Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-11-17
SIMMONS FOR TTHE CABINET
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HCR7H cAn0iLTA'S CLAIM OF GRO
YES CLEVELAND F0R REPRE-
SENTATi2Y
Simmons tie Foremost Figure in ire
ReYefaton OF Korh CarcEnc's
Nctory.


the Cabinet Of any President: first,
John Branch, unter Andrew Jack
son; second, George E, Badger, III the
Cabinet OF HarrisCn II, The elder; bird,
William 4. Graham, in the admin
istration OF Fillmore; and, fourth,
James G, Dobbin, in the splendid
government Of Franklin Pierce.
Thesf, each, held the portfolio Of
the Navy. The last was Mr, Do5-
bin, whose appointment dates so far
back as 1853, nearly :orty years;
making lapse in representation of
North Carolina Of period trench
ing closely on half a century.
The verdict for y change Ill the
personnel Of The Federal Govern
ment has been singularly and ever
whelmingly pronounced. We are
happily confronted with an incom-
ing Democratic administration.
IN the Eorcrall@ srojls Of Der
ocracy, North Carolina las q politi-
Cal birthrighi. When the rewards
Of victory are being distributed,
should she fail to claim as 81 trophy
Of political 6onques t, for some faith
ful servant Of her cause, Il position
of higtcst dignity in The atlnlin;stra-
ton. her proYcrbial mcdesty viii
kase Gcgoncrated 10 q degree where
none Of he Grer qualities OF virtue
ale arp.eciablc. 5oGcsty may neYer
cease to lie virtue, tut stolid indif-
fernce TO natural er political rights
is 81 evil, if not q positive vice,
either in individual man Or poiit-
ioal community.
In the Electoral College, the im-
rortance of one vote from any single
State may rot he distinguished in
weight Of suffrage power from q
single vote from any one Of the seY-
elal States. But TIE conditions by
which any vote was made possible
and, finally, certain for Cleveland
and Stevenson. may differ, moder-
ateiy or radically, as the difficulties
of the campaign il one State may
con traEt With the alom;lies Of po-
! litical warfare IN some other State.
70 illustrate: the leaders c. DEM
ccracy in Alabama, Arkansas, Geor-
gia ard Florida entered the field Of
ration al contest sith hcpe Of vic
tory confirmed by recent local suc-
cess, W here the weakness Of allied
foes was disclosed and the impact
strength of Democracy assured. Not
SO in North Carolina T. N. Sim
mons, the appointed leader OF the
Democrotic column in this State,
had not the advantage Of such lest
OF relative strength. There was DO
political skirmishing along the line
to forecast future probabilities. Bat:
while the Republican National Com
mittee vas confidently placing The
electoral vote Of North Carolina in
the Republican column, Mr.. Sim
mcns more confidently proclaimed
to the American people Chat the
common enemy, the Republican
party, nor the Populists,n ,neither sep
arately nor in fusion, should win the
victory, Depioying his field mar
shals OF Democracy, Ransom, Jarvis
Aycock, Glenn and hundreds Of eth
ers, in positions where the effect was
sineuiarly marked, and by reason OF
rare political sagacity, familiarity
with not merely the general features
of the complex situation, but down
to an analysis Of the minute. things
politically, of each township in tht
State, Simmons led the fortunes %
Grover Cleveland.
During the canvass, Mr.. Simmon:
issued more than ono address to tbs
Democracy of this State. These
papers, complete in statement, am
pie il warning and terse in argu
ment, will, with Vance's address te
the people, stand, conspieuously, a
masterpieces Of political literatur,
among the productions of of Amer
lean pamphleteers. This ability t,
generallze, analyse and cogentl.
focalize facts and reasons, may b
traced to splendid endowments ot
nature and accurate legal culture
As lawyer, Mr.. Simmons is. th
peer Of any man IN North Carolina
In executive ability, he is the equal
if mol the superior of any man in th
South.