The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-07
Carr For Senator.

To the Editor:-I have read many COM
munications favoring the several gentle
men for United States Senator. have
none but friendly feelings for all of them,
but / am for Julian S. Carr. My ticket
is BRYAN and Stevenson and Carr. l Will
give several reasons why / am for Julian
s. Carr.
1. He has always been in line with the
Democratic rarty; no wavcring and no hes
itation. He has been always ready TO
help-when victory was certain and when
uncertain.
> He has furnished more of the sinews
OF war for party battles than any man IN
the State. Many victories might nave
been defeats but for his liberal anu
ready aid
9. He has never claimed any ONCE 40
the reward of party services, nor mas he
demanded reward for being a democrat
He has helped others, he has ciaiineu
nothing for himself
4 He has been the constant frlehd VI
public schools; he has aided them ol'eh'
in every movement to improve the pun
lie school system he has been IN the lroh''
whether by local taxation or State appFo-
priation. +bo
He has been a loyal friend OF the
University of the State; he has just COM
Melted a handsome dormitory building on
tbo college campus at a cost OF nearly
500 600 no son of the State has gwen SO
much since the war
6. He has been liberal to Trinity COL
lege: after the death of the lamented
DR.. Craven, he with Jas. A. Gray ana
]. w. Alspaugh maintained the college
| for three years; he then gave it $lO,0OO
in stock worth about $4,000, and when 1t
was removed to Durham he gave it 60
acres of land, worth now about $oo,ooO'
| he has made other gifts to it.
7. when the Baptist of the State were
considering the location of their Female
University. he offered to give it $25,00O
if located in Durham; he gave it $4,000
| although located in Raleigh; he pays the
expenses there of a young lady selected
by the First Baptist church OF Dur
ham.
s. He has given to Wake Forest Col
lege.
.. He aided in the rescue of the Green's
boro Female College and saved it to the
Methodists of the State for the education
of their daughters.
10. He has aided St. Mary's and David
scn-the Episcopal and Presbyterian
| schools.
II. He has helped Elon College, and
has aided and encouraged other schools
and colleges by scholarships and medals
l2 He has been generous friend tt
the Orphan Asylums-those charities O
cur State that appeal with such force ant
tenderness to the human heart
49, He has been the true and generous
| friend of the Confederate veterans OF the
State. He has done for them what M
other friend in the State has done.
| veteran himself, he has been a devoted
friend to the boys in gray. / notice tina
| Of the nine Democratic Congressional
nominees, not one of them was Con
federate soldier; they represent aaothe
| generation; they are strong, able men
| Our noble Governor elect Aycock was to-
young to be Confederate soldier. CIV
the old veterans one more big office. The,
| will soon be gone.
z IA. In the industrial development of III
State, julie Carr has been a leader TIL
first factory that made the whole worl
hear OF North Carolina, and gave to i
the best smoking tobacco ever manutac
tured, was built up and managed Target
by him. He has helped to build othc
factories-cotton factories, shoe factories
furniture factories and others. He ma
helped to develop the mineral wealth c
our State All was done for the upbuild
ing of North Carolina. He loves on
State and believes in her future greatnes
and rcveres her past history.
u.s. He is opposed to trusts; he ha
been fighting trusts and they fight him
he knows their methods and has felt thei
power; he still fights them.
49, He knows the needs of the industri;
South and represents a greater diYersit
Of business interests than any man
the State. l have heard one objection
him. to-wit, he is not a lawyer and ha
not the training for public speaking of
lawyer. There are few, business men,
any, who make as good public speeche
as he does, and not many lawyers WI
can beat him. Suppose all of the State
should do as North Carolina has don
The House of Representatives would
; composed entirely of lawyers. If ar
one of the other candidates fer the Senat
: shall be selected then North Carolir
will be represented entirely in the Sena
by lawyers. l hope and believe all II
Democratic nominees for Congress will
elected; l admire the loyalty and patrio
ism Of lawyers, but they ought not
want all the important offices. / don
? want to complain of them and / hol
: they won't give cause for complaint. M
? Carr has the ability, the experience, Il
judgment, the knowledge of books al
of men sufficient to worthily represe
!. the great State of North Carolina.
appeal to the people of the State he low
so well to send him to the Senate of Il
United States as fit token of their a
probation of his great and patriotic Sc
vices to the Democratic party and
the State.
w. p. WOOD.
Asheboro N c., Oct. 2, 1000.