The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-22
ReidSville Review,l

magical and magnetlc-to couture will
III North Carolina. \ personality
which like that Of the lamented Vance
possesses an abiding interest for tn.
good Old North State. 4 man whose
prlncely philan thropy knows no bound,
and no distinctions. A man whose
heart is home for the humanities. A
man the characteristic charms of whose
courage, eloquent with enthusiasm
enlisted in any enterprise, secures anC
slgnaIlzes success to that standard
from the start.
a representative of the Revieu me,
Col. Carr on the train few days ago
and, deslrous Of eliciting his views
upon the great shadowing issue before
the people, found him, while not
anxious to rush into print to vaunt
and exploit his views, ready to give
clear cut opinions when asked for.
Without an instant's hesitation and
without waiting to choose words which
would be susceptible of more than one
meaning Col. Carr, with that candor
and audacity which has always been
with him a native element plunged
boldly into the subject and said:
II am silver man. | favor the
resumption of the full and free use of
the dollar of our Daddies' money
OF the Constitution-the money of
the people. | want to return to the
palmy days Of the silver regime.
am old enough to know that since that
great crime of the century-the de-
monetization act of ls73-was COM
mltted we have witnessed an epoch of
contraction aud depression unparal-
lcled i'll our history. The assassina-
ton OF silver sounded the Iiad of all
our woes, III my opinion. | am not
lnsensible to some of the arguments
urged by gentlemen on the other
side of the question. | have heard
1t argued that the same conditions
do not exist now which prevailed
previous to 1873, and that therefore,
the ques ton must be dealt with differ
emily. | have heard it argued that
this is most inopportune time for
throwing the country into commissions
Of another educational campaign in
through an ordeal of this character. |
have heard it argued that following in
the wake of panicy times, now that
a normal condition is being arrived at,
it would be unwise to unsettle conf
dence and disturb values by precipi-
tating this discussion. 1t is urged
that many who barely managed to pull
thyn,,,h h,,t loi
might not be able to weather another
storm. The country is likened by
some to patient who fell sick with a
light fever which finally developed into
a typhoid form, and in making the
diagnosis it is urged that q different
course must be pursued from that which
would have applied when the first
symptoms were manifested. With due
Difference to the views of these gentle
men, whose OminOus spcculatiOns cam
not, Of course, be answered in ad-
vance, | assert my unalterable faith
i'll the revlvitying power OF silver and
am willing to go on record now as ia
voring the fight for its restoration
to its former place as money. l have
no desire te be misunderstood on this
great question:
Col. Carr's views on the silver
question were further elaborated as
follows:
|. II favor the immediate repeal of
the law demOnctiZing silver and the
immediate restoration of silver to the
position held by it before the passage
of that law. This will make silver,
as we'll as gold, money of final payment.
Money will then be easier and trade
will revive, debts and taxes will be
easier to pay.
> Il favor the continued coinage OF
silver at the present ratio as long as
the country needs more money and as
long as we can keep silver dollar
equal to a gold dollar. We are now
floating nearly 5000, 900 of silver,
and we can float fully twice as much.
| if the government will make it Legal
| tender in all sums for all debts, both
public and private.
, "If other nations will Join us, all
try to to supply ourselves with all the
| gold and silver we need.
Gold tends to rise in value, i
used exclusively, while silver tend:
to fall. If both are used together they
| will balance each other. and the re
sultant will be more stable than either
component.
II realize that many good men
whose opinions are entitled to respect
and consideration, differ with m,
touching this important question. still
after careful study of all the condi
tious, | shall abide as friend of tn,
White Metal-the peoples money"
| The conversation soon dritted into
State politics and Col. Carr expressed
himself fearful as the State again goin.
over to the enemy.
There is" said he. "every indica
ton that Fusion will continue and bt
made complete The coalition force:
are working hard already to carry til,
State in the next campaign, while the
Democrats are waiting supinely unit
the canvass is upon us and our Oppo
nentS have gotten in the best part o
their work. They are holding theil
speakings, rallies and iollification meet
ings all over the State. They have
preludiced the minds of many of the
people so bitterly against the Demo
cratic party that even if it were au'
nOunccd that such leaders as Senator
Jarvis. Gov. Carr. Gov. Holt aud :
B. Alexander were TO speak in favor
OF silver they could not draw the vast
mutitudes which once tlocked to heal
these tried and trusted men. l am lk,
kolb, of Alabama. in that | can set
nothing in common between Republl
can and Populist parties. Upon ever.
important issue they are dlametricall,