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Volume xxv
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9 1910.
No. 22
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'rant's Reply
er
Tt is hard to believe that Mr.
crpr could have made such' a
leraent,7 saia mt. uraui. nn
e did not read the publibuild
j act recently passedjcen-
fca fir lie ltxiicsj. iv v
All the pUDllC DUlltUiigs auu
, fnr hiiildines for the entire
ntry are included in one act,
Hendersonville and Waynes
, otnnd on exactly the same
U-ncr as other towns and cities
North Carolina and the other
fes of the union. There are.
feral copies of the public build-
act at republican neaaquar-
in this city, and it anyone
es to ascertain what l nave
nhlp to eret in the way or leg-
fion in my district, he is vel-
Je to call at headquarters ana
fge for himself whether Mr.
dger's remarkable interpreta
f of the act will stand the test.
in going to try to get several
fusand copies of the act circu
jid in the district, and they will
iiish a better reply to Mr. Gud-
than anything that I can say.
fThe fourth section of thepub
building act," said Mr. Grant,
icludes all those where provi
i is made for the erection of a
st office building, and reads as
ows : "
"Sec. 4. That the Secretary
the treasury be, and he is here-
authorized and directed toac
Ire, by purchase, condemnation,
otherwise, a site and to contract
the erectioft vand ijpleti
oiFof a suitable1 ifuildmg, n
fding fire-proot vault, heating
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a ventilating apparaiusana ap
laches, complete, for the use and
lomodation of the United States
itoffiee and other governmental
ices in each of the cities enumer-
id in this section, within its re-
tive limit of cost, including
ed States post office at Hender
aville, North Carolina, seventy
msand dollars."
:'The fifth provision of the act
ich includes all those towns and
ies where provision is made for
; acquisition of a site only, reads
follows :
fSec. o. That the treasury of
. treasury be, and he is hereby
thorized and directed to acquire,
(purchase, condemnation, or oth
r.vise, a suitable site for the Un
States postoffice and other
Jyernmental offices in each of the
ies .-enumerated in this section,
fthin its respective limit of cost
Ireby fixed United
fates postoffice at Waynesville,
lOrth Carolina, Seven thousand
Ve hundred dollars."
J "Now it seems to me," contin
.ed Mr. Grant, "that there is con-
;aerably more than jhope' or
TAm IOa' 4 XI . . ran
-vxiac in inese sections. Tne
icretary of: the treasury "is ex-
Bmre the site and let the con
m ; for the building in Hender
Pnville, and to acquire the sitein
jVaynesville. It therefore be-
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Gudger's Reply
to
- Mr. Gudger replied in a long
letter, the essential part of which is
as follows:
"The last section of the bill
(section 341 must be therefore
viewed wdth some degree of alarm
' That Congress reserves the right
to alter, amend or repeal this act'
a provision that has never been
placed on anyT bill heretofore pas
sed by congress J
' ' Mr. Grant in an interview pub
lished in the Asheville Gazette of
July 1, 1910, when asked when
the, money ..for. the postofiS.ee build
ing in Hendersonville would be
come available; ; replied 'That it
would be soon as it accumulat
ed in the treasury. ' This t state
merit gives ' Mr. Grant's idea of
riational legislation and. is top
absurd to call for a reply. i
"In order to establish his con
tention Mr. Grant refers to the
fact that.. I" filed- a brief for Mrs.
Hawkins. did so at -the time,
believing that Mr. Grant had ob
tained the appropriation he claim
ed, JLikejvise., when ,Dr Gooky,.the
famous . explorer, . returned -from
his trip, claiming that he had dis
covered the North Pole I ;believr
ed his -statement. An; investiga
tion, however, disclosed tie fact
that his claiins, to say the least,
were unfounded.
"I regret to say - that after a
through investigation it turns out
that Mr. Grant did not get an ap
PJ&Rn&iiiQJ as alleged by, him i but
merely an authorization, and even
the authorization is subject to be
amended or repealed as stated in
section 341 of the public build
ing act.
"Now to establish bexond all
controversy what I have said,
herewith I give two letters from
the secretary of the treasury.
' ' Mr. J. M. Gudger, jr.,
"Sir:
. "In response to the inquiry
contained in your letter of the
21st instant, you are informed
that congress has authorized the
secretary of the treasury to ac
quire a federal builing site at
Hendersonville, N. C. by pur
chase, condemnation or otherwise
and to erect a postoffice building
thereon at a limit of cost of $70,
000. "No appropriation has been
made for the purpose, but it is be
lieved by the time that the neces
sary preliminaries are completed
congress will have had an oppor
tunity to appropriate the neces
sary money for the acquirement
of the land. .
"Respecfully,
"A PRATT ANDREWS,
"Assistant Secretary,
"Hon. Lee S. Overman.
VJ8ir:
"This department has the
honor, to acknowledge the re
ceipt of your letter of the 12th.
inst, inquiring with reference to
the propsed acquisition of feder-
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Show Goods
Grant
01)(iEl
Grant's Reply
to
er
Disproves Qudger's Yarns
by the Testimony of Qud
ger's Own Democratic
Witnesses
Hon. John G. Tyrant attended the
McDowell . County Republican conven
tion on Saturday, and spent Sunday
and Monday morning in Ashevillle.
His attention was called to Mr.
Gudger's reply to his interview of two
weeks ago, published in The Citizen
Friday morning. Mr. Grant said:
Giidg
"Mr. Gudger's alleged reply is, In
th-e main, a mere repetition-of his
original statement, which has been
fully and completely answered. There
are, - however, one or two other mat
ters in his last statement to which I
desire "to call attention. .
.'"1. He quotes from speeches made
in; Congress by Senator Shively of In
diana and Congressman Fitzgerald of
New York, but if these speeches are
read complete, and not quoted piece
meal as Mr. Gudger quotes them, they
contradict the very position, which he
attempts to maintain (or pretends to
maintain, for I do not think that even
his best friends ae taking
him seriously in this matter).
The speeches referred to were made
by democrats, kicking against the al
leged extravagance of the republican
congress, and claiming and asserting
that the public buildings act and the
rivers and harbors act called for ex
penditures which would have to be !
paid and which would make the total j
amount even higher than appeared at
first sight- Mr. Gudger claims that
the bill does not amount to an appro
priation: Shively and Fitzgerald were
lambasting the republican party on
the express ground that said bill does
increase the appropriations. Senator
Shively, in the same speech quoted by
Mr. Gudger, refers to the items in the
public buildings bill as "authorized
liabilities against Jthe treasury," which
of course they are; but Mr. Gudger
somehow failed to quote that part of
Senator Shively's speech. Shively and
Fitzgerald claimed that the republi
can leaders were trying to reduce the
apparent amount of appropriations
and fool the people, and that, as a
matter of fact, those items should be
counted as ordinary appropriations.
So when Mr. Gudger calls upon
Shively and Fitzgerald to prove that 1
haye not got my sites and building,
he finds them cursing the republican
party because I have got them.
"2. Mr. Gudger speaks sarcasti
cally of ni7 knowledge, or lack of
knowledge, of the meaning of acts of
Congress, but he admits that he did,
at first, file a bid with the Depart
ment for the sale of his mother-in-law's
property in Hendersonville, to
be used as a site for the postoffice
building. So it seems that he con
siders it good business to take my
work in Congress at Its face value, but
good politics to pretend not to believe
what he has already acted upon.
."3. Mr. Gud?er does not refer to
the trouble he is making for hi dem
ocratic friends below the mountains
who .are now seeking re-election on
their records in Congress and who arc
claiming credit for the various public
buildings in their districts, authorized
by the same act which covers the sites
and building in this dictrict. If I
have no right to credit in this partic
ular, then they surely have none, and
if Mr, Gudger's sweeping assertions
are true as to me, they- are true as
to them also. ' Recently' "there ap
peared in The Charlotte .Observer a
news item to the effect that my friend
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better
Editor Times :
Please allow me space in the col
umns of your paper to make a few
observations upon and to state my
position with reference to the pas
saged of blue laws" for the town of
Hendersonville, so the people will
know how I stand in regard to the
matter, and can approve or disap
prove my acts, as a town commis
sioner in connection with such laws,
as they may see fit.
On August 15 last, at a special
session of the board of commission
ers of the town, which meeting I
was unavoidably prevented from at
tending, an ordinance was passed
(a bare majority of the commission
ers , present voting for its passage)
prohibiting the sale of meats, fruits
and dandies on Sunday, and also the
making of photographs, and affix
ing a penalty of $50 for any viola
lation of the same.
At the first opportunity, which
was at the regular meeting of the
board last Thursday night, I offered
and urged the passage of the follow
ing ordinance :
"The Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of the Town of Hen
dersonville do enact :
"Sec. 1. That the Ordinance
passed by the Board on Aug
ust 15, 1910, which had for its
object the prevention of the sale
of meats, fruits and candies on
Sunday, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
"Sec. 2. That all Ordinances
and clauses of Ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed."
A motion was made and seconded
that this ordinance.be passed. After
some discussion of the question the
motion was put, and Commissioner
Davis and myself voted "aye," and
Commissioners Stepp and Mclntyre
opposed the motion, and Commis
sioner Morris did not vote at all,
except be his remaining silent when
the motion was put. When Com
missioner Morris, who was present
in the meeting, failed to vote either
way, he would, according to all par
liamentary law that I have ever
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seen or neara oi, De counieu as
votng in the affimrative. And as
there were only five members pres
ent at the meeting of the board last
rhursday night, and three of them
voting for the passage of the ordi
nance which I offered two by
voting "aye" and one by saying
nothing and only two opposing its
passage, I cannot see how there can
be any question about the passage
of the above quoted repealing ordi
nance. I offered the ordinance at the
meeting of the board of commis
sioners last week to repeal the ordi
nance of August 15. prohibiting the
sale of meats and candies on Sun
day, because the ordinance was, be
yond all sort of question, the. worst,
meanest and most outrageous piece
of class legislation ever put upon
the statute books of any municipal
ity since the foundation of our gov
ernment Indeed I doubt very much
if there was ever such a law passed
during the period when people bum
witches. A reading of this most outrageous
piece of class legislation discloses
thefact that its object is to prohibit
(only "the sale, delivery, manufac
ture or make of candies confection
eries, fruits, vegetables, ice-cream,
meats or photographs on the Lord's
day or Sunday, within the town of
Hendersonville."
The ordinance does not prohibit
from
W. C Rector
persons, firms, and corporations from
selling dry goods, clothing, cigars, to
baccos, hardware, or any other kind
general merchandise on Sunday; nor
does it prohibit the operation of
railways to private parks for pri
vate gain, nor the carrying on of
livery and like businesses" in this
city on Sunday. In short, this won
derful ordinance of August 15, al
lows men who have sufficient capital
to enable them to own and operate
car lines to private parks as a means
of private gain, and to own and con
duct large mercantile establishments
and other extensive and profitable
businesses in this cify, for profit, to
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TOWN
COUNCIL
The town council had an interest
ing, and at times excitine, meeting
Thursday night, September 1.
The auditor appointed to audit
the town's books submitted his re
port which was accepted and ordered
published. The report showed that
the present administration inherited
a floating indebtedness of $8,31201,
as nearly as could be ascertained.
The terms of office of the school
board having expired, a new boaid
was appointed as follows: K. G. Mor
ris, J. Williams, A. F. P. King, U. G.
Staton, W. H. Justus, S. J. Justice,
T. W. Valentine, J. F. Brooks.
After a heated discussion of var
ious problems connected with the
city water, the secretary of the board
was instructed to notify the state
laboratory of hygiene to send to him
HUNTER'S DELICIOUS
Soda Water
Our bie Soda Season
are well prepared to taKe care of the great
crowds who want GOOD SODA, Our
magnificent Iceless fountain is serving many
fine tempting drinks to our many patrons.
WE INVITE YOU TO MAKE OUR STORE
YOUR HEADQUARTERS
UNTER'S
Near POSTOFFICE
SSI
W. H.
Pays $5.00
Grown in Henderson
by!weight--to be weighed on scales selected ly"; j
ii mm.
all analyses of the water.
An ordinance was introduced by
W. C. Rector repealing the famous
ordinance of August 15. Mr. Rector
made a vigorous speech in favor of
the repeal, on the ground that the
ordinance was discriminatory. After
a strong talk on both sides, the mo
tion to repeal was put and carried.
Democratic
Convention
The Henderson county democrats
held their second convention Satur
day. The only business before the
convention was the nomination of a
county ticket; but at the last moment
their nerve failed them and they sud
denly adjourned without doing any
thing. Speeches were made by Gudger,
Johnson and Fisher. The local
democratic ring apparently realized
that could not - by any ordinary
means get a crowd to hear Mr.Gud-'
ger. so they invited him to address
the convention, and tried to get a
big meeting by making every demo
crat in the county a delegate. After
all this effort, Mr. Gudger's audience
consisted of from 35 to 50 democrats
and about 15 republicans who came
to see whether the convention would
have courage enough to put out a
ticket.
After the tedious speechmaking,
the chairman announced that the
nomination of a ticket was in onjer.
W. F. Fdwards moved that the in
vention adjourn ithout dominating
a ticket The motion was carried.
We are going out of business and
so we are going to offer our entire
business at auction, consisting of 50
horses, carriages, wagons and har
ness, and entire outfit, September
15, at 10:30 a! m., at our stable in
Hendersonville.
BROCK & LANE, Props.
W. R. Gaffney, Auctioneer,
is now on us and
we
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