The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-16
RANSOM AND JARVIS.
''The State Has Paid Both in Full and
Owes them Nothing"

A correspondent writing to the
Charlotte Observer, says that in view
of the fight being made between Ran
som and Jarvis, the proper thing to do
is to rule both out and call for new
deal altogether. This is the proposition
that now comes from the Ransom
crowd. Realizing that he must 60
down they want Jarvis to 60 down
with him. As between the two the
GOLD LEAF tavors Jarvis, although it
is not inseparably welded to him.
But for the spirit in which the sug-
gestion comes, from the quarter it
does, we would be more heartily in
favor of standing both aside. But to
the article in question. We quote the
following:
But the Democratic party has paid
Ransom off in full. 1t has sent him
to the United States Senate for "a
years, and he is now 6S years old,
while Jarvis is apparently 7S years old.
And while I do not believe we should
be forever changing our Represent
atives, for the reason that the longer
we keep a good man in such place of
importance the more influence he has
for the the good of State, yet under
the circumstances l really think it
would be best for the Democratic
party to retire both Jarvis and Ransom
and send new and younger men-men
in the vigor of manhood. And we
have young men of ability who are
competent to be United States 'Sena-
tors. Jarvis and Ransom are not the
only men in the great State of North
Carolina who are capable of occupying
such positions. | can name twelve
from the East and West who would be
an honor to the State and who would
take high stand in the United States
Senate.
From the East l will name: Walthr
Clark, F. H. Busbee, Spier Whitaker,
R. O. Burton, Jr., w. w. Fuller and
Thos Mason and others.
From the West: A. c. Avery,
Frank Osborne, w. J. Montgomery,
Major Stedman, R. B. Glenn and Jas.
H. -Merrimon and others.
So, Mr.. Editor, we have young men
of ability who would, suppose, be
willing to serve their country for their
country's good, if requested to do SO,
and since we have them why need we
let these old men in their fight for
Office disrupt the Democratic party :
Let the Democratic party say to them:
" "Retire to the shade of private life.
We have honored you for the services
and good you have done and will
cherish your memory. We can not
and will not allow you in your fight
for Office to cause dissensions in the
party. We have young men of ability
and will bring them to the 'front.'"
This | think should be done and
done at once.
Pardon me for taking so much
space in your valuable paper, but this
is matter of great importance and
the party should decide at once. l
have within the last two weeks talked
with representative men in several
counties and they all, without an
exception, told me that if man
declared himself for either Jarvis or
Ransom he could not be elected that
the friends of one were fighting the
other, and fighting to the extent that
they would rather a Republican or
Populist should be sent to the Legis-
lature from their counties than for a
Jarvis or Ransom Democrat. hope
the party will speak out at once and in
no uncertain voice and put stop to
this fight between these two old men.
The Democratic party is greater than
any one man, be he Jarvis or Ransom
or both combined.