The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-07
MANNING PROTESTS
Against an Unjust Attack Up
on Senatorial Candidates
All Four of the Aspirants Have Been Honor,
Party-Leaders and Are Entitled to
Fair Treatment

TalT treatment.
To the Editor: For the past two weeks
General Carr has been subjected to and
is now the subject CT the most bitter
personal attacks that l have ever known
any candidate for office undergo from his
party associates. Although born in the
State and having passed his lie for
more than half a century within its
borders and since his manhood been
prominent as a manufactures and bust
ness man. devoted to the State. devoted
to his church, conspicuous in the develop
ing Of the educational and material inter
ests of the State, sustaining at all times
the character of an honest, upright chris
tan man, yet now when he has grown
gray in the service of his State and the
Democratic party, the over Jealous friends
of his opponents are actively and insidi
ously circulating false reports against
him. maligning him and charging him with
ali sorts of immofalities as false as they
are wicked. | have too much confidence
in the people of our State to think they
will believe any such false rumors. The
people are just, and | leave it to them
to properly resent such methods of at
tack upon the character of a we'll known
and philanthropic Democrat of our State.
But these tale bearers do not even stop
with assailing General Carrs private
character, but they are as bitterly at
lacking his political character. Though
the Senatorial contest is, and can be only
between Democrats, and hence among po
litical friends, yet in many sections these
same parties assert that there is but one
Democrat who is worthy to ask the sup
port of Democrats in the Senatorial prim-
airy The head and front of the ofrense to
these men by General Carr, Governcr
Jarvis and Colonel Waddel1, is that as
tried Democrats they aspire to the United
States Senatorship; they then become dis
organizers of the party organization. re-
lying upon Republicans, Populists and po
litical sore-heads.
Is Colonel Waddell not a regular DEM
ocrat? For years he represented DEM
ocratic district in Congress. In 1891 he
received handsome vote in the Demo-
cratic legislative caucus for United States
Senator. At present he is the Democratic
mayor of Wilmington. Who that heard
him in the campaign of 1898, and listened
to his burning eloquence doubts the regu-
larity of his Democracy?
Is Governor Jarvis not regular DEM
ocrat? Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, Lieutenant Governor, Cover
nor seven years, Minister to Brazil and
United States Senator, pray, when did he
cease to be regular" Democrat?
Is General Carr not regular Demo-
crat? What does it take to constitute
regular Democrat? Wherein does he fall
short save only that he is not and never
has been an office holder? For 80 years
he has been an active working Demo-
crat-neyer sulking, never complaining,
never holding one single office For
years he has served on the State Central
Democratic Executive Committee, and he
is now a member of that committee
Every year he has opened his purse and
given literally of his means and time
advocating the principles of Democracy
in private and on the stump. In 1892
Vice President Stevenson made a tour of
the State. Who was it that took charge
of him and his special train under the
of the State committee, paying
the bulk of the expenses? Julian S. Carr
He is a Democrat who has expended in
his partys cause and in his party's SER
vice many thousands dollars. After that
election the then State Chairman said
in substance that to General Carr was
due perhaps more than to any other man
that glorious victory. In 1894 he was the
same liberal contributor. In 1896 nearly all
the men of wealth in the nation turned
their backs upon the Democratic party.
Not SO with him. Nobly did he respond.
When VIM. ]. Bryan came to North Caro-
lima General Carr took charge of him,
conducted him through the State, and
paid the bulk of the expense. But yet
some Of. these tale bearers are charging
that General Carr is now and has always
been hostile to Bryan. Well do | recall
that our then State chairman told me of
his liberality, saying that but for him he
could not have had any campaign in the
State worthy of the name. In 1898, his
check book was again at the command of
organized Democracy Not only has he
always helped the State Campaign Fund,
but he has helped his county and district
fund, and those of other coun-
ties Captain B. H. Bum said to me the
other day, 81 shall never forget julie
Carr's lfberality. When | ran for Con-
groSS, DelnS Jnen III MS ulSCIICI, HS odIu
TO me, Don't spend cent in Durham.
If anyone wants anything, refer him to
our county chairman, and I'll take care
Of him and the county
In 1898, the Democrats of Durham coun
ty were in a desperate condition. Many
feared the party would split in twain.
General Carr undertook the work of or
and reconciling the party forces.
He accepted the Craftsmanship, and for
several weeks prior to the election vir-
tually laid aside his business, riding over
the county, seeing this and that man and
succeeded in restoring harmony and
carried the county by the largest majority
it has ever given and laying the sure
for other successes. What the
campaign of 1898 cost him, none save a
few most intimate friends know.
In the campaign of 1900 he was hard
at work for his party; appeals were made
to him from many counties in the State
that were in the doubtful column for
legislative candidates, the great object
next to the adoption of the amendment
was the control of the General Assembly
both houses; he contributed to them with
his usual libcrality, contributing also to
the State committee. Several counties
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