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THE FRANKLIN PRESS PLATFORM
Extension of the . sewer lines.
Beautify the school grounds.
Two hundred summer cottages.
A sewage disposal plant.
, The construction of business blocks.
Plant trees along the State highways of
the county.
Make a white way of Main street.
An excellent school library.
Courteous treatment for visitors.
Improvement of county roads connecting
with State highways.
A fish ladder at the municipal dam.
Co-operation, vim, push, work-everything
for the good of Franklin and Macon county.
New court house and jail combined.
How About It?
' The Wayah section of the county is the
place where Franklin will eventually : have to
get its water Supply.
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There, may be a number of things in Macon
county that "do. not sound bo nice ." ' But how
about the innumerable things that do not smell
"so nice?"
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More absentee ballots than ever before will
'be needed in the coming election to keep the
A1
Vote for Men
CCORDING TO reports current on the
streets of Franklin sonic of the candi
dates already have men traveling about over
the state getting absentee votes. It is said
tliat those voting absentee in Macon county
are no longer citizens of this county and vote
in person elsewhere. After the election an
investigation will be made to ascertain whether
anyone has voted twice here and elsewhere.
Jf so, it is proposed to prosectute ,such men to
the limit. Even though the ballots are not
yet out these traveling vote gathers are re
ported as getting the necessary certificates
signed. It is presumed that these certificates
will be brought back to Franklin where ballots
will be marked to suit certain ones and placed
in the envelopes with the certificates. The
fact that this method is illegal will probably
make no difference in politics in this county.
In fact nothing seems to make any difference
in politics in' this county. The only possible
way to defeat crooked policital tactics in Ma
con county is for the decent men and women
in overwhelming majority to cast their ballots
for clean men and clean government. The
political stench that has been hovering over
this county for years must come to . an end.
Decency, honor, fair play and the spirit of the
King of Kings must remain enthroned in the
hearts and daily lives of the citizens of Macon.
The good name of the county must be re
deemed. Party politics must be relegated to
the background. To save the county from
everlasting disgrace the people must .vot for
M EN honorable men, up-right men, rightous
men, God-fearing men. The voters can ' find
the names of such men on the ballots,. ,,
Forward or Backward?
FEW WEEKS ago the opposition to the
county agent seemed quite pronounced
among a certain element of the county. We
are convinced that this opposition was due
almost entirely to lack of knowledge as to
admits that the Democrat's have been voting
dead men. Wc had been reliably informed
that ballots for dwul men had been cast but
we were uncertain which party was responsible
for invading the peace of cemeteries. Now
Johnny just conies out open and above board
and states in writing ihat the Democrats have
beci responsible for opening the graves of
Macon county, so to speak.
Now Johnny is a good Democrat. In fact
he admits it himself. He is also a very en
thuisastic Democrat and so proud of belonging
to this party that he openly boasts of the fact
that the Democratic party v6tes dead men.
Well, wc all must admire Johnny for being so
frank. Most of the Democrats will deny that
the party votes dead men, but Johnny in his
enthusiasm for the "cause" has let the cat out
of the bag. He speaks right out and tells
the public that his party votes men who have
passed to their reward. And- yet Johnny
claims in his letter published last week that he
is not upholding crooked politics; Still he is
evidently proud of his party, proud of its
strength, proud of the fact that it can vote
dead men and get away with the propersition,
proud of the fact that in this way it can de
feat the rule of the majority. Though Johnny
doe's not "uphold crooked politics," still he
takes delight in belonging to a party which he
admits has been guilty of voting dead men.
Well, Ho, hum! Such is life.
To wind up his communication Johnny ad
vises the editor not to squirm himself to death.
If laughing be squirming, we will probably do
just that. v
Others' Comments
TOWN OF 'FRANKLIN SELLS POWER
PLANT
4tl fll lilt JVUt l UWV, Ij WVHV
is heard on the streets, the most comprehensive
plans ever known in this county are now un
derway to steal the coming election and thus
defeat the majority rule. There is only .one
thing the people can do and that is to east an
almost unanimous vote for clean, men and clean
county government. In that case those manip
ulating the absentee ballots will be compelled
to resort to such monumental lraud as to torcc
action in the courts.
.One week from todaythe county 'fair starts
and continues for three days. The county
agent is making preparations for the many
exhibits that are expected. The 4-H club
boys and girls and the farmers in general
are requested to turn out in laruc numbers
and make the fair a success.
The Press suggests that , the old well b?
enlarged and that a deep well pump.be in
stalled. With both pumps doing good work
the town board can then have time to decide
upon a gravity system for the town.
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The public takes this opportunity to thank
the local forestry officials , for their offer of
the Arrowwood watershed for a water supply
for the town.
"oppbscer'ereiaRirrg-rnc
HE VOTERS of the Town of Franklin
ratified the. sale made by the board of
aldermen some time . ago for the sale of their
power plant to R. M. Mead. Every voter
who cast their vote, cast it for the sale of
the plant except two.
According to The Franklin Press. Mr. Mead
has pledged his support in securing manufac
turing industries for their town and surround
ing country. No doubt with, such men going
after enterprises that it will be only a short
i tunc ueiore; rranKtin vvtu ui .w Vumuwi
stand up and be counted. I want to put your
names alongside the names of George Wash
ington and the sweet natured little school,
teacher who said she and the Father of His.
Country had never told a lie.
No one standing? Well, then Mr. .Editor,
keep right on swatting the liars and humbugs
Call a spade a spade. And if it has dirt on
it mention the fact also. If I kick and squirm
you may know your shot hit a vital spot.
Hoping we can. have the election without
recalling the Marines from Nicaragua.
1 will close.
Respectfully, .E. A. SNYDER.
P. S. You may count me as one who believes
in a county agent. - I-
JACK REPLIES TO JOHNNY
The Advantage of Rural
Electrification
IN AN editorial discussion of the great ad
vantages brought to the farm by electricity,
the Nashville Ten nessi an says: "The kitchen
will no longer be an inferno because erf its
roaring fire in the range". Through the use
6f the automatic cleat ric pump; water from
most any .source of supply can be easily and
cheaply conveyed into the htuse.
"Moreover, the fanner will find in electrical
energy the solution of' many of his problems.
Through the use of a 1 motor lie can take
much of the drudgery out of chores to be
done about the barn. He will no longer, 'be
dependent upon his own muscle for cutting
feed. Milking-machines operated by electricity
have been a demonstrated success.
. "With the home electrified and the other
modern conveniences, with rural m; VI delivery,
with the telephone, good roads "and ; tomobilcs,
the farm is no longer an isolated pV.cc devoid
of those labor saving devices that ;hc people
of the city rook .upon as part of the necessary. . -equipment
in their homes. , Possessing these
mechanical devices and being in close and
constant touch with the outside world, , the farm
er and his family can enjoy practically all the
advantages of the urban resident without shar
ing the disadvantages of the latter. Moreover
he can have any advantages that are denied
to city cousins."
- Rural electrification marks the farmer's
emancipation from back-breaking , labor and ,
lis entry into a new era of economic prosperity.
their ranting.' The good solid citizenship of
the county, the men. and women who think,
were saying nothing. The opposition to the
agent rocked along until it appeared that
much headway was being made. Then the
thinking citizens of the county got busy and
they are still busy on behalf tof the agent.
Wc do not know whether public sentiment
has switched or whether the pros are now
talking louder than the cons. The. people who
do not believe in going backward are in the
vast majority in Macon county. To discharge
the agent, is undoubtedly a backward step and
the public will not approve. In fact the can
didates for commissioner who announce them
selves in favor of discharging the county agent
will probably have the pleasure Of staying at
home. Though only one candidate has ex
pressed himself so far in the columns of The
Press, there are at least two others who will
retain the agent if elected. There is another
who is waiting to see which way the wind is
blowing before making any statement of his
"views."
The 4-H club boys and girls all over the
county are taking a hand in this matter and
these 500 boys and girls have considerable in
fluence. Let a candidate announce his inten
tions of slapping these club members in the
face and he seals his own doom in so far as
political aspirations are concerned.
Now, are the candidates going to tell the
public where they stand on public questions?
Have they the courage? J. A. Parrish has
such courage and since he announced his views
his chances of elect jon have increased at least
50 per cent. The public naturally admires a
man who lays his cards on the table and has
nothing to conceal. The people know just
where he stands and they know that he will
not try any form of invisible government,
should he be elected. The race for the other
two places on he ticket for commissioner now
anpears to be among the four who have so
far .failed to take the public into their con-
1 fidence. .
''Dear Major'.'
'HE TRESS HAS received another letter
from Johnny which appears elsewhere on
'this page. It seems that Johnny took three
sheets of tetter size paper to write "Hear
Major." He "did get off this subject long'
enough to invite the editor to meet him in
forensic debate. No I doubt Johnriy has Al
Smith,' Cam Morrison an others skinned as an
orator and no doubt the public would like to
hear Johnny expound "the principles of Jeffex
sonian democracy," but we frankly admit that
we neither have the time nor the inclination
to debate with our esteemed friend. It seems
that Johnny does not want a wispcring cam
paign and we really believe that he means
what he says. In fact he is so much in
earnest that he comes out openly, and frankly
"mawcmtFCT'i
Major S. A. Harris, Editor,
Franklin, N. C.
My dear Major :-
Please allow me space for a few words in
replying to the pithy letter of Mr. John W.
Edwards as appears in the last issue of The
Press.
First, 1 believe that Johnny did not read my
letter carefully as his epistle is far from the
thought that I was doing my utmost to convey.
He seems to believe that The Press opened up
the columns for mudslinging, relief to sores
and stomach-ache.
Now as Johnny has placed me before the
public as maliciously and f elonously violating
the laws and good morals of our county and
the same charge as to the use of the U. S.
Mails, as Johnny knows so much about my
lawlessness I respectfully refer him ' to our
courts as recourse for justice and preforming
the act of a good citizen. The-acts for which
I am guilty I offer no apology.
Such discussions as Johnny has offered will
not be considered as in need of reply as they
will be ignored by me unless- Jie again thrusts
a , stab at the good citizenship of our county
as he closed his argument by saying "Nica
ragua is a paradise compared with Macon
county." Those eight words I do insist that
the public weigh . well, then, give Johnny such
credit as he be' entitled to as a standard ban
ner carrier. ' ,. . . ,
The letter, of Mr. T. G.'Harbinsori should be
appreciated by all and I trust 'thaV.it will be -'
received in the same good spirit as hecxr
pressed ', himself. ' ' "
1 1 tldl,titlib -J tu
Ruralite.
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CANNING IN WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA
ONATHAN Case, formerly of Hendcrson-
villc, operated the community cannery in
Franklin the past season and made a success
of it, in spite of the fact that raw materials
were not obtainable in the quantity necessary
to enable the cannery to fill all orders. The
Franklin Press states that the cannery turn
ed out over 200,000 cans and quotes Mr. Case
as saying he could have marketed a million
cans. Mr. Case is also quoted as saying that
the great need of the Macon cannery is larg
er capital. A larger amount of canning could
have . been done if there had been capital
available to buy the raw materials.
The experiences of the cannery at Franklin
and the Hcndersonville cannery indicate very
clearly that there is a big market for the
canned products of Western North Carolina.
Two problems have been encountered here
in the canning business. There is, first of all,
the problem of securing adequate capital to
finance the business. Perhaps the Henderson
ville cannery is in a stronger position in this
respect than the Franklin cannery. Then there
is the problem of securing the raw materials
in large quantities. Quantities of fruits and
vegetables that stagger the imagination of the
average man are necessary to keep a big can
nery running.
The problem of the future here is going
to be to get the farmers of Henderson and
surrounding counties to grow the raw ma
terials which will be necessary to the success
of a large cannery.
No longer can the farmers of this section
say they have no market for their fruits asid
vegetables. The cannery furnishes a market.
The cannery will guarantee fair pries prices
which will enable the intelligent grower to
make money on the crops produced on his
soil. ' '
OPPORTUNITY is.knscking at the door of
every farmer in Henderson and adjoining
counties. The future holds success and pros
perity for all who use their brains and hands
in answering Opportunity's call. Hcnderson
ville Times-News.
Letters
ANENT SQUIRMERS
Dear Mr. Editor: '
I do not know much about politics, but I
do know that such men as T. G. Harbison
and J. K. Bryson know 1 whereof they speak;
I also sec nothing wrong in letting Jack
Stribling have his say, too. Jack, maybe, has
committed the "unpardonable sin," in the eyes
of some. Maybe he doesn't practice all he
preaches. ' Who does? Right here, all who
have never done vany wrong or told any lies;
SOU ft
citizenship, T am, .
Sincerely, yours,
JACK STRIBLING.
JOHNNY ADVISES AGAINST SQUIRMING
October 15, 1928.
Editor of The Franklin Press:
Many thanks Dear; Major for your, free ad
vertisement in last week's Press.
I Want Mr. Bob Shook to know that I have
not a word to say against his good name, it
was. only The Press 1 wanted to get next to..
It seems like when My Dear Friend Major
talks about anything Republican you can hear
him from Trimont to Onion mountain, but
when he has anything good to say about Char
lie Ingram he can't speak above a whisper.
Dear Major, the squirming you saw me do
ing was not really squirming, but that was
the motions I was executing giving you the
horse laugh about your clean politics policies.
You asked the readers of The Press to pick
between such critics as John Edwards and
The Press to get rid of dirty politics. Now
Dear Major, that was some task to put before
the people so near the election day. 1 guess
1 am a back number, but the Republican plat
form upon which The Press stands has been
dead in North Carolina since Governor Russell
sat at Raleigh. Since you put the question up
squarely to the people I have received so many
handshakes that my right arm has begun to
creak. How many has come over on your
side ?
Now Dear Major I can't say what I wanf
to, for I have too much respect for a major .
since I am enly a buck private. But if yu
will except a little invitation meet me at the
court house any time before the election and
we will try to argue this matter out to the
satisfaction f the public. I am no famous
debater, but' I'll trust to be able to defend the
principles ofi the great Democratic party be
fore any crowd that would gather to see tke
duel. ,;
New Dear Major, let's have nq whispering
campaign. We ought to come out clearly on
all questions as a Southern Genjtlemam, (A re
tired major) and a . Mountain Hoosier should
do. I am a Democrat every day of the year.
What are you? If you are a Republican say
so, if not keep quite for I will then know I
have wronged yon.'
L. L. Jenkwis, in the court house Saturday
morning, made mention of ne of your pet
hobies, that is the vote of the dead. I'll tell
you w hy the Democrats use the dead vote
and the Republicans do not. In the first place
the Republicans are not in a position to use
the dead votes. In the second and last count,
they always have the address of the dead"
Democrats while they t generally are in doubt
just where to write the dead Republicans.
Dear Major, don't squirm yourself to death
while reading this.
Respectfully yours,
V - JOHNNY W. EDWARDS. '
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