The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
William alton Kitchin,
Eloquent Tribute Paid by
Charles w. Tillett in Placing
His Name Before the Con-
vention at Charlotte -Accu-
rate and Truthful Estimate
Of the Man Who Will be
North Carolina's Next Gov
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kinston Free Press.

kinston Free Press.
They say that William ". kitchin
| is a dangerous man. We simply
ask those who make this accusation
ITO show wherein he is either danger
Gus or has exhibited any signs of
being dangerous Ii dangerous, dan
gerous to what? Don't deal in gen
eralities, but come down to facts
In his nominating speech in the
convention Hon. G. W. Tillett framed
an accurate and truthful estimate
OF Mr.. Kitchn as given below:
'Iet with all his boldnpss and in
dependence of thought | defy any
man to lay his hands upon a single
act OF his that can properly he called
revolutionary or dangerous. The
pages OF the Congressional Record
will be searched in vain for ii single
vote or u single utterance hostile to
the Democratic party or ininicnl TO
Whit he, in the exercise OF an intelli-
gent conscience, conceived to be for
the best interest OF his country. | do
not deny that he has been bold and
aggressive. but do deny that he
has done anything to frighten any
person except those whose con-
sciences have made towards of them
"They say that he is an agitatOr.
Who says So? And what do they
claim that he has been agitating?
The slogan of the hour is Let us
have peace, 'land from different quar-
ters we hear the cry rung out, Let
lis alonen Do you know where that
cry came from? 1t was first uttered
| twenty centuries ago in the hills of
Judea when the devils that had pos
sessed the body of wretched man
behel1 the approach OF the great
Commoner and Liherator and
shrieked out, Let us alone! The
devils kept up that cry for two
thousand wears A good many of
us are willing to have the devil inter-
fering with our own business cast
out, and after that we want peace.
Take for example those men who are
as unselfish as any, and who have
eperhaps done more for the State than
any other-Our newspaper editors.
Some of these excellent men want the
devil of the paper trust and that
other devil that increases the price
of paper, the freight rate devil, cast
out and then after that is done they
want no more agitation, and they
join in the loud acclaim, Let us
have peacen My ycountrymen, the man
[ represent thinks that the devils
which oppress and grind the face OF
the people should all be destroyed,
but | promise you this, that in his
effort to cast out the devils from the
body polite he will use no wand ex-
cept that simple shepard's staff OF
Democracy, Equal rights to all and
special privileges to none NO man
that is engaged in any Legitimate
business will be disturbed by any
agitation Of his but, on the other
hand he will use every power that
God has given him to conserve and
preserve the magnificent resources OF
the State. Afraid of him? | tell you
verify he will not break a bruised reed
of a struggling industry nor quench
a smoking flax Of honest toll. Down
from the humble farm, where labor,
in the sweat of their faces, the men
with the hoes and the women with
the broom, all the way up to the
gilded palace where rest in luxurious
ease the man with the bonds and the
woman with the diamonds, he believes
in absolute Justice and equal protec-
ton for all. If you will make him
Governor will undefwrite his bond
and get ten thousand solvent free
holders of the State to sign it with
me to the effect that when he has
closed his four years career it will be
recorded in the annals Of the State
that the Commonwealth never had a
Chief Executive who did more for the
upbuilding of worthy enterprises OF
| La hOr nnH com mprcp y