Ko AVlldrp.n Millions ' was collected for asylums and notonedol lar spent on them. Did you help the confederate soidler? What did yon do with it? You stole it! "The black man was on top and the white man was underneath, but thank God, Zeb Vance, the truest man ever born in North Carolina, tore down the black flag of republicanism and ran up the pure white flag of democracy, and taxes have been reduced from 68 cents on the hundred to 23 cents. "Choose ye, which one shall rent tjhe land. One stands for humanity and for God, the other for rum ana aesuiu- tion. v "Again in '94 to 1900 the black flag was at the mast, and you had the spec tacle of nieeer justices of-the-peace, nig ger congressman, and, my God, a nigger in charge of the insane asylum, where white women, with the light of reason gone from their eyes, in charge of a niggerl Have you forgotten those aw ful scandals of the state institutions? Do you remember when white men, for some trifling offense were handcuffed and dragged down the middle of the street by nigger policemen? Do you .mV.pr the fusion clerk who stole In the pen now, and will stay there as long as I'm Governor of North Carolina. "Then came Daniel Russell and Mar ion Butlerr and the stench of that a mdnisteatioa.rises to high heaven, but after Russell came C. B. Ay cock, that fine son or North Carolina, who once more raised the white flag of Demo cracy, and please God it will stay there as long as we are here. In the future North Carolina is a white man's state, and white supremacy must reign. The republican party is proud of the fact that they consider the nigger their equ al, both politically and socially, and if any democrat btlleves that a nigger ought to marry his blue eyed, sweet, pure daughter, or his son, why get out of the democratic ranks. "The democrats have restored confi dence in the state. GOVERNOR AYCOCK'S SPEECH. Strong Presentation of the Demo 'cratic Cause by North Carolina's Greatest Statesman. The Lake. coming here now, and is no longer afraid, and North Carolina, according to area, is now the most prosperous state south of Mason and Dixon line. "The democratic party of North Caro lina will not let the dumb, the blind, and insane suffer, and will ask the next legislature to make room for all of God's unfortunates. The democratic party believes in taking care of those noble men who enlisted in the Confederate army. They were strong when we were An audience which more than half filled Henderson county's mammoth courtroom assembled on Tuesday to hear ex-Governor Charles B. Aycock discuss the political issues involved in this campaign. He was introduced by Mai. a. v. lacfcens in a beautiful speech, brief and to the point. The Governor was in fine form and deliv ered a powerful argument in the interest of democracy,- humanity and good govern ment. He reviewed the proud record of the democratic party in North Carolina and gloried in it. Told how much money his administration had spent for education. charitable institutions and pensions for confederate soldiers and widows; how the democrats foumd hundreds of insane men and women in the jails appealing for lelief and called attention to the fact that nearly alj of these unfortunate people have been provided for by the wise adminstration o the democratic party; the' deaf, dumb and blind children were now being educated and fitted for usefulness in life. The governor feelingly described the life of pain, misery and privation experi enced by the confederate soldier during the war and expressed gratification that demo cratic legislatures had been making provi sions for the benefit of these gallant old heroes. "But there is a greater and grand er character in the state than the old soldier," said the Governor, and that is the North Carolina woman, who stayed at home, cared for the little ones and sup ported the soldiers at the front. And we put her on the pension roll. He referred to the great educational awakening since he became governor in 1900 aud boasted of the party's admirable record in this regard. The state, upon his suggestion had bor rowed $200,000 in New York to put into the heads of the children and it was money; well spent. Governor Russell, he said, could not have borrowed 9200 because outsiders were afraid to risk investments in the state while the republicans were in control. .The governor laid bare the record of the repobiksaa party in the state and by lacts and figures showed it to be utterly incom petent to govern North Carolina. -Its lead ers had put the money collected for school purposes into their poekets andjdid not so much as erect a school house. They had given pensions to deserters thereby re warding treachery. He referred briefly to uatioual politics, urged the election of democratic candidates for congress, who would oppose the excessive tax laws that are destroying the substance acquired by the people through sweat and toil. Governor Aycock is exceedingly popu lar here and bis numerous friends were immensely pleased with his masterful Outside capital is I nresentation of the issues on Tuesday. His utterances were frequently applauded and at the conclusion of the address a rising vote of thanks was tendered in apprecia tion of this powerful effort for democracy and the right The governor left on the low the bridge, and therefore can The, town of Hendersonville is des tined by virtue of its geographical loca tion and climate, and the push and energy of its leading citizens, to soon become famous. There are, however, people among us who do not realize this, and mibt verv foolishly stand in ' n m the way of, or otherwise impede, the marvelous progress now within easy reach. Every little helps on the one hand, and ' every little hinders on the other. One tn an might cripple an en terprise now in its infancy , which, if nurtured properly, will soon culminate in a great mountain lake with its colos sal benefits, by refusing to sell or dis pose of ar few acres of unproductive land x while on the other hand he can contribute materially toward improving the golden opportunity which now pres ents itself. A few years ago fortune knocked at the door of one of oar sister counties. Its citizens slept on. their arms. . Now the great Southern Railway's busy line between Spartanburg, S. C, and Ashe ville, N. C., climbs straightway up the Saluda mountain at the rate of 237 feet per mile, cutting the crest of Blue Eidge at right angles,arid leaving out and un developed one of the finest- sections of country in the the "Land of the Sky." Some of us cannot imagine the beau ties, or form any conception of the ben efits, of a lake like the one proposed. This is perfectly natural, because an artist himself cannot imagine ,the true grandour of the bcene. If he could, and paint it true to nature, he would do something no man has ever done. But we all know mountain scenery is the finest, with lakes and rivers next. We have the mountains, and we have the most picturesque rivers and moun tain streams in America, and can now have a lake that will be famous the world over. Do we want this combina tion of natural scenery that will make our pretty town the real lake city of the mountains? . 1 love the mountains and never tire of the, sublime scenery of this country. I first opened my eyes to the light of day among it, in sight of Chimney Rock mountain and in full view and hearing of the great falls perpetually pouring overa precipice of 9GQ feet- into banks, of white spray rolling, under, rainbows at the 'bottom. -The surroundings at tending mv nativity may have had something to do in forming my ap preciation for this scenery, and account, in a measure, for the pleasures of my boyhood, the recollections of which are "deposited on the silent shores of mem ory" and will never be forgotten. I live in Hendersonville from . choice, not because I have to, but because I think it is the prettiest place I ever saw. I want to see it still beautified and made more attractive, and any man who would dare to stand in the way of this grand scheme for doing this by holding back a few paltry acres of land richly deserves the approval of all ras cals. What land I own on Mud Creek is be- not the heartiest co-operation on the part j of all land owners is essential. With- j out this co-operation the lake will not j be built, with it, the prospects are bright, and when it is a reality it means the doubling of real estate values in the county. .- ' Major Strong is here and is now work on the surveys. 1 at . The subscriptions are climbing up to wards $5000. ' ' L. B. Morse is nutting in his 4 'best licks" in soliciting subscriptions.- There is no danger of any road being abandoned. Instead the lake means bet ter roads and better bridges. Only one man, so far, has been heard to object to the lake. who is now actiyely engaged in the lake project, will have his headquarters at the Blue Ridge Inn. Including Major Strong, the engineer ing force now at work ou the lake pro ject numbers eight men. If you want the lake give an on your land at a fair price, don't don't! option If you dressed the citizens of evening. The cost of living has increased 57 per weak. and now they are weak and we are strong, and we are going to taice care of them. They say they are going to turn us out because we spent $9000 on the gover nor's mansion. When Adams says the state spent $9000 on the mansion, he is either densely ignorant or else he lies. Gov. Aye ck authorized the expenditure rtf A7000 on it. and I asked the leg islature for $500 in order to make the upstairs presentable for PresidentRoose velt's visit. President Roosevelt never occupied the room, because of the death of the dearest brother a man ever had, and the room has always been known as the President's room, and it has been said the first man to occupy it would be the next President of the united states, 12.50 train for Waynesville where he ad- be of use in building the lake. But Haywood Tuesday there is on it an undeveloped stone quarry within about one-fourth of a mile of where the dam will be constructed. If an article is Imitated, the original is al- i wm furnish all the stone required ways the best Think it over, and when jn makiDg the dam, and take pay for it in stock, and if the company should need can cent, while wages haye .increased but from 10 to 25 per cent. The criminal and pauper labor is ;not excluded from this country and the labor of America has no protection. "They say the infant industries must be protected. They are no longer infants. They are large enough now to not only stand on their own feet out to trample all over your feet and mine. The steel trust has made 827 millions of dollars profits in 33 months. Carne gies income during the time it takes for a sneeze Is $500! 'W. T. Crawford is pledged to help remedy these things. He and the Dem ocratic party are pledged to enact legis lation for the poor, the needy, and not the richt and the powerful. "Rockefeller says the way the Amer ican Beauty roses reaches the perfect ion it has attained is because the florist takes the great plant and nips of f 99 buds that the one remaining may live and attain its full measure of beauty. Would you, father or mother of five children, kill four that the remaining one may have all the advantages which the five could not have. Has the small store-keeper, the independent oil man, no right to live, simply that Rockefeller may have.it all? I say, in God's name let the one die and the ninety-nine live! "The democratic party stands for the masses and not for the privileged class es, and I ask you people of Henderson county to send a man to congress who believes that way. "About our state issues. Suppose you had a farm rented to one tenan you go to buy that box of salve to keep round thejhouse, get DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is the original and the name Is stamped on every box. Good for eczema, tetter, doiis, cuia ana onuses, anu especially recommended for piles, by P. V. Hunter. any of my land, or can use it, they get it also. I cannot close this communication Good Roads. ' Hendersonville, N. C, Oct. 7, 1906 The French Broad Hustler. Gentlemen: 1 have read your paper of Oct- 4th with article "Good Roads without Money" and I want to ask you if we can try exactly the plan outlined in that article on the Flat Rock road from the Brevard Railroad crossing to the King Place, which distance is about four miles. That would mean one to ten days work for one man and a team each week or $12.00 per month. Can the county afford it and who could at tend to it? If you could bring this about and it proved success you wouldVbe doing a great work for the community. The Flat Rock road needs just such work, there are places where the water Is washing down the middle, and" the drag spoken of would remedy -that after two-or three times of passing ever. v. - Many people have asked me about Hendersonville and Flat Rock, usually saying "How did you enjoy your sum mer up there?'' and I truthfully had to say it was awful, the roads a nightmare! If you don't have good roads people won't go to your place and if I thought your people were going to do nothing for the improvement, good permanent, improvement, of your roads I certainly would look for another summer home. A year ago last summer a friend of mine, on my advice, rented a place in your county and went away disgusted and simply on account of the roads. This year he took his family up to a village in Connecticut and will probably buy a place there just because there are good roads. No doubt there are many cases just such as his. Your very poor roads will keep away people who care for horses or automobiles and without them people must stay closely al home. Think what it would mean if there was a first-class road from Asheviile through Hendersonville and through the Fiat Rock settlement! It would mean hundreds of attractive well kept homes! If you do not have good roads Why we Should Support This ; Ticket. " " The above is the heading of a circular issued by the Citizens ticket and which we herewith publish. " V' -McD. RAY. '-' V'- V; We should 3upport McD. Ray because he stands for the reforms that are neces sary for the welfare of the whole peo- : pie of Henderson county, wuu uur. eyer increasing taxes tne lnaepwanesa of the county is growing neavier year by year. mcu. iay is pieugeu m wo Citizens platform, and if elected, will carry out a policy that will not only prevent the increase or, duv m cum-, paratively short time wipe-out, the pres ent indebtenness 01 me couusy. xns opponent stands supporting the same old bankrupting policies of the court: house ring. And tnat opponent wbw in the legislature aided in enactng two -laws affecting the people of Henderson county. One of them practically legal ized drunkenness in the town 01 Jien dersonville, the other created andjBom- bined the oflice of treasury witn tnat 01 the sheriff and increased the sheriffs ; salary sixteen hundred dollars a year, he taxpayers footing the bill. Against such partial and contemptible legisla tion the honest, faithful and efficient record of McD. Ray as Superintendent of Education stands out in bold relief. .; The improved condition of the public schools under his management testify to his worth and recommends him for the support of the country people. . V. O. V. SHEPHERD Support V. C. V. Shepherd because he stands shoulder to shoulder with those who are fighting fo the better ment of the people of the entire county. He is in favor of a "square deal" in politics as in everything else, and be lieves that the rights of the country people be respected equally with the rights of the petted" minions of the court house ring. Of his own choice he - would not be a candidate merely for tne emoluments of the office. He is fight ing for reform, and when he has put his hand to the plow he will not turn back, , as did his opponent. This apponent ap pealed to the anti-ring element to nomi nate him for sheriff? he came out against ring rule, and a few weeks later, , for fear he might be indorsed by. the. Citizens' he publicly denounced the elements to which he had appealed and did it through the ring press. Against such a course the honest, fixed, un- , wavering purpose of V. C. V. shepherd' shines out in bright contrast. Sold If. will moan nlap.os for sale and with no without referring to W. A. Smith, Esq.;' - Is there any plan being pushed for the the common people, to neip I and the first man to occupy it was wu- the needy, the distressed, liam Jennings isryan on ms receu viu to tne capiuu ui iuo outw. "North Carolina is a righteous state, I believe in white supremacy, in righ teousness, in the sabbath. With the eve of faith I can see into the future. I see where the Old North . State will yet be more beautiful than ever. .1 see more factories, more, schools, more churches and fewer saloons. I see the farmers lenders and not borrowers, and I see North Carolina the most prosper ous state in the union. "And when we have won this fight we should all join in singing the an them. 'Glory to God in the Hi ghost. ' Stand for all that's good and pure and tiiA hAt and the God of Right will see that we triumph." This is the sceason of decay and weak ened vitality. Nature is being shorn of its beauty and bloom. If you would retain yours, fortify your system with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents. Tablets. For Sale at macy. Tea or The Justus Phar- The Right Place to Transfer. When you have reached the corner of your mind where you can't see any good in the world. , When vou have reached the avenue where you want to walk down it to meet some good fellows just to take a drink., When you get to where, you can stop in your work to hear the latest indecent omvi jr, . - - When you come to the place where you are content to let things' go half done because you're doing it for some one else. When you will go in debt for some thing you don't have to have but want it because some one else has it. When you . have reached the place where you think that no one appreciates you. - ; ' , ' Ilamam BIm OTarli. . A tale of horror was told by marks of human blood in the home of J. W. Wil liams, a well known merchant of Rac, Ky., He writes: Twenty years ago l naa se vere hemorrhages of the lungs, and was near death when I began taking Dr. King's New Discoyery. It completely cured me and I have remained cured ever since.' It cures hemorrhages, Chronic ICoughs, Rottiart n Ms and Brenchitis, and is the WaUW mm . only: known cure for weak lungs. Every bottle guaranteed by Justus Pharmacy. 60c and $100. Trial bottle tree. in connection with this and other plans for the benefit of Hendersonville. His nerve, pluck and patriotism are ad mirable. Notwithstanding the fact that he has thousands invested in his .aurel Park and railroad property, all on the opposite side of town, he is work ing incessantly for the lake because he believes it will be a great public bene fit. Hurrah for Bill Smith, we need more like him. He has done, and is do ing more for Hendersonville than any other one man in it. Lets all stand by him, work together and "Dam Mud Creek.'' S. H. HUDGINS. betterment of roads, if so by whom? Yours truly, ' E. W. Durant, JR. Rolls of Honor. Lake Notes. On Saturday last the stockholders of the lake company met and elected the following officers: M. C. Toms, pres.; T. J. Barker. 1st' vice pres., K. G. Mor ris, 2d- vice pres. ; W. F. Edwards, 3rd vice pres.; J. P. Ricftman, treasurer; L. B. Morse, secretary. The following gentlemen compose the Board of Direc tors: W. A. Smith, W. A. Garland, C. S. Clarke, Dr. R. B. Grinnan, Preston Patton, H. S. Anderson; M. C. Toms and L. B. Morse are president and sec- retary, ex oncio of tne tsoara oi uirec-tors. Editor Hustler: As principal of Crab Creek school, which is one of the rural districts of Henderson county, 1 desire space in your paper for a roll of honor for my school. The following names haye been placed on roll of honor for the past month: Bessie Hamilton. Lonie Mc- Call, Rosa Hamilton, James Stimmy, OUie Patterson, Clara Kilpatrick, Dora McCall, Fannie McCall, Docie McUall, Clyde Hamilton, Flave McCall, Hester Hamilton, Gladys Hamilton, George Pridmore, Clara Shipman, Eugene Shipman, Lethie Gray. R. E. Nbbly. luther anderson: We should support Luther Anderson because he represents the honest, pro-gressivomg-inanbQOdr- of He nerson cpuntyi because he believes fa cleans honest politics and 6tands boldly and v fearlessly for the right. Being a teach er, he stands for the upbuilding of the community; living in the country he is a friend of the country people, knows their needs and will ever be found fight ing for their iuterests. Against him is, ; an opponent who-has ignored the ex ample of Washington, and n by the in fluence of an organization at his com mand, has held an office for a genera-" tion with the discontented murmur of the people ringing in his ears. Ever posing as the friend of the people on one hand, on the other he has embraced and stood by that political combination, that has so disgracefully dominated the party to which he belongs. In contrast with such policies as this, the square, clean principles advocated by Luther . Anderson will appeal with telling force to the honest, intelligent voters of Hen derson county., ; G. F. CLARK. We should support G. F. Clark be cause we owe it to the court house ring to elect him the next register of deeds of Henderson county. In 1894 he was a candidate on the republican ticket. That ring had the control of the county organization, and could have controlled almost the entire party vote and elected . him by a large majority, but as he was ; not a pet of that combination they al lowed him to go down in inglorious de- feat, t or tnat oreacn oi iaun with a candidate who would have , made a cap able and honest officer, that ring should be wiped out of existence. He is a friend of the country people, an ex perienced teacher and has every abili ty to make an efficient officer. On the other hand his opponent is generally supposed to be physically unable to at tend to the duties of the office, and In the event of his election we should in all probability be served by an officer not elected by the people but appointed by that court house ring. To insure the efficient discharge of the duties of the office we should support G. F. Clark. DR. GREENWOOD. Editor Hustler: The following is the roll of honor for Pleasant Hill school for the month ending Oct. 12: Nora Merrell, Corrie Drake, Belle Pat terson, Callie Drake, Belle Wilkie, Sal lie Merrell, Annie L. Drake, LeRoy Wilkie, Emma Merrell. ' Luther Anderson, Teacher. We should support Dr. ; Greenwood because he stands for the welfare of all the people, as against his opponent who stands for the welfare of the court house ring. , THE COMMISSIONERS. We should support the men nomina ted for commissioners on the Citizens' ticket because they are. pledged to an economical policy in the administra tion of the affairs of the county. They are not under the influence of, nor will they be directed by, any ring or organi zation, lneir opponents are under the influence of the ring, and are . standing by the policies that are dragging thia county into bankruptcy and ruin. Against these extravagant : policies we should support the candidates of the Citizens' ticket. W. A. Garland has been appointed option agent for the company. The officers wish it distinctly under stood that if the lake is ever to be built, A cold is much more easily cured when the bowels are open. Kennedy V Laxative Honey and Tar opens the bowels and drives the cold out the system of young or Id. Sold by F. V. Hunter; Ierirslaad Trtare. is no worse tnan tne lernoie case of n'es that fflicted me 10 years. Then 1 was nd vised to apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. , and less than a box permanently cured, me, writes L. S. Napier, of Ragles, Ky. Heals all wounds, Bums and Sores like magic. 25c at The Justus Pharmacy.
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