The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-30
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fingers of death for more than six
years, when his tongue can no longer
speak he sentiments OF that great
heart, his words, uttered in the heat
OF an unfortunate political factfouai
fight, are to be called up to incite fell
low-democrats to wrath and
against a Observation-Disclosures state
chairman. And in order that there may
be no doubt about the result. we are
told that Senator Vance never. no. not
until the day OF his death. "~relented"
or changed" his opinion that Mr.. SIM
mons was wholly unfit for IN office OF
crust" Tha we ann believe. know-
ing his great heart, and his faith in the
eternal Word OF God: But IL we for
give not men their trespaSses. nethaT
will your Father forgive your tres
passes"
We firmly believe, and sincerely hope.
that when the death angel came To
him to lay down his political
armor, and throw off a senatorial toga
he had so long and SO ably gTaced, to
enter into that great Senate in the Be-
yond, he also laid aside every unkind
thought. and recalled every uncharft-
able word he had ever entertained or
uttered concerning a single one OF his
fellowmen; and % believed every faith
full friend and follower. Had 1t been
otherwise, these dearly-beloved friends
surely would never have permitted the
man who, in the language of hts own
son, was one OF the chief OF those who
tried to humiliate and hound himto his
DEATH" to hen become chairman OF
that party which he loved, and for
which he ave the best years OF his
life, without. at least. rising to protest,
In his name and his memory. against
such an unholy act. Yet we find that
twice since that time the democratic
party, without an audible dissenting
voice, unanimously called Mr.. Simmons
to become its head and it's leader. and
that, too, at a time when other men
stood aloof because the political de-
spond into which ths~old party had
fallen.
But now, after Mr.. Simmons and his
friends have snatched victory from
defeat whereby it has become possible
to elect a democratic senator TO sue
coed a populist, q great hue and cry
Is raised by certain supporters OF Nj
Carr that this man must not be sena-
tor. because, it is alleged. Senator
Vance thought him unworthy TO hold
any office of trust" And this argu-
ment is augmented by all sorts OF dark
insinuations borrowed from his political
enemies about a free ballot and a fair
count" thereby intimating that Mr..
Simmons political methods.
which presumably have been used to
carry the state for white supremacy,
dlId Ilt ~" tAtAt&
into service to elect him enato Pos
sibly 1t would never occur to hes gen
tlemen that It is legally n morally
as bad to receive stolen goods as To
steal them, and as corrupt to accept a
senatorship from a legislature elected
by corruption, as to be guilty Of aiding
and 2betting in the original corruption
No, No, 1t is all right for Simmons To
| steal the legislature, but when that IL
done his services are ended. He ceases
to be a democrat, and become a COM
mon criminal, in order that another
| man may reap the benefits of. and re-
ceive the stolen plumber. No, my
lords and gentlemen" let 1t be known
of all men that IL Simmons, by his
trickery and manipulations elected a
democratic legislature, the man who
receives a senator's commission al tine
hands of UGH a legislature IL guilty Of
receiving stolen goods" and IL the
democratic Of North Carolina refuse to
| nominate Mr.. Simmons for the reassons
set out in the Vance-Faison letter, then
the title Of the democratic party to
asst August's victory Is d tainted
with fraud. n loude with fllegalfty-
1t. therefore, behooves patriotic demo-
Gratis, everywhere, including Mr.. Julian
S. Carr, to repud4a1e every utteranee
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 prefermen1 OF any man, 20 do
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Charlotte. n. c.. October "A. 1900.