The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-12
Rather l Am Striving to Serve My
State and the Democratic
Party With Fidelity.
BUT A NEW NATIONAL LEADER IS NEEDED
Gan. Carr Uses These Words and Then Adds
the Prediction That the Next National
Convention Will Find All of US
in the New Movement"
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Durham, N. c., July 11.-General :.
S. Carr having just returned home yes
terday your correspondent called at his
office yesterday morning to inform him.
that the people of the State were much
New York Times, and to ask if he had
anything further to say. The Generai
remarked that he preferred not being
quoted further, but since his mail con,
tanned so many letters bearing upon his
New York interview, perhaps it might
be Well to abandon his original purpose.
General Carr said:
My only desire is to see the Demo-
cratic party pull itself together, ana
pudge itself of it's Populstic. ideas and
tendencies and again become a great
national party. / am the same straight
raced Democrat have always been,
and propose to remain SO, / profess to
be just as loyal to the Democratic or
ganization, and as much devoted to the
true principles of the party.
II have no desire or expectation of
becoming the McLaurin of North Caro-
lina 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 / am
preparing to jump the fence or kick out
of the traces Rather I'm striving to
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party, as / have in the past. with zeal
and fidelity, making the best interest Oh
each the paramount interest of both.
Perish the thought that / would sur
render my party birthright. Now that
we have eliminated the niger North
Carolina Democracy must proceed with
more breadth of beam. And if the
promises of the last campaign mean
anything they mean much and / have
an abiding faith that eventually these
pledges will be faithfully kept. / have
followed with unfaltering step and un-
swerving loyalty and banner of our ma.
tional leaders through every campaign
since 1868. / have striven to live in the
zeal of defeat, but | am pursuaded tha,
both the good of the Democratic party
and the best interest of North Carolina,
and the Sout hfor that matter, demands
a new ational leader. An able and in
fluential Southern daily journal recent
ly said the tendency of present condi-
tions and circumstances is and has been
for some years to drive our ablest mer
from public life and to find and bring
to the front class of politicians whose
chief capacity seems to be leading to
defeat where success is possible. l am
not seeking to lead new movement.
/ don't think anyone need to trouble
about the ne wmovement. Just wait
until next national Democratic conven-
tion and all of us will be in the new
movement True. some will have to
round forty-five degree curve, but
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
Carolina in recent years has been an
anomoly. The Populist party fused
iwth the Democrats nationally and with
the Republicans in State affairs-one
head and two bodies joined together
Succeeding campaigns must be fought
upon entirely different issues We must
be done with guerilla warfare The
time has come when our great national
Democratic party must give up chart
safer and victorious. No man sup
ported Mr. Bryan more loyalty than
myself, but the fact stares us in the
face that he carried fewer States In 1900
than in 1896, and besides the eleven
Southern States carried only thirteen
electoral votes. 1t would be madness
to repeat such folly. For one | am sick
and tired, though / followed our stand
ard bearer twice, through slaughter
house to an open grace, with a zeal and
fidelity born of love.
II criticise no Democrat for differing
with my view, but I am persuaded
that conditions in North Carolina posi-
lively demand a change in our party
policy.
MY position is one that can be loya.