The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-02-20
COL. CARR'S POSITION AS STATED
BY HIMSELF.


torial nomination on account OF the
Premature announcements Of few
speculative State pap: rs, II thought
it knew what II was talking about.
We didn't see how he could withdraw
from a contes. in which he has never
participated We didn't see how lie
could withdraw and make this the first
time he ever refused to obey q party
mandate, which clearly singles him
GU. as the one man to become our
standard bearer and lead the party 10
victory. We asked the press and the
people to await direct public expires
sion from Col. Carr himself before
sidetracking him. Col. Carr has
given out an interview TO a correspond
ent of the Richmond Dispatch and
every word he utters confirms Tie
ReOiezo. We reproduce it from the
Charlotte Times:
Colonel Julian 5. Carr was asked
by a correspondent of the Richmond
Dispatch for his views as to the meth
DDS the Democrats should follow in
North Carolina this year. He replied
with marked earnestness, and said: L
favor late campaign. We ought not
to make any compromises or cOnces-
slons, but fight it out on strictly Demo-
cratic lines and principles. We have
made some concessions which injured
| our party When asked if he would
permit the use Of his name for the
Gubernatorlal nomination, he replied:
"Ony party eXigency would force
me to do so. No good citizen can run
away from such thing as that |
| propose to stand by any man my party
dominates, with my best effort and my
means. | am very hopeful that my
friends will not consider me as in the
race at all. | am for the other fell
| low whoever he may be-
We say, and say it to his everlast-
ing credit, that Col. Carr is one Of the
most ambitious men IN North Carroll
ma. And we say, moreover, he Is a
man whose ambition can always be
trusted, because it has patriotism as its
guiding star. He has ever been ready
and willing "to do the State some ser
vice. He does not look with uncon-
Germ upon the highest office within the
gltt OF a sovereign commonwealth
Every settled purpose Of his mind is to
be useful IN the largest sense. Ambl-
ton TO many men is curse; it is Col
| Cars good genius. 1t will not lead
him, in promoting his own interests,
to a point beyond where he can as eff
fectually serve the interests of others.
He has never been found in the ranks
OF the office seekers, and much as he
would appreciate All expression of con-
tIdence and esteem upon the part Of
the people of his State at the ballot
OK for the first time, he declares him
self willing to stand back unless his
name be found the one necessary for
the Democracy to con ure success
with. Could there be greater disn-
terested interest Oh the part ola man?
Could there be stronger evidence of
self-abnegation?
Our very able contemporary, the
Raleigh Meas amt Observer, had a
lew days ago most Interesting and
| important editorial on The Governor
Ship In emphasizing the import
anCe of the Democracy retaining con-
troll of this office it emphasizes the i'm
portance of choosing man like Col.
Carr as our candidate, who Will make
his calling and election sure to the
Governorship. We reproduce the ar
tiCle in this connection:
In all Republican calculations for
fusion the candidate for Governor is
taken by them, and the Populists are
given a share Of the other offices.
The Governship is worth more than
all the other State offices combined,
from party standpoint. He fills all
vacancies, and except in one position,
he does SO without the need of confirm
alton by the Senate. The Governor is
the head of all the public institutions,
directs the militia, alone passes upon
applications for pardon, and in many
other ways exercises power that is
tar-reaching. All this in the face of
the fact that he has no veto power on
legislation.
The Democrats now have the Gov
erDor, whereas the Fusionists have
both branches Of the Legislature. 1t
is matter Of history that in all con-
tllcts between them, the Governors
will prevailed, and saved ali the State
institutions to Democratic control.
The power OF appointment to va
cancles has been very important. More
than half the judges of the past ten
years owed their original elevation to
the bench to gubernatorial appoint
ment. Of the members of the last
Supreme court, the Chief Justice was
promoted by appointment, and Jus
tees Clark, McRae, and Burwel were
all appointed originally by the Cover
nor, as was also the former State
| Treasurer and Secretary of State. The
same is true of Judges Boyk Brown,
Allen, Conner, Whitaker, Graham,
Shuford, Armfeld, Gilmer, Battle,
Bynum, Mebane, and others of the
| SupCllO1 court UtnCn.
| In view of the far reaching influence
Of the Governor, the only State officer
who can be said to have official influ-
ence outside Of his own department
it is not surprising that number of
Populists are opposed to permitting
the Republicans to take the chief Stale
office, as we'll as the Senatorship, and
give them half of the lesser places
which amount to nothing more than
the salaries paid to the officials and
their subordinates. The division
proposed by the Republicans gives
them the only two important places
in fact the only two places oil