The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-10
A Grand DEMOCRATIC RALLY
With Big Oyster Roast-Democracy Pro-
claimed by Halifax Orators.

and the full four months school term
for the poor children of the State.
The Republican party, he said, has
all the time stolen public money in
North Carolina and dlsgraced the State,
All the good that has come to the
State has come through the Democratic
party. He said every Democrat should
vote the Democratic ticket because it
is the principle for which we vote.
For county, State and national al
fairs, the Democratic party has the
better record and as it is our duty to
vote the Democratic ticket and main
tain the present condition of peace
and happiness in North Carolina.
At the close OF Mr.. Travi g speech,
which was generously appIauded, Mr..
Dunn introduced Hon. Claude Kitchin.
In introducing Mr.. Kitchin Mr.. Dunn
paid q high tribute to the present
State Democratic administration, re-
ferring in beautiful tribute to Govern
or Aycock, and vouching for the next
four years under Mr.. r. B. Glenn as
G ,vernor. He eaid that North Caro-
lima will still go on to greater things.
Mr.. Dunn referred to Mr.. Kitchin as
the son of a great sire who inspired
Scotland Neck, Halifax county and
North Carolina to deeds of political
daring. He said that the man whom
he was about to introduce, whose name
he need not call, stands to fill Buck
Kitchin's shoes-if any man can do
that, but he thought no one could
and answers the Republican party and
r ,oeevelt in defense of the South and
our country.
MR.. KITCH1N's SPEECH.
In this short report nothing like an
analysis is given of any OF the speeches
but only here and there q sentence or
thought Is given.
Mr.. Kitchin said that it would be
the delight of his life to speak to the
people at his own home, but his hoarse-
ness prevented him from any extended
remarks. However, the inspiring
presence OF SO many OF his neighbors,
friends and admirers caused him soon
to forget hls hoareeness and he spoke
with great force and power. He re-
ferred to the fact that before 1900 the
Republican party in this State Lad
negroes to do Its work but now that
the negro is out of politics the Repub
!icsns ask white men to take the places
Of the negro. my opponent" said
Mr.. Kltchin, "says that one OF his OBJ
jections to me is that I talk negro
too much. I am going to talk negro
in North Carolina as long as we have a
President who acts negro"
"The Republican party has never
a single dollar for Con-
tolerate soldiers or the widows of Con-
Tolerate soldiers. Every dollar that
has been given to the Confederate SOL
diers has come through Democratic
laws, and now the Republican party
asks Confederate soldiers to vote Its
ticket. The Democratic party will
take care of the Confederate soldier,
and it for no other reason than this I'd
vote the Democratic ticket"
I'm 1896 the Democratic party nom
mated the good DR.. Patterson but the
Republican party sent to the Legisla-
ture Jim Arlington, a negro. The
Democratic party nominated for the
Senate that splendid young man w.
II. Thorne and the Republicans sent to
the Senate Scotland Harris, a negro.
II Tor no other reason I'd vote against
the Republican party"
"In 1896 the Republican party took
out of office % white school committee
men In HALIFAX county and put me-
groes in their place. The Republican
party kicked out "a white magistrates
and put "A negroes in their places. In
all there were 81 white men displaced
from office in Halifax county and ne
groes were put in their PLACES. In all
OF North Carolina 1,O23 white men
were taken out Of Office end 1,O23
negroes were put in their places, and in
the number were $50 Confederate SOL
diers whose places wore filled with ne
groes. For these things I'd vote
against the Republican party"
Mr.. Kitchin spoke of tho great dis
order under Rooseyelts administration
q 1e said that during the four years
Roosevelt has been President there
have been three times more rapes in
North Carolina than during the thirty
years Of Democratic administration
Mr.. Kitchln said some very pointed
things about President Roosevelt and
held him up to the scorn OF the South
ern people because he said that there
runs through the. character fof the
Southern people a strain of brutal
barbarism.
Mr.. Kltchin's strong and eloquent