Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-08-09

tiles.
In one of the earlier epistles
of Governor Carr's Senator he
confesses that had not the execu-
tive of the State stretched forth
a hand to defect the descending
course of Vance's mantle, it
would have fallen, in direct and
natural descent, athwart the
shoulders of Western Demo
crat- But, in the same letter,
he promises to restore the
usurped garment to a rightful
heir when he shall have been
successful in procuring for him.
self the duplicate now worn by
Senator Ransom. Butin another
epistle he says that he will cheer
fully support and abide by can
didates selected by means of
the primary, no matter "from
what section they may be
chosen;" his eagerness being so
overreaching as to persuade him
to qaulify his former declaration
and thereby place himself in an
attitude where he may run with
or against Ransom. "Anythinp
to beat Grant" was the slogan of
the Blaine Republicans in a
memorable contest. Anything
to elect Jarvis" is the shibboleth
OF Jarvis in the present contest.
But the sorriest aspect of Gov
ernOr Carr's Senator is his pitia-
bic attitude when invoking the
shades of the dead to save him
from the possible onslaught of
the living. Twice within the
short space of ten days he, by
public outcry, has summoned
Vance from the cerements of the
grave. Shrewdly drawn into
controversy with Mr.. Watt,
usually careful and always bril-
liant correspondent of the Char
lotte Observer. he states that, if
Vance did not escape the criti-
cism of Mr.. Watt, he, (Jarvis,)
may not hope to elude the same
fate, and in letter to Mr.. Cald-
well, the editor of the Observer,
he amplifies the statement.
| The writing of the letter to Mr.
Caldwell is feeble and ridicu-
lous attempt to initiate Vance.
Those familiar with phases of
recent political events will easily
recall that Mr.. Caldwell edito-
rally criticised Senator Vance
for recognizing the Alliance as a
legitimate factor in politics. SEN
ator Vance, seeking to sustain
his position, wrote an open letter
to Mr.. Caldwell. The letter was
caustic and independent. It al
most makes one laugh to note
the fact that on the 3Oth ultimo,
| Governor Carr's Senator, mon
key like, penned a virulent epis-
| tie to this same Mr.. Caldwell.
Governor Carr's Senator in his
letter to Mr.. Caldwell works out
for himself a martyrdom which
he alleges Vance suffered; noting
that he, too, is sustaining, as
best he can, an attack from the
correspondent who assailed
Vance.
| When Senator Vance insisted
that the Richmond and Danville
corporation comply with the
original charter of the Western
!; North Carolina Railway, and at
once project it's main branch as
irequired by that charter, he was
opposed by Jarvis, Andrews and
Schenck, whether rightfully or
wrongfully, it is not our prov
ince to now discuss. But the
fact remains that by Andrews
and Schenck, the colleagues OF
, Jarvis in this matter, Vance was
, attacked in the public prints as
no man was ever assailed in
North Carolina. Did Jarvis pro
test? No. These letters, inferen
TALLY a defence of Jarvis and ex
tplicitly a denunciation of Vance,
were written in the days before
: Jarvis, bidding farewell to the
Richmond and Danville, became
q even temporarily the attorney O.
the Coast Line. Then Jarvi:
stood by, holding the raiment
6 while stones were cast at Vance
+ Then Vance must be stoned tina
q Jarvis might live politically. But
: to-day, when Jarvis is pricked h
o shrieks for the illustrious deat
to save him from the fate whicl
:. either with the assent of Jarvis
4 or certainly without his dissent
+ WAS entailed on Vance, and, ap
parently, that he, Jarvis
8 might be vindicated and sus
+ tanned in the railway polio,
- which he as Governor had dc
:. termined for North Carolina.
q We're it not that the memor
% of him who is peculiarly Mort
q Carolina's distinguished dead
"a too solemnly sacred, and, that tn
70 dignity of Democracy is too aspil
" ingly lofty to be thus trifHed will
: it would be very funny, indeet
10 TO witness Governor Carr's Sci
!, ator awkwardly stretching b
ID legs TO plant his feet in the foo
, steps of the now dead giant.