The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-02
MCCARTHY IN THE LEAD.

Wehave been carefully watching our
exchanges merely to keep
as to their choice for candi-
dates for State offices and while We
believe that a Democratic nomination
for a State Office this year will be an
honor we cannot help to admire
the manly way in which some of the
leading papers are supporting our fell
low-townsman Mr.. E. S. McCarty for
Lieutenant Governor.
That Mr.. McCarty's friends here at
home may know something of what is
going on in his behalf We reproduce
the MISREPRESENTATION the Spring
field Leader-D Democrat, : the leading
Democratic paper of Southeast Mis-
souri,:
E. S. McCarty, a silver Democrat
who is prominently mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination for lieu
tenant-governor, was in the city dur
ing the Masonic gathering this week.
Mr.. McCarty's home is at Cape Cir
ardeau, in the county of the same
name. He is a warm friend and sup
porter of Governor Stone and though
he has never held office he has done
much to further the interests of the
party in the State. Recently he has
been swinging around the circle max
ing free silver speeches where they
would do the most good. Mr.. McCar-
tvs faith in the ability of free silver
Democrats to get anything on earth
they want is firmly founded and is
not to be shaken.
Mr.. McCarty is a Thirty-second de-
gree Mason and has been attending
the meetings of the grand bodies. He
is the head of the widely known firm
of E. S. McCarty & Co., which is ex-
tensively associated with the mercan-
| tile business of Southeast Missouri.
| This firm owns mercantile establish
ments at Kennett and White Oak, Gin
Dunklin county and Pascola in Pemi-
scot county. Besides these it has a
fine stave factory at White Oak, and
is the owner of the famous Armstrong
Springs and hotel, a short distance
from the boundary line of the state OF
Arkansas. Mr.. McCarty is also con-
nected with several small lines OF
railroad which have very beneticially
served to develop that portion of the
state, and was president of the st.
Louis, Kennel & Southern and other
railroads. Several of these roads
owe their existence to his untirius en-
ergy, and all of them have been OF
great benefit to the communities in
which they are located. In short,
taking all the points requisite to make
up an available and highly ssrvicable
candidate, the nomination of Mr.. Nc
Carly to the lieutenant-governorship
of this state would be a boon to the
party which would abound immensely
to its advantage in the ardOus strug'
gle of the approaching campaign.
MIR. McCarty's position on the sill
YER Issue is a sound one. He said;
"Down in my county the Ii to l SEN
timent is overwhelmingly strong. No
only that, but l have just completed 9
tourthroughCa rter, ;Dunklin and New
Madrid counties and other portions O.
| Southeast Missouri and l find tbs
silver sentiment seems unanimous
There are very few gold men there
They VIII not bolt, but when the time
comes will stand squarely ON the part!
platform. Another thing must b
taken into account. If the party il
Missouri makes a firm stand for fret
silver it will gain thousands Of Repub
lican and Populist votes. When Pop
ulism vas at its height very man.
Democrats Topped over and JOINED
the new party If the Democratic
party endorses the free silver ide;
these Populistf will come back.
SIN regard to national politics
think the silver men will have com
plete control of the Chicago cOnven
ton. There will be gold delegates il
the convention, of course, but the.
will be in the hopeless minority ant
will have to submit. | believe tn
Democrats will sweep the country thi
falland that they will doitOaa straigh
free silver platform. The Democrat
even in the acknowledged gold state
will not bolt, but will stand by tn
platform"
When questioned as to his choic
for the presidential nominee. Mr.. Mo
Carly said:
!, "Personally 1 think the party woul
make no mistake in running eithe
Bland or Stone for president. If W
had to 90 outside the state for a car
didate | think Boies would be the bes
man available.
| Cleveland? No, he will not run
| How can he, when he represents tn
views of IA hopeless minority of hi
party. still some contingency migf
arise which would knock the money il
L.