The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-10

WELL

Ia ms I4dtlI. GlIt-%y ARa4>-L A1N4A e. tt3A
unanswerabIe argument against the
fast mail subsidy. Hon. w. ". Kltchin
gave expression 10 his faitn in the
people Of North Carolina that is justi-
fled by their past reputation ana
their present devotion 10 sound prin-
ciries. He declared his belief that,
though the make mistakes through
m~isinformation or being naisied, the
people viii oppose all subsidy and
special privilege when it is clearly
presented 10 them. He concluded his
mastery speech with q brief sum
ming up OF the cardinal principle Of
Democracy and his faith in the people.
We quote:
"If The Representatives of the peo-
PIE stand against crimes Of frclzied
finance they would also stand against
the offensc OF governmental prefer
ence and faV0ritism. II Itepresen-
tatiVes stand, as they DO stand, against
the wrongs Of insurance companies,
they should likewise stand against the
wrongs of railway companies. The
people expect US amid all the waves
of excitement and against all the
pressure Of influence to uphold the
right, as We see il.
For myself, against the opposition
which my position on this subsidy
brings upon me, L cheerfully appeal
to the conscience and judgment of the
people Of North Carolina, who have
never yet bowed to frenzied finance,
or surrendered to the legions of
greed"
Mr.. Kitchin's confidence is not mis-
placed. There is a we'll organized
c ~ -
the railroads the tobacco and other
trusts, and the outside insurance COM
panies, working tCgethcr-tO seduCe
North Carolina people from the an
cient landmarks and true principles
which have yer been paramount With
NortA Carolina voters. There are
bodies of men whose motto is: "Get
rich quick who openly tlout de
votiOn to principle when it stands in
the way Of gain, and who have con-
tempt for men who do not grab every
dollar in sight by any method, good
Or bad. our prosperity is breeding
some of the evils that affiict trust-rid-
den New Jersey and Connecticut and
Pennsylvania, and they are trying to
make the Democratic party a faint
echo Of the Republican party-a party
that favOrS bounties, subsidies, pro-
lection and anything else that may
bring money "our way" They con-
troll a portion of the press and seek
to dominate the Democratic party. It
is idle to underestimate their influence.
With headquarters in Raleigh and
Greensboro and Charlotte and Ashe-
vile and Wilmington and Salisbury,
their roots go in every direction. They
mainly york underground and in
ways that are plausible and calcu-
lated to deceive. They Will win if the
people are Indifferent. They cannot
win if the people are awake.
Mr.. Kitchin's faith is not misplaced.
The people of North Carolina "have
never bowed to frenzied finance or
surrendered to the legions of greed
and they never will do so when the
issue is clear-cut. They will "stand
against the wrong of railroad com
panies' as Well as against the
wrongs of insurance companies" both
Of which concerns, leVying a heavier
tax upon North Carolina than is col
1ected by the sheriff, have recently
been shown to be governed by ''fren-
zied finance
Have faith in the people. Inform
the people and they viii shatter the
we'll laid plans of the retained" men
who wish to make the Democratic
party in North Carolina the agency
of special privilege.