The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-10-04


ful and true in storm and in sunshine
| and who have fought its battles in
the days of its adversely and defeat
as well as in the days of its prosper
ity and victory. While the Demo-
cratic party always has and always
will tittingly reward its young men,
it never has and never will, in my
Judgment, close its doors to its faith
full veterans. The young worker Of
to-day will be the veteran of to-mor-
row and the party will, in the plenti
tude Of its opportunities, do ustice
to both and tittingIy reward each.
II, therefore, | have ceased to belong
| to the young Democracy and have be-
come one of the party's veterans.
do not believe that a generous and
just people will allow me to be cast
aside on that account.
If this coveted prize is to be the re-
ward OF party service then | may, l
believe, ask to be allowed to enter the
race. For more than a third of q CEN
turv | have been in the thickest of
our party's battles, and the several
campaigns from 1865 to 1900 will
testify to the fact that | have worked
as hard for party success when | was
not a candidate as when ! was. In
deed, only twice have | been the
nominee of the party in the State at
large for office. once in &c when |
was a candidate for Lientenant-G Gov
ernOr and in 80 | was q candidate for
Governor, but there has not been a
State campaign since '65 in which |
did not take an active part. and do
my full share of the work, except the
campaigns of sc and 'SS when | was
out of the country. But, if the con-
sideratiOn Of party service is to be
limited to the two last campaigns
then I believe | can make a respect
able showing without detracting from
the services of others. In these two
campaigns all did their duty, as it
was given to them, from our able and
faithful chairman down to the town
ship worker-from the great dailies
to the teeming weeklies-and no one
man has a monopoly of the victory
our party won in its heroic and deter
mined effort to establish and main
tain good government in North Caro-
lima.
| have not and shall not have one
word to say against the worthy gen
tlemen who are contesting for this
high honor. They have wrought well
for their party and their State; and
they deserve well of both. They
have right to be candidates if they
desire, and | have no right to COM
plain of them for it. We all have a
common enemy whose politics tend
to undermine and endanger the very
foundation Of this Republic, aud
which, if not checked, will in time
convort II into oliSarohy, if not
empire. | shall reserve all my criti-
cisms and denunciations for this COM
mon enemv-the Republican party.
This is the only and last word
shall have to say for myself. All the
time | can spare from the duties
upon which my daily support de-
pends. will be given to speaking for
Bryan and Stevenson and our candi-
dates for the House OF Representa-
tives. While l would be glad to be
chosen Senator. it is not the only
thing that gives me concern, be-
lieve that the triumph of our party in
November is essential to the welfare
of our country: and that the election
of Bryan and Stevenson will mean
the broadening of the Tightening grip
of the trusts and the setting free of
industries and individuals now en-
dangered by them, and the bringing
back the administration Of our gov
ernment to the safe moorings point
ed out by Washington and jefferson.
have no organization and | shall
not try to affect one. | shall send
printed tickets to our county chair
men and request them to cause these
tickets to be placed, through their
various committees, as other tickets
are at the various precincts, conven-
lent to the voters on the day Of the
primary. This | am sure our county
charmen and county and township
committees will cheerfullv do, with
out any regard to their personal pre-
fercnces; and | beg to tender them
IN" thanks for their services. Hav
inc done this the matter 50 far as |
an concerned is with the Democratic
voters. 1t is for them to say who
shall be Senator. While shall hold
in grateful emcmbrance those who
NAV say kind word for me OF take
an interest, in any way. in my candi-
dacv, | shall cherish no i'll will to-
wards those who may prefer another.
| am sincerely your obedient ser
want, THOS. j. JARVIS.