The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-20
ELEVEN GOOD REASONS
WHY SIMMONS SHOULD Be SENATOR

News & Observer.
To tho Editor Permit me to give,
without elaboration, IL reasons why
Hon. f. NJ Simmons should be nomi-
mated tor United States Senator at the
primaries.
I. He has had Congressional exper-
fence and as Congressn3an he procured
the passage Of as many jotal bills for
the benefit of his distrlNc ct aid made as
much reputation at ho,ns ant in Con-
gress, as any other enc term Congress
man we have had sinceEhe wax.
2 He was defeated for his second
term by the manipulatlons OF the iute
bagglng trust, because OF the lntroGun-
ton by him Of q bill aimed specially
against 1T; as were a number of other
| Con gre ss1nen who had been active
| against that trust.
5 When there was no opposition to
his nomination for the third time, and
With the assurance that if he signed
them there would be none, he refused
to sign The 4 liiAnce demands, insisting
that he was only bound by the pledges
contained in the platform OF the Dem.
ocratlc party, and he was not renomin-
ated.
4 II 1894 and 1896 he boldly and
publicly, in the State conventions and
eisew here, advocated policies opposed
by the President, declaring he would
surrender his office before he would
bis principles.
5. Because the Fusionists hate him
| i,
the State, and are doing everything
possible to secure his defeat in the
Democratic primaries.
6. Because the opposition fear him
more than they DO any other Demo
| crat.
Z. The proposed constitutional
amendments in Virginia ard Alabama
following our LEAD, together with the
Republican taunts of antagonist,c Fed
eral legislation, will Nuke our amend.
nent live question In the United
States Senate. Mr.. Simmons inaugur-
ated the White Supremacy campaign
of 1898, and followed it up with the
wonderfully successful campaign lust
closed. He prepared the circular liter.
ature, which marked the lines upon
which the battle was tote fought, and
discussed the amendment in every
phase; its constitutions l,ty, itssdesira-
bility and its effects. He is in the
best position to defend it, aud the
causes which led up to it, in the United
States Senate, OF any Lying man, and
secure it's permanence to North Carroll
IA and the South.
| g "Hilo Moor NOV noe, .,1~,~.
contributed literally to the campaigns.
both in money and personal services.
and in the campaign just closed he
contributed to the State campaign fund
twice as much in money as any other
person, and gave his entire time, with
out compensation, for seven months.
8. His defeat by the Democrats. after
the terrific abuse and utilization heap-
ed upon him by the Fusionists, would
mean a reputation and political death
Ian end most deyoutly desired nv
his and our political opponents.
10. While, theoretically, it NAV he
true that no man deserves an Office
and that he VII works for the party is
presumed to haze done So from patri-
otto motives. yet the country always
feels grateful to leader who secures
great public benefits. Mr.. Simmons
deserves the gratitude in every lover Of
good government In North Carolina
Party workers are entitled to lie re-
wsrded rather than punished.
IL. He has been faithful to every
trust, always unwilling to advocate anv.
thing bis judgment did net approva
| He Is the most magnificent oroaniyo.
the State has ever known. Uisabi,;t.
as lawyer is recognized from one ana
OF the State to the other, while "a an
advocate he las few equals ard NJ
superiors. His first canvass for ,:n,
gress is yet 4 Oxen Of in his OLD district
as one OF the most brilliant ever know.
| He ls Il man If the hixl est ,..r,,,..A,
character, whose VOID can .iw.r. -
depended upon, and will render f.;.S
fuf and efficient service 10 the S,a.nsu-
ne I'll her s. uafnrs. -
THOMAS B. MONACO