The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1897-07-29
". ". KITCHIN INTERVIEWED.

The Washington correspondence to
Sundays Richmond Dispatch said:
+. Representative William Walton
Kltchin, of the Fifth North Carolina
District, better known as Young Buck
Kitchin," who defeated Tom Settle last
fall, is, besides being the only Democrat
in the delegation from his State, also
the youngest member of the House.
He is tall, handsome, graceful, has an
admirable address, and is not only an
able debater, but an orator OF great
promise. His father was in Congress
some years ago, and made his mark, as
one of the leaders on the Democratic
side of the House. Young Mr.. Kltchln
lis industrious, attentive to business,
and a political student. As the only
Democrat from the North State, ask
ed him "What will be the effect OF the
extra session
"The unreasonable do-nothing policy
OF the House majority" he replied,
"should convince the country that the
Republican party prefers to do nothing
when it is not serving the trusts, and
that their national platform sympathy
for Cuba is mere hypocrisy, for while
Democrats have repeatedly tried to
have the Senate Cuban resolution con-
sidered the Republicans, under the
hypnotism of the Speaker, have in
every instance defeated its considers
tlon."
Twill nothing be done for Cuba ?"
cit is probable that the oyerfowing
public sentiment will compel the adj
ministration to act in the matter after
Congress adjourns."
THE TARIFF ACT.
"What effect will the tariff act
have?"
cit will show more clearly that the
financial issue is more important than
the tariff. Another result will be an
effort on the part of the manufacturers
who contributed heavily to the Repub
llcan campaign fund, to bring prosper
ity, while they reap the only benefits
from the law. A temporary prosperity
will arise, but it will be like the lnjec.
ton of morphine into perishing mans
arm, and will soon have the country
worse off than it is now. Permanent
good times cannot come from higher
taxation. If the people are unable te
buy the manufactured articles now
how can they buy them when the
prices become higher under the law
especially when Congress does nothing
to enable the farmers to get higher
prices for their produce? Manufacture
ers cannot sell when consumers canno
buy. Conditions which will requir,
one to give 100 pounds of tobacco, O.
twenty dayo' work, for goods which nov
cost seventy-fye pounds of tobacco O
fifteen days work, certainly canno
make the country prosperous, ever
though the favored classes of the North
east pocket the value of twenty-five
pounds of tobacco or five days work.
eyes, there are many manufacturer
in my district. They were, I think
satisfied with the old tariff, and the
want to see the masses prosperous
Many of them hoped that Mckinley
Inauguration would restore confidence,
whatever that is, but now, suspect
they wonder if it was not lack of money
in consumers hands, instead of lack O
confidence, that dulled all business
The manufacturers of the South ar,
conservative, thoughtful men, an,
study these great national question
more earnestly and periodically tina,
do those in the North, and this, to
great extent, explains their general ad
herence to the Democracy"
NORTH CAROLINA CAMPAIGN.
"Have you any opinion In regard t.
next years campaign in North Ca1
DINA?
"We expect to have solid silve
delegation in the House next Congress
Indications are that the majority
Populists will not again cooperate witt
the Republicans. Yet, you know, in
dications are not always reliable.
want to see all silver. forces solid an,
united, but If the Popullsts should /,
my State again cooperate with the onl,
party whose national platform ever de
clared for the gold standard, the Dem
ocracy, standing squarely on tn
Chicago platform, will go into tn
campaign for complete victory
Voters are tired of being traded, and i
is probable that silver men will no
again support men of the gold-stand
ard party, even though leaders shout
trade to that effect"
Eyes, most of the Populists in m
district voted for me; otherwise,
would have been defeated, and it ma
be true that some Republicans wit
silver views, did not do as much ia