The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-11-01


SiInInons or u help Mr.. " adcel!
and no one has Il right " use II 70
nuTi ANY one Of tn,.o candidates
They are all b, Mocrats, anu IL d
coin miIteeHIan - not Wi lns ~ gave
any oLo of III. III tA!r tieatm-Lt be
ceases 10 periorm the wlIl vi the
party. IDe Democratic convention
has made Il the duLy " tLe State
Ike uLIyr Committee ~ hold and
conduct tAo o.uaLorlal primary
AID i'll tuin La, enlrurt, q lt 10 the
county executive COulLQitteo III
each county. Inc county e1ecutlV q
coiumittee appoints the po!l-hold-
eFs, auu must supervise their hc-
tlon and count tho Vote. This duty
Involves trust. There are count
!ts III the State " here the chairman
ol Inc executive com nj tee Is using
Iuo OrgOnlzatlon 10 advance tho
campaign OF Mr.. Simmons. When
The Commilte. use tho party
Organization not 10 elect thelpartS
nominees. but To promote the soma
toriai candidacy OF any oue,a then
the party organization degenerate, ,
into "machlne," and ID 81 oj ect 10
Just Criticism
The services rendered by Gener-
al Carr TO the party give MIN and
MS friends tho !lght to demand
lhat the party Organization OF thus
State shall be ueuLra! and Keep Its
hands III this contest.
The tight that Is now being made
on Gen. Carr Is OF great interest to
every man IN the party, whether
no bc Simmons man, n car man,
Or u WhddelI man The fight has
reached the stage where the Sim
mons mon In some loca. ities are do
ing what has mover Ueen done be-
iore In tho history Of Nurtn CarOlI-
na Dumocracy. HIS champions In
these particular localities seem to
be- determined TO VIII for Mr.. sim
ulons at any price, and III order to
VIA Il Victory for MN they stop AT
nothing. They soem ~ Du deter
mined 10 succeed or destroy. Tnelr
methods Indicate desperation. They
attack not only Genetal Carr but
week ago, There Appeared III the
public press a statement coming
from the DrOLner-in-laW OF Mr.. SIM
mons that No nad d iettor from Mr.
y. NJ BuSbee, the manager OF Mr..
Summons campaign, an which Mr..
BusDue SpoAe vi The influence
against Mr.. Summons as money,
~ "a. ha.t.hnrAfS a. q n. Q
dnu FuslonIsls." In such class,
lhey place the men VINO favor
6eueral ,arr and I oil. Waudeli, ana
oppose their Candidate. Has 1t como
tu tnls that Democrat because ne
opposes the party chairman ior the
United States Senate, and faVOrs
anuther Candidate, shall be writ .en
down as SUre-heau Democrat, u
Republican, u r uslOnist, OF a mdn
" nu Ia bowlng down to money OH
er advocates VI Mr.. Slmmous nave
gone TO the point OF saying that no
Democrat would oppose MIN, De-
cause he Is the bead OF the party.
Thus means That TINS contest is To
be determined, not by the Domo
must 1atify what was done by the
Executive COMMITTEES when IL cleo
TED an official head. Does this not
SMACK OF DOsSlsm ana machine pol
lt1CS Ii the Democrats of North
Carolina are 70 be driven 10 sup.
port MIR. Simmons upon this gruuuo
then We do not need any primary,
lor tho oenatorship as was uetermln
ed whom the executive committee
elected It's chairman.
rne campaign III some Sections seems
To be Conducted upon the IDEA OF Wifi
catIon and abuse, hose VINO advocate
Mr.. Carr are TO be- Clasoed as kepubll-
cans and tuslOnlSts and Sofehead q, and
ne himself Is TO be cOvertly and cow
ardIy alta. ed Until beu. carr
dared seek the Position ot nlted states
senator, and come III conflict with tie
anIbltlun vi Mr.. olmIHOns, III this par
Ltcular, whoever hea. u aught against
him! Mr.. I arr has been Democrat
oi such sterling qualities that he has
three Times served with Mr.. Simmons
as member o. Tue executive commit
t4e. he has been \ Democrat of such
enthusiasm and earne .tnesS tnat he has
opened his purse 10 the party chalrmen
u tbs past, Including Mr. olmmons
Whoever heard that Mr Carr Was not
good Democrat until he became u
Candidate against Mr.. simmons tor this
nigh Utilcef N hoover b, ard his war
record Was not honorable nnI a matter
of pride TO hin and to the state until
Il young kaiei. .h lawyer made lhe dis
COvery! " no would nave heard of this
nau no. Mr.. Carr been SO daring rs to
SeeA 4 seat III the nlted States senate
la Opposition 10 the aspirations OF the
state chairman and the influences
about hlm! He Is the commander OF
the Confederate Veterans IN The state
aud has been conspicuous in all of their
ORGANIZATIONS. Men who stood side Dy
slue with hlm Oa the battle field ahu
on the marches, and The men who lay
with him In the trenches, and suffered
with him In the privatlons vi army life
honored him ana have glorled III ,e,l-
ing 10 The World what manner OF mar
he Is, and was i'll the days OF "a and 6o
But now, thlrCy-tVe years after the
war, u man, unborn al he time, is put
up to attack the war record ., .Ar Carr
No. cUuLent with this, they are ATTACK
ing his prl, ATE character.
rOT twenty 1--WE cars, uc udS Decu Z
melnoer III good standing OF .he Meth
udist churc., has represented thai
church IN its district, annual anu gen
eraI conferences. Those who know him
and associate with HIM daily, know
that he Is man Of the highest mora
I NE anu Qualities, and Yet because
fursuoth, he desires office III opposition
TO Mr.. simmons, lie IS Lrauuceu, abus.
ed and his private character Is assalled
Every man whose ears are open, KNOW!
these charges are being made. " ha
is il done Tor: Intelligent men know
these charges are false. " hat is tn,
! PURPOSE: 10 change public senLlme L. I
o III lure MIR. Carr and to AID Mr. Sim
mols. The fight has rea he'd the pom
where II Is OF lnuerest lar above th'
question OF victory or success In Thu
contest. II The DEMOCRATIC party Is I,
! live hereafter, and have freedom of pur
! pose ald 1ree-un vi EXPRESSION, W
must destroy these campaign me nod
and teacn all men that tney viii not b.
| tolerated i'll North Iarou.a If Gen