The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-02
MR.. DUNN's REPLY.

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SCOTLAND NECK, y. c., Jan. 25, 90
Editor Southerner
Will you kindly permit brief no.
tlce of yodr editorial of 10Th, NO
Klckers'?
/ think you stand solitary and alone
in the views expressed about Mr..
Kltcbin. Your ipSe dirt that he has
done the party more harm than good
since 1885 10 either incorrect or else
the constituted party managers since
then have previously erred. In 1883
Daniel G. Fowle was our Lomjnee
Tor Governor and Oliver Dockery
was the nominee Of the republicans.
Judge Spier Whitaker was then
the chairman Of our party. 1t is
conceded that We never had an ADLER
wiser or more polite one. The
campaign OF shat year is memora>
BILE one. Dockery was able, agrees
i've and insinuating-a supreme mas
ter in debate before a popular assem-
blage. In the west be had injured
US by his unanswered statements.
Our party was disorgaDized, with>
out hope and enthusiasm Teen 1t
was that Chairman Whitaker COM
missioned Mr.. Kitchin by telegram
to meet Dockery. He did so. 1t is
aseless to say aught Of taat debate.
The details are too fresh in the
minds Of every man in this State.
Tue reports were made to the state
dailies and thence disseminate to
the weekly papers and from chat
very moment enthusiasm was awak>
ened. Dockery was routed at every
point and Mr.. Kitchin was the hero
Of the hour. Was he doing the par.
ty harm theni Did Judge Whitaker
commission him to injure the party?
Were the people Of North Carolina
wrong then in the high estimate
placed upon Mr.. Kitchin and his SER
vices or are you wrong in saying
that he has injured the party since
1857
in 1892 we placed Mr.. Simmons
at the head of our Executive Com.
mittee. Mr.. Kltchln was among the
first if not the very fret called upon
by Mr.. Simmons to make speech.
Did Mr.. Simmons desire to injure
the party? Did the continued de.
mands of Mr.. Simmons upon Mr..
Kitchin show that he was injuring
the partyp Did the many clubs who
Invited Mr.. Kitchin to address them
think that be was injuring the partv?
Did the Democratic party of Halifax
coun.y think that Mr.. Kitchin would
injurs the party when he was cons
m1ssi0ned at a crisis to lead it to
success? The 2200 majority which
she gave Carr and our whole ticket
says IN louder tones than your ipse.
dixit that he has not injured the par
ty. Mr.. Editor, did your own club,
when your campaign was largely
managed by my able and wiee friend
Donnel Gillian, think Mr.. Kitchin
was inj.ring the party when he was
invited TO address it2 [ think rot.
For, unless my memory is at great
fault, you yourself told me a few
days after the speech that it did
great good and I am sure that some
Of your most observant citizens so
told me- Can you name any NJ an in
North Carolina who mas made az
many speeches for the party since
1855 as he has? Can you name q
single man who has contributed as
many dollars as he has9 Can you
name q single time when he has
ever failed to give the party his
best servicesp Can you name
single time when he has ever falter-
ed in his allegiance to the party or
failed to support q single one of its
nominees?
Mr.. Kitchin is now an applicant for ap-
pointment to the office of Collector of In.
ternal Revenue for the Eastern District,
and if the wishes of the people are to
weigh aught with the appointing powers,
Mr.. kitchin will be appointed. have in
my possession endorsements from the
best known and most influential citizens
N more than fifty counties of the State.
He is endorsed warmly by prominent
men in every calling in life. judges, law
yers, bankers, merchants, prominent ed
ucators, farmers, legislators, editors, doc
tors and divines. No man has ever had
e more respectable or enthusiastic back
ing for any place. The best known man
in your county endorses him Seven
sights of the present mem bers Of the leg
stature endorse him. Many of the best
Known ana most prominent men in North
Carolina have not only signed bis endorse
nent but have written the President let