The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-28

hear both at the same time, but
that Mr.. Craig has refused to
meet him on the ground OF per
sonalities. He said he had new r
heard the personalities that have
entered into this campaign. He
charged that Mr.. Craig deals
largely in personalities.
Mr.. Kitchin told why and how
the Southern Railroad Co. and
the American Tobacco Co. are
against him-or, rather, he told
that they are, but he did not
make it exactly clear why. He
said he had fought them for ten
years, but he failed to show
wherein his warfare has amount
ed to a row of pins. He declar-
ed that every man in politics in
Durham who is supported by the
A. T. company is fighting him.
And about the Southern Railway.
He had, he said, always tried to
he candid and fair and let people
know where he stood. Ten
Years ago, when he first went to
Congress, Mr.. A. B. Andrews,
vice president of the Southern,
tried to get him to vote for the
postal susidy", and when
Kitchin would not Mr.. Andrews
bitterly resented it and has been
his bitter enemy ever since.
He told of Southern official in
Richmond who is fighting his
nomination. The railroads are
against any man who will get in
their way; all they want is a
man whom they can control.
They do not care how a man
talks if they know that when
they want him they can CONTROL
him. He declared that he has
incurred the wrath and hostility
of the railroads because he has
always stood for the interests of
the people.
Here he went out Of his way to
hit The Robesonian. He said he
was unfortunate in this county
because a paper that has a large
circulation in the county is against
him; that The RObesOnian had
been publishing only things
against him; that the editor of
that paper had not been giving
him a fair deal.
Mr.. Kitchin declared that if
he was defeated the special inter
ests will in the future point to his
defeat and warn others Of the
man who dared to stand agains
them.
He quoted from The Charlotte
! Observer of Mr.. Craig's speech
l at Laurinburg. The reporter
said Mr.. Craig's rapier sank deel
l into Mr.. Kitchin repeatedly. H
would rather stand up and abus
: a man to his face. They charg
ed that he had done so little TO
y the Democratic party. He sal
: he edited a Democratic paper be
! fore he was Fl; from early yout
J he had given his time and talent
u in the service of the party, an
Il has been in the forefront 0
T every fight since he was 2
u years old. He declared that r
II man has been maligned as he has
+ He said that he participated i
+ the fusion movement in 1896 an
> '98 to the extent of offering to d
- vide offices In proportion
3 strength. He ought to be tt
II sole Judge Of whether he ha
e had enough or not. The poop
le of his district did not send hi
Is to Congress through sympath
+ but because they thought he w;
IL the most available man. T
le felt sorry for Mr.. Craig, but it w;
- all the fault of the people of h
ia district that he had not be,
II nominated for office. He ridicl
re ed the idea that Aycock, Simmon
Is Glenn and Craig were responE
H. BILE for the Constitutional amen
Al ment. They did valiant work,
Us admitted, but the victory W
:: not due to them. 1t is the tir
II, IL for the nomination to go to
~ eastern man, he declared.
III the last So years four men ha
9u been nominated from the ea'
~ four from the west. Gov. Gle
H. is from the west though he
w. from the same district "
Ell Kitchin is from-and now it
Gu time for an eastern man to ha
- the nomination. He deni
' uo sending messages to Mr.. CIR
H. that he would support him if
WV would wait four years. He
= allied what it meant to run
az against the machine. EXC,
';o ernor Aycock and Senator ST
Is mons are lending the weight
ID their influence against him.
ieu said their standing against h
leS was unfair. He liked leade
ne; no but these men are assuming
10 attitude Of bosses and the PEG
I've ought to tell them by their vo
il"r that they would do their Q
VI thinking and vote for VIII
~ 10 they please. He closed will
H. H. plea for every man to get
pe and work for Kitchin.
- - d Frequently during his spe
@g- Mr.. kitchih referred to him,
rs Is in exceedingly complimel
iaoe terms and modestly admit
ge' that he was the best and O.
VIII, and that it was a plum sight
@ HIe way the trusts and railrC
no were afraid of Willie. He :
aus, they could not CONTROL him.
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