The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-11-01
r1R. SIMMONS HOLDS ADVANTAGE
FROM EVERY STANDPOINT.

Remarking on the past that the
Senatorial contest has narrowed down
between Chairman Simmons and Gen.
Carr. the Scotland Neck Commonwealth
saws:
For some weeks these two candi-
dates have been discussed in the press
of the State, editorially and by contri-
button and by correspondence. until
they have been considered from we'll
nigh every standpoint. And TO the
i'm partial mind Mr.. Simmons has
shown up to the best advantage from
every phase of the matter vet dis
cussed.
The Commonwealth took high ground
for Mr. Simmons long before we had
any idea that any one would serious
" oppose him; for we thought as Sen
ator Travis beautifully expressed it
in Raleigh few days ago, that ''the
Democratic party ought to hand the
senatorship to Mr.. Simmons on sill
yer waiter.
While many things have been said
and written that are foreign to the
consideration before the people, Mr..
Simmons has at no time suffered in
the comparisons made or investiga-
tions proposed.
Is it liberality, including time. tai
ents, service and financial aid to the
Democratic party? Then Mr.. Sim
mons record since he first became
prominent before his fellow citizens
of the State has measured up to that
of the most liberal Democrat in North
Carolina. While he is not a million
aire, he has been liberal with his
means to degree that he has not
been surpassed by any one according
to the measure of the ability Of each.
There is scarcely room for doubt
that Mr. Simmons has made as much
financial sacrifice in his contributions
to party interests as any man in the
State, though some others may have
contributed in larger amounts at given
times.
Is it unqualified adherence to the
cause of Democracy according to
the principles promulgated in every
platform, State and National? Then
Mr. Simmons not only measure. up
with the most ardent supporter of
those principles, but accentuatedly
discounts his opponent, Gen. Carr:
for Mr.. Simmons has at no time, either
in spoken word or by written page,
said that he subscribed to any Repub-
lican scheme, as did Gen. Carr for the
Fowler scheme in his letter to the
Secretary of the Southern Bankers
Association in Atlanta under date oil
Dec IS, 1897.
Is it eloGuence in the forum and
logical arguments for the cause Of
Democracy volleved forth from the
hastings from one end Of The Stat" to
the other with such force that no Re
publican has been able to stand them
Then Mr.. Simmons has not only
equaled the best but has not been ont
classed by any Democrat who has
ever raised his voice in defence OF
Democracy's high claims for white
supremacy. dear to the heart Of every
loyal Anylo-Saxon within our Dor
ders.
Is it modest bearing alike before
friends and foes. admirers and in1if-
fercnts-that beauty of character
which ever elevates one in the esti-
nation Of al who are willing 10 di-
vorcc themselves from pre- udice:
Then Mr.. Simmons bears the palm of
distinction here, for while his good
name has been spoken against by
some in a futile effort to traduce and
in ure him, he has not referred in
public speech to his own candidacy in
all his eloquence and logic before the
people of the State in the interest of
State AMI National issues, while his
opponents have been engaged in a
personal canvass for them selves.
earnestly soliciting the Democrats of
the State to vote for them-and Gen.
Carr at Mount Holly intimated that
there was danger OF foul play and
asked for free vote and fair
count
Is it fearless leadership in Il great
cause and against great odds that is
to be considered in his claim upon
his fellow citizens?
Then Leonidas himself was not
more brave at Thermopylae's pass
than has been F. NJ. Simmons in his
persistent onslaughts against the al
lied forces of Republicanism Popu-
lism and Fusionism in North Caro-
lima.
Is it ability to serve the people of
the State to whom he has given his
host and nnhinSt 1ynrl- 70 6 ho
hottest political campaigns ever known
within her borders? Then Mr.. Sim
mons--Spartan-like hero that he is
is peculiarly fittc.' to stand i'm the
halls of the United States Senate and
defend the rights of the great cause
whose success he largely planned,
whose matchless fight he led, and
whose glorious victory is a rich heri-
tage to the white people # North
Carolina.
Finally, is it the expressed cause of
the yet '.unterrtied Democracy in
North Carolina that is to be consider
ed in this contest? Then it might is
well be made unanimous now by the
withdrawal Of Mr.. Simmons oppon
ent; Tor the sure signs OF an over
whelming ma ority in his favor point
from almost every county and district
in the State.
His selection as the logical success
sor to Butler in the United States
Senate, whose political annihiliation
Mr.. Simmons has made possible, is a
matter Of right viewed from the past.
and is matter of wisdom from the
forecasts of the future; and the Demo
Gratis of North Carolina will so speak
on the 9th of November
DIRTY PERSONAL ATTACKS UPON
MR.. SIMMONS.
We have said very little about the
Senatorship because we deem it un.
wise to call the attention of the PEG.
pie to this matter instead OF working
against the Radical party, and We
thought so well of all the candidates
that, while we looked upon Simmons
as the logical successor of Butler. we