The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-04-26
Mr.. JARVIS WRITES
A Letter to the People Of the
State.
HIS LETTER MISCONSTRUED
He Says He Has Thrown Down No
Gage of Battle.

He Is for Democratic Success above
the Success of Any Man.
GREENvILLE, April "A, 1894
Capt S. A. Ashe, Editor News and OBJ
server Chronicle:
SIR-I beg, before leaving the state to
enter upon my duties in Washington, to
again trespass upon the courtesy of the
press. 1t is my habit when have any
! thing to say to the people of North Caro-
! Nina to say ii to them direct.
| In my letter declaring it to be my pur-
! pose not to be candidate before the leg
islature for the place made vacant by the
death of Senator Vance, I simply said
! THAT if the people desired to keep up the
senatorial divisions, so to speak, would
nCt be in their way, that [ did not in
tend to be a candidate for the short term.
| did not intend to declare war upon any
one or to throw down the gage of battle
to any one, and humbly submit there is
nothing in the letter to justify such
construction.
1t is true I have for some months en-
tertained the purpose to become can.
didate before the legislature to succeed
Senator Ransom, and 1 have not con-
cealed this purpose. | felt that had
right to do this, and I still think So 1t
must be remembered that Senator Ran
som is now nearing the end of his fourth
term. He has been continuously in this
high office more than twenty two years.
did not feel and do not now feel that
/ am infringing upon any ones right in
becoming a candidate for this position,
and | have no idea that the senator, after
his long term Of service, will, for a mo-
m mt, understand to question the right
OF any gentleman to succeed him There
Certainly is no occasion for any supposi
tiOn that we are to have any undue ex-
element or asperity over the matter. I
have never been a disturbing element in
the democratic party and [ will not be
now. | will say in advance that am
willing to leave it to the democratic
voters at ballot to be taken in the pri
maries, under such rules and regGla ati0ns
as may be prescribed by the state COM
mittee, to say whether I shall be a can
didate at all or not, and | will abide the
result. Or, am quite as willing for the
state convention of our party to deter
mine that question. This is the peoples
business and | am willing for them to
settle it, ana in their own way. I Will go
stlll further, and say that if at anytime it
s 'all appear that my candidacy will lose
to the party single county l will be
ady to retire.
say this because in my humble judg-
meut il is Of the first Importance to the
people that the state government shall
remain in the hands of the democratic
party. Under the administration of this
party the people have had tranquility,
peace and all the prosperity that good
state government could give. 1t is far
better, in my opinion, that both Senator
Ransom and myself should pass out of
. should pass from under the control of the
democratic party. [ know it is better
l at | should never be heard of again
tlan that the legislature should cease to
be in the hands of the democrats.
notice with regret that it is insinu.
ated that the governor has paid off a pri-
vate obligation with public trust. This
charge was made, am sure, in ignorance
of the facts in the case. | beg to state
the facts, and then | believe the unjust
, insinuation will be Withdrawn. The facts
are these: Just as soon as the executive
committee was organized | wrote to its
chairman, the Hon. F NJ Simmons, ten
dering my services to the party and
agreeing to be subject to his orders til
the election was over. About the 18th
S or Goth of July I received a telegram
e from Mr.. Sim mons asking me to come to
Raleigh. l obeyed his summons and on
r my arrival there l was told by him that
5 there would be no joint canvass and that
| had been selected to travel and speak
with our candidate for governor. | re-
= peated that was ready to go anywhere
uS CuOSS 10 SSuu uS. al AC udu W AO
was to make and publish the appoint.
ments and that l would be there 10 fl
= them.
, | assisted him, at his request, in max.
, ing the first few appointments, beginning
, at Whiteville on August l, but after that
did not know where l was going, OF
with whom was TO speak till saw the
appointments published. From the 1st
day OF August till the Gay of election
was subject to the control of our chair.