The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-11

way? The fifth district, from
which Mr.. Kitchin comes,
has been honored with
three Governors since the war t
and why should the great west
be ignored: His own district
had gone solidly for him, but
Notwithstanding all the work
that has been done, Mr.. Kitch-
in could not carry his own /
district solidly to save his life.
He did not care to car
ry on a joint discussion
with Mr.. Kitchin because they
are both Democrats and there
is nothing for them to dis cuss
but personalities, and he did
not want to go about the
State sowing discord in the
party.
He declared the basis Of Mr..
Kitchen candidacy ODE thata !
trusts and combinesare against
! him and for Mr.. Craig. Mr..
Kitchen would have one believe
! that the monied interests had
tempted him with all the rich
es OF earth and that he was the
one and only man whom
they could not influences;
and that they are for Mr..
Craig because they expect
something from him. He
showed the utter absurdlty of
Mr.. Kitchin's claim that the
railroads and American Tobocco
Co. are bitterly opposed to
Kitchin. Every Southern Rail
way lawyer who is active in
this campaign at all is for
Kitcin; Judge Avery, who was
at the head of the railway law
yers who defended the Southern
! Rv. in its fight against the
! laws of the State last summer
is actively supporting Mr.
Kitchin. And Mr.. J. c. Man
5 ming, of Durham, manager o
= Mr.. Kitchin'scampaign, led thu
= fight in the last Legislature
o against a bill aimed at thu
e American Tobacco Co., and h
t based his fight against that bill
t on the ground that it would in
o jure that company, and It Wa
i strange that he should now b
% aiding the candidacy of a ma
e who claimed that that compa
/, ny is against him because he
S going to destroy it, Moreover
ne Mr.. Manning is vice-presiden
e of the Duke bank in Durham
d and no sensible man would b,
leive that he would be supper
,e ing Mr.. Kitchin if the A. TX
ls was fighting him.
Of Mr.. Craig said that they ha
ID brought against him only or
E. charge that is true, and that
p that he voted for one Republ
a. can. He did that "a years ag
r before he had ever taken pa
10 in any convention, and hisstat
II. ment that he had thought TIL
ad a quarter of a century of 10y
r. service to the party had atone
OF for that one mistake was greet,
te with enthusiastic applause. T
ad asked what one would think
e, a great political party tn
h would call on him year aft
ID year for his services, when for
quarter of a century he had I
er sponded to the call and had do
lie the best he could and VIII,
he the time for recognition car
ost would slam the door in his ia,
te. 1t was a SANDER against t
ed party. Mr.. Kitchin had thong
he him a good enovgh Democr
III to call on him and he h
ars gone to his district and h
he helped to elect Mr.. Kitchin
i'm Congress. He demanded
out know which was worse, the
ain cused or the accuser, and he
the clared that he did not want t
ON vote of any man who has that il
he of justice and Democracy.
an Mr.. Craig declared Il
m he is not a radical or a c.
he servative, but simply De
+ of ocrat, whiSh Includes it ;
,nv He wanted to guarantee
t of the greatest railway the sa
evan-ha nded instina TINT ;r