The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-26
mo KICKERS I

This is the beading to an edlto-
rial article in the TarbOro Southern
err of last week, in which that paper
takes occasion to make allegations
against Hon. w. H. Kitchln 1Or
which 1t has no foundation And
the Southerner will soon find that
it has stirred up a hornets nest,
aud what Is worse TOR it, every hor-
net in the nest will make battle
against the offender.
AS is we'll known Capt. Kltchln Is
an applicant for the appointment
for Collector of Internal Revenue
tor the Eastern district OF North
Carolina. And the Southerner
brings to light a revelation that
Capt. Kitchin is not worthy the ap-
pointment he seeks-an idea that
had never entered the brain OF a
single man in North Carolina until
the Southerner's marvellous revela>
ton. Tie Southerner can't believe
that any credence is to be given to
the report that MI. Kitchin will
probably receive the appointment;
and gives as It's reason for dishes
lieving 1t that "this gentleman has
already received all honors from the
Democratic party he is entitled to
for the present"
The SOutnerner further makes
tne statement that 'The Democrats
lc party IS under no obligation to
him (Mr. Kitchln); on the contrary,
since 1885 he has done the party
far more harm than he has done
good.'
Capt. Kitchin has been such a
clog to the Democratic party for
eight years, as the Southerner says,
why has every chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Cons
mittee called upon him to do work
IN every campaign that was con-
sdered the most difficult, and in
some cases so difficult that no one
else could be found to undertake It'll
II Capt. Kitchin has been such a
clog to the Democratic party for
eight years, why did not some one
else find it out besides the South
erner? Why was 1T not made Known
by some one who could make Chair
man Simmons hear and understand
in time to save the party his i'm
pedlng influence a few months ago
in the late campaign? On the con-
contrary Capt. Kitchln was called
upon to WELD his blade in the con.
flIct, and be did il as perslstent,y
end effectually as he eve: had done
it before.
If Capt. kitchin had been such a
clog to the Democratic party foI
the past eight years, why had 1t not
been known in Halifax county pre-
vious to his nomination by Halifax
county democracy than which
there Is none stronger aud parer)
to the present leG 'slaturei
If Capt. Kitchin mas been such q
clog to the Democratic party fol
eight years, how is it that he repre-.
sents Halifax county in the State
Legislature to-dayi
If Capt. Kitchln had been such a
clog to the Democratic party for
years why did 80 many Democratic
clubs ask him to speak to them in
the late campaigni
And If he was such a hindrance
to the cause of democracy why did
Edgecombe county democracy cal
upon him to speak to the Demo
cratic club in Tarboroi
Capt. Kitchin is not a perfect
mamie is not soft-soaplng polltl'
clan. What he thinks of public men
and measures he says. He did crit
icize Mr.. Cleveland and his admin
istration, as did thousands of other
good democrats, who arc not nov
considered clog to the party
But when the time of battle came
Capt. Kitchin was in the front rank
and did some of his best work fol
the election of the man he had criti.
cised Capt. Kitchin Is worthy the
appoint at the bands of the admit.
istratlon; ne has as strong endorse
ment for it as any man TN the State
will show, and he ought to have 1t.
And in this nlne-tenths OF the Dem.
ocrats OF North Carolina agree With
az.