The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-24

lie education In North CsrolIn. ~ss
b. the fusion Legislature. and that
longer school terms for tke raoasy
expended were xtvva by them than
by the Democratic party before OF
since
he also arraigned the Democratic
party for iis betrayal of the great
fundamental prineiple Of IoSai self
government
The next question discussed was
the record of the Democratic legssla-
lures with reference 20 freight and
passenger rates IL was pointed out
that there Was practically no demand
from the people Of the State for re-
anction Of passenger rates. while
there had been and Was q great de-
mand and prime need for the reguia-
ton OF freight rates. Where one per-
son rides on q train as q passenger.
there are ffty people who are every
one affected directly by freight rates
and Determinations. and every one
to u greater extent than the one per-
son out OF nifty who would be af-
fected by passenger rates. Admit
ting that passenger rates were too
high and should have been reduced.
yet the good accomplished by the re-
cuction made by the last legislature
was a bagatelle compared with the
great question of freight rates and
determinations which affected se-
riously every man. woman and child
in Columbus county and in the whole
State. Everything that is shipped
into this county which the people
buy and consume has to bear Its
part OF the burden. and everything
which is shipped out is also heartily
taxed. and the tax on things coming
in and the things going out are all
borne by every person In the Coun-
ty. This is quite trucking section.
and the speaker showed clearly and
forcibly how seriously this industry
was affected by freight rates. Be-
sides, he pointed out how rebates
and Determinations In rates were the
underlying cause of and the mother
of trusts. He said the Democrats at
tempted to befuddle the issue by cry
ing out that the tariff is the mother
of trusts, while every one knows that
trusts exist in free trade countries.
and that everybody knows that
wherever there is discrimination In
freight rates and rebates, whether
in the United States or Tree trade
England, there inevitably Is compe-
tition broken up and monster trusts
created.
The speaker also took up the sew
eral reports of Mr.. Kitchin's speeches
as given in Democratic newspapers.
and showed that a number of Mr..
Kitchin's statements were wrong.
and charged that that must be the
reason why Kitchin would not divide
time with the opposition.
He contrasted the record of Mr..
Cox, the Republican candidate for
Governor, with Mr.. Kitchin, showing
one to be great. positive, develop
ing, industrial factor In the upbuild-
ing of the State, and then asked what
Mr.. Kitchin had done for the develop
ing of the States wonderful re-
sources? He said that Taft and Cox
were men who did things, and that
the record Of these two men should
appeal strongly to large majority
of the voters of the State as against
the promises of Bryan and Kitchin
1t was late when Mr.. Butler began
his speech, and he attempted to cover
the ground in a short time so as not
to detain the delegates many of whom
were a long distance from home; but
the audience would not agree for him
to stop and insisted that he 60 on,
and every man stayed until the end.
giving the closest attention, supple
mented by rounds Of applause. The
speech did much good, and the can
didates and committee strongly urged
that Mr.. Butler consent to give them
at least one more speech in the
county.