The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-01

known among white men. "A
half-dozen men name their can
didates for President, Governor
Congressman, while in the Dem
ocratic party every man has a
chance. Better to let the people
rule and blunder at times than
to let the Republicans rule and
blunder all the time. Bryan had
no power to punish enemies or |
to reward friends but was noml-
mated by the freest people in the
world; no organized band of poll
ticians nominated him:but the peo-
pie, who will elect him in Novem- |
Der. When Mr.. Cox was nomi-
mated at the Republican conven-
ton Robson county was not
even called, nor did it have
voice the nomination of any
other candidate named at that
convention except Treasurer,
over which office there was a
wrangle. All the other nomi-
nees were named by a few men.
He referred to Mr.. Taft's SUBJ
hitting his speech of acceptance
to President Roosevelt and asked
what would become of the coun-
try if Mr.. Taft were elected and
Mr.. Roosevelt should go away on
a bear hunt to South Africa
and a voice from the rear of the
stand provoked some laughter by
replying, "The bears will get US. "
In referring to the present and
previous panics he showed con-
clusively that the Republican
party has been responsible for
every panic the the country has
suffered and is responsible for the
present low prices of farm prod
ucts and the widespread business
depression, and the tariff he
proved so plainly to be robbery,
pure and simple, that even a Re-
publican could understand. The
} tariff protects the manufacturer
: and enables him to rob the peo-
} pie at will, leads to the forma-
! ton of trusts, which cannot be
, regulated because you cannot re-
: gulate the price of trust pro.
l ducts. The only way to reach
trusts is by furnishing the mer
e who control them; fines do moi
e reach them because they pay the
, fines and simply rob the people
Y to pay them. They ought to b.
: placed on the same plane in the
d eyes of the law as the highwa.
:, robber and the chicken thief.
:, Mr.. Kitchin handled all tn,
y questions he touched upon in {
g clear and forceful way, and thos
d who went away unconvinced tina
t. the Democratic party is right, i
s there were any such, were tn
e blind who will not see. In speak
d ing of the popular election o
Le Senators he paid a tribute
L Senator Overman, a statesma
and orator of whom the State
g justly proud, and he urged tn
as Importance of being careful abou
ut the men sent to the Legislator
le so that his reelection may b
ID assured. He declared that h
IN bitterest enemies had never dal
5y ed to charge that he has eve
abandoned the interests of tt
ut people or bowed to the plul
ce derers of the people and that
Il would go to Raleigh as the Co
n. ernor of all the people. He Wour
OF up his speech with tribute
ne the great Estate of Robson ar
urged the importance of giving
to large majority for the Dem
its cratic ticket, for by that vo
RS will the strength of the coun
en- be measurered in the councils
is the part for the next four year
re After the speaking as many
lat the crowd as cared to do
'ut gathered around the long impr
ng vised table that had beenstretc
We ed across the entire length of t
lie. court house square on the nor
lp- side, where a bountiful dim
OF was served. The crowd W
7er large and hungry, though, a
OF very few people brought baske
Ter with them, and many had
ell satisfy their hunger elsewhere
I'VE town. That was not the fa1
&c, of the entertainment committe
en-, though, which did it's possib
to and it was a good-natured cro7
ere which recognized the limitation
mt Many got dinner at the hot
us and restaurants and lunch cou
ne tiers about the streets and it
IN hardly probable that any c
lie went away hungry.
aft The decoration committee
his Messrs. D. D. French, W.
ard Thompson and A. P. Caldwell
10y also did its work well-as,
IAN deed, did all the committees tt
} to labored so faithfully to prep;
lie, for the occasion. Banners b
hce ding all welcome were stretch
the across the streets and the dec
nee atoms at the court house w
ne very attractive; and the m
mas chants and others who so
nat tractiyely decorated their pla
Tor of business also deserve a W.
of praise.
op- 1t was not the greatest r;
ON Robson has ever held in Ii
ma berton, but taken bye and la
tker it was a great day, which :
ara immensely enjoyed by all. /
ated it was an entirely orderly ;
otte well-behaved crowd.
me Mr.. Kitchin was a guest at
Itef Waverly Hotel until yester
asst morning, when he went to '
)ml- minptOn. where he smoke