The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-11-01
REPLY TO C, N, VANCE AND DR.. FA|S0N
BY PROMINENT CITIZENS OF CHARLOTTE

which he gave the best years Of his
life, without. al least, rising u pro-
test, in his name and his mefn,r:',
asaiast such an UuaoIy act. Yet We md
that twice since that time III" Demo
cratic party. without iii audible dissent
ing voice. unanimously called NJ. Sid
mons to become lis head and its leader,
and that. TOO, At Il time when o.: Il men
stood alOof because Of the political de
spoud INTO which the old party had
fallen.
But nov, after Mr.. Simmons and his
friends have snatched victory from
defeat" whereby / has become possible
ceed Il Popuiist, great hue and cry
is raised by certain supporters of MIR.
Carr that this man must not be Sena-
tor, because, it is alleged: senator
Vance thought him .un ,9 H. to hold hold
any office OF trust, Ard this argu-
ins;nuations borrowed from rs political
ercmies about a free ballot and a lair
count thereby intimating that MIR.
Simmons unsavory political methods,
which presumably have been used to
carry the State for white supremacy,
ard the legislature might be called in
no service to elect him Senator. Pos
sibly it would never occur to these gen
tlemen that it is legally and morally
as lad to receive stolen good as to
steal them, and as corrupt to accept q
sena torship from a Legislature elected
by corruption, as to be guilty of aiding
and abetting in the original corruption.
No, 10. Il is all right far Simmons 10
steal the Legislature, but when that is
done his services are ended. He ceases
to he n Democrat, and becomes a COM
mon criminal, in order that another
man may reap the benefits Of, and re-
coive, the stolen plumber. No my
M ,, lot If no
of all men that if Simmons, by mis-
trickery and manipulations elected a
Democratic Legislature, the man who
receives a Senator's commission at the
hands Of such Legislature is guilty of
receiving stolen .soods,' and if the
nominate Mr.. Simmons for the reasons
set out in the Nance-Faison letter, then
he title of the Democratic party to
last Augusts victory, is also tainted
with fraud, and clouded with ilegality.
1t, therefore, behooves patriotic Demo-
Gratis. everywhere, including Mr. Julian
IS. Carr. to repudiate every utterance
contained in said letter, rejecting upon
the political and personal integrity of
our State chairman, and we call upon
them. as men and patriots, who love
their State and their party, above the
political preferment Of any man, to do
C., B .Flonrnoy, !. J; shnman. J. T.
Morris, J. II. Harrill, L. J. Williams.
l.. +. Osborne. W. S. Stewart. w.
A. Gresham. W. B. Kidd, w. F.
Strange. G. G. Bates. James Palmer,
=. T. Canister, J. II. Weddington,
NJ. Shannonhouse, ". F. Dowd. B.
+. Withcrs, Brevard Nixon. D. Allen
Tedder. ]. G. Shannonhouse G. X.
Messick. c.. II. Messick. John Van
Landingham, W. P. Smith, J. II.
Mason. NJ. r. Alexander, NJ. t..
Frazier. J. r. Rigler. J. A. Pickard.
H. c. Sewers. s. w. Davis, S. Y.
Mccall. w. II. Hall, w F. Moody.
!. Y. Orders, f. A. NcGathey, Julian
A. Gorham. r. Culpeper. J. A.
Jones. D. T.. Kistler, J w. Wood
burn. !. T. Matthews. !. L. Allen.
Charlotte, n. c., Oct. a, 1900.