The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-08

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lity and the same may be said Of
Chief Justice Walter Clark. The
ambition of General Julian s. Carr,
however, to wear the toga presents
a phase of politics with which we are
by no means unacquainted.
General Carr is q millionaire and
that fact constitutes what is appar-
emily an insuperable obstacle to his
success. 1t matters not that he
fought four years rs a private SOL
der in the Confederacy 1.-THE title OF
General was bestowed by the United
Confederate Veterans; il matters
not that he has giten hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars TO charity. edu-
cation and religion; 1t matters not
that he has made 1t his personal
business to see. that no ex-Confed-
crate soldier in the state of North
Carolina ever wants for the comforts
of life; 1t matters not that he has
given more money to the democratic
party in North Carolina than any
thousand citizens In the state COM
bined; IL matters not that his for
tune was honorably acquired with
no suggestions OF faint. trust or ex-
tortion attaching to il. He is
wealthy and the fact has blasted his
ambitions TO serve his people for
some 30-odd years back.
HE. was defeated for lieutenant
governor many years ago. he was
defeated for governor and II is a
cinch he hasn't look-in for sena-
tor. The only Office h. ever pulled
out of the political grad bag was
that of representative in the present
Legislature.
"of course. there are people who
think that wealth ought to bar q
man from Office, that Il blunts ones
sympathies for the toiling masses
that IL naturally encroaches upon
the rights and Interests Of the poor
and that il is not entitled to politi.
zeal honors.
| 1--WE are familiar with the elo
Iquence Of the poor man with rich
candidate against him. He draw.
the contrast between his eompcti
tors opulence and his own hard
ships. Ills competitor has plenty
ne has nothing. The salary woulC
not improve hts competitors temp
qral condition. but nc has mouth
20 feed. And all thai sort OF rot
And there is no question that in tn
4 south this sort Of business counts.
Suppose GeneflxSrr could sa,
% his fellow-citiEens: Friends.
have never had a square meal in nj
life. Ny father and my father
father starved 10 death and m
sreat-grandfather vas the frs, in
mate OF the county poor house. "
Eife never had but one pair OF shoe
until she was is Years old, and
have never had pair OF socks in m
ife. No one Of my blood ever sa'
bath tub. We wash in the cree
only in July and August. hay
four children and not one OF theI
ever saw a biscuit except at cam
meeting we attended five years az
and n any 3f my wffe's relation
ever tasted chicken. they had
= steal IL Look At my competitor. Il
olcnily facing you With a collar o.
have heard Il said he changes b
shirts twice a week and bathcs cyel
Z lay. He has four suits OF cloth'
n that ! have seen myself. whereas
have worn this suit four years al
II you elect me your senator vi
sear IL through the six years Of u
official term. You can't trust mi
Ike him, my fellov-citIzens. He VI
grind you down and raise your taxs
will see that your taxes are .
mitted and that every democrat
North Carolina has team OF gr
mules and a Nissen wagon before
have been in Office three months
III General Carr could tell his T
Heel friends a story like this.
would be a dangerous candida
against that field Or brilliant me
IN all other respects be IL populi
~ there Is a church 20 build or
college 20 cndow 81 a great emit
I, prise 20 promote. he manages
prove useful but as matters sta
~ this time We take II he Is D
available"
That a large majority OF the pro
,ariat win oftcntimes tcmporar
worship demagogues skilled IN spo
ing forth such rot A. SET forth BY G
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