The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-10-25

correspondence Greensboro Record
AS a working Democrat, who for
twenty years has loved the party and
who has never voted anything but
straight ticket, and as citizen who
believes he has at heart the best in
terest Of his State, permit me to say
few words in regard to the Senator
ial contest.
1t is evident to all who are CONVEX
SAINT with the situation that there are
only two candidates before the people
who have any chance of election. A
vote for any one else would be thrown
away, as far as is concerned it's effect
upon the result.
The question then is (Which shall
it be, Mr.. Carr or MIR. Simmonsp"
1t is not my purpose to detract from
any mans good works, and it is freely
admitted that out Of his abundance
MIR. Carr has spent generously for
various most excellent objects and
has thus done great deal Of good.
Mr.. Simmons can never hope to
meet him on this ground, for fifty
cents is probably as much to him as
one hundred dollars is to Mr.. Carr.
However generous may be the i'm
pulse of Mr.. Simmons, like most of
us, his finances are limited. But we
should not put it on this ground, for
many of those who have labored most
and accomplished most for our State
and country, have been men of small
means. What sort of man is he? II
you take the verdict of the partisan
Republicans and Populists, he is a viii
lain OF the deepest dye, for they vilify
and abuse him more than any other
hundred men in the State put to-
gether. He whips them every time
he leads the Democratic party, and it
is perfectly natural that they should
hate, vilify and denounce him; but to
my mind it would be the height of
folly and the blackest ingratitude for
Democrat to take up such silly
and malicious cry. He is a man of
character and ability, true to his
friends, man with fixed purposes,
and ability to carry them out; and if
you will trace the falsehoods and
slanders uttered against him to their
source, you will usually find them
proceeding from bitter Republican
or Populist politician. From what
men, in whom | have the utmost con-
fidence, tell me, he is man of integ-
rity, of exemplary habits, of industry
and learning and of great ability. AS
to his ability l have never had the
slightest doubt. Any man that can
conduct campaign as he has, can
foresee the moves of the enemy and
checkmate them as he does, can ar
range every detail Of a campaign as
he did, and can write campaign
papers such as he has written, proves
himself a man of striking ability to
my mind, notwithstanding everything
that may be said to the contrary.
In the Senate he will, by his deter
mination and force, soon take stand
that will make him most useful to his
State. He will defend US against the
slanders of those that hate us and will
see that our State gets its dues in the
matter Of public Improvements from
the Federal treasury.
Which shall it be? Shall we Join
his enemies and ours in their sense
less cry against him, and shall we
delight them by turning him down?
They would rejoice beyond measure
that the only man in the State who
always defeats them, had been re-
pudiated by his party.
Shall we forget that he has twice
in two years lead the party to glo-
rious victories? Shall we forget that
to him more than to any other man
we owe the fact that the great incubus
OF negro suffrage has been lifted from
us forever?
Mr.. Editor, the people Of Guilford
county and OF North Carolina are a
just people, they are not ungrateful,
they are strong, bold and vigorous
people, and the matter is well left in
their hands. They want this cam
paign to be waged on high plane,
and they will not tolerate unjust at
tacks from the supporters of either
candidate, especially when these at
tacks have their source in the com
mon enemy. Let us remember that
we are all Democrats. AS for myself,
l choose to support that peerless
Democratic leader, Hon. F. Nj. Sim
mons Let each man make up his
mind for himself, and let him dc
what he thinks is right and just re-
gardless Of what majority OF those
around him may say.