The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-25
A DEMOCRATIC RALLY.

The democrats OF Arson county a e
going to have high old time In
WaeesooIo next Saturday. TIE three
candidates for the gubernatorial nom
| ination will speak there on that day.
The impression prevails that the
speaking win develop into a joint de-
late among the three candidates Also,
1t is said that Mr.. Kitchin will reply
to the recent newspaper criticisms on
his letter to the district comm ttee-
man.
Altogether, it is likely to be lively
time. Each will strive to maze the
Anson county democracy understand
| why he is the proper person to be
elected to the office of governor.
Mr.. Horne will sclaim that he is the
man who should be entrusted with the
complicated affairs of the state gov
! ell nment because he has demonstrated
by his record as farmer and merchant
that he can make money out of both
those occupations.
Mr.. Craig will point to the num-
Der of political campaigns in which
he has taken the stump for democra-
cy when he was no candidate for Of
fee, and he may modestly refer to
the fact that for this reason soma OF
his friends think he is entitled to the
nomination Or at least that he should
be rewarded in this manner by the
party for his past services.
Mr.. Kitchin, of course, will not lay
any claim to the Office as due MIN by
way of reward for past services to the
patty, as it has already elected him
to congress six times, and so far as We
know, he has never taken the stump
in campaign except in furtherance
of his own political interests-in 9TH
er words, when he was candidate
| for the office of congressman. We
suppose he will base his candidacy on
the two facts that he wants the Office
and that he is So opposed to the South
ern railroad that he voted IN congress
against the appropriation for fast
mail service over that road to the cit
les of the south.
| We do not know on what other
grOunds he can base his candidacy.
| We will admit that were the Office
seeking the mantle people looking
| about for a suitable candidate-in
Mr.. Kitchin they would find man
who had few equals in the state for
oratory and intellect, but other quail
fvations are needed in the man who
will make the state the right kind of
governor But of course Mr.. Kitchin
cannot say to the people: eff you are
seeking man of brilliant parts and OF
pronounced ability as an orator TO
make your governor here he is That
would not do exactly. The people
might not take so well to such prop
osition; they would be inclined to
claim the right to judge for them
selves.
| So, on the whole we look for live
ly debate at the Wadesboro meeting
of the sturdy democrats of that Sec
tion on next Saturday. We hope there
will, amid the conflicting interests,
be harmony and good fellowship The
party in this state is not in condition
to countenance chickering's and intern
al strife. We think that it is a pity
that there should already be such a
serious strife among aspirants for the
Office of governor. We would like to
see return to the good old days
whe1 candidates for Office We're called
by the people to represent them and
to be their political standard bearers.
Then there was no talk about boilers
and traitors to the party, but there is
no hope Of return to those good old
times.
| For the first time in several years
the negro will play a prominent part
in nnliticS this ,rear-that ia within