Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-07-18
COLONEL CAER TALKS.
Enlarges and Explains His New York
Interview,

Elucn interested in his recent interview
IN the New York Times, and to ask if
lie had anything further to say. The
General remarked that he preferred not
Le4ng quoted further, bat since his
laIl contained SO many letters bear
lAg upon his New York interview, per-
hapS it might be well to abandon his
original purpose. General Carr said:
Ny only desire IS TO see the Demo
cratic party pull itself together, ani
pudgo itself Of it's Popullsttc ideas and
tendencies and again become great
national party. l am the same straight
faced Democrat | have always been,
and propose TO remain 50, l profess to
be just as loyal TO the Democratic or
ganlZation, and as much devoted to the
true principles of the party.
Il have no desire or expectation O.,
becoming the McLaurin of North Caro-
lima. All such insinuations are wholly
gratuitOus, still | have the courage to
speak my convictions. They may
weigh but little and they simply go for
what they are worth.
Il smile at the thought that l an
preparing to jump the fence or kick out
Of the traces. Rather I'm striving to
serve My State and the Democratic
party, as have in the past, with zeal
and fidelity, making the best interest
on each the paramount interest of b1th.
Perish the thought that | would sur
render my party birthright Now that
We have eliminated the nigger North
Carolina Democracy must proceed with
more breadth Of beam. And = the
promises of the last campaign mean
anything they mean much, and | have
an abiding faith that eventually tt ese
pledges will be faithfully kept. | have
followed with Unfaltering step and un-
sWerving loyalty the banner of cur ma
tiOnal leaders through every campaign
since 1868. have striven to live in the
zeal Of defeat, but | am pursuad9d that
both the good Of the Democratic party
and the best interest Of North Carolina, |,
and the South for that matter, demands
a new national leader. An able and in
1luentiai Southern daily journal rec n
ly said the tendency Of present cCndi-
tiOns ana circumstance is and has
been for some years to drive our alb est
men from public life and to find and
bring to the front class of politicians
whose chief capacity seems to be lead
ing to defeat where success IS possible
| am not seeking to lead a new m I'VE.
ment. | don't think anyone need 10
trouble about the new movement. Just
wait until next national Demo crat.c
convention and all OF us will be in the
new movement. True, some Will have
to round forty-fve degree curve, but
l think they can do it. Some will have
to go to the left and others to the right,
but they will all round it in good shape
and get together upon wise and con-
servative Democratic platform ready
for the Democratic victory, which will
surely come in 1904
The political situation in North Car
olina in recent yeras has been an an
omoly The PopuIist party fused with
the Democrats nationally and with the
Republicans in State atfaiTS-One head
and two bodies joined together. Sue
ceedipg campaigns must be fought
upon entirely different issues. We m Ist
be done with guerilla warfare. The
time has come when OUr great national
Democrats party must g.Va up a chart
safer and victorious. NO man sup
ported NJ. Bryan more Loyalty than
myself, but the fact staTes us in the
face that he carried fewer States in
1900 than in 1896. ana besides the elaV
en- Southern States carried only thir-
teen electoral votes. 1t would tie mad
ness to repeat such folly. For one l am
sick and tired, though l followed cur
standard bearer twice, through
slaughter house to an open grave WITH
a zeal and fidelity born Of love.
u criticisp no Democrat for differing
with my view, bat I am persuaded that
conditions in North Carolina positively
demand change III our party policy.
My position is one that can be loyal
to party principle, but IN entirely good
faith I dissent from party policy.
ger" now let a great North Carolina
be the watchwOrd. There IS no inten-
ton on my part, be assured, to line up
The business interest of the State i'll
support Of my position. During all
these years have exerted my influence
TO keep the business element Of the
State in touch with the Democratic
party. but am frank to say that l am
@Iaf
see greater safety and promise IN the
policies Of the Democrats party AMI
its interest better guarded, 1t Will slip
away from US more rapidly in the flu
ture than in the past.
Il certainly do favor the building of
the Nicaragua Canal and expansion
upon reasonable lines. Mr.. Jefferson is
my authority for expansion. The de-
cisiOn of the Supreme court OF the
United States has made expansion an
assured fact. and whether we like it or
not we must accept it and our party
must act accordingly. FROM the declS-
ion of this tribunal there is no appeal.
We must expand in our views as well
as in our territory and gentlemen with
reputation for party loyalty must not
be ostracised because they dare think
for themselves. A State no more than
man can be Indifferent to outside
opinion. 1t is we'll that it is 50. If
therefore. the elimination of the mass
Of the negro vote means only contin-
uation of past political conditions here,
then it may be we'll appear to the world
that we carried the amendment by false
DretenSe.
81 had no ulterior motive or design
In giving out the New York interview
nor was it in the least wise premedi-
tated. Being simply private citizen
with no official station | claim the
right to hold and express an opinion
upon all public questions without be-