The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-12-07
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.

Is it Wise to Defer Consideration OF
Senator Buffers Successor Until
After the Constitutional Amend
ment is SettIed?-rlr. tiatchett Sees
No Reason Why it Should be Done
Gen. Carr's Claims to Recognition
Justice Demanded and Justice is
all that His Friends Ask.
DURHAM, n. c., Dec. ), 1899.
EE1ToR GOLD LEAF:-I notice that
several papers in the State, and II
mistake not, yours among them, depre-
cate the idea of any agitation OF the
Senatorial question, saying that it is too
early: that after We have passed the con-
stitutional amendments, which should
he our first consideration, it will be time
enough to consider who is to succeed
Hon. Marion Butler as United States
Senator from North Carolina.
Ii you will permit me, | should like to
ask you and the party leaders at large,
if this policy of waiting, and keeping the
masses of the party in ignorance OF
what the leaders, Commonly called the
party machine) would do at the last
moment, will not tend to disintegrate
still farther theparty, land perpetuate Re-
publican-Populist control ofState affairs.
1t appears to my poor judgment, that
with existing Democratic conditions in
Virginia, where the rupture began by the
election of the machine candidate, Martin,
over the choice of the party, Fitz Lee,
and continued this year with Governor
Taylor in Lees shoes, and the disrup-
ton, dissatisfaction and almost ami
hilation of party lines in the recent Ken
lucky election, that it would be suicidal
for the masses Of the party, its sinews
and strength, to listen to the politicians
Siren song of "wait" until the trap was
sprung upon them by those who have
personal ends to serve, and whose
claims for place are based mostly upon
the party pie they have luckily been
able to distribute.
If any thing can be gathered from the
"outs" of the intelligent Democracy who
are not seeking to get 'in, it Is that
they want a man for the successor OF
Butler in the United States Senate, who
while true and loyal to the party has
not made himself offensive in any way;
one who is capable in every respect, and
one who has done the State and party
such service as entities him to high
recognition; one who would reflect credit
upon the State.
Why not let the people think this
matter over maturely? What is the
motive for waiting? How does the
discussion OF our next Senator inter
fere with The passage OF the constitu-
tional amendments?
or the possible candidates among the
politicians are chairman F. NJ. Simmons,
Ex-Governor T. j. Jarvis, and Colonel
WaddeII of New Hanover, each and every
one of whom would reflect credit upon
themselves and the State in any position
they might occupy, but each represents
the politicians of the party who have
controlled things till the Democratic
PEOPLE want a say, and intend to have
it,
The old veterans, the intitutiOns OF
learning, the churches, and people all over
the State demand that the man who has
done so much for each and all, General
Julian S. Carr of Durham, shall not be
side-tracked, unless the people shall
present Il more competent man, and one
who has done more for the State and
party. Small in numbers though they
may be, the old Confederate veterans
will see that justice is done to General
Carr, and justice is all that they ask for
him.
A. HATCHETT.