The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-25
MONDAY, MAY 25, 1903.
MR.. KITCHIN AND THE
RORESONIAN.

house Saturday night Mr.. kltch-
in went out Of his way to attack
The Robesonian and its editor be-
cause. forsooth, this paper has
seen tit to espouse the cause OF
Mr.. Craig. Of course. We were
not surprised at that. No one
need be. That is the measure
of the man. Perhaps he
cannot help it, mOre's the
pity, but it is eloquent testi-
mony to the essential smallness
of this man, that if you are not
splitting your shirt for him you
are unfair, you are controlled by
some special interests. Isn't
that a sight for gods and men?
Here is a man who is going about
the State trying to secure the
Democratic nomination for the
great office of Governor, and he
is so small, so utterly Incapable
of big and generous thought,
that he denounceS as unfair any
paper that dares to publish some
of the many strong arguments
that are used in favor Of Mr..
Craig's nomination.! You who
are in favor of Mr.. Kitchin's
nomination: we have no word
to say against you, but you know,
deep down in your heart of heart,
that Mr.. Locke Craig is too big a
man, too broad-minded man, to
stoop to any such small plea as
that. We feel sorry for Mr..
Kitchin. He has become so eaten
up with a desire to be Governor
of the great State of North Caro-
lima that he cannot see anything
fair in the method of the man Of
the paper who opposes him. He
is the great tribune of the PEG
pie. If he falls, good night; o
sink or swim; and if you do no
nominate him a great pleagu,
will fall upon the land; while We
in the flesh, men will squeak ant
gibber about the streets of your CT
ties;a pail of darkness will be upO1
your land, and men will say t
each other as in a dream, " Go
help the while!' On such and sue
and a day we had the Opportun
ty of voting for Mr.. WV. KitcE
in, the great Moses who was t
lead this people out of the wilder
ness, and we would not; and no
the last of the great me
who dared to stand between tt
weak and trembling people ar
the great special interests ar
the newspapers in the fight fl
right against wrong has bee
gathered to his fathers, pOlitica
Iy speaking, and we are bereft
deed. God help the while -!
Mr.. Kitchin said that tt
editor of The Robesonian knoN
that he has not been giving I
a fair deal" The editor Of T
Robesonian knows nothing of t
kind; and, saving his high mig
tiness, Mr.. Kitchin knows not
ing of the kind, either. t
Robesonian is now, and has be
all the while, in favor of Mr.. Loo
Craig's nomination; but it
never for a moment forgot
that there is possibility REM
now, and becoming more rem
every day, it confidently hol
and believes-of Mr.. Kitchi
nomination, in which event
will support him to the best
it's ability. True, we have p
lished many articles in favor
Mr.. Craig, but, as every rea
of The RObesonian knows, tn
articles have been merely
presentations Of the claims
Craig has for the support of ev
man who loves fair play,
when we learn that it is un
to present the right side of eN
question, as we see it, we wi
need be, eat gulley dirt and d
branch water before we will !
llsh newspaper. 1t is an
tirely new doctrine in this libe
loving land that a newspape
not free to espouse the caus,
any man but Mr.. Kitchin.
a monstrous doctrine, if you
slider it rightly. Admit, for
sake of the argument, that
RobesOnian has been unfai
Mr.. Kitchin: Small minds
offence at small things; s
minds see through and de
them" If The Robesonian
.