The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-10-04
THE UNITED STATES SENAT0RSHlP.
Answer to Fair Plays" Article in
the Raleigh Post-ihe Attack on the
Democratic Organization Resented.
{ Raleigh Post J .

An advocate OF Col. Carr. writing in The
Post OF Sunday over the nom De plume
OF Fair Play" says: The voters Of
this country have two classes from which
to select their candidates for otfict-the
professional politician-men who start
cut TO make their living out OF politics,
and the substantial working business
men. who by their industry and close APP
plication succeed in building up material
worthy for themselves. and thereby IL
directly add to the material growth and
development OF the commonwealth. tie
declares that the former looks only to
his own political advancement and IN
most cases is utterly regardless OF the
means he uses. Neither does he care
whether the State is benefited or not. SO
he accomplishes his purpose and succeeds
in building up machine for himself. that
he may prolong his hold upon office. =
He then argues that we must not select a
Senator from his class. but take Gen.
Carr who represents the other class,
Col Carr. in his Mt Holly speech, az
reported in the News and Observer, de-
clared that he had no machine behind
him; that he was the peoples candidate
and would I've elected if he could get free
ballot and fair count at the hands OF the
Democratic organization.
The clear intimationfrom Fair Play
article is that Mr. Simmons Ito accom-
plish his purpose and succeed in building
up a machine for himself has been utter
~ regardless of the means employed and
has not cared whether the State was
benefited or not: that he procured the
appointment OF the various committees
throughout the State, not i'll the interest
of White Supremacy, good government
and the election OF Bryan, but to accom-
pish his own personal ambitions
Under our plans OF organization in each
OF these campaigns. each precinct III the
State elected its own precinct committee
men: each county convention elected the
county committees. and the delegates to
the State committee The several com
mittees worked tremendously and with
great zeal, aided by the great army OF
Democratic workers, and the great vie
tories for the good OF the State Were
won.
The friends of Col. Carr. now insinuate
that these committees constitute Il ma
chine" which Mr.. Simmons has built VI
for his own advancement, which viii
be utterly regardless of the means EN-
ployed" to defeat him-Col. Carr.
AS one OF the humble Democratic work
ers i'll behalf OF the State and OF the coun
ty and precinct committees of the host Of
Democratic workers. | resent these un
just insinuations. These committeeman
They have worked day in and day out
for the good of the State They have re-
manned silent under Buffers villifications
o,I how nod II ,,ltnn' taIar.l
prosecutions, but they will resent thes.
| unjust insinuations by men in their owl
party.
1t is upon these same committees ant
Democratic workers that Mr.. Bryan
must rely to carry North Carolina il
November Are those who would dis
credit these vicariOuS workers friends O
Mr.. Bryan?
Until now, no one but Butler and hi!
heelers. has thought to call these mel
| the ''SimmOns machine These are they
who constitute the Democratic or9aniZa
| ton. selected all over the State because
| of their ability and willingness to assis
| in redeeming the State from negro rule
| Is it fair or Just that they should be nov
discredited by those who desire to secur
| the fruits of their labors?
1t appears that Col. Carr and his sup
pOrters are not content to win on thel
merits only, but seek to win by breakin.
| down and disrupting the party organlza
ton which has made it possible to elec
| Democratic Senator.
| Has it then come to this in North Caro-
| lima that when a man gives his time ant
talents, he becomes a professional poll
tician' and part OF Il machine, bu
when he gives his money. he becomes ;
patriot whom we must fall down ant
worship?
! DEMOCRATIC WORKER