The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-19

senate of a highly meritorious honest and
honorable North Carolinian. He has an
nounced himself for the high place again.
In 1000 he received over SO, 900 votes in
the urinary election. He now seeks to
encaed that staunch. unsavory, danger
ous enemy of the white people OF North
Carolina, Senator Jeter Pritchard, an
East Tennessee product of decadent
craftsmanship
Gen. Carr is surely as much entitled
70 the office as any candidate in the held.
He is as worthy and deserving as any
aspirant He has certainly done as much
for the prosperity, honor and glory OF
North Carolina as any living son. with the
one exception of Chief Justice Clark.
He has been earnest and active in sea-
aon and out of season in behalf of the
nrOeress. the development, the reputa-
ton. the happiness of the people. His
services in the great war were most com
mendable, gallant and inspiring. His
success as a citizen since the war has
been most marked, and in all the State
there has been no man of more resolute,
unbroken, consistent devotion to all OF
it's interests than he has manifested.
His contributions to the important, COM
manding cause of education have been
frequent, broad in application, and
magnificent. His private benefactions
have been we'll nigh numberless. Prob
ably there are but few counties in which
there are not people living today who
have been the recipients of his generous
benefactions. Those who may think
that but little has been given by him
in private because of the publicity made
as to his liberal bestoWments to various
schools etc, as we'll as to the aged,
INDECENT heroes of the Confederacy-on
of the noblest of interests-are altogether
mistaken. He has been, in, fact, for
twenty years the constant friend and
helper of the poor. His beneficent hand
has been held out to the unfortunate
and suffering all around him. The public
knows not Of these constant most
Astounding bestowments because they
were not heralded in communities or
paraded in local newspapers. l know Of
fully fifteen or twenty people in Whining
ton who have shared in his blessings,
and been helped by his free, generous
gifts. One of the most excellent judges
on the bench told me of an incident in
his own town. A worthy woman in dis
tress wrote to Gen. Carr. The judge re-
ccived a note from him asking about the
applicant, and if help would be rightly
given. The answer went that it was all
right. and in a few days a check for
S25 came to the judge who at once hand
ed it to the suffering woman. These ex-
amples of his royal beneicence are but
a few of hundreds.
gentleman
scnse-affable, refined, true, sympathetic
and of noble impulse. He was educated
at our renowned University. He is a
man of information. of great abilities,
of much influence with hosts of per-
sonal and political friends, and is a
Democrat of the old pattern. He under
stands the difference between that spe-
cious kind of democracy that is really
very close akin to black radcalism, and
the genuine article that is fundamental
and conserving, which favOrs a govern
ment of the people and by the people
and for the people-a democracy that is
not remotely oligarchic Or tainted with
Capitalization of government, or in the
least favorable to the prevailing "be
nevolent teudalism" of the present time
in this country, or with Tom Reedism in
ready to hand, but is of Jeffersonian
inspiration and Jacksonian fidelity to
the constitution, with the right limita-
ton, and the laws that are equal and
safe and Just.
Gen. Carr is a practical, evenly bal
anced, we'll informed, intelligent conser-
vative citizen, who is devoted to his
native North Carolina, with no alien sentl
ments or principles. He is a true man
all the time and everywhere. He
measures UP to the old Democratic
standard of the years gone. Is he hon
est. is he capable? He would make
safe, judicious, competent, faithful sena-
tor, and would probably illustrate more
of the Nathaniel Macon fidelity, caution
and watchfulness in his legislative ac-
ton than the usurping, scheming, spend
thrift course Of latter-day, supposed
craftsmanship. He would be true to the
people and therefore, ever true to North
Carolina, to the South. and to himself.
With his industry, faith in the people and
courage for the right he would perform
with satisfaction the duties and respon-
sibilities of a senator. Convinced or
the right, he would be true to it's OBJ
legations, and would be swayed by it's
imperious commands. Urbane, genial,
with gracious manners and many graces
of character he will be open and ac-
cessible. He will bear himself calmly,
hopefully, wearing his honors with be-
coming humility, and with doubtless in
tegrity.
l was for him two years ago for the
United States Senate. 1 am for him
now. He is no particular less able, less
worthy than he was in 1900. He de-
serves the support of all who stood gal
lantly by him then, and of those who
preferred Senator Simmons. l believe
as senator he would do credit to his
friends and the State, by his noble quail
ties that have so commended him to
so many of the truest, best. most intel
ligent people of his native North Caro-
lima.
THEODORE BRYANT KINGSBURY. q
Wilmington, ~ c., Dec. II, 1902.