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Tbe f tenth Brdafr laustler
r M. L. Shipman, Editor
;T. Tt. Barrows, Associate Editor
HENDERSOJTVILL.E N. C.
Enured at the Poslofice at Btnderionvt
N.C a mow matter ot the second claz.
Democratic National Ticket.
For President William Jen
nings Bryan, of Nebraska. -
For V i c e -President J o h n
Worth Kern, of Indiana.
: Democratic State Ticket.
t "For Governor W. W. Kitchin.
v For Lieut -Governor W C
INewIand. .
For Secretary of ... .State :J.
iEryan Grimes. fe-
i ForState Aiiditbr-rBF. Dixon.
r.Statei'Treasuwir-rB. mR.
tT.fv '''. : " -.' v:xT' ':
Forperintendant of Public
Ins1ruction-J. Jojttiec. 1
1 For Attorney General T W:
; Pickett. :.,-:,v::.,:.-
For Commissioner of Agricul
ture W. A. Graham.
For Commissioner of Labor
nfl PriritinjBTM. L. Shipman.
: For Corporation Commissioner
B. F. Aycock.
For Insurance Commissioner
X R. Young. !
Tor Congress, Tenth District I
William T. Crawford.
For Presidential Elector
William W Zacharyv v u .:p.
For State Senators, S3d Dis
itrict John C. Mills, McDuffie
IRay.
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Confederate Soldier.
We had thought" better of
Charlie Toms. But . even . he
snakes statements that are
Irom correct in the "declama-
ti on" the radicals have succeeded
in pursuading him to deliver out
n some of the western counties.
Jle repeats the Tom Watson can-
ajjl about Bryan andtne;Confed
rY soldier, and does not tell
tab people of Mrv Bryan's com-
"plete vindication from the base
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charge. The congressional Rec-
cord shows that Mr. Bryani while
in congress, voted for Cha. F.
Crisp, of Georgia, a Confederate
lieutenant, for Speaker ,.xf ...the
House if Representatives. yAnd
tfiour years .ago he ecorided-4he
nomination vf Senator tJockerel,
a confederate irigagader, for
president against Judge ' Parker.
Do these acts of his indicate any
hostility to the Confederate: sol
dier? . On the contrary, does ; it ,
aaot show that he is their "friend? j
Republican speakers are evi
dently short on material for any
sort of argument this year, when
they resort to the willful and de-
liberate misrepresentation of
rood men. But democrats are
nothing to permit radical false
hoods to pass ur contradicted, and
the people are mighty apt to i re
pudiate the men who would de
ceive them ' deliberately. in the
hope of obtaining their support
.at the approaching election.
Honest men believe in a square
deal and this very fact will be the
undoing of the republican party
in November, when William Jen-
-ning Bryan is triumphantly el
ected president of vthe United
of iorth Carolina :-aitfl?r.'
Cteord, ;tngres
Itenfh district "4 'Truth is migh'ty
.and anust prevail, ' ' and away
jwith'the individual or partywhich
attempts to nde into power by
the employer ent of - decetite
methods.
-topen. Democrats, see '.that your
gisterrnghtraw
The books ! are
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open;
Vl Kitcit In MXMm
Hon. W. W. Kitchin, North
Carolina's next Governor, re
ceived the utmost respect and
consideration in his campaign
through the tenth district and
his superb arguments have won
many converts to'the great cause
he so ably and effectively repre
sents. As the standard bearer of,
a great party, he had a right to
expect the people to pay him
more than passing notice, but
our hospitable, big hearted moun
tain folks seemed to vie with
each other in a determined jeffort
o;make v Mr. i Kitchin & feel -at
homeV r ; Since the f firsts day, Jie
reached this district on Septem-
bel JL5th, until the I conclusion of
his tour on the 24th, there has
been one succession of democrat
ic .rallies, horse-back procession
parades, rece tidns v andfeVery
conceivable attraction that could
possibly contribute in l any way, I
to the Governor's" pleasure
and enjoyment. lathis laudible
service, the loyal and nuterrified
democracy of Polk, Henderson
and'Tnmsylvania counties played
a prominent art, properly tak
ing the lead. Fortunately, Hen
derson ville has the pleasing .dis
tinction of furnishing the music,
and her clever "band boys" re-
fleeted credit upon their town
and its splendid citizenship dur
ing the three days they served
as . Mr. Kitchin's escort The
hand did much toward putting
life and enthusiasm into 4 the
campaign, in the three counties
named. In other sections of , the
district reception committees and
horse-back processions added in
terest and provoked applause at
a number of placgi. ": :-;
, .Mr- Kitchin maue his first pub
lic address at Columbus on Sept
15 and concluded his ' triumphal
toui. through this, mountain
country in Henrietta last "Satur
day night , He expressed sincere
gratification to find so many evi-
dences of : party loyalty and gen-
rune -enthusiasm among the peo
pie, up here and says he has re
ceived no greater welcome any
where in Nofth Carolina. ; The
' 'Governor' ' feels much encour-
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aged with the outlook in this
district and returns- to . Eastern
Carolina with a full consciousness
of the fact that the .Western de
mocracy supports principles and
harbors no malice against any
deserving member of the demo
cratic party. There is no trouble
about the tenth district and if
Mr. Kitchin's eastern supporters
in the. primaries last summer are
as active in his behalf from this
time uhtilt he November election,
as they were through the contest
for the nomination, his majority
over J. Elwood Cox will exceed
50,000 The West will roll up her
usual democratic majority, with
several, hundred to spare. Con
ditions in the tenth district, were
never more, satisfactory from a
democratic standpoint and appear
to besetting better alHhe time.
There'- are no. divisions ; Jamong
democrats and no old differences
to adjust . Man toman, -shoulder
to shoulder and Mr. W.: T. Craw
ford will return to congress by
1,500 majority. It ought not "to
be less than this, ;over ar latin
scholar!' like , John G.. Grant
Lets make the ; majority'2dOQ.
'Bill; jCnjrd xi'iJOr.je
gocd?'Of!ach of em owes his
success m life to thepeopleand
allheheye that JtheQpla should
and rest assured t that "you ; have
made n,o priistake
llbiilUlll hULAb'J.
j . Freiil MjEiI;:
V W. E. Logan, Chairman of the
Republican Executive Committee
refused , absolutely to allow .his
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proxy candidate, John G, Grant,
to meet Mr. Crawford, on the
stump in joint debate, and now
he has a substitute in ambush
making cowardly attacks upon
Mr Crawford in Newspapers, and
M r, Logan; has assumed;- the re
sponsibility in signing the artic
lesi knowing noliodjr s believes
that he wrote them- Arid this
fsubstitutplayinjt;!
demagogue as&sr 'what 'has
MrCrawfdrd done td draw his
salary? We answer that he has
mone everything that cquld be ex
pected of a faithful, - honestrand
able representative. .He has
looked carefully and : diligently
after the business of; his, district,
and his ability ahd fitness to rep
resent not only the intern s' s c f
his own district, butthe business
of the entire country ;was recog
nized by Speaker Cannon and
Mr. Williams, minority leader, in
placing him on the Banking and
Currency Committee, the most
important committee ' in ' the
House. The merit of his work
on that committee, in attempt
ing to relieve the country from
the effects of the Republican
panic, was recognized by the
Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, in putting his- speech
against the Vreeland-Aldrich
Bill in the Campaign Book for
1908. How was this? for stand
ing and recognition? : .-; f .
It will, also, be "remembered
that Mr. Crawford went ' to
Washington in "the fail Of 1907
and procured from the Agricul
tural Department an expert on
road building and road .improve
ment and also an . expert agri
culturist whp in compan, with
Mr; Crawford, visited every
county in the district arid de
livered instructive lectures to the
farmers, sowing seeds for better
things which will grow find ripen
into fruit later on. In Polk
county bonds were voted to build
macadam roads,; and Mr, ,Craw
ford procured expert roa4 build
ers and machinery- from tfce
(Government,; ; with which -the
roads of Polk county- are now
being constructed.. Mrp Craw
ford also introduced a biljto es
tablish a fish : hatchery, J in the
mountains of Westerjij North
Carolina, and procured its report
from the committee. . It , is now
on the House calendar, and will
pass if the Speaker will allow a
vote to be taken. Does -all this
mean nothing in the opinion 4of
the substitute and Mr. t Logan?
May we ask what Representa
tive has been, more faithful pr
has done more? ,We understand
that Mr. Grant is promising the
people that he will bring money
to the district May we ask in
what way ? Will these these
critics tell- the : people? , What
Republican ,: Congressman has
brought to the district any more
than his salary ? .What (did Mr.
Ewart bring? ; What did , Mr.
Pearson bring? What did Mr.
Moody bring? , : $Tot one ; of them
ever procured a-dollar pf appro
priation for ahythmg, I Can the
people be fooled?, .The Federal
Government has neyer appro
priated money save to one enter
prise in the district and that is
the Federal r building at Ashe
yille, and no Republican f rom the
district 3was 'ini "e- ; Hfose, or
Senate, when the original bill
was passed, or the Inll 5 for its
enlargement Now ill V: Mr.s
Logan or :;Mr. Grant or the 'sub
stitute" sayjin'.'whaf fay Mr.
Grant will ;bring . money ; to. the
district? lat -i governmental
instftwtidir dpatlje ibjxisle juo
jesiapjisn-io mau9e jopgress io
make; : approprislionst'r Will he
promise to establish' an - old" sol-
oxers home or to clean out the
Frence Broaj3 or build postoffices,
pr what? ' Aiidv.wheni may ; We
expect Mr. "Grant td be placed qii
the Committee of' Banking and
Currency the 'Ways and Means,
or the . appropriations? And
when can the Republicans of the
district "expect his speech to be
published in the Campaign Book?
And what would he do to earn
his salary?:;'.;-',V: ; . .' !:
Everybody, knows that if the
district should : have , the , mis
fortune Lefall it of electing him,
Mr.; Grant would vote to 'keep
the people under the heel of the
trusts, and , against the ' income
tax on the ' wealth of the trust
magnates and to keep high taxes
on the necessaries of life of the
cbmmon people. Then would he
earn, his Isalary? : The trusts
would say, "yes," to be sure. 7
, , And everyhod knows T that
Mr; Crawford -would - vote to
suppressfeltrusts and reduce
the tariff to a- revenue basls, in
the interest of theJpeople;v ;rd
fieitwouldVote.to.4evBa'i" oh
the incomes of the rich who have
been the "beneficiaries " of ' -the
tariff and trusts. 7 Then would
Crawford earn his salary? The
people will answer; ' yes' '-on the
3rd day of next November.
Many 'fair-minded republicans
have been heard to express re-
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gret on account of their commit
tees' action in declining, to per
mit joint debates between oppos
ing candidates for political offices
this year. They, too, ha,ve little
respect for any individual who is
afraid to meet his antagonist face
to face, instead of dodging be
hind committees. But the re
publicans are in ploughed ground
sure enough this year.- and that
fact accounts for the Untenable
position - their candidates and
leaders have taken.
We have the republicans in
ploughed ground this year" says
bur next Governor, W. W. Kitch
in. Yes, they have the panic,
tariff robbery and trustrascality;
besides' an unsavory record, in
State affairs, which is enough to
put any organization out of busi
ness. No full dinner pail," or
"republican prosperity" to talk
about this year. But as the
Governor says, "they have made
their bed and must lie on it; the
American people are not going
to permit them to lie out of it "
Pretty good,' Mr. Kitchin. . The
people have long memories.
Mr. Kitchin has been' saying
some nice things about Congress
man Crawford and Hon. Locke
Craig in his speeches in the tenth
district ; And f whenever the
names of these popular demo
cratic leaders has been mention-
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ed the announcement was receiv
ed with enthusiastic applause.
Craig and Crawford are favorites
of our Western people and Mr.
Kitchin touches a responsive
cord when. he refers to X them as
brave and loyal democrats, .who
are Worthy of every; confidence
the public may see fit to . repose
in them. Two abler, or more
deserving democrats cannot be
found in North Carolina. .
1 "Governor" Kitchin declared
in every speech , he has: made
west of the Blue Ridge that no
district in the United States has
ah abler, a more faithful or hon
orable and efficient representa
tive than W. T. Crawford, of the
tenth North Carolina. Mr. Kitch
in has served his people in con
gress iince 1896 and is; therefore,
a competent judge of men' and
measures. He hs observed Mrv
Crawford', conduct as f our f-.peo-pte'Mprentative
inMn.
ten jand ' pays ? a i high trihats ti
hiiai worthlf It is, inded -foitih-:
tnere and ipvery democrat" bUght
to dp all in his'power.to swell the
majority this yearrLetsVmakfc
it 1,500. v v
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Ex-Congressman Gudger ' and
Hon. W. W. Zachary, democratic
nominee for presidential elector,
are canvassing Jackson and Ma
con counties in the 1 interest of
the district-and national demo
cratic tickets. Both are ' making
ringing speeches to good crowds.
Mr. Zachary 's. opponent, Ander
son of, Clay, declined to meet
him and but for Mr, Gudger's
conclusion to go along, he would
have been without an associate
of any kind. Grant and 'Ander
son are certainly two of the brav
est of the brave when Crawford
and Zachary are far away in the
distance; ' v-
It certainly is easy to be an orr
dinary republican No" thinking
to do ; no platforms to . write ; no
investigations into the characters
of candidates to make, nothing!
in the wide world to do except
what the bosses '.suggest Such
a simple life and the average re
publican, especially in Hender
son county, just likes to be boss
ed any way. With democrats it
is different They have to con
sult the . folks i before making
nominations,, or writing plat
forms. Bossism doesn't . appeal
to them.. They like independ
ence. . . . " . . -
This is the year for. democrats
to unite in fighting bossism, ex
travagance and plundering. In
dependent republicans are be
ginning to see that their best in
terests lie in the success of the
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democratic party, -county ; dis
trict state and nation. .Young
men, especially, are looking with
favor upon the great party of the
people and which the masses con
trol. Reader, if you are a demo
crat, do a little more missionary
wprk this year than usual. , .Re
publicans have . no arguments
that are even plausible and you
can give them food for thought
Don't hesitate to go after them.
The republicans : are badly
frightened this year and it be
hoovesdemocrats to be on guard
inevery precinct So desperate
are the radical bosses that ; they
may resort to any sort of scheme;
however disreputable, to - secure
support. Keep your eyes open,
brethren, ahS spread yourselves.
) No man,VWhoJs notholdinisbf
fice by ; virtue pi jricanin
fluences, can dve a, single, plau
sible r Iresson why v any person
should ;si)i the
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tibri orreturn ybur money. ;50O
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Republicans are in 4 'the hole"
on ; the wood pulp matter with
which they have recently been
trying to deceive the people. They
denounce- the democratic plat
form declaration regarding the
tariff on forest products, ignor-1
anC ' perhaps, v of the position
President Roosevelt took upon
this very itenv last December,
when he sent a message to con
gress" urging that all products of
forests be put on the free list. All
in the world the democratic con
vention did was to sustain the
President. If Grant knows this he
is' willfully trying to deceive the
people of the district, if he does
not then he ought to retire from
the congressional race and study
public questions awhile.
Haywood County Ticket.
Representative H. R. Ferguson
Sheriff W. R. Medford
Register of Deeds J. M. Noland
Treasurer Hugh A. Love
Coroner J. E. Moore. J
Surveyors O. O. Standford
Commissioners M. M. Noland,
W. D. McCracken. W: H. Hen-
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County TicRet.
Representative G. W. Wilson
Sheriff C. C. Kilpatrick :
Register of Deeds B. A. Gillespie
Treasurer Z. W. Nichols
Surveyor A. L. Hardin
Coroner Dr. W. J. Wallis
Commissioners W. M. Henry,
G. T. Lyday, W. E. Gallaway.
RuHord County li
Representative L. C. Daily .
Sheriff C, E. Tanner
Register of Deeds J. D. Hull
Treasurer-7-A. R. Yelton
Surveyor M. v G. : Craw
Coroner 'J. B. Bland
Suoerintendant-B. H. Bridges
Commissioners J. P. Jones, E
N. Washburn, Richard Ledbetter
JacKson County 11
State Senate CaDt A. M. Fr?
TTmise of Rfinrfisentatives B. H
Cathey ; ;
Sheriff J. W. Davis
Register of Deeds J. S. Calhoun
Treasurer J.-A; -Williams
Surveyor A. L. Brown
Coroner-kr. W. Shelton
Commissioners W. T. Deitz,
N. Bumgarner, J. M. Watson.
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Sheriff R.J. Roan, ,
rAiteaixterht Dfteds-Jk A. Tawr
Iressurer j.
CbrouerDr, D," RBryson -
Commissioners r-T rl.
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K J. R, Lion teith, J. L.
Gibson
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