The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-11-03
GOV. KITCHIN. AT RED
SPRINGS.

Republican and Democratic
Administrations Contracted
A Large Crowd Greets the
Governor.
Many of the citizens of the in
.7ediate section and quite a num-
-ier from a distance assembled It
Red Springs Monday to hear
Governor w. W. kitchin discu.
he political issues Of the day.
The Governor arrived at the
Springs from Raleigh Sunday
evening. At IL O'Clock the crowd
assembled at the depot, and $50
r 200 mounted en- horseback, |
many in buggies and automobiles |
md some walking, with the
Parkton band furnishing music,
Constituted the line OF march
that followed the Governor
through the town to the Presby-
-arian College, where the college
iris joined the citizens in the
auditorium to hear the speech.
At 11:20 of the o'clock, while
ne band was making music in
he gallery, Gov. Kitchin, DR..
Tardell and eight or ten other
.,rominent citizens of Red Springs
walked out on the rostrum, and
Mr.. R. W. Llvermore in his usual
pleasant manner introduced the
speaker. Mr.. kitchin said that
his was his first visit to Red
Springs and that he counted HIM
self fortunate in having the op-
oortunity to meet the good peo-
Die of this section of the county.
he congratulated DR.. Tardell
1pon his successful management
II the Presbyterian College, an
institution which is not only a
--edit to Red Springs but to the
sntire State. He said that he
nad been asked by the State
chairman of the Democratic party
o speak at Red Springs, not that
3obeson is not all right but be-
cause there are other counties in
he western part of the State
hat are not all right. My object,
re contenCed, is not TO convert
Republicans, but TO strengthen
ne Democratic saints. You dc
not hear The Republicans boast:ng G
If their record in North Carolina,
and the intelligent people in tina.
party in this State are those that
EEL themselves indebted to it fo1
something they have received,
Or they are figuring for an op
aortunlty to get their hands into
.he pocket of the people. iie
old how the Republicans breal
nto the Democratic ranks ir
search of candidates, citing many
Instances, among them Mr.. Ire
dell Meares, a former Democrat
who is now trying to convince
he people that he is going t.
congress on the Republican
ticket from the sixth district. Th'
-amptation used is the promis,
# office, a thing which the Demo
-ratic party does not offer, be
cause its Offices are filled by tn
people and not handed out b.
political bosses. He said tha
he thinking people Of the State
generally speaking, have no US
1or the Republican party. an
nat Butler succeeded in leadin
sbout $1,000 Democrats out 0
me party by telling them that h
vas a Democrat and not a Re
publican. He said that tn
poor" Republican party certain
: is in a bad row in North Care
ma. President Taft searche
he State over for Judge an
found him in the Democrat
9arty-"poor" party, it is Gel
;ainly in hard lines. 1t looks lik
me Republicans, during their al
-ninlstration, ought to have bee
able to manage the State prisol
but they ran it in the hole; al
:ast year, under Democrat
management, the lnSLltullC
cleared 100000 But the Cove
nor said that he wanted to |
falr to the Republicans and tn
ne would have to give them cred
Tor playing conspicuous part
rolling up this 500. 900 for Il
State, because they furnish
llne-tenths of the labor. He to
how the bankers and busine
men of the State responded Ia
year to his call to take care
State bonds, which he thoug
was one of the sreatest thin
tnat ever came to pass in the h
tory OF the State; and he attri
utes 1t TO the fact that the pup